Business Management Major

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The Business Management major goes beyond business as usual. With an emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility, the Business Management major provides a solid foundation in business theory and practice, entrepreneurship, and innovation. This program prepares you to lead transformational change across a variety of business types. It enables you to learn responsible approaches to business management; develop business acumen that emphasizes innovation, values, sustainability, and social responsibility; and become empowered for success with your education, career, and life. A Business Management minor is also offered to complement a major in any discipline.

The Business Management program is grounded in Rollins’ commitment to educate students for global citizenship and responsible leadership, preparing graduates to pursue meaningful lives and productive careers. The Business Management program is anchored in the Rollins values of Excellence, Innovation, and Community and the AACSBInternational values of Innovation, Impact, and Engagement. The Business Management program provides opportunities for students to develop a strong set of basic business skills combined with an understanding of current economic, political, cultural, and environmental issues consistent with the Carnegie Foundation’s (2012) definition of the purpose of liberal learning “…to enable students to make sense of the world and their place in it, preparing them to use knowledge and skills as a means toward responsible engagement with the life of their times.”

Key themes of the Business Management program are:

The Primacy of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) in decision making

Economic growth and development,
Social responsibility and ethics, and
Environmental sustainability.

Contemporary theories, practices, content, and applications in business from the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
The global, ethical, responsible, economic, social, environmental, legal, and technological implications of course content
Problem solving through analysis, critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship through classwork and community engagement
Applied liberal arts skills (analytic, reflective, and strategic thinking; problem solving; legal and ethical reasoning, quantitative reasoning; and effective communication)
Leadership, interpersonal communication, coordination, cooperation, conflict resolution, teamwork, and team building
Application of information technology skills for research, composition, communication, calculation, and presentation
Broad global and strategic perspectives on contemporary business, social, and environmental issues
Reflective examination of self in relation to the global and local communities, and to the diversity of people with whom they will work
Application of knowledge through experiential learning opportunities (internships, service learning, community engagement, business projects, and case studies)

The Business Management Major

The requirements for the Business Management major are:

Sixteen (16) courses (64 credit hours): twelve (12) required business courses (48 credit hours), and four (4) elective courses (16 credit hours)
Global experience
MGT majors/minors must earn a grade of C or better in the following courses: MGT 101 , BUS 230 , BUS 233 , and BUS 236
Earn a minimum academic average of a 2.00 (‘C’) for all courses taken at Rollins and achieve a minimum academic average of a 2.00 (‘C’) for all courses taken to fulfill major and minor requirements.

The major is compatible with the 3/2 program of the Crummer Graduate School of Business, in which students earn a B.A. and MBA in 5 years. If MGT major takes 3 or more courses in a specific subject, s/he can count this as a concentration. This is subject to Department Director approval.

Required Business Courses (12 Courses, 48 Hours)

Core Courses

MGT 101 - Introduction to Responsible Business Management Credit(s): (Grade of ‘C’ or better required)
BUS 230 - Financial and Managerial Accounting Credit(s): (Grade of ‘C’ or better required)
BUS 233 - Micro & Macro Economics Credit(s): (Grade of ‘C’ or better required)
BUS 236 - Statistics for Business Credit(s): (Grade of ‘C’ or better required)
BUS 245 - International Organizational Behavior Credit(s):
MGT 312 - Responsible Business Leadership Credit(s):
BUS 320 - Entrepreneurial & Corporate Finance Credit(s):
BUS 330 - Entrepreneurial Marketing Credit(s):
MGT 342 - Human Resource Management Credit(s):
MGT 350 - Supply Chain Management Credit(s):
MGT 354 - High Performance Organizations Credit(s):
BUS 450 - Global Business Strategy Credit(s):

Electives Courses

Students must take a total of four (4) elective courses:

At least one (1) elective from each group
At least two (2) electives must be at the 300-400 level

Group A:

ART 220 Computer-Aided Design & Digital Fabrication
CMS 215 Business Applications of Computer Science
ECO 202 - Introduction to Economics in Historical Perspective Credit(s):
ENG 217 Intro to Professional Writing
MUS 292 - Introduction to the Business of Music Credit(s):
THE 344 Introduction to Theatre Administration

Group B:

Some electives may have prerequisites.

BUS 397, MGT 397, SEB 397, or INB 397 cannot be used as an elective toward the major.

BUS 317 - Personal Finance Credit(s):
BUS 321 Global Entrepreneurship
BUS 331 - Financial Statement Analysis Credit(s):
BUS 332 - Family Business Financial Management Credit(s):
BUS 339 - Marketing Analytics Credit(s):
BUS 348 - Investments Credit(s):
BUS 369 - Global Business Credit(s):
BUS 375 - Advertising and Promotion Credit(s):
BUS 376 - Personal Selling Credit(s):
BUS 390 - Special Topics in Business Credit(s):
BUS 398/399 - Independent Research Credit(s):
COM 301 - Designing Effective Organizations Credit(s):
COM 321 - Organizational Communication Credit(s):
ECO 301 Labor Economics
ECO 304 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credit(s):
ECO 306 - Monetary Economics Credit(s):
ECO 307 - International Economics Credit(s):
ECO 310 - International Finance Credit(s):
ECO 332 - Industrial Organization Credit(s):
ECO 347 - International Trade & Finance Credit(s):
ENG 277 Visual and Verbal Text Design
ENG 377 Studies in Professional Writing
MGT 316 - Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Credit(s):
MGT 352 - Project Management Credit(s):
PHI 218 - Argumentation & Media Manipulation Credit(s):
PSY 200 - Stress Management Credit(s):
PSY 210 - Psychology Across Cultures Credit(s):
PSY 317 - Group Dynamics (IC) Credit(s): 4
PSY 319 The Psychology of Work
PSY 407 - Organization Development (IC) Credit(s): 4

Global Experience

MGT majors are required to have a global experience. This requirement may be satisfied by any of the following:

participating in a Rollins semester abroad program,
participating in an approved Rollins study abroad course,
experience as an international student studying in the U.S., or
extensive experience living or working abroad at age 16 or older. Students should document their global experience and provide supporting evidence and an essay describing their experience. The Department director will determine whether the student’s global experience satisfies the requirements for the Management major.

Residency and Distribution

Business majors must:

take all required business courses at Rollins (except for courses taken by transfer students prior to admission to Rollins),
take at least one-half of all courses for the major at Rollins (no exemption for transfer students),
take at least one-half of all business core courses from the BUS curriculum (no exemptions for internal transfers), and
take at least one-half of all courses for the major at the 300-400 level.