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Management Majors

Bachelor of Science with a major in Business Administration and the required minor in Business Administration

The major in business administration is designed to permit students to create a program of interdisciplinary study from courses at the 300 level or above in the Haile/U.S. Bank College of Business appropriate to their academic interests and career goals.The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration may be of particular value to transfer students who prefer a broad overview of business courses as opposed to depth in a particular area.

You should also know: The major in business administration can be completed at night and through the Program for Adult Centered Education (PACE).

If a particular course has a prerequisite that is not listed as part of the major requirements, then the prerequisite is given in italics below the course for which it is a prerequisite, and it is marked with an asterisk (*). These prerequisites must be completed IN ADDITION TO other program requirements.

Click here for a 4-year plan showing one way a student can complete the program below in 4 years if the student requires no remedial courses.

Degree Requirements: B. S. – Business Administration and the required minor in Business Administration

Bachelor of Science with a major in Entrepreneurship and the required minor in Business Administration

The Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship prepares students for the challenges of today’s fast-paced and uncertain economic environment where competition is based on opportunity recognition, innovation, speed to market, and entrepreneurial drive. In this innovative degree program, the focus is on developing a needed skill set, an entrepreneurial mindset and creating value in the marketplace. Students learn to capitalize on uncertainty rather than avoid it and embrace the learning that comes from taking calculated risks. The curriculum is multidisciplinary and designed to give students an opportunity to develop their own creative skills while applying basic business principles to the challenges of starting a new business, growing a business, or managing a family business. The program emphasizes the new venture-creation model and its application in small or large companies and in profit and not-for-profit organizations. Course topics include idea generation, opportunity recognition, feasibility analysis, business plan development, venture financing, early stage strategies, corporate venturing, and management of innovation. Through this program, students have the chance to meet and interact with entrepreneurial leaders in the region and throughout the world.

The entrepreneurship major prepares its graduates for a wide range of business-related career paths. Some are prepared to start their own business, either soon after graduation or at some point in the future. Some are prepared to begin a more traditional leadership path where the self reliance, initiative, creativity, and communication skills developed in this program are viewed as positive qualities by prospective employers. Still others are prepared to apply their newly developed business planning and analysis skills to obtain entry-level positions with consulting firms, commercial lending institutions, and private equity firms. The major in entrepreneurship provides students with career options not available to students graduating with traditional business degrees.

You should also know: The major in entrepreneurship can be completed at night.

If a particular course has a prerequisite that is not listed as part of the major requirements, then the prerequisite is given in italics below the course for which it is a prerequisite, and it is marked with an asterisk (*). These prerequisites must be completed IN ADDITION TO other program requirements.

Click here for a 4-year plan showing one way a student can complete the program below in 4 years if the student requires no remedial courses.

Degree Requirements: B. S. – Entrepreneurship and the required minor in Business Administration

Bachelor of Science with a major in Human Resource Management (HRM) and the required minor in Business Administration

The Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management is designed to prepare human resource professionals to deal with the challenge of managing today’s workforce in a small but growing business, corporate or nonprofit entity, or multinational organization.The program content is designed to provide comprehensive coverage of the major functional areas of human resource management such as staffing, employee training and development, wages, and benefits. In addition, students will understand and develop personal competencies such as business communication skills and skills in managing diversity. Students also will have the opportunity to gain practical experience in human resource management by completion of a rigorous and required internship program. The Bachelor of Science in HRM at NKU is one of only 263 programs in the world that has been acknowledged as in alignment with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.

You should also know: The major in human resource management can be completed at night.

If a particular course has a prerequisite that is not listed as part of the major requirements, then the prerequisite is given in italics below the course for which it is a prerequisite, and it is marked with an asterisk (*). These prerequisites must be completed IN ADDITION TO other program requirements.

Click here for a 4-year plan showing one way a student can complete the program below in 4 years if the student requires no remedial courses.

Degree Requirements: B. S. – Human Resource Management and the required minor in Business Administration

Bachelor of Science with a major in Management and the required minor in Business Administration

The Bachelor of Science in Management is designed to provide graduates with the fundamental personal, interpersonal, conceptual, and technical knowledge and skills they need to manage organizational operations and resources effectively. All students are expected to master a variety of business communication forms (for example, formal presentations, written reports) and to develop basic behavioral competencies necessary for those who intend to plan, organize, lead, and control the work of others in an organization. Management students must also analyze complicated business problems and seek to become adept at using both quantitative and qualitative decision-making techniques. Likewise, current and historically important theories of organization and human work behavior are studied so that students might acquire a context for understanding the complex and dynamic processes occurring in contemporary organizations. Required courses in the management major place an emphasis on learning that should facilitate long-term development as a management professional. The focus of the management program is on the knowledge base and skills that underlie effective management practice irrespective of organization or industry type.

You should also know: The major in management can be completed at night.

If a particular course has a prerequisite that is not listed as part of the major requirements, then the prerequisite is given in italics below the course for which it is a prerequisite, and it is marked with an asterisk (*). These prerequisites must be completed IN ADDITION TO other program requirements.

Click here for a 4-year plan showing one way a student can complete the program below in 4 years if the student requires no remedial courses.

Degree Requirements: B. S. – Management and the required minor in Business Administration

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