Program Overview

University Catalog

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Management Program

Overview

The Management program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of business principles and practices.

Major Requirements

University Degree Requirements

To graduate with a degree in Management, students must satisfy the following university degree requirements:

1. Satisfactory completion of all requirements of the curriculum in which one is enrolled.
2. Earn a minimum total of 120 credits in approved coursework.
3. Satisfactory completion of the general education requirements as specified by the university.
4. A minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
5. At least 30 credits must be NDSU resident credits.
6. At least 36 credits presented for graduation must be in courses numbered 300 or higher.
7. Students presenting transfer credit must meet the NDSU residence credits and the minimum upper level credit.

University General Education Requirements

The following general education requirements must be satisfied:

• Communication (C): 12 credits
  • ENGL 110: College Composition I
  • ENGL 120: College Composition II
  • COMM 110: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
  • Upper Division Writing
• Quantitative Reasoning (R): 3 credits
• Science and Technology (S): 10 credits
• Humanities and Fine Arts (A): 6 credits
• Social and Behavioral Sciences (B): 6 credits
• Wellness (W): 2 credits
• Cultural Diversity (D)
• Global Perspectives (G) Total Credits: 39

Major Requirements

The following major requirements must be satisfied:

• All courses taken for the Management Major require a grade of C or better.
• A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required for admission to the pre-major program, to enroll in 300-400 level courses, and to graduate.
• Pre-Major Requirements:
  • COMM 110: Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 credits)
  • ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
  • or ECON 202: Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ENGL 120: College Composition II (3 credits)
  • MATH 144: Mathematics for Business (4 credits)
  • PSYC 111: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
  • or SOC 110: Introduction to Sociology
• Management Major Requirements:
  • ACCT 200: Elements of Accounting I (3 credits)
  • ACCT 201: Elements of Accounting II (3 credits)
  • TL 116: Business Software Applications (3 credits)
  • PHIL 216: Business Ethics (3 credits)
  • STAT 330: Introductory Statistics (3 credits)
  • STAT 331: Regression Analysis (2 credits)
  • ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
  • or ECON 202: Principles of Macroeconomics
  • PSYC 111: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
  • or SOC 110: Introduction to Sociology
  • ENGL 320: Business and Professional Writing (3 credits)
• Admission to major program required prior to taking the following courses:
  • FIN 320: Principles of Finance (3 credits)
  • MGMT 320: Foundations of Management (3 credits)
  • MRKT 320: Foundations of Marketing (3 credits)
  • MIS 320: Management Information Systems (3 credits)
  • BUSN 430: Legal and Social Environment of Business (3 credits)
  • BUSN 489: Strategic Management (Capstone Course) (3 credits)
  • MGMT 330: Foundations of Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
  • MGMT 450: Human Resource Management (3 credits)
  • SCM 460: Production & Operations Management (3 credits)
• Management Elective Courses (MGMT Prefix) 300-400 Level: 12 credits
• Management Elective Courses 300-400 Level: 9 credits
• Management Elective Course 300-400 Level: 3 credits Total Credits: 93

Degree Requirements and Notes

• Students follow the published curricula for the management program of study from the semester/year of entrance in the College of Business (CoB) to graduation provided enrollment at NDSU has not been discontinued for more than one year.
• Business courses from programs that do not hold AACSB International accreditation cannot be used for major or minor requirements in the CoB.
• The CoB accepts a maximum of nine credits of non-NDSU 300-400 level business courses from AACSB programs with approval of the department.
• A grade of 'C' or better is required in transfer courses accepted for all accounting, business administration, finance, management, management information systems, and marketing courses.
• No courses for the major may be taken with Pass/Fail grading.
• Of the credits completed in residence at least 30 credits must be in 300-400 level CoB courses.
• Students must be accepted to the Management major prior to the completion of the last 30 credits in 300 and 400 level CoB courses.
• A Business Administration minor is NOT offered with this major.
• For multiple majors within the CoB, at least 15 unique credits of 300-400 level CoB courses must exist between the majors.
• Internship and cooperative education credits may be applied toward the total credits required for graduation as non-major electives or 300-400 level electives not used in pre-major categories.

Human Resource Management Track

The Human Resource Management Track is available within the Management major. The following courses are required:

• MGMT 452: Compensation Management (3 credits)
• Select two of the following:
  • MGMT 451: Negotiations
  • MGMT 453: Understanding and Managing Diversity in Organizations
  • MGMT 454: Labor-Management Relations

Supply Chain Management Track

The Supply Chain Management Track is available within the Management major. The following courses are required:

• SCM 320: Integrated Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
• SCM 462: Modeling the Supply Chain (3 credits)
• Select one of the following:
  • AGEC 378: Introduction to Transportation & Logistics
  • MGMT 451: Negotiations
  • MRKT 430: Sales and Personal Selling
  • MRKT 438: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Sales Technology
  • MRKT 460: Marketing Strategy
  • SCM 460: Production & Operations Management