Management and Administration (B.S.B.)

Program: B.S.
Department of Management and Marketing
Richard T. Doermer School of Business

Neff Hall Room 340 ~ 260-481-6470 ~ www.ipfw.edu/bms

The management and administration major provides you with an opportunity to study a broad scope of business and economics subjects, as well as concepts and theories of managing complex business operations. The courses stress goal setting, planning, controlling, and problem solving in the context of major business firms in domestic and international environments.

To earn the management and administration major, you must earn a grade of C or better in each of the following courses:

IPFW General Education Requirements (53 Credits)

Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations Credits: 9

COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
ENG W131 - Elementary Composition I Cr. 3.
(grade of C or better required)
MA 15300 - Algebra and Trigonometry I Cr. 3.

Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society Credits: 6

Three credits from the courses listed below and three additional credits in either PSY 12000 or SOC S161.

DSB Requirements

Additional credits in general education courses excluding business, economics, and OLS courses Credits: 8

COM 32300 - Business and Professional Speaking Cr. 3.
ENG W233 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.
(grade of C or better required)
ENG W331 - Business and Administrative Writing Cr. 3.
MA 22900 - Calculus for the Managerial, Social, and Biological Sciences I Cr. 3.
(if not used in Area I)

Core Courses (46 Credits)

Business Principles Credits: 16

Economics Principles Credits: 16

Management Processes Credits: 15

Management Policy and Strategy Credits: 6

BUS J401 - Policy and Strategy Cr. 3.
BUS W430 - Organizations And Organizational Change Cr. 3.

Program Requirements

Credits in two additional 400-level management courses (Courses that start with D, K, W, P, or Z) The one exception is M426 Sales Management, which will also count as a management elective. Credits: 6
One semester of a foreign language of your choice. Credits: 3
ILCS I350 International Communications. Credits 3

Management and Administration (B.S.B.)

Program: B.S. Department of Management and Marketing Richard T. Doermer School of Business