Management
You’ll be trained with the skills necessary to meet the business demands of today and tomorrow. Our graduates work in a wide variety of supervisory/management positions.
Management Program Overview
Do you have a desire to find solutions to evolving challenges in the business world? Do you want to prepare for a management position?
ECU's BSBA in management prepares students with the skills necessary to meet the business demands of today and tomorrow. The curriculum provides a solid business core, helping you learn how to deal with the people-based challenges you will encounter in a management position. Graduates have employment opportunities in a wide variety of supervisory/management positions.
ECU Advantage
More students are enrolled in the ECU College of Business than in any other business school in the state. As a student in the College of Business, you’ll benefit from a professional college that has been continuously accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB), the premier accrediting agency of collegiate business schools worldwide, since 1967 (we are one of only two institutions in North Carolina—and 120 worldwide—that have been continuously accredited by the AACSB since 1967 or before.)
For the sixth straight year, the College of Business at East Carolina University has again earned top marks, ranking among the best U.S. business schools according to the Princeton Review.
We also offer a strong curriculum that prepares today’s students to become tomorrow’s leaders; solid preparation in valuable 21st-century skills, including leadership skills, communications skills, and professionalism; a personalized network of support in a close-knit, caring community; diverse and talented full-time faculty with real-world experience in their fields of expertise; and small class sizes coupled with flexible class schedules and a variety of online options.
The College of Business offers a unique living-learning community option for first-year and sophomore students as well as a Business Scholars Award—a renewable four-year merit scholarship awarded to outstanding incoming students who are pursuing a BSBA.
Our programs boast exceptional educational value and a variety of active student organizations—offering you the opportunity to network and get involved.
What You Will Study
Program Coordinator: Joy Karriker (3414 Bate Building; 252-328-5693; karrikerj@ecu.edu)
The Management, BSBA offers students the opportunity to acquire knowledge in the management of human and physical resources and to acquire skills useful in the management of domestic and international organizations.
The degree requires a minimum of 120 s.h. as follows:
Core Requirements:
IV. Concentrations - 18-27 s.h.
(Choose one.)
A. General business concentration - 18 s.h.
The concentration in general business offers students the opportunity to acquire a general overview of the skills necessary to manage human and physical resources. Although primarily designed for distance education students, students on campus may choose this concentration. Enrollment in this concentration will be limited by the resources available. Distance education students will receive priority in enrollment in distance education courses.
- ACCT 3101 - Fraud Examination
- FINA 3144 - Financial Markets
- MGMT 3362 - Organizational Behavior
- MKTG 4732 - Consumer Behavior
- OMGT 4733 - Project Management
Choose 3 s.h. from:
- FINA 3904 - Investments
- MGMT 4402 - Human Resource Management
- Other courses approved by advisor
B. Human resource management concentration - 18 s.h.
The human resource management (HRM) concentration is aligned to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) competency model. The HRM concentration is designed to build expertise in all key HRM processes, including talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, organizational change and development, diversity, training and development, employment law, and human resource management information systems. This program is further strengthened by providing students the opportunity to gain practical experience through internships and earn entry-level professional HRM certification through SHRM, preparing them for careers in this rapidly growing field.
- MGMT 3362 - Organizational Behavior
- MGMT 4402 - Human Resource Management
- MGMT 4502 - Talent Acquisition: Recruitment and Selection
- MGMT 4512 - Managing Compensation and Benefits
- MGMT 4522 - Training and Talent Development
Choose 3 s.h. from:
- BUSI 4003 - Internship in Business
- MGMT 4342 - Organizational Change and Development
- MGMT 4343 - Organizational Leaders and Leadership
- MGMT 4452 - Contemporary Ethical Studies in Management
- MGMT 4532 - Human Resource Information Systems
- MGMT 4952 - Topics in Management
C. International business concentration - 27 s.h.
Choose 15 s.h. from:
Note: The 3 s.h. business core international perspectives course requirement cannot be counted as part of this 15 s.h. requirement.
- ACCT 4451 - International Accounting
- ANTH 2010 - Societies Around the World OR
- POLS 2020 - Introduction to International Relations
- FINA 4454 - International Finance
- MGMT 3352 - International Business
- MGMT 4352 - Management in a Global Economy
- MKTG 3852 - Cultural Environment of International Business
- MKTG 4992 - International Marketing
- MGMT 3552 - Global Perspectives in Business
Choose 12 s.h. of foreign language from a chosen world region: Africa, Asia, Europe or South America. For non- North American students: North America.
Additional requirements:
In addition to a minimum of one semester abroad, enrolled in an approved academic program with a focal world region, students must attain competency in a second language. Students may prove competency by:
- Completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework (GPA 2.5 or higher) in a foreign language (1001 - 2004) and demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language by scoring an average of Intermediate-Mid, as determined by the the Department of Management Chair or the International Business Program Coordinator based on test scores on the AAPPL Test (AAPPL stands for ACTFL Assessment of Performance towards Proficiency in Languages).
- Students who demonstrate a language proficiency (based on test scores on the AAPPL) without taking 12 hours of foreign languages, must complete 12 hours of international coursework during required study abroad as approved by the Department of Management Chair or the International Business Program Coordinator.
D. Management concentration - 18 s.h.
- MGMT 3362 - Organizational Behavior
- MGMT 4482 - Managerial Negotiation
Choose 12 s.h. from:
- MGMT 4342 - Organizational Change and Development
- MGMT 4343 - Organizational Leaders and Leadership
- MGMT 4352 - Management in a Global Economy
- MGMT 4402 - Human Resource Management
- MGMT 4422 - Labor Relations
- MGMT 4452 - Contemporary Ethical Studies in Management
- MGMT 4952 - Topics in Management
Shared BSBA Cores:
l. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.
(For information about courses that carry general education credit view the General Education Program section.)
- COMM 2020 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication OR
- COMM 2410 - Public Speaking
- ECON 2113 - Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 2133 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- MATH 1065 - College Algebra OR
- any higher approved general education mathematics course
- PHIL 1175 - Introduction to Ethics OR
- PHIL 2274 - Business Ethics OR
- PHIL 2275 - Professional Ethics
Choose 3 s.h. from:
- PSYC 1000 - Introductory Psychology
- SOCI 2110 - Introduction to Sociology
II. Cognates - 3 s.h.
(MATH 2228 or MATH 2283 count toward the general education elective requirement for this degree. Semester hours earned for one of these courses is not included in the 3 s.h. cognate requirement.)
- ENGL 3880 - Writing for Business and Industry
- MATH 2228 - Elementary Statistical Methods I OR
- MATH 2283 - Statistics for Business
III. Business core - 36 s.h.
- ACCT 2401 - Financial Accounting
- ACCT 2521 - Managerial Accounting
- FINA 2244 - Legal Environment of Business
- FINA 3724 - Financial Management
- MGMT 3202 - Fundamentals of Management
- MGMT 4842 - Strategic Management
- MIS 2223 - Introduction to Computers
- MIS 3063 - Introduction to Management Information Systems
- MKTG 3832 - Marketing Management
- OMGT 3123 - Operations and Supply Chain Management
- OMGT 3223 - Business Decision Modeling
Choose one international perspectives course from:
- ACCT 4451 - International Accounting
- FINA 4454 - International Finance
- MGMT 3352 - International Business
- MGMT 3552 - Global Perspectives in Business
- MKTG 3852 - Cultural Environment of International Business
- MKTG 4992 - International Marketing
V. Leadership and professional development - 9 s.h.
- BUSI 1200 - Strategy First
- BUSI 2200 - Experiential Leadership: Teams in Action
- BUSI 3200 - Professional Development and Ethical Leadership
- BUSI 4200 - Leadership Capstone
- Leadership and Professional Development Portfolio must be completed prior to graduation.
VI. General electives to complete requirements for graduation.
For more information about this degree visit the university's academic catalogs.
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