Major Program Choices

Management Majors can choose from three programs or concentrations:

Concentration I - Management

The purpose of this option is to develop in the student a broad range of knowledge and skills for managing a business organization. This is an ideal program for the student who wants to enter a general management training program within a large organization.

Faculty Advisors: Bachrach, Campbell, Cashman, Dulek, Johnson, Marino, Scott, and Strickland

Concentration Requirements

Concentration II - Entrepreneurship & Small Company Management

The purpose of the entrepreneurship and small company management program is to provide the knowledge and leadership skills necessary to manage small and medium-sized enterprises in an entrepreneurial mode. Skills are developed in a series of courses and experiences covering the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, small business management, new venture development, and the management of rapid-growth businesses. The program is designed for individuals who want to establish their own businesses, enter existing growth-oriented firms, join in managing family businesses, or operate in an entrepreneurial manner within large corporations.

Faculty Advisors: Lohrke, Marino, and Powell

Concentration Requirements

Concentration III - World Business Concentration in International Management

The basic requirements for students concentrating in international management are the same as for other Curriculum I students, except that international management majors choose their humanities electives in a geopolitical concentration and must choose a foreign language rather than computer science to satisfy the University Core Curriculum language requirement. Available geopolitical concentrations are Europe, the Pacific Rim, and Latin America. The University offers a wide range of courses from which to choose, so that international management students may become familiar with the history and culture of these regions. The University also offers courses in most of the major languages spoken in these regions. The student is encouraged to minor in the language he or she chooses to study. Students should consult the management or international management faculty advisors for details of the program and a complete list of humanities and language options.

Faculty Advisors: Hill and Hilton

Concentration Requirements

*The following are recommended concentration course sequences:

• International management: MGT/IBA 351 Multinational Business Communications, MGT/IBA 459 International Business Strategy
• International marketing: MKT/IBA 455 International Marketing, MKT/IBA 460 Export/Import Management
• International political-economic systems: PSC/IBA 434 International Political Economy, EC 453 Comparative Economic Systems
• International economics/finance: Any two from EC 430 International Economics, FI 431 International Finance, FI 441 International Financial Management (to take EC 430 and/or FI 431, the student must first successfully complete the prerequisite course EC 308)

For further information about the International Management program go to the C&BA Office of International Business Programs link found at the bottom of the Department page.

For information abut the Masters of Arts in Management and the Management Doctor of Philosophy degrees please visit the Manderson graduate School tab of the www.cba.ua.edu site.