Management
We don’t just teach ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapps to be strong managers but also effective leaders. Since managers influence all aspects of modern organizational life, we prepare ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapps with a well-rounded curriculum comprised of a broad overview of management strategy and specifics about management’s role, tasks, and practices within an organization. We teach aspiring managers how to guide a business toward its goals, as well as manage people and appropriate resources efficiently. In order to be successful managers, ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapps must also learn how to cohesively integrate vision, skill, experience, and leadership into their management style. Graduates are prepared to begin their careers in entry-level management positions or start their own businesses, and they can also opt to enroll in an MBA program.
In recent years, two of the highest performing ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapps from the Entrepreneurship class were chosen as business plan consulting interns with TC LogiQ, a firm based out of Colorado Springs that specializes in background checks and employment screening, by the CEO of the company.
- ACCT 101: Principles of Accounting I/Financial
- ACCT 102: Principles of Accounting II/Managerial
- BADM 310: Business Law I
- ECON 105: Macroeconomics
- ECON 106: Microeconomics
- FIN 280: Financial Management
- MGMT 120: Principles of Management
- MKTG 162: Principles of Integrated Marketing
- BADM 275: Operations Management (3 credits)
- HRMG 206: Human Resource Management (3 credits)
- MGMT 120: Principles of Management (3 credits)
- MGMT 226: Human Behavior in Organizations (3 credits)
- MGMT 405: Quality Leadership (3 credits)
- STAT 135: Business Statistics (3 credits)
The minor in business administration is open to non-business majors only. This minor includes eight courses (24 credits) designed to prepare ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapps with general knowledge of the world of business, along with the communication skills and decision-making tools needed to succeed in business.
No minor course may be taken on a pass-fail basis, and ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapps must earn a minimum GPA of 2.75 in the required business courses to meet minor program requirements.
Minor Requirements
Business Core Curriculum
The defining element of a ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapp business degree is a series of core courses that all business majors take, which provide a curriculum designed to foster well-rounded business leaders through hands-on learning in a variety of disciplines. Business ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapps will build a foundation in six different areas of study, which prepares our graduates to be adaptable, collaborative leaders who are ready for today’s market. Adding a double major or a minor in another area can only add marketability for any chosen industry!
Kris Gossett, Ph.D.
Program Director, Management
Office: Preston 305
Meet the Faculty
Business
Kimberly Zacherl, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Program Director, Human Resources Management, Assistant Professor