福利姬

Department of Management and Marketing

BBA in Management | Minor in Management | BBA in Human Resource Management  | BBA in Management Information Systems | Minor in Management Information Systems | BBA in Marketing | Minor in Marketing | Course Descriptions

Chair: Roger D. Abshire    (936) 294-1256  

Faculty: Irfan Ahmed, Jeremy Bellah, Charles Capps, Christopher Cassidy, Jo Ann Duffy, Mike Glissmeyer, Quiannong Gu, Joseph Kavanaugh, Gerald Kohers, Renee Gravois Lee, Kunpeng Li, Juliana Lilly, Sanjay Mehta, John Newbold, Michael Pass, Aneika Simmons, David Taylor, Kathy Utecht, Janis Warner, Pamela Zelbst

Mission

The mission of the Department of Management and Marketing is to advance the mission of the College of Business Administration. The Department’s mission is to furnish students the requisite knowledge and skills to be successful in management, human resource management, management information systems, and marketing, or related careers and to pursue graduate studies. The department is committed to excellence in teaching, intellectual contributions, and service.

Academic Programs

• BBA in Human Resource Management
• BBA in Management
• BBA in Management Information Systems
• BBA in Marketing

Career Opportunities

The Management program is designed to prepare students for positions and careers requiring leadership and managerial skills. The Marketing program is designed to prepare students to make marketing decisions that facilitate the organization in achieving its objectives. The Human Resource Management program is intended to prepare students to manage an organization’s human resources in an effective and efficient manner. The Management Information Systems curriculum is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to function in entry level information systems positions with a basis for continued career growth. All programs will prepare students for graduate studies.

Student Organizations

• Association of Information Technology
• Beta Alpha Psi
• Society for Human Resource Management

Scholarships

Scholarships are available on a competitive basis for upper-classmen. Students are encouraged to apply for scholarships using the ScholarX program on the Financial Aid website.  The ScholarX program is a single application that will allow the student to apply for most scholarships available on campus whether at the departmental, college, or university-level.  The deadline for applying for College of Business Administration scholarships is February 15. The specific scholarships available in the Department of Management and Marketing vary from year to year and may include:

• Ed and Daphne Sower Memorial Scholarship (Available to freshmen majoring in Management with a concentration in Operations Management.
• Helen Cochran Gilliland Scholarship
• J.E. “Bo” Crews Scholarship
• K.K Lovell, Jr. Scholarships
• Paul R. and Emily J. Reed Human Resource Management Scholarship
• Robert A. Barragan Ethics in Business Management Scholarship

Please see the College of Business Administration section for information on college and university- level scholarships.

University-Specific Requirements

All students are required to complete the University general education requirements (common core) as described in Degree Requirements and Academic Guidelines section in this catalog.  Additionally, all students are required to complete Component Area 1 – Communications (ENG 164 <ENGL 1301> and 165 <1302> ), Component Area 2 – Mathematics (MTH 199 <MATH 1324> for business majors), and four hours from Component Area 3 (Natural Science) before being allowed to register for upper-division (300 <3000>- and 400 <4000>-level) courses.

College-Specific Requirements
General Requirements

COM 282 <COMS 2382> or GBA 261 <BUAD 2321> are required for all business majors except for Banking & Financial Institutions and Finance.

Foundation Knowledge for Business

Each program of study pursuant to the Bachelor of Business Administration degree includes the following Core Courses for the Foundation Knowledge for Business. Additional course requirements are outlined by specific departments.

Minimum GPA Requirements to Earn a BBA Degree
Students must achieve a 2.0 GPA in the following:

•     福利姬 GPA

•     Cumulative GPA (福利姬 and transfer)

•     福利姬 business courses

•     Cumulative business courses (福利姬 and transfer)

Some business departments/majors may require higher, more specific grade requirements.  Review the department/major sections in this catalog for those requirements.

Fifty Percent Requirement
At least 50 percent of the required business curriculum for the B.B.A. degree must be taken in residence at 福利姬.

Entry to Upper Division Courses

Admission to undergraduate upper division courses, i.e., 300- and 400-level <3000- and 4000-level>, in the College of Business Administration, is limited to students who have completed at least 50 semester hours with a GPA of at least 2.0. Students seeking a BBA must complete ACC 231 <ACCT 2301>, ACC 232 <ACCT 2302>, BAN 232 <BANA 2372>, ECO 233 <ECON 2302>, ECO 234 <ECON 2301>, and MTH 199 <MATH 1324> with a minimum GPA of 2.0 prior to taking 300- or 400-level <3000- or 4000-level> business courses.

Major-Specific Requirements

A minimum grade of “C” is required in all Management courses taken for the Management major.

Curriculum

Bachelor of Business Administration
Major in Management¹

3 Digit to 4 Digit Crosswalk

Emphasis in Operations Management:

Students interested in the field of Operations Management are advised to select this area of study. Additional course requirements are: 3 hours of 300 or 400 level <3000- and 4000-level> and 6 hours of 400 level courses from: MGMT 382<3327>, MGMT 383<3345>, MGMT 477<3350>, MGMT 481<4375> or MGMT 482<4350>.

Minor in Management

A minor in Management (18 hours) is available to all bachelor degree programs that permit a minor. The minor in Management requires MGT 380 <MGMT 3310>, 381<MGMT 3320>, and 12 additional advanced hours in MGT courses; with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in these courses. Furthermore, degree candidates for a minor in management must achieve a minimum 2.0 grade point average for all hours attempted in business courses, including residence and transfer hours whether required for the management minor or not.

Major-Specific Requirements

A minimum grade of “C” is required in all Management courses taken for the Human Resource Management major. Also, a minimum grade of “C” is required for GBA363.

Bachelor of Business Administration
Major in Human Resource Management¹

3 Digit to 4 Digit Crosswalk

Bachelor of Business Administration
Major in Management Information Systems¹

3 Digit to 4 Digit Crosswalk

Minor in Management Information Systems

A minor in Management Information Systems (18 hours) is available to all bachelor degree programs that permit a minor. The minor in Management Information Systems requires MIS 291 <2320>, 388 <3310>, 379 <3360>, 390 <3330>, 431 <4320>, and 485 <4385>with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in these courses. Furthermore, degree candidates for a minor in Management Information Systems must achieve a minimum 2.0 grade point average for all hours attempted in business courses, including residence and transfer hours whether required for the management information systems minor or not.

Major-Specific Requirements

A minimum grade of “C” is required in all Marketing courses taken for the Marketing major.

Bachelor of Business Administration
Major in Marketing¹

3 Digit to 4 Digit Crosswalk

Minor in Marketing

A minor in Marketing (18 hours) is available to all bachelor degree programs that permit a minor. The minor in Marketing requires MKT 371 <MKTG 3310> and 15 additional advanced hours in Marketing with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in these courses. Furthermore, degree candidates for a minor in marketing must achieve a minimum 2.0 grade point average for all hours attempted in business courses, including residence and transfer hours whether required for the marketing minor or not.

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