What can I expect as a Gies management student?
The management major through Gies' Department of Business Administration prepares business students to be leaders and innovators. Here you’ll gain deep knowledge in leadership, planning, organization, and other skills that are central to success in the management profession. You’ll be prepared to analyze and solve managerial problems—whether they involve people, organizations, or markets.
Countless career opportunities
Gies students who earn a management degree will have a strong understanding of how to assume leadership roles. Their skills prepare them to enter a wide range of career paths including human resources, information technology, consulting, marketing, and operations. Recent Gies management graduates have been employed with companies such as Alight Solutions, ALDI, AbbVie, Accenture, Deloitte, Kohl’s, Nielsen, PepsiCo, Nike, and Amazon. In 2023, Gies management graduates earned an average starting salary of $66,150.
Focused on managerial leadership
Effective managers must be ethical leaders and competent decision makers who formulate goals and long-term plans, build effective teams, and motivate employees. At Gies, you will take a class your first semester that focuses on the importance of those skills. Through Business 101, our course on professional responsibility, you will build your sense of personal, professional, and societal responsibility in order to become an accountable, ethical manager and business leader.
Typical Plan of Study
The typical plan of study includes business core courses, major core courses, and the required number of major electives. The major electives sample is not a comprehensive list. Students work directly with a Gies academic advisor to determine appropriate coursework, scheduling, and number of credit hours needed to fulfill degree requirements.
Business Core Courses
- ACCY 201: Accounting and Accountancy I
- ACCY 202: Accounting and Accountancy II
- BADM 210: Business Analytics I
- BADM 211: Business Analytics II
- BADM 275: Fundamentals of Operations Management
- BADM 300: The Legal Environment of Bus
- BADM 310: Mgmt and Organizational Beh
- BADM 320: Principles of Marketing
- BADM 449: Business Policy and Strategy
- BUS 101: Professional Responsibility and Business
- BUS 201: Business Dynamics
- BUS 301 Business in Action
- BUS 401: Business in a Global Perspective
- FIN 221: Corporate Finance
Sample Management Major Courses
Sample Major and General Electives
- BADM 321 Principles of Retailing
- BADM 323 Marketing Communications
- BADM 329 New Product Development
- BADM 330 Brand Management
- BADM 353 Information Systems Analysis and Design
- BADM 377 Project Management
- BADM 378 Logistics Management
- BADM 403 Corporate and Commercial Law
- BADM 446 Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creations
Broaden your experience
Students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to study abroad. At Gies, you can choose from programs that last a few weeks, a summer, or a semester. Open a window to the world, and open doors for your future.
