1995-1996 Undergraduate Catalog

College of Business Administration and Economics - Management		 NMSU

Associate Professor C. David Wieters, department head

Professors Blum, Costley, Dorfman, Howell, Loveland, Whatley; Associate Professors J. Benson, P. Benson, Manning; Assistant Professors Clark, Daily, Jun, Santana-Melgoza, Teich; College Assistant Professor Cox

DEGREE: Bachelor of Business Administration
MAJOR: Management
OPTION: General Management
OPTION: Operations Management
OPTION: Organizational Behavior
OPTION: Human Resources Management

The curriculum of the Department of Management is designed to meet the needs of students with a variety of interests. The study of management offers opportunities to develop skills in utilizing human, physical, and economic resources to achieve organizational objectives. The management student has the opportunity to develop an understanding of how to create and maintain the conditions necessary for the successful operation of an organization.

The management curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers in a broad range of manufacturing, service, and sales organizations. Management graduates work in manufacturing, transportation, communication, public utilities, merchandising, insurance, health care, banking, and governmental agencies.

Management majors choose from options in general management, operations management, organizational behavior, and human resources management.

Every candidate for this degree must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the requirements for admission to the major (see above).

Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Related Professional Courses (Total credits 26)

ACCT 350, Managerial Accounting 3 cr.
B A 328, Introduction to International Business 1 cr.
BLAW 316, Legal Environment of Business or
BLAW 317, Business Law I
3 cr.
BCS 338, Business Information Systems 3 cr.
FIN 306, Principles of Finance 3 cr.
MGT 309, Human Relations in Business 3 cr.
MGT 340, Business and Society 1 cr.
MGT 344, Production and Operations Management 3 cr.
MGT 449, Business Policies* 3 cr.
MKTG 303, Principles of Marketing 3 cr.

*Open only to seniors. Recommended for final semester.

Major and Elective Courses (Total credits 36)

Students will pick one of the four options which follow.

OPTION: General Management (Total credits 36)

MGT 325, Quantitative Decision Making in Business II 3 cr.
MGT 332, Human Resources Management 3 cr.
MGT 336, Management Communication 3 cr.
MGT 453, Leadership and Motivation 3 cr.
Electives in Management, upper-division 6 cr.
Restricted college electives
Upper-division ECON course
3 cr.
Upper-division MKTG course
3 cr.
Upper-division FIN, ACCT, or BCS course
3 cr.
Elective in this college, upper-division
3 cr.
General electives (must be upper-division credits from two
colleges other than CBA&E, from courses listed in General
Education Requirements, Part III, Viewing a Wider World
6 cr.

OPTION: Operations Management (Total credits 36)

MGT 325, Quantitative Decision Making in Business II 3 cr.
MGT 332, Human Resources Management 3 cr.
MGT 351, Purchasing and Materials Management 3 cr.
MGT 355, Logistics Management 3 cr.
MGT 445, Operations Planning and Control 3 cr.
MGT 453, Leadership and Motivation 3 cr.
MGT 470, Managing Quality and Productivity 3 cr.
MGT 480, Operations Strategy 3 cr.
Electives in this college, upper-division (3 hours must be upper-division ECON elective) 6 cr.
General electives (must be upper-division credits from two
colleges other than CBA&E, from courses listed in General
Education Requirements, Part III, Viewing a Wider World)
6 cr.

OPTION: Organizational Behavior (Total credits 36)

ECON 465, Economics of Human Resources 3 cr.
MGT 332, Human Resources Management 3 cr.
MGT 452, Organizational Change and Development 3 cr.
MGT 453, Leadership and Motivation 3 cr.
MGT 454, Work Groups in Organizations 3 cr.
MGT 459, Organization Theory 3 cr.
Electives in management, upper-division (students must select 2 of
the following 3 courses): MGT 333, MGT 334, ECON 336
6 cr.
Electives in this college, upper-division 6 cr.
General electives (must be upper-division credits from two
colleges other than CBA&E, from courses listed in General
Education Requirements, Part III, Viewing a Wider World)
6 cr.

OPTION: Human Resources Management (Total credits 36)

MGT 332, Human Resources Management 3 cr.
MGT 333, Performance Evaluation and Development 3 cr.
MGT 334, Labor Relations 3 cr.
MGT 451, Selection and Placement in Human Resources Management 3 cr.
MGT 453, Leadership and Motivation 3 cr.
MGT 460, Compensation Management 3 cr.
MGT 465, Contemporary Issues in Human Resources Management 3 cr.
Professional elective: Either MGT 452 or MGT 454 3 cr.
Upper-division economics elective: Either ECON 336 or ECON 465 3 cr.
Electives in this college, upper-division 3 cr.
General electives (must be upper-division credits from two
colleges other than CBA&E, from courses listed in General
Education Requirements, Part III, Viewing a Wider World)
6 cr.

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