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Management
Effective for Fall 2011, the title of the General Business major has been changed
to Management. In addition, a new curriculum has been approved. See below for
more information about the new degree requirements.
The Management major develops students' knowledge and expertise to manage
complex, established enterprises or guide start-up ventures in their formative
years. The management major provides the flexibility of choosing courses across
different areas of interest within the Management & Organization department,
encompassing strategic management, entrepreneurship, organizational behavior and
human resources. Consequently, students can mold a curriculum that spans issues
of managing the internal processes of firms and considerations of strategic
advantage— for young and growing, and established organizations. The major will
serve students with a range of career objectives: (1) those who seek leadership
positions focusing on employees in organizations; (2) those interested in
consulting in the area of organizational effectiveness or management consulting
more generally; (3) those interested in leveraging their "entrepreneurial
mindset," whether in a corporate setting, a family business, or at an early
stage and (4) those interested in balancing a more technical academic and
business backgrounds with greater depth in understanding behavioral and
management expertise.
Management majors at the College Park campus are offered the standard
major track, and students attending the
Shady Grove
campus are able to declare the entrepreneurship track of the Management
major.
See below for details and curriculum outlines of both the standard track and
entrepreneurship track of the Management major.
Download complete degree requirements and/or a 4 year
plan.
New Requirements - Effective for students entering UM in
Fall 2012 and later. Students who entered UM prior to Fall 2012 have the option
of adopting these new major requirements. External transfer students will be
required to complete the new Smith School core requirements (launched in 2011)
beginning Fall 2013. Please consult your Smith School Academic Advisor if you
have questions.
Students interested in pursuing the Entrepreneurship Track offered at the
Shady Grove campus should visit
www.rhsmith.umd.edu/undergrad/shadygrove/courseguides.aspx for detailed
curriculum information.
Old Requirements
- Requirements for those entering UM as a freshmen in Fall 2011 or
Spring 2012. External transfer students will be required to complete the new
Smith School core requirements (launched in 2011) beginning Fall 2013.
Students who entered UM prior to Fall 2011 but wish to complete the new major
requirements can view the curriculum outline and 4yr plan below.
- Effective for students entering UM in Spring 2009 through Spring 2011.
- Effective for students entering UM in Fall 2005 through Spring 2009.
Students who entered UM prior to Fall 2005 have the option of adopting these new
requirements. Beginning in Fall 2006 an entrepreneurship track of the General
Business major is available at the Shady Grove campus.
- Freshmen/Sophomore Requirements - both tracks [
PDF File
]
- Junior/Senior Requirements - both tracks [
PDF File
]
- 4 year Degree Plan - Standard
track [
PDF
File ]
- 4 year Degree Plan -
Entrepreneurship track [
PDF File ]
Effective for students entering UM
from Fall 1996 through Spring 2005
Links to Related Sites
Economics Requirements:
No upper level Economics courses are required for students following the new
Fall 2011 curriculum.
Major Requirements:
| Common Courses of all Management Majors |
12 credits |
| BMGT363 - Leadership and Teamwork in Organizations |
3 credits |
| BMGT360 - Strategic Management of Human Capital |
3 credits |
| One of the following (International Requirement):
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3 credits |
| BMGT463 - Cross-Cultural Challenges in Business |
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| BMGT466 - Global Business Strategy, OR |
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| BMGT469 - Management and Organization Short-term Study Aboard |
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| One of the following (Ethics Requirement):
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3 credits |
| BMGT496 – Business Ethics and Society, OR |
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| BMGT411- Ethics and Professionalism in Accounting (for those who are
double majoring in Accounting) |
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| In addition to the 12 credits of Management major requirements
listed above, Management majors must complete 6-9 credits in one of the
tracks listed below. |
| STANDARD TRACK (only offered at College Park campus):
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6 credits |
| Two of the following courses |
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| BMGT461 – Entrepreneurship |
3 credits |
| BMGT463 - Cross-Cultural Challenges in Business (if not selected
from above) |
3 credits |
| BMGT464 – Organizational Change |
3 credits |
| BMGT466 - Global Business Strategy (if not selected from above) |
3 credits |
| BMGT468 - Special Topics in Management and Organization |
3 credits |
| BMGT469 - Management and Organization Short-term Study Aboard
(maximum of 3 credits, the same abroad experience cannot fulfill both
the International Requirement and a Standard Track requirement, they
must be unique experiences) |
3 credits |
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRACK - (only offered at the Smith School at
Shady
Grove): |
9 credits |
| All of the following courses |
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| BMGT 361 - Entrepreneurship: Starting and Managing the
Entrepreneurial Venture (or BMGT461 Entrepreneurship) |
3 credits |
| BMGT 365 - Entrepreneurial Finance & Private Equity |
3 credits |
| BMGT 465 - Business Plan For The New Venture |
3 credits |
| Total Major Requirements
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18-21 credits |
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