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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

General Management Concentration

The general management program provides the student with a broad understanding of a variety of systematic business practices, techniques, and philosophies. The program stresses the mastery of key managerial concepts from the perspective of how they affect the behavior, performance, and satisfaction of individuals and how individual performance and satisfaction contribute to organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Special attention is devoted to the necessity of adapting to environmental conditions. Due to the designed flexibility of the program, students have the opportunity to tailor a general management program of study that best fits their individual career interests.

About General Management
B.S.B.A. Core Requirements
B.S.B.A. Worksheet/Flow Chart/Suggested Program Plan/Others Forms
Course Descriptions (See Section 3)
 
Required Courses:
MGT340 Human Resource Administration
MGT370 International Business
MGT430 Management & Marketing Research Methods
 
Electives:
(Select three of the following courses)
MGT342 Managing Organizational Relations
MGT346 Human Resource Management Law
MGT380 Global Business Exploration Program I
MGT381 Global Business Exploration Program II
MGT430 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Corporate Entrepreneurship
MGT431 Corporate Entrepreneurship
MGT432 Entrepreneurship
MGT433 Small Business Management
MGT470 International Management
MGT490 Selected Topics in Management
MKT350 Transportation Industry Theory & Practice
* MKT315 Sales Management
* MKT349 Logistics Management
* MKT352 Principles of Retailing
* Only one of these courses can be used to fulfill this elective requirement.


Career Opportunities

Completion of the general management program facilitates employment potential in both manufacturing and service firms. Industrial and retail sales positions, with a career orientation toward sales management, are also likely. The program also provides a solid foundation for the pursuit of graduate study.

For additional information: S.U. Undergraduate Catalog (See Section 2, John L. Grove College of Business)
and for Course Descriptions (See Section 3).

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