Business Administration-Management

Prepare to Lead

Business Student

Graduates with business administration-management degrees are essential for organizations of all sizes across the globe.

At the 花椒直播, our small class sizes taught by expert faculty will equip you with the confidence and skills to become leaders in your field. Employers seek out USM graduates for their leadership ability, critical thinking skills, and professional experience.

What Can You Do with a Business-Management Degree?

With a USM degree in hand, you'll have the opportunity to choose the career path you want. Recent graduates have put their knowledge to work immediately in many rewarding fields, including:

Management
Project Management
Human Resources
Financial Planning
Sales
Retail

The great part of earning a USM business administration degree is flexibility! You may choose to pursue similar careers or blaze your own path 鈥� it鈥檚 all up to you.

Plus, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the job outlook for business administration majors will increase by an average of 12 percent throughout the next decade.

Gain Hands-on Management Experience

Work in Spiro's Cup, a Business Learning Lab

USM offers a unique campus learning lab, allowing students to gain experience managing a thriving student-run business.

Coursework

In addition to core courses in business administration, BA-Management majors complete additional coursework designed to prepare them to manage people and projects in organizations.

Coursework

Leadership
Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
Business Communications
Project Management
Human Resource Management
Organizational Behavior
International Political Economy
Management Internship

Academic Plan

Fall
花椒直播 Experience
English Composition I
Math General Education Course (MA 125+)
General Education Course
Principles of Management

Spring
Introduction to Spirituality
English Composition II
Natural Science + Lab
General Education Course
Principles of Marketing

Fall
General Education Course
General Education Course
General Education Course
Statistics
Accounting I

Spring
Macroeconomics (Gen Ed and Major)
General Education Capstone Course
Accounting 2
Information Systems and Applications
Elective

Fall
Leadership
Business Communication
Data Analysis & Bus Decision Making
Principles of Finance
Elective

Spring
Legal & Ethical Aspects of Business
Project Management
Entrepreneurship and Small Bus Management
(OR) International Political Economy
Business Learning Lab (2-3 credit hours)

Fall
Human Resource Management
International Business
Operations Management
Business Learning Lab (2-3 credit hours)
Elective

Spring
Organizational Behavior
Internship in Management
Strategic Management and Ethics
Elective
Elective

Meet the Faculty

Nicole Hess-Escalante, Ph.D.

Chair of the Division of Business and Information Technologies, Associate Professor
Nicole.Hess-Escalante@stmary.edu
913-758-6195
花椒直播 Hall 401
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Adrianne Ford, PhD

Associate Professor of Management
Adrianne.Ford@stmary.edu
913-758-6105
花椒直播 Hall 403
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Sheila Hammonds, MBA, RHIA

Associate Professor
Sheila.Hammonds@stmary.edu
913-758-4325

David Pullin, MBA

Instructor of Marketing and Management
Dave.Pullin@stmary.edu
913-758-4325
花椒直播 410
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Division Mission

The Division of Business and Information Technologies mission is to educate and inspire students with diverse educational needs to become competent, ethical, socially responsible, and globally aware.

The Division of Business and Information Technologies at the 花椒直播 has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road, Suite 300, Overland Park, KS 66213. Learn more >>