Management

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Room 4-304 AB

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Bachelor of Science in Management (BSM) degree is focused on developing technology-savvy business leaders of the future.

In order to accomplish our mission, the School of Management must focus on producing effective managers who are thought leaders and societal force for good. The BSM coupled with the cooperative education model will train students to utilize business knowledge to make insightful management decisions.

The Bachelor of Science in Management curriculum is a unique combination of management and business-related courses and technical disciplines that creates an intersection of business and STEM by design. The objective of this program is to prepare graduates for leadership roles in business organizations through a rigorous common core and customized concentrations built around student interests. Integration of project-based instruction and cooperative industrial experience prepares students for the management challenges of increasingly complex business environments.

The program provides the skills necessary for students to apply their multi-disciplinary education to the solution of challenging problems in the multifaceted world of modern business. The courses are orchestrated toward the management application of knowledge, not a mere understanding of functional skills.

BSM PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students should be able to:

1. Effectively analyze complex and ambiguous business problems from a variety of perspectives to arrive at value creating solutions.
2. Identify and use relevant technology for solving contemporary problems and be able to describe the potential direction of technological developments.
3. Work in teams to investigate opportunities and solve problems.
4. Communicate to diverse stakeholders through professional written, oral, and presentation skills.
5. Demonstrate an appreciation of the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion on interpersonal, organizational, and societal interactions and outcomes.
6. Acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required to address problems faced by business and society.
7. Effectively transfer learned theoretical frameworks, business constructs, tools, and behaviors from the classroom to professional practice. 

CONCENTRATIONS

The BSM program gives students the unique opportunity to Be Job Ready on Day 1 by providing them with the management and leadership skills through experiencing business in classroom and coop rotational engagements to make their dreams real, whether that is aspiring to a c-suite position or becoming an entrepreneur by starting their own business. As students navigate through the management program including core courses, they will choose from a wide array of electives that form a concentration denoting an area of particular focus. 

TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
The Technology Leadership Concentration is comprised of four approved electives that may include courses from Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, and Computer Science.

BUSINESS ANALYTICS
The Business Analytics Concentration is comprised of four approved electives that may include courses from Computer Science, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Liberal Studies, and Management.

SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
The Supply Chain and Logistics Management Concentration is comprised of four approved electives that may include courses from Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Business.

SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT
The Sustainable Solutions for Enterprise Concentration is comprised of four approved electives that may include courses from Social Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, and Business. 

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration is comprised of four approved electives that may include courses from Business, Economics, and Engineering. 

STUDY ABROAD

The BSM offers a range of international educational opportunities, including the option to study abroad.  Management students wishing to study abroad have the opportunity to attend classes held in English at partner universities in Austria, Germany and South Korea.  The program is one term in length, normally the Senior 1(SR1) term. Students interested in studying abroad need to make their decision no later than the Junior 1 (JR1) term and discuss their intentions with their academic advisor.  Additional information is available from the School of Management and the Kettering University Office of International Programs.

ACCREDITATION 

The BSM program is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). 

Management Program Curriculum Requirements

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Humanities and Social Science advanced electives must be selected from approved 300 and 400 level courses.

(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 161

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Students are automatically registered for CILE-400 in a co-op term when they reach Junior II status. 

Representative Program

(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 161