Bachelor of Science in Management

Location(s): Glassboro Campus

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The Bachelor of Science in Management prepares students for meaningful entry level positions in management, and a foundation for future career growth. The program is designed to provide a strong foundation in both traditional and innovative management techniques, blending theory and practice by requiring classroom instruction, internships, and interaction with management practitioners. Students enrolled in the management program are expected to:

Learn important management concepts, skills and techniques focused on managing and supervising other workers
Think critically
Analyze and solve organizational problems
Improve their oral and written communication skills, and
Build their team skills

The program emphasizes the management of the new, diverse workforce; a concern for the increasing level of legal, and ethical and social responsibilities for workplace organizations; the importance of information technology in business decision making; understanding and being able to utilize essential quantitative tools for managerial decision-making in order to maintain a competitive advantage; and the globalization of the business environment.

Students working toward a Bachelor of Science in Management must maintain a 2.00 cumulative grade point average and a 2.50 grade point average in all business courses completed at Rowan.

Rowan Core: 9 s.h.

All first-time Freshmen must complete the University Rowan Core Literacies. There are six literacies:

Communicative Literacy (COML) - 9 s.h. Satisfied by taking the following three courses:
- COMP 01111 College Composition I
- COMP 01112 College Composition II
- CMS 04205 Public Speaking
- Note: Engineering Majors will take (11 s.h.)
Artistic Literacy (ARTL)
Global Literacy (GLBL)
Humanistic Literacy (HUML)
Quantitative Literacy (QNTL)
Scientific Literacy (SCIL)

Majors may suggest courses to fulfill the above literacies and will be applied elsewhere.

A complete listing of courses that fulfill the above literacies can be found here Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Experience

Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.

The attributes are as follows:

Broad-Based Literature Attribute (LIT)
Writing Intensive Attribute (WI)
Rowan Seminar Attribute*(RS)

Departments may recommend courses to fulfill these attributes. A complete listing of courses that satisfy these attributes can be found at Undergraduate Program Requirements .

*The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry.

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses 17-18 s.h.

(may be included in General Education)

ECON 04101 - An Introduction to Economics-A Macroeconomic Perspective Credits: 3 (Satisfies Humanistic Literacy (HUML) requirement)
ECON 04102 - An Introduction to Economics-A Microeconomic Perspective Credits: 3 (Satisfies Humanistic Literacy (HUML) requirement)
MATH 01130 - Calculus I Credits: 4 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) requirement)
or
MATH 03125 - Calculus: Techniques and Applications Credits: 3 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) requirement)
STAT 02260 - Statistics I Credits: 3 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) requirement)
BUS 01488 - Business Career Planning and Development Credits: 2
CS XXXXX **

Note:

**One course from the list of approved General Education computing courses having a course identification number of CS 0xxxx

Business Foundational Courses 27 s.h.

MKT 09200 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
ACC 03210 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACC 03211 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
MIS 02234 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3
MGT 98242 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
MGT 06300 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
FIN 04300 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3
MGT 06305 - Operations Management Credits: 3
MGT 06402 - Business Policy Credits: 3

Management Required Courses 18 s.h

MGT 06310 - Leadership and Supervision for Managers Credits: 3
MGT 06311 - Foundations of Analytics Credits: 3
WA 01408 - Writing as Managers Credits: 3 (Satisfies Writing Intensive Attribute (WI))
MGT 06405 - Business Management Simulation Credits: 3
MGT 06330 - Managing International Business Credits: 3 (Satisfies Global Literacy (GLBL) requirement)
MGT 06361 - Supervised Internship Credits: 3 to 6

Skills Banks

Additional Management Electives 6 s.h

Choose two unused Management electives from the Analytics Skills, Qualitative Skills, or Sustainability Skills Banks.

Free Electives 33-34 s.h

BUS 01100 - How to Succeed in Business School Credits: 0 to 3 (Satisfies Rowan Seminar (RS) requirement)

Optional Concentration:

Undergraduate Concentration in Crisis Management

Undergraduate Concentration in Managerial Communication

Undergraduate Concentration in Sustainability Management