MBA Program Management Courses and Future Career Paths 

Students in the MBA program wishing to pursue careers in management, such as organizational leadership, managing operations, managing sales units, project management, or various roles in human resources, are advised to follow one of two career pathways: organizational behavior or strategy and entrepreneurship. The organizational behavior pathway places an emphasis on recruiting and staffing, developing employee relations, and industry relations between middle to high-level management roles. The strategy and entrepreneurship pathway promotes well-rounded knowledge in the overall institutional operation, the market needs, and the capacity to build a competitive advantage to lead a successful operation. In addition to the management electives listed below, students should consider electives related to databases, decision-making, and project management, such as MGT 219, MGT 256, MGT 228, MGT 280, and MGT 251.

Management Concentration

To earn a management concentration, students can choose five courses from the eight courses listed below: 

MGT 210 — Human Resources Management

MGT 212 — Application of Behavioral Economics to Management, Decision-Making, and Policy

MGT 214 — Corporate Strategy

MGT 215 — International Comparative Management

MGT 216 — Managerial Decision Making

MGT 218 — Ethics in Management

MGT 220 — Negotiation for Managers

MGT 222 — Strategic Organization Change

MGT 246 — Entrepreneurial Management

MGT 272 — Global Strategy & Management

Management courses for an organizational behavior track would support students in human resources related roles and managerial roles in general:

MGT 210 — Human Resources Management

MGT 212 — Application of Behavioral Economics to Management, Decision-Making, and Policy

MGT 216 — Managerial Decision Making

MGT 218 — Ethics in Management

MGT 220 — Negotiation for Managers

Management courses for a strategy and entrepreneurship track would support students in higher level management roles.

MGT 212 — Application of Behavioral Economics to Management, Decision-Making, and Policy

MGT 214 — Corporate Strategy

MGT 215 — International Comparative Management

MGT 222 — Strategic Organization Change

MGT 246 — Entrepreneurial Management

MGT 272 — Global Strategy & Management