B.S. Degree in Management

Managers are responsible for achieving organizational objectives by coordinating money, materials, machines, and most important of all, the efforts of people. Managers set objectives, establish policies, plan, organize, direct, communicate, and make decisions. Since their principal concern is solving problems, managers are continually defining problems and seeking solutions. To be an effective manager, an individual needs a broad knowledge of the practice of management, the workings of business and the economy, and the behavior of people. The knowledge obtained in the B.S. degree at SDSU should be sufficient to qualify the student for a broad range of beginning managerial positions in business organizations. The management major offers the unique feature of focusing on the type of organization or industry, as opposed to specific tasks. After completing the College of Business Administration core courses, students take coursework in advanced management topic areas including operations management, human resource management, social and ethical issues in business, organization theory and change, and interpersonal processes. Career Opportunities: Recent government and private manpower studies indicate that the demand for professional managers should continue to increase. While the types of employment secured by management graduates are varied, a recent study conducted by the management department showed that many graduates have gone into the following types of positions: Operations managers, who supervise manufacturing and service operations, and are responsible for scheduling production and operations activities and controlling operational costs, Sales managers, who hire, train, and supervise sales personnel, evaluate the work of sales people, and develop incentive programs, Financial managers, who supervise operations in banks, security exchanges, credit unions, and savings and loan associations, Merchandising managers, who supervise operations in retail stores, Organization and management analysts, who design and evaluate organizational structures and jobs, International managers, who supervise foreign-based manufacturing and/or marketing operations for American companies, Corporate planners, who develop strategic plans for corporations, Human Resource Managers, who work as employment specialists, recruiters, job evaluators, compensation specialists, benefits analysts, and training officers and Labor relations specialists and human resource managers are concerned with human problems in business and government organizations, and identify and work on problems concerning employee selection, union relations, pay and benefit scales, leadership, motivation, affirmative action, and equal opportunity.