Department of Management

Degree Programs in Management and Hospitality and Tourism Management

Heather Dixon-Fowler, Interim Chair

The objective of the Department of Management is to develop responsible and successful leaders of organizations by providing quality undergraduate and graduate education.

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in Management (355A/52.0201)

Undergraduate Minor in Advanced Entrepreneurship (346/52.0701)

(for business majors only)

Undergraduate Minor in Entrepreneurial Studies (347/52.0701)

(for non-business majors only)

Undergraduate Minor in Human Resource Management (348/52.1001)

(for business and non-business majors)

The undergraduate minor in Human Resource Management (18 semester hours) is available to both business and non-business majors. The minor provides a curriculum in the foundations of Human Resource Management. The main goal of Human Resource Management is to improve an organization’s effectiveness by instituting sound personnel practices and policies that will provide a safe, fair, and ethical environment for an organization’s employees.

Undergraduate Minor in Sustainable Business (349/52.0201)

(for business and non-business majors)

The undergraduate minor in Sustainable Business (18 semester hours) is available to both business and non-business majors. The minor provides an interdisciplinary curriculum in sustainable business foundations, theory, and applications. The implementation of sustainable business concepts helps organizations achieve their goals by ensuring that their business practices are economically, socially, and environmentally viable. This minor provides students with a comprehensive understanding of sustainable business and the tools to create new opportunities for sustainable business value creation.

Hospitality and Tourism Management (HOS)

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management (371A/52.0901)

Undergraduate Minor in Hospitality and Tourism Management (371/52.0901) (for business and non-business majors)

The undergraduate minor in HOS (15 semester hours) is available to both business and non-business majors, with the exception of HOS majors. The minor provides a solid foundation of the HOS system, business foundations, theory, and applications. This minor provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the industry and the tools to seek or create new opportunities within domestic and international markets.

This catalog reflects fall and spring semester offerings. Go to www.summersessions.appstate.edu/ for courses offered in summer terms.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT ENROLLMENT IN UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS COURSES:

Enrollment in 3000/4000 level courses in the Walker College of Business is limited to business majors admitted to the College of Business. An exception is allowed for other students, including business majors not yet admitted to the College of Business, to take a maximum of five business courses at the 3000-level or above, including graduate-level courses (unless more are specifically listed as required on the Program of Study for a non-business major, a required concentration, or a required minor). No exceptions beyond this will be allowed.

Prerequisites for 3000 level and 4000 level business courses, in addition to course specific prerequisites, are as follows:

45 earned hours for FIN 3100
45 earned hours for FIN 3680
45 earned hours and Management major OR 54 earned hours for MGT 3630
45 earned hours and Marketing major OR 54 earned hours for MKT 3050
45 earned hours and Supply Chain major OR 54 earned hours for SCM 3650
54 earned hours for all other 3000 level business courses and
84 earned hours and a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course for 4000 level business courses.

Business majors are encouraged to complete all admission requirements by the beginning of the junior year. Students who are not admitted to the College of Business will not be allowed to early register for more than five business courses at the 3000-level or above, including graduate-level business courses, even if they anticipate they will be admitted to the College of Business by the beginning of the next semester. Non business majors must get a permit from the College of Business Undergraduate Advising Office to register for any business courses at the 3000-level or above in excess of the five allowed, when required on the program of study.

Programs

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Minor

Courses

Entrepreneurship

Hospitality Management

Management