OVERVIEW
To succeed in today’s ever-changing business world, organizations are constantly seeking employees who can solve complex problems, make savvy decisions, and lead others. As a management major, you will develop capabilities essential to becoming a manager who can do just that! You will have opportunities to develop a broad set of valuable skills essential to motivating employees, managing processes, managing information, and thinking strategically. As a management major, you will be able to demonstrate your qualification for a well-paid management position in a range of industries by building knowledge pertaining to general management, human resources management, management information systems, and supply chain management.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Management positions are projected to grow up to 14% by 2026. Individuals with a strong skill set to manage people, processes, and financial resources will have many opportunities available to them.
Common job titles include:
- Industrial Production Manager
- Management Analyst
- Medical/Health Services Manager
- Public Administrator
- Operations Manager
- Business Analyst
- Project Manager
- Nonprofit manager
- Team leader
STUDENT EXPERIENCES
Management majors at Youngstown State University have the opportunity to build their technical and leadership skills through various WCBA student organizations. Specific organizations related to Management include ENACTUS, Student Nonprofit Leadership Organization, Students in Information and Supply Chain Management, and the Society for Human Resource Management.
All business majors are strongly encouraged to complete internships. Internships are career-related work experiences that enable students to apply their knowledge and skills in an organizational setting. In the WCBA, internships that are approved for academic credit must be paid. Completing a career-related internship markedly improves a student's job prospects upon graduation.
For more information, visit the Williamson College of Business Administration.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS SEMINAR | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Mathematics Requirement Met through MATH 1552 (see Business Tool Courses) | ||
| Arts & Humanities (6 SH) | ||
| PHIL 2628 | Business Ethics Arts & Humanities required for major | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Natural Science One Science Class must include a lab | 7 | |
| Social Sciences (6 SH) Met through ECON 2610 and ECON 2630 (see Business Tool courses) | ||
| Social & Personal Awareness | 6 | |
| BUSINESS TOOL COURSE REQUIREMENTS | ||
| BUS 1500 | Exploring Business | 3 |
| BUS 2600 | Business Applications of Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| MATH 1552 | Applied Mathematics for Management | 4 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 2604 | Legal Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 2603 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 3788 | Statistics for Business and Economics 1 | 3 |
| BUSINESS CORE REQUIREMENTS | ||
| To enroll in upper level business courses students must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA and successful completion of all business tool courses. | ||
| All Upper Level Business Classes must be complete with the grade of a "C" or higher and cannot be taken credit/no credit | ||
| BUS 3715 | Principles of International Business | 3 |
| BUS 3700 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 3720 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MKTG 3702 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| MKTG 3703 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| MGT 3761 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MGT 3789 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MGT 4850 | Strategic Management and Leadership | 3 |
| MGT 3715 | Employee Relations | 3 |
| MANANAGEMENT MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS | 9 | |
| MGT 3750 | Managing Individuals in Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 4801 | Leadership in Business and Society | 3 |
| MGT 4881 | Project and Quality Management | 3 |
| MANAGEMENT TRACKS (9 SH) | ||
Students will take 3 classes from one of the following tracks: Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management or General Management. | ||
| Management Information Systems Track (9 SH) | ||
| Social Media and E-Commerce | ||
| Systems Analysis and Design | ||
| Database Management Systems | ||
| Supply Chain Management Track (9 SH) | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Scheduling and Inventory Management | ||
| Seminar in Logistics | ||
| General Management Track (9 SH) | ||
| Fundamentals of Occupational Safety | ||
| Employee Relations | ||
| Managing Workplace Diversity | ||
| Compensation and Performance Appraisal | ||
| Selection, Training, and Development | ||
| Strategic Human Resource Management Corequisite: MGT 4845 | ||
| Nonprofit Leadership | ||
| Financial Management and Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Entrepreneurship New Venture Creation | ||
| Entrepreneurship-Small Business Financial Management | ||
| Entrepreneurship-Business Plan Development | ||
| UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS ELECTIVE Select four classses (12 SH) of upper level business courses (ACCT, ADV, BUS, ENT, FIN, MKTG, MGT 3000-5000 LEVEL) | 12 | |
| NON BUSINESS ELECTIVES | 5 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-122 | |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Strong Start Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| BUS 1500 | Exploring Business | 3 |
| MATH 1552 | Applied Mathematics for Management | 4 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 14-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| PHIL 2628 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| BUS 2600 | Business Applications of Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| GE: Natural Science | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ENGL 3742 | Business Writing | 3 |
| MGT 2604 | Legal Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| GE: Arts & Humanities | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 2603 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 3788 | Statistics for Business and Economics 1 | 3 |
| MKTG 3702 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| GE: SPA | 3 | |
| GE: Lab Science | 4 | |
| Non-Business Elective | 2 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT 3750 | Managing Individuals in Organizations | 3 |
| MKTG 3703 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| BUS 3700 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| Upper Level Business Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 4801 | Leadership in Business and Society | 3 |
| BUS 3715 | Principles of International Business | 3 |
| FIN 3720 | Business Finance | 3 |
| Upper Level Management Track Course | 3 | |
| Upper Level Business Course Internship Recommended | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT 4881 | Project and Quality Management | 3 |
| MGT 3761 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MGT 3789 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Upper Level Business Elective | 3 | |
| Non Business Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 4850 | Strategic Management and Leadership | 3 |
| Upper Level Management Track Course | 3 | |
| Upper Level Business Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Management Track Course | 3 | |
| Non Business Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-122 | |
ENGL 1550, ENGL 1551, Busines Tool and upper level business courses (ACCT, ADV, BUS, ENT, FIN, MGT, MKTG) must be completed with the grade of a "C" or higher and cannot be taken credit/no credit.
To enroll in upper level Business courses students must have successfully completed ENGL 1550, ENGL 1551, PHIL 2628, CMST 1545, all Business Tool courses AND have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA.
- Develop communication skills to succeed in managerial and leadership roles;
- Lead high-performance teams in an organizational setting;
- Decision making under risk and uncertainty;
- Address significant problems and opportunities in an organizational setting;
- Motivate employees to excel in their jobs;
- Leading organizational change.