2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Management Concentration


The departmental course requirements for a concentration must be completed at Fontbonne University. If a student, prior to transferring, has already completed a course that is required in the concentration by Fontbonne, to earn the concentration the student must still complete a minimum of 18 credit hours of upper-division coursework in that concentration at Fontbonne. A maximum of two concentrations are allowed and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 is required to declare a concentration.

The concentration management gives students a general understanding of the behavioral aspects of organizations. It is ideal for students who are either undecided regarding the other business concentrations or who wish a non-quantitative approach to business administration.

Learning Outcomes


Departmental Learning Outcomes:  

Graduates will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively both orally (o) and in writing (w).  

Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of the legal and ethical environment impacting business organizations and exhibit an understanding and appreciation of the ethical implications of decisions.  

Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of and appreciation for the importance of the impact of globalization and diversity in modern organizations.  

Graduates will demonstrate an ability to engage in critical thinking by analyzing situations and constructing and selecting viable solutions to solve problems.  

Graduates will demonstrate and ability to work effectively with others.  

Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of current information, theories and models, and techniques and practices in all of the major business disciplines including general areas of Accounting, Management, Marketing, Sports Management, and Quantitative Analysis.   

  

Program Learning Outcomes:  

Analyze the ability of management to be leaders in the traditional functional areas of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling within an organization.  

Assess the challenges facing management in the 21st century organization and the impact of those challenges on performance.