BS in Management: Entrepreneurship Emphasis (66-67 hours*)
This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the college advisement center for information regarding requirements for admission to this major.
The entrepreneurship emphasis is designed to acquaint students with the problems commonly encountered when starting, growing, and harvesting business ventures. Emphasis is on the entrepreneurial career and perspective, not on one-shot ventures.
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- No more than 12 semester hours of upper-division transfer credit will be accepted toward the major and only 6 hours beyond the Integrated Management Core. No transfer courses will be accepted for the Integrated Management Core courses.
- Only courses sufficient for a single emphasis are permitted.
- Complete the following Premanagement Core Courses:
ACC 200 : Principles of Accounting.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| DESCRIPTION: | Financial and managerial accounting principles. Basic accounting statements, processes, and management applications. Open to all students. |
| NOTE: | Independent Study also. |
ECON 110 : Economic Principles and Problems.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Strengths and weaknesses of markets and governments for solving problems of social organization or conflict, including policy response to inflation, unemployment, pollution, poverty, growth, etc. |
: Honors Economic Principles and Problems.
I SYS 100 : Computer Spreadsheet Skills.
(.5:0:1)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Basic computer skills, focusing on spreadsheet and database programs. No technical background necessary. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
MATH 119 : Introduction to Calculus.
(4:4:1)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 110 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to plane analytic geometry and calculus. |
| NOTE: | For students in the College of Life Sciences and the Marriott School of Management. |
STAT 221 : Principles of Statistics.
(3:3:2)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also; Honors also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 110 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Stemplots, boxplots, histograms, scatterplots; central tendency, variability; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one and two means and proportions; contingency tables, simple linear regression. |
: Honors Principles of Statistics.
Note 1: Premanagement Core courses must be completed or in concurrent process of being completed before a student enrolls in Management Core 1 courses.
Note 2: Before registering for Management Core 1 courses, students must complete and submit the "continuance" form to the college advisement center. Based on student performance to date, permission may be granted to take some restricted major-only Management Core 1 courses.
- Apply and be formally accepted into the program.
- Complete the following Management Core 1 courses:
ACC 210 : Principles of Accounting 2.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Acc 200. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Additional issues in financial and managerial accounting. Review of issues related to balance sheet accounts, performance evaluation and capital budgeting. |
| NOTE: | For Marriott School of Management students only. |
BUS M 301 : Financial Management.
(3:3:1.5)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Premanagement and Management cores and full acceptance into the Marriott School upper-division major. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Financial management from the viewpoint of the business manager emphasizing profitability, liquidity, and long-range financial planning. |
BUS M 320 : Career Orientation and Preparation.
(.5:1:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into Marriott School. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Student orientation and preparation for careers in management. |
| NOTE: | Must be taken first semester in Marriott School. |
BUS M 321 : Mentor Program.
(.5:0:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into Marriott School. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Discussions with outside mentor about career opportunities. |
| NOTE: | Must be taken first semester in Marriott School. |
I SYS 201 : Introduction to Management Information Systems.
(3:3:1)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | I Sys 100 or concurrent enrollment during 1st block of I Sys 201 registration. |
| RECOMMENDED: | I Sys 101. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Using technology to solve business problems. Hands-on spreadsheet, database, and Internet software in a business context. |
M COM 320 : Communication in Organizational Settings.
(3:3:1)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | GE First-Year Writing requirement. To be taken before senior year. Not for freshmen. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Developing written and oral communications for professional organizations, including composing and designing employment communications. Incorporates oral presentations. |
| NOTE: | Fulfills GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication requirement. |
: Honors Communication in Organizational Settings.
Note: Management Core 1 courses must be completed or in concurrent process of being completed before a student enrolls in the Integrated Management Core
- Complete the following Integrated Management Core courses:
BUS M 341 : Marketing Management.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Premanagement and Management I cores and full acceptance into the Marriott School upper-division major. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Market segmentation, product service, promotion, channel, pricing strategies. Marketing principles in consumer and industrial markets, profit and nonprofit organizations, domestic and international companies, and small and large firms. |
BUS M 361 : Supply Chain, Services, and Operations Management.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Premanagement and Management 1 cores and full acceptance into the Marriott School upper-division major. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Control and coordination of materials and services from point of origin to final point of consumption to meet customer needs efficiently. |
BUS M 390 : Ethics for Management.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Premanagement and Management 1 cores and full acceptance into the Marriott School upper-division major. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Analyzing ethical dilemmas and understanding ethical theories as they apply to decision making in management. |
ORG B 321 : Organizational Effectiveness.
(3:2:2)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | For Marriott School of Management majors only. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theories and concepts for creating effective organizations, e.g., individual, group, and organizational processes and human resource functions, including selection, compensation, and performance management. |
And complete one course from the following:
MANEC 300 : Economics of Market Systems.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W; Independent Study also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Econ 110. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Decision making, price formation, and economic organization of the firm in market environments. |
MANEC 358 : International Economics.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Econ 110. |
| DESCRIPTION: | International trade theory and issues, economic integration, trade and development, contemporary trade problems. |
MANEC 387 : Economics of Strategy.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Major status. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Economic tools influencing the success of strategy (creation and appropriation of value) emphasizing application of economic theory to management of practice. |
- Complete the following additional courses:
ACC 241 : Business Law in the Environment.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Marriott School of Management major status. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to legal principles and institutions affecting business. |
And complete one course from the following:
And complete one course from the following:
MANEC 301 : Macroeconomics for Business Decisions.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Econ 110. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Models of aggregate economic fluctuations, economic growth, inflation, and interest rates. |
MANEC 453 : Money, Banking, and Business.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | BusM 301 or accounting junior core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Economic analysis of effects of money, banking, and financial institutions on business decisions and aggregate economic activity. |
- Complete the following after the integrated management core has been completed:
- Complete the following emphasis courses:
BUS M 472 : Entrepreneurial Marketing.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Marketing strategies for start-up companies. Topics include marketing to investors, internal marketing, and how to market products/services without a marketing budget. |
BUS M 473 : Creating New Ventures.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Business management core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Creating and operating new ventures through the funding stage. Building a business plan through analyzing ideas, customers, markets, and potential financial performance. |
BUS M 474 : Managing New Ventures.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Business management core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Operating and growing high-tech or growth businesses after creating a new venture and securing funding. |
Note: Bus M 472 must be completed before taking 473 and 474.
- Complete two courses from the following:
BUS M 454 : Professional Selling and Sales Management.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Bus M 341; major status. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Concepts of professional selling and sales management including personal selling skills; strategic role of personal selling; organizing, directing, controlling, and evaluating the sales force. |
BUS M 462 : Services Management.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | introductory operations management course or instructor's consent; major status. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Management principles and characteristics of service industries and service aspects of supply chains: sources of strategic advantage; process analysis and tools; quality. |
BUS M 475 : Financing New Ventures.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Bus M 301, 341, 361, Org B 321; major status. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Concepts and skills of entrepreneurship, emphasizing how new and emerging companies are financed. Applying functional tools to case situations. |
BUS M 493 : Entrepreneurial Projects.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Major status; Bus M 479. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Directed practical experience in launching a business. Combination of strong academic base along with hands-on business development. |
BUS M 538 : Managing Entrepreneurial Firms and Family Businesses.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Issues and problems facing managers of entrepreneurial enterprises and leaders of family-owned businesses. Includes start-up, growth, and exit strategies. Consulting project required. |
- Complete Marriott School exit survey online.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.