Business Administration, B.S. - Management | Southern Connecticut State University

The Management concentration allows you ample flexibility to obtain foundation knowledge and skills that are suitable for operating a small business or advancing into a wide variety of middle- and upper-level management positions within corporations and not-for-profit organizations. The concentration also helps students prepare for graduate study in business and law. By highlighting successful organizational processes and practices, this concentration will help you understand a wide variety of managerial concerns as well as analytical and administrative techniques commonly used to address them.

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Learning Outcomes

Analysis: Students will be able to approach management problems from a structured, disciplined approach, using quantitative and qualitative methods.
Communication: Students will be able to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms. Their communication will be clear, well organized, and concise.
Critical thinking: Students will be able to evaluate and critique management issues. They will critically assess information and provide inputs to management problems based on sound reasoning.
Technology: Students will be able to use common software programs to facilitate analysis and decision-making.

Careers

Skilled managers are in demand in an array of industries. Managers with the appropriate experience and credentials are some of the world's highest-paid professionals. Management career opportunities depend upon education, experience, and expertise. Typically, successful managers are experts in their specialty and have a business degree at the undergraduate or graduate level, as well as experience in their industry or field of expertise. While it is possible to compensate for a lack of experience, formal business education, or certain areas of expertise, it is much more challenging. An undergraduate management degree offers students the basic skills they need for entry-level positions in a variety of sectors.

Private sector: This includes everything from small, family-owned start-up shops to multi-national corporations. In general, successful careers in larger organizations require graduate education for personal knowledge and expertise to match the sophistication of these state-of-the-art managerial systems.
Public sector: This includes federal, state, and local government offices and agencies, the military, and public education. In general, advancement in non-political government jobs is based on documented qualifications, such as degrees, certifications, training programs, or years of experience. Government administration lacks the income potential of the private sector but provides a level of long-term career stability and benefits packages, which are rare in for-profit businesses.
Not-for-profit sector: This includes charities, foundations, religious groups, health service providers, public interest groups, and service organizations. While nonprofit jobs are harder to find and usually do not offer the same level of compensation as for-profit or government organizations, advancement often hinges on expertise and attitude over educational qualifications and experience.

Typical Job Titles

Operations Manager
Project Manager
Business Development Manager
Human Resource Manager
Production Manager
Supply Chain Manager
Financial Manager
Marketing Manager
Quality Assurance Manager
Information Technology Manager
Training and Development Manager

Accreditation

The School of Business is accredited by AASCB International.