Contact
Academic Programs, 215 Whitman School of Management, 315-443-2361.
Faculty
Natarajan Balasubramanian, Pamela Brandes, Donald Cardarelli, Ravi Dharwadkar, Rachael Goodwin, Peter Knych, Jamie Lyn Perry, Anparasan Mahalingam, Catherine Maritan, Cameron Miller, Kira Reed, Lynne Vincent, Frederick Vona
Program Description
The major in management prepares students for professional positions that involve both macro and micro organizational processes and systems in corporations and their environments. Many Whitman students desire to join management training programs at multi-national corporations or the professional consulting firms that serve these global corporations; and others will go on to law school or another professional school. The major in management will give students the content and the context to develop the skills and perspectives to become managers and leaders in their chosen organizations and professions. Students are often attracted to the major because of its focus on the specific theory and practice of managing people and organizations.
The management major serves as a logical complement to other technical majors at Whitman and across campus. The knowledge and practices developed in the required courses allow graduates to analyze and use all the organizational processes and resources necessary to manage their positions and other employees. The diverse but focused interests of the department faculty provide the multiple foundations needed to develop the integrated sets of skills and perspectives to manage in today’s corporations and their complex environments.
Student Learning Outcomes
In addition to the comprehensive learning outcomes listed in the Whitman School’s Undergraduate Education description, students in this major are expected to achieve the following additional learning outcomes:
- Apply five leadership concepts
- Evaluate effectiveness of firm’s competitive strategy
Major Requirements
The Management, BS degree requires at least 122 credits, distributed as indicated below.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| |
| Leadership and Organization Change | |
| Management and Ethics | |
| Organizational Behavior | |
| Strategic Human Resource Management | |
| Business Negotiations | |
| Technology and Innovation Strategies | |
| Women in Business Organizations | |
| Corporate Development Strategies | |
| Advanced Topics in Strategic Management | |
| Selected Topics | |
| Total Credits | 15 |
University-wide Requirements
All incoming and transfer students are required to take a 1-credit FYS 101 First Year Seminar course and a 3-credit IDEA course that can be selected from an approved list.
Quantitative Skills
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| MAT 284 | Business Calculus | 4 |
| MAS 261 | Introductory Statistics for Management | 3 |
| 3 |
| BUA 345 | Business Analytics for Management Decisions | 3 |
| Total Credits | 13 |
Communication Skills
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| WRT 105 | Studio 1: Practices of Academic Writing | 3 |
| WRT 205 | Studio 2: Critical Research and Writing | 3 |
| WRT 307 | Advanced Writing Studio: Professional Writing | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
Required Arts & Sciences Courses
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ECN 101 | Introductory Microeconomics | 3 |
| PSY 205 | Foundations of Human Behavior | 3 |
| ECN 102 | Introductory Macroeconomics | 3 |
| or ECN 203 | Economic Ideas and Issues |
| Total Credits | 9 |
Arts & Science Electives
- 26 credits taken through any subject offered by the College of Arts & Sciences. IDEA courses offered in the College of Arts & Sciences can be taken to fulfill the 3-credit IDEA course requirement. FYS 101 First Year Seminar counts towards 1 required A&S elective credit.
Whitman Required Core Courses
In addition to management coursework taken within other skills areas, students are required to complete the following coursework in the management core:
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| SOM 122 | Perspectives of Business and Management (fall only) | 3 |
| SOM 181 | Foundations of the Future: Business & Technology | 1 |
| LPP 255 | Introduction to the Legal System | 3 |
| ACC 151 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC 252 | Intro to Managerial Acc | 3 |
| FIN 256 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MAR 255 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| SCM 265 | Introduction to Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MGT 247 | Introduction to Strategic Management | 3 |
| MGT 248 | Managing and Leading People in Organizations | 3 |
| SOM 354 | Managing in a Global Setting | 3 |
| EEE 457 | Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 35 |
Business Elective
A business elective is any upper-division course in the Whitman School that gives credit but is not used to fill requirements in other groups. This course cannot be from the student’s major area. IDEA courses offered in the Whitman School can be taken to fulfill the 3-credit IDEA course requirement.
Total Credits: 3
Free Electives
Students complete additional credits from any credit-bearing course with the following conditions: no more than 3 credits of physical education, health, or music ensemble may be used; and students may not take courses considered to have content that duplicates courses already taken. IDEA courses taken outside of the College of Arts & Sciences and the Whitman School can be taken to fulfill the 3-credit course requirement.
Total Credits: 12
Global Diversity
Whitman students must have some form of global experience. For most students, this is
achieved through study abroad. Students may also fulfill the requirement with the completion
of two courses from the global diversity electives list (which may fulfill other course
requirements for the degree).
Community Engagement
Students are required to apply their management skills and knowledge to community
problems. This is realized through an unpaid community service project in which 50 hours are
completed throughout the undergraduate experience. Services must be completed at a nonprofit
and requires pre-approval from the Whitman Undergraduate Office.
Internship
Students are required to have at least one internship after they acquire junior standing. The
internship should consist of 120 hours on-site, be a natural extension of the classroom, and
provide substantial opportunity for knowledge attainment and skill development. Exposure to
real job situations related to the students major is required. This internship should be
registered in Handshake and approved by the Whitman Career Center prior to beginning.
Undergraduate University Requirements
The following requirements and experiences apply to all Syracuse University Undergraduate matriculated degree programs.