Courses at the 400-level

The process of designing and managing a cost-effective, equitable, and legally acceptable total compensation package is examined. Topics include economic, social, and legal determinants of base pay; and incentives and benefits.
3 credit hours

• MGT 320

Employee relations in union and nonunion organizations are examined. Topics include performance appraisal systems for nonunion environments, and laws, elections, and contract administration for union environments.
3 credit hours

• MGT 320

Concepts and methods involved in designing and managing the recruitment and selection functions of management are examined. (Formerly Selection, Training, and Development.)
3 credit hours

• MGT 320

The concepts, programs, and practices that organizations use to train and develop organization members are examined. Topics include learning, needs assessment, program design and implementation, evaluation, skills training, and coaching.
3 credit hours

• MGT 320

Emphasis is on the strategic integration of operations across functional areas to achieve sustainable competitive advantage in manufacturing and service organizations.
3 credit hours

• MGT 301
• MGT 348

Focus is on the formulation and implementation of organizational strategies and policies. The case method is used in integrating material from other management and economics courses. (Formerly Seminar in Managerial Policy.)
3 credit hours

• Satisfactory completion of all other departmental required and cognate courses
• 102 credit hours of undergraduate courses

Students are assigned to a business, an industrial organization, or a not-for-profit organization and supervised by a mentor. They receive 1 credit hour for every four hours of work they do. A two-hour biweekly seminar is included.
3-9 credit hours

• Junior standing
• A major or minor in a School of Management program
• Consent of internship director and appropriate faculty member

The student selects a topic and undertakes concentrated research under the supervision of a faculty advisor.
3 credit hours

• Consent of department chair

The key processes of modern advertising practice are studied. Students cannot receive credit for both Communications 338 and Marketing 438.
3 credit hours

• MKT 301
• MKT 335

This is a capstone course in marketing designed to integrate the marketing functions of product, price, channels, and promotion with the concepts of strategic planning. Emphasis is on the relevance of this integration to marketing.
3 credit hours

• MKT 301
• MKT 329
• MKT 333
• MKT 334
• One additional 300-level marketing course

Students are assigned to a business, an industrial organization, or a not-for-profit organization and supervised by a mentor. Students receive 1 credit hour for every four hours of work. A two-hour biweekly seminar is included.
3-9 credit hours

• Junior standing
• A major or minor in a School of Management program
• Consent of internship director and appropriate faculty member