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Management

Undergraduate Program in Management

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Undergraduate Programs

CBA 114

P.O. Box 880405

Lincoln, NE 68588-0405

+1-402-472-2310

cbaundergrad@unl.edu

Undergraduate Program

A Major In Management Is For You!

Your management degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln opens the door to:

  • Running a company or starting your own business
  • Developing leadership, communication and team-building abilities
  • Managing dynamic, high-performance work groups with diverse skills

We equip students with the essential skills to effectively manage people and resources in today's business systems and organizational structures. Our graduates are prepared to compete and succeed in the modern job market.

Requirements

Business Core Advanced-Major (BCA-M)
Management Students

All business students, regardless of their major, must take three required management courses as well as the Business Core Advanced Capstone course:

  • MNGT 331 Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • MNGT 350 Introduction to Management Information Systems
  • MNGT 360 Behavior in Organizations
  • MNGT 475 Business Policies - Capstone Course

In addition, students interested in pursuing the bachelor of science degree with a major in management will complete 9 hours of core management courses and one management Option consisting of 4 courses (12 credit hours) to meet the requirements for the Business Core Advanced-Major (BCA-M).

Required core management courses (9 hours):

  • MNGT 311 Leadership, Communications, and Teams
  • MNGT 321/ENTR 321 Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Organizations
  • MNGT 361 Human Resource Management

Degree Options

The management major offers course work in the following options of specialization:

Options

  • Human Resource Management
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Leadership in Organizations
  • Supply Chain Management Systems
  • General Management

Management majors must declare one of these specializations as a formal option within their major. Multiple options may not be chosen.

Human Resource Management Option

Required Courses:

  • MNGT 461 Strategic Human Resource Management
  • MNGT 463 Compensation Administration
  • MNGT 464 Talent Acquistion and Staffing
  • MNGT 466 The Regulatory Environment for Employment and Labor

Students pursuing the Human Resource Management option may wish to consider selecting from the following courses to fulfill elective requirements within the College.

  • MNGT 365 Managing Diversity in Organizations
  • MNGT 411 Leading People and Projects
  • MNGT 412 Negotiating and Conflict Management
  • MNGT 414 Leadership in a Global Context
  • ECON 481 Economics of the Labor Market
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Option

Required Courses:

  • MNGT 421/ENTR 421 Initiating and Managing Entrepreneurial Growth
  • MNGT 422/ENTR 422 Managing Rapid Growth and Change in Organizations
  • MNGT 423/ENTR 423 Business Plan Development and Decision Making
  • One course from the following list:
  • MNGT/ENTR 322 Family Business
  • MNGT 365 Managing Diversity in Organizations
  • MNGT 411 Leading People and Projects
  • MNGT 412 Negotiating and Conflict Management
  • MNGT 345 Market Research

Students pursuing the Entrepreneurship and Innovation option may wish to consider selecting from the following courses to fulfill elective requirements within the College.

  • MNGT 345 Market Research
  • MNGT 365 Managing Diversity in Organizations
  • MNGT 412 Negotiating and Conflict Management
  • MNGT 464 Talent Acquisition and Staffing
Leadership in Organizations Option

Required Courses:

  • MNGT 411 Leading People and Projects
  • MNGT 412 Negotiating and Conflict Management
  • MNGT 413 Building Ethical and Sustainable Organizations
  • MNGT 414 Leadership in a Global Context

Students pursuing the Leadership in Organizations option may wish to consider selecting from the following courses to fulfill elective requirements within the College.

  • MNGT 365 Managing Diversity in Organizations
  • MNGT 421/ENTR 421 Initiating and Managing Entrepreneurial Growth
  • MNGT 422 Business Plan Development and Decision Making
  • MNGT 464 Talent Acquisition and Staffing
  • SCMS 436 Project Management
Supply Chain Management Systems Option

Students who choose the supply chain management systems option will take 21 hours of required courses and 12 hours of directed electives.

Required Courses (21 hours - 7 courses):

  • SCMS 335 Supply Chain Decision Making Models
  • SCMS 346 Distribution Channels Management
  • SCMS 431 Enterprise Management Systems
  • SCMS 432 Supply Chain Planning and Control Systems
  • SCMS 439 Global Sourcing and Distribution
  • SCMS 444 Supply Chain Logistics
  • SCMS 474 Strategic Supply Chain Management

Directed Electives (12 hours - 4 courses):

  • SCMS 434 Lean Supply Chain Operations
  • SCMS 436 Project Management
  • SCMS 437 Supply Chain Risk Management
  • SCMS 444 Supply Chain Logistics Management (cross-listed w MRKT 444 Logistics)
  • SCMS 447 Supply Chain Technology
  • SCMS 454/MIST 454/MNGT 454 Information Systems Analysis and Design
  • SCMS 456/MIST 456/MNGT 456 Object-Oriented Systems Development
  • SCMS 458/MIST 458/MNGT 458 Electronic Business
  • SCMS 459/MIST 459/MNGT 459 Global Information Technology and Information Systems
  • ACCT 308 Managerial Accounting
  • FINA 375 Financial Statement Analysis
  • MRKT 345 Marketing Research
  • MRKT 425 Retail Management
  • MRKT 450 Strategic Database Marketing
  • MNGT 311 Leadership, Communications, and Teams
General Management Option

This option is open to students who do not wish to specialize in one of the specified options of the management major. In addition to the 3 core courses for the management Option, students must take 12 additional hours (4 courses): 3 of these courses must be selected from among four options (HRM, Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Management Sytems. Note: SCMS courses that are cross-listed with MRKT are not allowed in this requirement). Additionally, students must choose one elective course from the list of management courses (see bulletin).

Required Courses - 12 hours

Select 3 courses from the four options:

  • Human Resource Management
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Leadership in Organizations
  • Supply Chain Management Systems

Select 1 elective from the management bulletin course list:

  • Elective Management course (cannot be double counted with other degree requirements)

Students pursuing the General Management option may select from the course bulletin to fulfill elective requirements within the College).

Additional Information

For detailed program requirements, visit http://bulletin.unl.edu/undergraduate/major/Management.

For course descriptions, visit http://bulletin.unl.edu/undergraduate/major/Management/courses.

If you would like more information regarding the undergraduate program in the School of Management, contact:

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Undergraduate Programs

CBA 114

P.O. Box 880405

Lincoln, NE 68588-0405

+1-402-472-2310

cbaundergrad@unl.edu


For more information on majors in the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska, go to http://www.cba.unl.edu/programs/