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Business Management

Management is one of the most exciting and “in demand” careers today. As a management major, you will learn how to plan, control, organize, and lead companies to perform successfully.

About the Program

Aligned with the mission and goals of the School of Business (SB), the Business Management degree provides students with opportunities to expand managerial and business related skills and knowledge. Business Management courses allow students to experience the operations of a business; both for-profit and non-profit.

The SB, through the Business Management program, encourages and provide opportunities to interact with local businesses and organizations. During the student’s tenure in the Management Program they will have multiple opportunities to apply the knowledge acquired in the classroom to real businesses. International trade, manufacturing, and services are among the various types of environments that student will be exposed to while in the program.

As part of these opportunities, the Business Management faculty serves as mentors in developing business plans, feasibility studies, economic impact analyses and many other industry instruments that prepares students for a professional career. In addition to managerial classes, the young professionals will have the opportunity to create and develop their ideas through the department’s new entrepreneurship classes (and minor). Technology transfer, commercialization and sustainable businesses are only a few of the areas of study focused on by the School of Business.

Business Management is Interdisciplinary by Nature

The Business Management degree provides a multicultural, holistic, and socially responsible perspective of the business world. The triple bottomline (People, Profit, and Planet) is incorporated in the analysis of products and services, as well as supply chains and international operations. Excellent customer service, problem solving skills, critical thinking, and decision making are among the skills the student will develop in the Business Management program.

With flexibility in mind, the Business Management degree is without a glitch; a suitable combination for disciplines such as art, sports, healthcare, science and many others. Students with majors in any field or disciplines can take advantage of this winning combination, with minoring (or majoring) in Business Management or Entrepreneurship.

Business Management Leads Local Projects

Experiential learning is one of the most important qualities of the School of Business and the Business Management Degree. Students and faculty partner with a variety of local organizations each year in the SB-Business Assistance Program. The objective of this initiative is to serve the community in which we live by sharing knowledge and expertise free of charge. Each semester various local projects will be selected by students, and under the mentorship of their professors, assistance and advice will be provided to businesses. This assistance will include business plans, social media advice as well as various other avenues to improve growth, sustainability and service.

Since its inception in 2014, the program has created over fifteen business plans, helped businesses with social media campaigns, provided ideas for the use of spaces and helped in the creation of new businesses in downtown Silver City. The program fosters interaction between students and the local business population resulting in synergies between WNMU and the community.

Bachelor in Business Administration Program Learning Outcomes- Business Management

The Bachelor in Business Administration in Business Management has the following Program Learning Outcomes:

Implement foundational concepts of management and explain management roles, i.e. setting goals, objectives, and strategies to accomplish a purpose.
Analyze, interpret, and synthesize data to make managerial decisions.
Synthesize information from applicable disciplines into management concepts.
Apply management ethics and demonstrate understanding of corporate social responsibility, in the context of a diverse, global/multi-cultural business environment.
Exhibit effective oral and written communication skills related to management activities.
Students will demonstrate proficiency using information technology.

Courses

Business Core Course Requirements (24 Credit Hours)

An introduction to financial accounting concepts, including an emphasis on generally accepted accounting principles, the accounting cycle, and basic accounting terminology. (NMCCN ACCT 2113). (3)

An introduction to managerial accounting concepts. It includes an introduction to the management process, including the function of planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and decision making. (NMCCN ACCT 2123). (3)

Commercial and government law as it relates to contracts, agencies, employers, employees, negotiable instruments, insurance, and assignments. Prerequisite: ENGL 102. (NMCCN BLAW 2113). (3)

Study and analysis of the elements of marketing and marketing strategy, stressing product-development policies, pricing strategies, promotion, and distribution strategies, and market structure. Prerequisite: ENGL 102. (NMCCN MKTG 2113). (3)

The basics of management principles, methods, fundamentals, functions, terminology, techniques, theories, trends, practices, and applications in the modern business organization. Prerequisite: ENGL 102. (NMCCN MGMT 2113). (3)

The organization of corporations in modern business; growth of the business organizations; current financing, insolvency, receiverships, and reorganizations. Prerequisites: BSAD 230, 231, CMPS 111, ECON 201, 202, ENGL 102, MATH 121, 221, and 321. Fall only. (NMCCN BFIN 2113). (3)

An analysis and description of present day personnel practice; stresses such matters as source of labor supply, equal employment opportunity, selection of employees, training, collective bargaining, and judging effectiveness of the labor force. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: BSAD 350 and ENGL 102. Non-business majors: consent of the instructor. (3)

Integration of various functional business and management areas in a context of policy-level decision-making and strategic analysis; emphasizes independent analysis through case problems. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and second-semester senior standing or permission of instructor; completion of all other business core courses. (3)

Business Management Concentration (24 Minimum)

The role of organizational communication as a tool for effective management; learn the roles of communication in organizations, fundamentals of business writing, presentations including the use of computer presentations, interoffice communication including memos, e-mail, and other technologies. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: BSAD 350 and ENGL 102. Spring only. (3)

Research process and procedures as applied to business; includes problem statement, research methodology, and reporting through the use of cases and actual business problems. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and MATH 321. Spring only. (3)

Integration of the courses for the marketing concentration; uses the case analysis approach in developing marketing management decision-making and communications abilities. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: BSAD 340, ENGL 102 and Senior-level. Fall only. (3)

Analysis of human behavior in organizations from both micro- and macro orientations, including direct application of theory to management practices. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: BSAD 350 and ENGL 102. Non-business majors: consent of the instructor. Fall only. (3)

An examination of the production function in service and manufacturing organizations. Qualitative and quantitative methods of improving both quality and efficiency of operations and output. Prerequisites: BSAD 350, ENGL 102, and MATH 321. Spring only. (3)

Contemporary financial management theory using case studies; in-depth view of capital budgeting, the cost of capital, capital structure, working capital management, corporate financial decision-making, international finance, and special topics such as security valuation, firm valuation, mergers, and acquisitions, financial leverage, and leasing. Prerequisites: BSAD 370 and ENGL 102. Spring only. (3)

The international business environments within which business firms operate and the public policies and cultures which influence their activities; includes international finance, legal issues, management, and marketing considerations of the international, transnational, multinational, and global firms. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: BSAD 340, 350, 370, ENGL 102, and MATH 321. Fall only. (3)

The American labor movement, wage, theory, labor market demand, and labor supply. Prerequisites: ECON 201, 202, and ENGL 102. (3)

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Degree Track

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Catalog

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Tuition and Fees

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Accreditation

The School of Business accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The Bachelors in Business Management is an Accredited program by the ACBSP. WNMU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.