College of Business & Economics

Department of Management

Business Administration Major: Management Concentration

The study of management is designed to provide a head start to students who aspire to lead enterprises, both big and small, rather than work in functional areas of business, such as finance, marketing or operations.

The management curriculum helps individuals make the transition from specialist to generalist; from analyst to integrator; from tactician to strategist; and from a team/organizational member to a leader. Management education at Towson University is more than learning business formulas, theories and principles. It subscribes to the vision that successful enterprise leadership is achieved when the leader is seen as being authentic, with passion for self-discovery and growth.

The requirements for the business administration major with the management concentration include 21 units of lower-level required courses, 33 units of upper-level business required courses, and 21 units of management courses. All major requirements must be completed with a GPA of 2.00 or higher.

These requirements are for catalog year 2012-2013. If your catalog year is different, please refer to your specific catalog to view the requirements. You may also refer to the correct Advising Form for your catalog year.

Lower-Level Required Courses (21-22 units)

Course Number	Course Name
ACCT 201 or ACCT 211	Principles of Financial Accounting (3) or Honors Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT 202 or ACCT 212	Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)or Honors Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
ECON 201 or ECON 203	Microeconomics Principles (3) or Honors Microeconomic Principles (3)
ECON 202 or ECON 204	Macroeconomics Principles (3) or Honors Macroeconomic Principles (3)
LEGL 225	Legal Environment of Business (3)
MATH 211 or MATH 273	Calculus for Applications (3) or Calculus I (4)
ECON 205 or MATH 231 or 233	Statistics for Business and Economics I (3) or Basic Statistics (3) or Honors Basic Statistics (3)
Completion of the Computer Proficiency Exam (CPE) with a passing score of 70 percent or higher.

Upper-Level BUAD Required Courses (33 units)

Course Number	Course Name
BUSX 301	Business Cornerstone (3) Note: University Core-Advanced writing course is taken prior to or concurrent with BUSX 301.
BUSX 460	Professional Experience (3) Note: Requires approved internship
EBTM 306	Fundamentals of Project Management and Business Decisions (3)
EBTM 337	Information Technology (3)
EBTM 311	Principles of e-Business (3)
EBTM 365	Principles of Operations Management (3)
FIN 331	Principles of Financial Management (3)
MKTG 341	Principles of Marketing (3)
MNGT 361	Principles of Management (3)
MNGT 481	Business Strategy and Policy (3)
MNGT 482	Business Ethics and Sustainability (3)

NOTE: All Accounting, Business Administration, and e-Business majors are required to take the Comprehensive Test of Core Business Knowledge (PDF) in the capstone course, Business Strategy, MNGT 481.

Management Concentration (21 units)

Course Number	Course Name
MNGT 375	International Business: Theory & Practice (3)
MNGT 381	Human Resource Management (3)
MNGT 421	Management of Organizational Behavior (3)
EBTM 443	Introduction to Project Management (3)
Choose three from the following:
Course Number	Course Name
ENTR 355	Entrepreneurship and Small Business (3)
ENTR 401	Consulting Workshop (3)
MNGT 425	Organization Theory and Development (3)
MNGT 433	Compensation and Benefits (3)
MNGT 438	Multinational Management and Culture (3)
MNGT 452	Staffing and Retention (3)
MNGT 453	Conflict Resolution in Business (3)
MNGT 463	Organizational Leadership (3)
MNGT 470-479	Special Topics in Management (3)
MNGT 491	Directed Readings (3)
MNGT 494	Study Abroad in Management (3)
MNGT 495	Independent Research (3)
MNGT 497	Management Internship (3)
MNGT 498	Practicum in Management (3)

Only 3 units of the MNGT 497 or 498 courses can be applied to the Management Concentration requirement.

Applying to the Major

There are admission and application requirements for the business administration major with the management concentration. Find out how to apply to the major.