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The activity of management is concerned with setting an organization's strategic goals and formulating processes to achieve them. Managers carry out their administrative roles by handling such duties as preparing and administering budgets, planning and directing operations, and coordinating employees' activities.
The management/international management concentration allows students to pursue an interest in the global nature of today's business world. A variety of opportunities for 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 minor in international studies or foreign language, studying abroad through the Consortium International University or taking approved courses outside the School of Business.
Learning goals
The goal of the curriculum for the management concentration is to prepare students for 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 organizational goals. - Analytical competencies
Graduates will have quantitative and analytical skills that can be applied to the solution of managerial problems.
Student 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 behaviors toward the achievement of organizational goals - Communication skills
Communicate a personal leadership vision that reflects self-awareness, knowledge of leadership theories and concepts, and appropriate oral communication skills - Analytic skills
Use knowledge of human resource management concepts and data to suggest solutions to management problems - Quantitative skills
Identify and use relevant data to help make informed decisions about management issues
Special requirements
The School of Business has special academic policies, including policies on transfer credits, that apply to all undergraduate degrees.
School of Business progression policy
Students enrolled in undergraduate programs of the School of Business engage in a demanding curriculum designed to set them up for success in the world of business. In order to successfully maintain progress towards graduation, students are required to meet the following criteria in order to remain in their majors:
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Students are required to pass major and ancillary requirements within two attempts. If a student withdraws from a course, it will count as an attempt.
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Upon the third attempt at a course, students will be placed on business probation and must pass the course successfully in that third attempt.
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Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
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If a student's major GPA drops below 2.0, they will be placed on business probation and allowed one semester to raise their major GPA to 2.0.
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Upon notification of being placed on business probation, students will receive a registration hold, and must meet with their business adviser prior to the add/drop deadline of the pursuant semester in order to create an action plan to either pass the repeated course successfully, or increase their major GPA.
Students who do not meet the performance expectations of business probation in that same semester will be required to change their major prior to the start of the next semester.
Students may appeal the change of major via the associate dean of the School of Business. Students must initiate the appeal with their assigned academic adviser. The associate dean may, at their discretion, extend the time period needed to meet the requirements, generally by only one semester. A student who wishes to appeal must submit his or her appeal at least one week prior to the start of the next semester in which they register for classes.
Degree requirements for Business, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in international management
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General education | ||
| Select 30 credits of general education courses in consultation with an adviser. | 30 | |
| Major requirements | ||
| • Major core requirements | ||
| MGMT 319 | Leadership | 3 |
| SCMA 302 | Business Statistics II | 3 |
| • Concentration requirements | ||
| ECON/INTL 329 | International Economics | 3 |
| MGMT 331 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 405 | Negotiation, Influence and Conflict Management | 3 |
| MGMT/INTL 418 | International Management | 3 |
| MKTG/INTL 320 | International Marketing | 3 |
| • Major electives | ||
| International management elective (select from the list below) | 9 | |
| Ancillary requirements | ||
| • Ancillary core requirements | ||
| ACCT 203 & ACCT 204 | Introduction to Financial Reporting and Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 6 |
| BUSN 301 | Career and Professional Development | 1 |
| BUSN 323 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUSN 325 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BUSN 499 | Business Knowledge Exam | 0 |
| ECON 210 | Principles of Microeconomics (satisfies general education BOK for social/behavioral sciences and/or AOI for global perspectives) | 3 |
| ECON 211 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| FIRE 311 | Financial Management | 3 |
| INFO 360 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| MGMT 303 | Creativity and Ideation | 3 |
| MGMT 310 | Managing People in Organizations | 3 |
| MGMT 434 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKTG 301 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| SCMA 301 | Business Statistics I | 3 |
| SCMA 320 | Production/Operations Management | 3 |
| • Additional ancillary requirements | ||
| BUSN 201 | Foundations of Business 1 | 3 |
| or BUSN 205 | Introduction to the World of Business | |
| BUSN 212 | Business Problem Solving and Analysis (either satisfies general education quantitative foundations) | 4 |
| or MATH 200 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | |
| Open electives | ||
| Select any course 2 | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
BUSN 205 satisfies general education AOI for global perspectives
Students may choose electives to reach the minimum total of 120 credits
The minimum number of credit hours required for this degree is 120.
International management electives
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUSN 329/INTL 327 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| BUSN 400 | Principles of Consulting | 3 |
| BUSN 401 | International Consulting Practicum | 3 |
| FIRE 316/INTL 416 | International Financial Management | 3 |
| MGMT/INTL 446 | International Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 491 | Topics in Management (variable, with no more than 6 credits total) | 1-3 |
| MGMT 493 | Internship in Management | 3 |
| MKTG 448 | Digital Marketing | 3 |
What follows is a sample plan that meets the prescribed requirements within a four-year course of study at VCU. Please contact your adviser before beginning course work toward a degree.
Recommended course sequence/plan of study
| Freshman year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall semester | Hours | |
| BUSN 201 or BUSN 205 | Foundations of Business or Introduction to the World of Business | 3 |
UNIV 111  Play course video for Introduction to Focused Inquiry: Investigation and Communication | Introduction to Focused Inquiry: Investigation and Communication | 3 |
| UNIV 191 | Student Success Special Topics (satisfies open elective) or Introduction to the University or Education and Career Planning | 1 |
| General education courses | 6 | |
| Open elective (prerequisite to BUSN 212 suggested) | 3 | |
| Term Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring semester | ||
| ACCT 203 | Introduction to Financial Reporting | 3 |
| BUSN 212 or MATH 200 | Business Problem Solving and Analysis (either satisfies general education quantitative foundations) or Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| ECON 210 | Principles of Microeconomics (satisfies general education BOK for social/behavioral sciences and/or AOI for global perspectives) | 3 |
| UNIV 200 | Advanced Focused Inquiry: Literacies, Research and Communication (satisfies general education UNIV foundations) | 3 |
| General education course | 3 | |
| Term Hours: | 16 | |
| Sophomore year | ||
| Fall semester | ||
| ACCT 204 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUSN 301 | Career and Professional Development | 1 |
| ECON 211 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MGMT 310 | Managing People in Organizations | 3 |
| SCMA 301 | Business Statistics I | 3 |
| General education course | 3 | |
| Term Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring semester | ||
| MGMT 303 | Creativity and Ideation | 3 |
| MGMT 319 | Leadership | 3 |
| SCMA 320 | Production/Operations Management | 3 |
| SCMA 302 | Business Statistics II | 3 |
| General education course | 3 | |
| Term Hours: | 15 | |
| Junior year | ||
| Fall semester | ||
| BUSN 325 | Business Communications | 3 |
| ECON/INTL 329 | International Economics | 3 |
| INFO 360 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| MKTG 301 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| Approved international management elective | 3 | |
| Term Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring semester | ||
| FIRE 311 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGMT/INTL 418 | International Management | 3 |
| MKTG/INTL 320 | International Marketing | 3 |
| General education course | 3 | |
| Term Hours: | 12 | |
| Senior year | ||
| Fall semester | ||
| BUSN 323 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGMT 405 | Negotiation, Influence and Conflict Management | 3 |
| Approved international management elective | 3 | |
| Open electives | 6 | |
| Term Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring semester | ||
| BUSN 499 | Business Knowledge Exam | 0 |
| MGMT 331 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 434 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Approved international management elective | 3 | |
| Open electives | 6 | |
| Term Hours: | 15 | |
| Total Hours: | 120 | |
The minimum number of credit hours required for this degree is 120.