The general management concentration in the MBA program was
designed to meet the diverse needs of MBA students. The concentration
is particularly appropriate for two groups of students. First,
students who wish to design a concentration that meets their unique
career needs but who recognize the importance of building on a solid
foundation of general management. Second, students who plan to
specialize in finance or marketing but who want to complement their
technical functional skills with general management skills. We highly
recommend that students concentrating in finance and marketing also
complete the management concentration to round out their skills and to
increase their future effectiveness as managers.
The philosophy underlying the design of the concentration is that
students entering a variety of functional areas of business who move
up in their careers will find themselves in positions with increasing
management responsibility. Thus, having a solid foundation of skills
in management is critically important independent of your specific
career objectives. Moreover, we believe that the skills gained in the
management concentration can help differentiate our graduates from the
other 75,000 people earning MBA degrees each year and thus enhance
your chances for career advancement.
Required Courses
MGMT 611 Managing Competitive Organizations
MGMT 615 Leadership
Plus one additional management elective
Because of the small number of courses required in
management, it is not possible to make substitutions to the
above list of courses.
Additional Requirements
Three additional business electives which must be taken in at least two
of the following departments: accounting, decision sciences, finance, marketing,
or business environment.
Additional electives to fulfill the requirements of
the MBA degree can be chosen from courses offered in any
LCB deparment, including management, or from courses
offered on campus outside the LCB.
