Clayton State University School of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration in Management

Consistent with the mission of the School of Business, the mission of the Management program is to provide a broad-based undergraduate curriculum designed to prepare students for careers involving leadership and management.

Upon successful completion of the program, students should obtain the following learning outcomes:

  • A broad-based general education, preparing students to contribute to their organization, community, and society by communicating effectively, thinking critically and conceptually, acting ethically and valuing diversity.
  • The basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for effective leadership and management, including establishing direction, motivating others, planning, organizing, and heading.
  • Opportunities for specialized instruction in selected areas of concentration, such as logistics and supply chain management.
  • Opportunities to apply skills in real-world settings through such activities as service learning projects, work study programs, and/or internships.

Program Requirements

Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) 42 hours
Adjusted Core Curriculum for BBA Majors
Lower Division Major Requirements (Core Curriculum Area F) 18 hours
ACCT 2101 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 hours
ACCT 2102 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 hours
BLAW 2106 Legal Environment of Business  3 hours
CPTG 2201 Advanced Computer Applications 3 hours
ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 hours
ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics 3 hours
Upper Division Business Core Requirements 24 hours
BUSA 3101 Business Statistics 3 hours
BUSA 3700 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 3 hours
*FINA 3101 Corporate Finance 3 hours
MGMT 3101 Management Principles and Organizational Behavior 3 hours
MGMT 3102 Performance/Quality Management 3 hours
MGMT 3120 Managerial Communications 3 hours
MKTG 3101 Principles of Marketing 3 hours
MKTG 3420 Global Business 3 hours
*pre-requisites include MATH 1241 Survey of Calculus
Business Capstone 3 hours
MGMT 4750 Strategic Management 3 hours
Required Management Major Courses 9 hours
MGMT 4101 Human Resource Management 3 hours
MGMT 4102 Organizational Behavior 3 hours
MGMT 4111 Leadership 3 hours
Management Electives 15 hours
At least nine credit hours must be from courses that have a MGMT prefix, and at least three credit hours must be from a course that does not have a MGMT prefix.
Select from among the following:
ACCT 3110 Managerial Cost Accounting
ACCT 3250 Income Taxation
ACCT 3351 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACCT 3352 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACCT 4110 Advanced Managerial Cost Accounting
ACCT 4250 Advanced Income Taxation
ACCT 4330 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 4352 Advanced Financial Accounting
ACCT 4440 Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting
ACCT 4480 Advanced Assurance Services
ACCT 4800 Selected Topics in Accounting
ACCT 4850 Accounting Internship/Cooperative Education
ACCT 4900 Directed Research and Reading
BLAW 3370 Intermediate Business Law
BUSA 3800 Selected Topics in Business
BUSA 4850 Internship/Cooperative Education
BUSA 4900 Directed Research and Readings
FINA 3100 Personal Financial Management
FINA 4101 Investments
FINA 4102 Intermediate Finance
FINA 4103 Money and Banking: Domestic and International
MGMT 3106 Principles of Supply Chain Management
MGMT 3520 Negotiation & Dispute Resolution
MGMT 4105 Global Distribution and Air Operations Seminar
MGMT 4311 Entrepreneurship
MGMT 4320 Creativity & Management of Change
MGMT 4403 International Management
MGMT 4510 Labor Law/Relations
MGMT 4725 Dean’s Senior Honors Seminar
MGMT 4800 Selected Topics in Management
MKTG 3302 Consumer Behavior
MKTG 3105 Introduction to Transportation and Logistics
MKTG 3312 Services Marketing
MKTG 3520 Negotiation & Dispute Resolution
MKTG 4104 Marketing Research and Analysis
MKTG 4105 Global Distribution and Air Operations Seminar
MKTG 4106 Promotion Strategy
MKTG 4207 Professional Selling
MKTG 4510 Retailing
MKTG 4750 Marketing Management
MKTG 4800 Selected Topics in Marketing
Non-Business Courses 9 hours
MATH 1241 Survey of Calculus 3 hours
Free Electives from outside the School of Business 6 hours
Total Degree Requirements 120 hours

Management Suggested Degree Program Sequence (PDF)

Career Options for Management majors

Finance Minor

Supply Chain Management Concentration