Courses in management are beneficial to students regardless of major. The management major is interdisciplinary and integrates material from courses taken in other departments during all four years of study. Required courses in the major focus on the human and financial dimensions of managing organizations in a turbulent and global environment. Courses within the management sequence stress continual development of oral and written communication skills as well as analytical and computer skills. The management department curriculum helps students develop methods of inquiry.
Students are active participants in the learning process.
Emphasis is placed on making decisions under conditions of uncertainty and developing the capacity to adapt to a continually changing environment. Cooperative learning methods enable students to learn from and build upon the perspectives of others. The curriculum prepares students for life-long learning. Students learn how and where to find information, how to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information, as well as methods for analyzing and evaluating information. Oral presentations and group work are the norm in the management classroom.