2023-2024 Academic Catalog

May 09, 2024

2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Management Major

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Management Overview

Undergraduate Program
Clark’s tradition of challenging convention and changing the world is evident in our undergraduate management programs, and nurtures innovative and socially responsible entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Studying management at Clark exposes you to all functional areas of business, while teaching you the critical thinking and communication skills that are essential in a liberal arts environment and vital to the success of today’s managers. The undergraduate management and graduate business programs are accredited by the AACSB-International -The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Major Requirements

The required curriculum for management majors consists of 12 course units, plus a program co/prerequisite course of ECON010. Students must take all courses for the management major for a letter grade. A minimum of 2.0 cumulative grade-point average in major courses is required for graduation.

Students interested in combining the Management major with another program of study in the School of Management can minor in that subject (Entrepreneurship, Finance and Marketing). A dual major between two majors in the School of Management is not an option.

Required Core Courses

Program Co/Prerequisite
ECON 010 - Economics and the World Economy
Business Core Requirements
MGMT 100 - The Art and Science of Management
ACCT 101 - Principles of Accounting
BAN 104 - Introduction to Management Information Systems
QBUS 110 - Quantitative Methods for Managers
FIN 142 - Principles of Finance
MGMT 210 - Management and Behavioral Principles
MKT 230 - Marketing Management
Capstone Requirement
MGMT 260 - Applying the Art and Science of Management (Capstone) This required course is the senior capstone course for students completing the Management major. This course links and further develops the knowledge and skills you have gained in previous courses that focused on specific functional areas such as accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, and operations management.
Management Core Courses (2 Required Units)
BCOM 170 - Managerial Communications
QBUS 250 - Operations Management

Management Electives

The Management major also requires two units of elective courses at the 200 level or higher. Students can choose 2 units for electives from the list below. A maximum of 1 of those 2 units of electives can be a FIN or MKT course.

Data Analytics Track

Management majors interested in learning more about the field of data analytics can pursue the data analytics track within the major (students complete the track, not the separate concentration).

The track requires additional coursework. Students completing the track must complete 15 units of coursework in total: the ECON010 prerequisite; the 7 units of business core curriculum; the 2 units of management core curriculum; the capstone; and 4 units of data analytics coursework.

Program Faculty

Mary-Ellen Boyle, Ph.D.

Keith Coulter, Ph.D.

Hamidreza Ahady Dolatsara, Ph.D.

John Dobson, Ph.D.

Priscilla Elsass, Ph.D.

Jin Fang, Ph.D.

Donna Gallo, Ph.D.

Laura Graves, Ph.D.

Thomas Murphy, M.B.A.

Steve Ng, M.B.A.

Will O’Brien, J.D., M.B.A.

Sitikantha Parida, Ph.D.

Inshik Seol, Ph.D.

Richard Spurgin, Ph.D.

Zhenyang Tang, Ph.D.

Zhihong Wang, Ph.D.

Da Wu, Ph.D.

Atefeh Yazdanparast, Ph.D.

Kyunghee Yoon, Ph.D.

Jing Zhang, Ph.D.

Emeriti Faculty

Margarete Arndt, D.B.A.

Robert Bradbury, Ph.D.

Dileep Dhavale, Ph.D.

Priscilla Elsass, Ph.D.

Laura Graves, Ph.D.

Edward Ottensmeyer (Dean Emeritus), Ph.D.

For a full list of SOM faculty, including visiting and adjunct faculty, please see the faculty page on SOM’s website.

Management Courses

Courses offered within the last three academic years