Major in Business Administration: Management Option

Minimum semester hours required: 124

The management option provides the knowledge and skills needed to begin a career in the management of most organizations. The work of a business manager involves planning, directing, and coordinating the activities of a company. That work may involve analyzing problems, making decisions, delegating tasks, training and supervising staff, budgeting and coordinating activities.

Managers can be employed in various sectors of the economy (government, private industry, or non-profit organizations). Within any large organization, managers with direct authority for a functional area (accounting, finance, production, or sales) have line management positions.

Management trainee positions are typically available in the banking, hotel/restaurant, insurance, and retail industries. A training program may last from six to twelve months, allowing trainees to experience the various functional areas within a company and permitting line managers in each area to observe their performance. Most people enter management positions with a bachelor’s degree in business. However, a master’s degree, such as the Masters in Business Administration, is essential in some areas for advancement. All of the courses in the business program at Bryan are presented from a free-market, limited government, pro-capitalism point of view.

To see the four-year sequence of courses for the management option click here.  Please note that the sequence that is applicable for you is the one associated with the academic year that you started your program at Bryan.