Business, Bachel of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in management/international management BUSINESS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) WITH A CONCENTRATION IN MANAGEMENT/INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT The activity of management is concerned with setting an ganization's strategic goals and fmulating processes to achieve them. Managers carry out their administrative roles by handling such duties as preparing and administering budgets, planning and directing operations, and codinating employees' activities. The management/international management concentration allows students to pursue an interest in the global nature of today's business wld. A variety of opptunities f international study within and outside the university are available. Students in the management/ international management concentration are encouraged to enrich their learning experience by pursuing a min in international studies feign language, studying abroad through the Constium International University taking approved courses outside the School of Business. Learning goals The goal of the curriculum f the management concentration is to prepare students f careers that require general skills in business and management.. General management competencies Graduates will develop skills in managing people and other resources to help achieve ganizational goals. 2. Analytical competencies Graduates will have quantitative and analytical skills that can be applied to the solution of managerial problems. Learning outcomes Upon completing this program, students will know and know how to do the following:. Depth of knowledge Demonstrate an understanding fundamental concepts of management that relate to the shaping of employee behavis toward the achievement of ganizational goals 2. Communication skills Communicate a personal leadership vision that reflects selfawareness, knowledge of leadership theies and concepts, and appropriate al communication skills. Analytic skills Use knowledge of human resource management concepts and data to suggest solutions to management problems 4. Quantitative skills Identify and use relevant data to help make infmed decisions about management issues Special requirements The foundation program specifies course wk required during the freshman and sophome years. Students are eligible f admission into the advanced business program with a maj in the School of Business upon meeting the minimum cumulative GPA requirement and successful completion of: A minimum of 54 credits in the foundation program 54 ACCT 20 & ACCT 204 Introduction to Accounting I and Introduction to Accounting II BUSN 20 Foundations of Business BUSN 225 Winning Presentations ECON 20 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 2 Principles of Macroeconomics INFO 60 INFO 6 Digital Literacy: Wd Processing Skills INFO 62 Digital Literacy: Spreadsheets Skills I Another INFO 6X course SCMA 22 MATH 200 UNIV Play Focused Inquiry I UNIV 2 Play Focused Inquiry II UNIV 200 Differential Calculus and Optimization f Business Calculus with Analytic Geometry Focused Inquiry I Focused Inquiry II (with a minimum grade of C) Inquiry and the Craft of Argument (with a minimum grade of C) The admission requirements f the School of Business (http:// bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/business/undergraduate-infmation/ academic-policies) detail the deadlines f students to be admitted to the advanced business program with a maj in the school. At least 0 hours of the required business courses f the Bachel of Science must be taken at VCU. All baccalaureate degree programs in the School of Business require successful completion of the business knowledge exam as administered in BUSN 499. Students may need to take additional mathematics courses as prerequisites to SCMA 22 MATH 200. These credits will count as electives in the foundation program. The sample curriculum outline includes SCMA 7 since many of our students will need to complete this course. The INFO 60, INFO 6, INFO 62 and INFO 66 requirements may be waived upon successful completion of a Knowledge Equivalency Test administered by the Office of Undergraduate Studies. No me than two additional credits may be applied to the degree from the INFO 6x series. No me than four credits in physical education courses may be applied to the degree.. INTL 49 may not be counted toward a business degree. Credit f SPCH 2 SPCH 2 will substitute f BUSN 225, and no me than three credits of these courses may be applied toward a business degree. Credit f STAT 20 STAT 22 will substitute f SCMA 0. Students who earned a minimum grade of B in ECON 20 at VCU may substitute that credit f ECON 20. 6
2 Business, Bachel of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in management/international management Degree requirements f Business, Bachel of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in management/international management Business foundation (60 credits minimum) General Education requirements (4 credits minimum) 2 University Ce Education Curriculum UNIV Play Focused Inquiry I UNIV 2 Play Focused Inquiry II Focused Inquiry I Focused Inquiry II UNIV 200 Inquiry and the Craft of Argument Approved humanities/fine arts Approved natural/physical sciences -4 Approved quantitative literacy: -4 SCMA 22 MATH 200 Differential Calculus and Optimization f Business Calculus with Analytic Geometry Approved social/behavial sciences -4 Total Hours 2-24 Business general education requirements ECON 20 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 2 Principles of Macroeconomics INFO 60 INFO 6 Digital Literacy: Wd Processing Skills INFO 62 Digital Literacy: Spreadsheets Skills I INFO 66 Digital Literacy: Database Skills Business general education elective (Select credits from the approved list.) Total Hours Additional Business Foundation requirements ACCT 20 & ACCT 204 Introduction to Accounting I and Introduction to Accounting II BUSN 20 Foundations of Business BUSN 225 Winning Presentations Open electives -4 Total Hours 2-26 2 Students may complete additional course wk (if needed) in electives to total 60 credit hours in business foundation. Students who receive waivers to these required courses must complete additional business general education electives to reach the 4-credit minimum. 6 Advanced business program (60 credits minimum) Advanced business ce BUSN 25 Organizational Communication BUSN 499 Business Knowledge Exam 0 FIRE Financial Management MGMT 0 Creativity and Ideation MGMT 0 Managing People in Organizations MGMT 44 Strategic Management (capstone) MKTG 0 Marketing Principles SCMA 0 Business Statistics I Maj requirements Advanced ce (flexible by maj) BUSN 2 Legal Environment of Business INFO 60 Business Infmation Systems MGMT 9 Leadership SCMA 02 Business Statistics II SCMA 20 Production/Operations Management Maj-specific courses ECON/INTL 29 International Economics MGMT Human Resource Management MGMT 89 Managerial Skills Development MGMT/INTL 48 International Management MKTG/INTL 20 International Marketing Select three approved international management electives 9 Total Hours 60 Total minimum requirement 20 credits Business general education electives Additional University Ce Education Curriculum approved courses Any AFAM, ANTH, ANTZ, ARTH, BIOL, BIOZ, CHEM, CHEZ, CRJS, DANC, ENGL, ENVS, FRSC, FRSZ, HIST, INNO, INSC, INTL (except INTL 49), MASC, MATH, PHIL, PHYS, PHYZ, POLI, PSYC (except PSYC 24), RELS, SOCS, SOCY, USRP WRLD course Any feign language course Any hons-designated course taught outside of the School of Business Any of the following UNIV courses: UNIV 2 UNIV 2 Play The Truth About Lying UNIV 27 UNIV 222 UNIV 299 Food f Thought The Truth About Lying Finding Your Voice in Contempary Society Pseudoscience What's the Big Idea?
Business, Bachel of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in management/international management Approved international management electives BUSN 29/INTL 27 Introduction to Intercultural Communication BUSN 400 Principles of Consulting BUSN 40 International Consulting Practicum FIRE 6/INTL 46 International Financial Management MGMT/INTL 446 MGMT 49 International Human Resource Management Topics in Management (variable, with no me than six credits total) MGMT 49 Internship in Management MKTG 448 Digital Marketing Constium International University courses (require approval by faculty adviser and chair) What follows is a sample plan that meets the prescribed requirements within a four-year course of study at VCU. Please contact your adviser befe beginning course wk toward a degree. Freshman year INFO 60 - Hours INFO 62 Digital Literacy: Spreadsheets Skills I SCMA 7 UNIV 0 UNIV Play course video f Focused Inquiry I Mathematical Applications f Business ( other business general education elective) Introduction to the University (satisfies open elective) Focused Inquiry I Approved University Ce Education Curriculum courses 6 BUSN 225 Winning Presentations INFO 6 Digital Literacy: Wd Processing Skills INFO 66 Digital Literacy: Database Skills SCMA 22 UNIV 2 Play course video f Focused Inquiry II Differential Calculus and Optimization f Business Focused Inquiry II Approved University Ce Education Curriculum course Open elective Sophome year ACCT 20 Introduction to Accounting I BUSN 20 Foundations of Business ECON 20 Principles of Microeconomics UNIV 200 Inquiry and the Craft of Argument Business general education elective ACCT 204 Introduction to Accounting II BUSN 2 Legal Environment of Business ECON 2 Principles of Macroeconomics MKTG 0 Marketing Principles Open elective Juni year BUSN 25 Organizational Communication FIRE Financial Management MGMT 0 Creativity and Ideation MGMT 0 Managing People in Organizations SCMA 0 Business Statistics I ECON 29 INTL 29 International Economics International Economics INFO 60 Business Infmation Systems MGMT 9 Leadership MGMT Human Resource Management SCMA 02 Business Statistics II Seni year BUSN 499 Business Knowledge Exam 0 MGMT 89 Managerial Skills Development MGMT 48 INTL 48 International Management International Management SCMA 20 Production/Operations Management Approved international management elective Open elective MGMT 44 Strategic Management MKTG 20 INTL 20 International Marketing International Marketing Approved international management electives 6 Open elective Total Hours: 20 Total minimum requirement 20 credits MGMT 29. Topics in Management. - Hours. Variable hours. Variable credit. Maximum of credits per topic. Prerequisite: permission of instruct. An in-depth study of selected business topics. Graded as pass/fail at the option of the department.
4 Business, Bachel of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in management/international management MGMT 0. Creativity and Ideation. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Course exples the individual, social and institutional contexts f creativity and ideation. Students will examine four specific concepts in suppt of explation in these areas: knowledge, curiosity, creativity and ideation. MGMT 0. Managing People in Organizations. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. This course is restricted to students who have completed at least 54 credits (juni standing). Introduces students to the management of people in ganizations, focusing on the managerial skills, knowledge and activities needed f a successful business operation. Topics include planning, ganizing, staffing and leading; effectively utilizing human capital to achieve an ganization s objectives in today s competitive environment. MGMT. Entrepreneurial Finance. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: FIRE permission of instruct. Enrollment is restricted to students who have completed at least 54 credit hours (juni standing). This course emphasizes financial management needs f entrepreneurs persons who expect to be employed in closely held cpations. MGMT 9. Leadership. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: MGMT 0. This course is restricted to students who have completed at least 54 credit hours (juni standing). Coverage of the maj approaches to leadership considering individual, team, ganizational and cultural perspectives. Emphasis on self-assessment and on histical and contempary leadership cases. MGMT 2. Survey of Entrepreneurship. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Underlying concepts in entrepreneurship; the imptance of entrepreneurs and the problems they face; entrepreneur characteristics and competencies; what makes an idea entrepreneurial; managing relations, ethics and sustainability; opptunity recognition, critical thinking and emphasis on innovative concept development; detailed concept feasibility analysis. MGMT. Human Resource Management. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 0, STAT 20 STAT 22. This course is restricted to students who have completed a minimum of 54 credit hours (juni standing). Introduces students to the role of human resource management in attracting and retaining a productive wkfce. Includes human resource planning, recruitment and selection; employee diversity and development; perfmance appraisal and reward systems; lab and employee relations; and public policy related to HRM practices. MGMT 2. Staffing Organizations. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: MGMT. Planning and executing a strategy to attract, select, hire and retain the talent needed to suppt the ganization's mission and enhance perfmance. MGMT. Compensation Management. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: MGMT. The design and implementation of compensation and reward systems that both suppt an ganization's strategy and enhance ganizational effectiveness. MGMT 89. Managerial Skills Development. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: MGMT 0. A practicum in the development of personal, interpersonal and teammanagement skills as applied to leadership and teamwk. MGMT 40. Human Resource Development. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: juni standing. Designed to improve qualifications of those seeking employment in the human resources field. Focuses on human resource development and ganization development and their relationship to human resource management. MGMT 48. International Management. Hours. lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: juni standing. The study of the environment of international business, ethics and social responsibility in international settings, culture and its effect on behavi and management practice, and the strategies and management practices of firms engaged in international activities. Aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and sensitivities needed to be effective managers in the international business environment. Crosslisted as: INTL 48. MGMT 49. Doing Business in Europe. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: juni standing and permission of instruct. Designed primarily as a ce integrative course f students enrolled in the Certificate in International Management Studies, but other students are welcome. The course has three goals: a) integration of feign languages, European studies and international management; b) infusion of other business areas relevant to doing business in Europe (such as international marketing, finance law and economics); and c) the development of cultural sensitivity and social responsibility. The course will be ganized as a series of seminars with faculty and other speakers from the above disciplines. Crosslisted as: INTL 49. MGMT 42. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed at least 54 credit hours (juni standing). An advanced management course in promoting societal good through entrepreneurial activities. Students will learn the various fms of entrepreneurship that benefit society, developing an understanding of the many contexts in which such entrepreneurship occurs and its impact on society. Students will identify issues of societal/environmental marginalization, ideate potential solutions, generate in-depth research relevant to course projects and take part in presentations regarding their findings and the development of a socially conscious venture. MGMT 4. Strategic Human Resource Management. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: MGMT 2 MGMT, with a minimum grade of C. Enrollment restricted to students with a minimum of 85 credit hours (seni standing). Design and execution of human resource management strategies to achieve a competitive advantage; proper internal alignment of activities within the HRM function as well as external alignment of HRM activities with ganizational goals, strategy and competitive environment. MGMT 44. Strategic Management. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 0; MKTG 0; FIRE ; SCMA 0, STAT 20 STAT 22; and SCMA 25. This course is restricted to business majs with seni standing. Integrative course to analyze policy issues at the overall managementlevel involving functional areas such as production, finance and marketing, in context with the economic, political and social environment.
Business, Bachel of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in management/international management 5 MGMT 45. New Venture Strategy and Initiation. Hours. Continuous courses; lecture hours. - credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 2; completion of MGMT 45 to enroll in MGMT 46. First semester: provides students with an integrated strategic analysis of entrepreneurial firms and how they establish competitive advantage. Second semester: engages students in intensive development of a comprehensive business plan using knowledge and skills from MGMT 45. Students should take MGMT 46 immediately following MGMT 45. MGMT 49. Internship in Management. Hours. Semester course; credits. Prerequisites: seni standing in the maj offering the internship and permission of the department chair. Intention to enroll must be indicated to the instruct pri to during advance registration f semester of credit. Involves students in a meaningful experience in a setting appropriate to the maj. Graded as pass/fail at the option of the department. MGMT 46. New Venture Strategy and Initiation. Hours. Continuous courses; lecture hours. - credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 2; completion of MGMT 45 to enroll in MGMT 46. First semester: provides students with an integrated strategic analysis of entrepreneurial firms and how they establish competitive advantage. Second semester: engages students in intensive development of a comprehensive business plan using knowledge and skills from MGMT 45. Students should take MGMT 46 immediately following MGMT 45. MGMT 444. Occupational Safety, Health and Security. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Covers the principles and practices, and regulaty dimensions of occupational safety, health and security. Causes of wkplace health hazard exposures, accidents and domestic and international industrial violence are studied with an emphasis on prevention. Characteristics of effective occupational safety, health and wkplace security programs are studied to facilitate understanding and application in the wkplace. Crosslisted as: FIRE 444. MGMT 446. International Human Resource Management. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: MGMT, INTL/MGMT 48 ECON/INTL 29. Covers the application of human resource management activities in an international context. Highlights similarities and differences with domestic methods; current practices in the selection, development, compensation and maintenance of parentcountry, host-country and third-country nationals; and the impact of regulaty and cultural differences between countries. Crosslisted as: INTL 446. MGMT 447. Human Resource Infmation Systems. Hours. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: MGMT. This course is restricted to students who have completed at least 54 credit hours (juni standing). Covers contempary human resource infmation software used in the primary activities of human resource management involving recruitment, selection, perfmance appraisal, employee benefits, pay administration, safety and health, human resource development, job analysis, human resource planning and job structuring. Emphasis is on introducing the software and practical application through hands-on experience in the computer labaty. MGMT 49. Topics in Management. - Hours. Semester course; variable hours. Variable credit. Maximum of credits per course; maximum total of 6 credits f all topic courses. Prerequisite: juni standing. An in-depth study of a selected business topic, to be announced in advance. MGMT 492. Independent Study in Management. - Hours. Semester course; - credits. Maximum total of credits. Prerequisites: juni seni standing as a maj in a business curriculum and approval of adviser and department chair pri to course registration. Intensive study under supervision of a faculty member in an area not covered in-depth contained in the regular curriculum.