Jun 21, 2025

2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog

2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Management Major, B.S.

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All candidates for a Bachelors of Science degree in Management must satisfy the General Studies requirements, the business core course requirements, the School of Business requirements and the major requirements described in the following sections. The basic structure of the Management program is:

Required Courses	Semester Hours
General Studies (Level I and Level II)	34
Business Core	33
School of Business requirements	9
Major in Management	24
Unrestricted Electives*	20
Total Hours (minimum)	120

* The College’s multicultural requirement may be satisfied by taking an approved multicultural course in general studies or electives portion of the degree requirement. The School of Business does offer one of these courses, MGT 4830 Workforce Diversity.

Note: Unrestricted Elective credits may vary. Total unrestricted electives must be sufficient for student to meet the College’s minimum required 120 credit hours.

General Studies:

The academic foundation for a successful business career or graduate work is a broad liberal arts education.

General Studies Level I:

Composition:

Mathematics:

MTH 1310 - Finite Mathematics for the Management and Social Sciences *

Communications:

SPE 1010 - Public Speaking

Note:

* MTH 1110 or MTH 1400, with graphing calculator experience strongly recommended, is acceptable for transfer students or students changing their major. Consult with the Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department on substitutions.

General Studies Level II:

Historical Studies:

HIS ____ (American history course recommended)

Arts and Letters:

PHI 1030 - Introduction to Ethics
or
PHI 3360 - Business Ethics
Level II Arts and Letters elective (refer to Catalog Addendum: General College Requirements) 3

Social Sciences:

Natural Sciences:

Level II Natural Sciences electives (refer to Catalog Addendum: General College Requirements) 6

Total of Required and Elective General Studies: 34

Business Core:

All business majors require foundation course work in all significant areas of business theory and practice. The following courses are required for all majors in management. A grade of “C” or better must be earned in each business core course to have that course count toward the Bachelors of Science degree in management.

Required Courses:

Total Hours Required in Business Core: 33

School of Business Requirements:

Required Courses:

Total Hours for School of Business Requirement: 9

Management Major Requirements:

The management major consists of eight courses (6 required management courses and 2 management elective courses). A minimum grade of “C” is required in each of the eight courses.

Required Courses:

Subtotal: 18

Management Electives:*

Plus 6 hours from any MGT 3000 or 4000 level course, such as, but not limited to:

*Suggestions for Electives:

Students interested in Human Resource Management should take: MGT 4610, MGT 4620, MGT 4640, or MGT 3240.

Students interested in Production/Operations Management should take: MGT 4000, MGT 4050, MGT 4550, or MGT 4650.

Students interested in Entrepreneurship should take: MGT 4020 or MGT 4420.

Students may take more than 2 Management Elective courses. Additional Management courses will be counted as General Electives.

MGT 4830 Workforce Diversity has been approved as a Multicultural and Senior Experience course.

Students may want to consider adding the International Business Certificate to their degree program.

Total Elective Hours: 6

Total Hours Required for Management Major: 24

Note:

To earn a Bachelor’s degree in management, a student must successfully complete 30 or more credit hours of business course work at MSCD. This 30-hour residency requirement can be met by completing any business courses with the prefix ACC, CIS, FIN, MGT and MKT and a course number of at least 2000 except FIN 2250. A student must complete at least twelve (12) upper-division semester hours in Management at MSCD.

A grade of “C” or better must be earned in each management major course in order to have that course count toward the Bachelors of Science degree in Management.

International Business Concentration for Business Majors Only

The International Business Concentration provides students majoring in business disciplines with the opportunity to expand their knowledge of the rapidly changing global business, legal and cultural environment.

In addition to the major degree program requirements, the concentration requires 18 to 22 hours in international courses: a 12 hour core and six hours of approved international electives. Some students pursuing an International Business Concentration may need more than 120 semester hours of credit to graduate. Interested students should contact an International Business Advisor as early in their degree program as possible.

Coursework used to meet the requirements for the concentration may not be used to meet the requirements for a major. Some courses in the International Concentration program have prerequisites which must be satisfied. These prerequisites do not count towards the concentration. A student must complete at least nine (9) upper-division semester hours in courses applied toward the International Business Concentration.

Required Courses:

Subtotal: 12

Plus 6 hours from the following courses:

ANT 1310 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANT 2330 - Cross-Cultural Communication
ANT 3300 - Exploring World Cultures: Variable Topics
ECO 4450 - International Macroeconomics
GEG 1000 - World Regional Geography
HIS 3350 - Countries/Regions of the World: Variable Topics
MGT 3230 - International Business Law
PSC 3030 - Introduction to International Relations
PSC 3320 - International Law
PSC 3600 - Comparative Politics Area Studies: Variable Topics
Approved International Internship/Directed Study: 3
Approved Business Study Abroad: 3
One full academic year of study of anyone foreign language: 6-10

Total credit hours: 18-22

Notes:

¹ This course is required for Management majors. See a Management advisor to identify an appropriate substitute course.
² This course is required for Marketing majors. See a Marketing advisor to identify an appropriate substitute course.
³ This course fulfills the multicultural requirement.
⁴ Cannot be a job the student is currently doing. Must be approved by School of Business Dean.
⁵ Foreign language competency gained through other than college credit will be assessed by the Brigham Young University Competency and Placement Examination (CAPE). Contact the Assessment and Testing Center for further details, 303-556-3677.