In the College of Business & Entrepreneurship’s School of Management & Marketing, the Management program provides a broad-based curriculum preparing students for professional careers in management. MBU prepares students to become successful managers through curriculum tied to industry expectations coupled with real-world experience who share their faith-based knowledge and insights. The instruction faculty provides enables students to shine bright and make a positive impact on their world. College of Business & Entrepreneurship students are encouraged to join the opportunities for networking, such as the Career & Internship Fair, with students, faculty, and professionals to identify a career path where they can make an impact for God’s glory.
Possible Careers
The following are only a sample of the possible careers a student with a management degree may pursue.
- General Manager
- Office Manager
- Project Manager
- Procurement Manager
- Production Manager
- Operations Manager
- Sales Manager
- Entrepreneur
- Risk Manager
- Logistics Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
- Marketing Manager
- Sales Manager
- Human Resource Manager
- Administrative Services Manager
Management Certificate Requirements
A total of 30 semester hours is required to earn the Management Certificate. Transfer credit will be accepted into this certificate program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 20 hours, up to 9 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 10 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Management Certificate.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to meet the Thirty-Hour Management Certificate requirements. The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the Management Certificate.
Required Business Component:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
BCIS 203 Microsoft Office Suite2
BUSN 413 Business Law – Uniform Commercial Code
ECON 123- Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102)1
MATH 243 – Probability and Statistics2
MGMT 303- Management Concept and Practices
MGMT 353- Production and Operations Management Semester
Total: 21 Hours
Required Management Component:
ITBU 363 Business Analytics
ITBU 473 Project Management
MGMT 433 Human Resources Management
Total: 9 Hours
Total hours to complete the management certificate: 30
1General Education Requirement
2Bachelor of Science Requirement
Management Minor Requirements
MINOR: Management (for College of Business & Entrepreneurship Majors, except Organizational Leadership)
Required Management courses:
MGMT 353 Production and Operations Management
MGMT 363 Managing Organizational Change and Diversity
MGMT 433 Human Resources Management
Total: 9 Hours
Required Electives:
Three (3) courses from the following that have not been applied to another College of Business & Entrepreneurship major or minor:
BUSN 333 Leadership in Free Enterprise
BUSN 403 Business in a Global Environment
ENTR 303 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
MRKT 363 Market Management
Total: 9 Hours
Total: 18 Hours to Complete the Management Minor for business majors’ requirements
MINOR: Management (for Non-Business Majors)
Required courses:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices
MGMT433 Human Resource Management
MGPS 403/503 Organizational Behavior and Leadership1
Total: 12 Hours
1See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.
Required Electives:
Two (2) courses from the following that have not been applied to another minor:
BUSN 333 Leadership in Free Enterprise
BUSN 403 Business in a Global Environment
ENTR 303 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
MGMT 353 Production and Operations Management
MGMT 363 Managing Organizational Change and Diversity
MGPS 403/503 Organizational Behavior and Leadership1
MRKT 363 Marketing Management
Total: 6 Hours
Total: 18 Hours to complete the management minor for non-business majors
Note(s):
- At least three hours of minor must be earned at Missouri Baptist University.
- A grade of D is not acceptable in courses taken to fulfill the requirements for a minor.
- If a substitution has been made, attach a copy of the signed approval and indicate the course number and title following the catalog requirement. Please include the date of the substitution.
Management Bachelor’s Requirements
MAJOR: This program includes a Business Administration Minor.
College of Business & Entrepreneurship Core Requirements:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 223 Principles of Managerial Accounting
BCIS 403/503 Management Applications of Information Technology2
BUIB 373 Experiential Internship
BUSN 353 Communication Strategies in Business
BUSN 363 Financial Management†
BUSN 413 Business Law- Uniform Commercial Code†
BUSN 463 Business Strategy and Competition
ITBU 363 Business Analytics
MATH 243 Probability and Statistics (MOTR MATH 110) 1
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices Semester Hours: 3
MGMT 353 Production and Operations Management
MGPS 403/503 Organizational Behavior and Leadership2
MRKT 313 Introduction to Marketing†
Total: 42 Hours
1Bachelor of Science Degree Requirement credit hours
2See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.
†For students majoring in Healthcare Management, these requirements are met by courses in the Healthcare Management Core.
The Business Administration minor will be granted to all majors in the College of Business & Entrepreneurship, except Business Administration, Applied Management, and Organizational Leadership, because of completing the minor requirements.
Management Major Requirements:
Required Business Course:
BUSN 403 Business in a Global Environment
OR
BUSN 403 TS- Business in a Global Environment (Travel Studies)
Total: 3 Hours
Required Management courses:
ITBU 473 Project Management
MGMT 363 Managing Organizational Change and Diversity
MGMT 433 Human Resource Management
Total: 9 Hours
Required Electives:
Three (3) hours from the following:
BUSN 333 Leadership in Free Enterprise
BUSN 473 Securities Industry Overview
ENTR 303 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
ENTR 363 Entrepreneurial Finance
MRKT 363 Marketing Management
Total: 3 Hours
Total: 57 Hours to Complete Major Requirements
Note(s):
- At least six hours of major and three hours of minor must be earned at Missouri Baptist University
- A grade of D is not acceptable in courses taken to fulfill the requirements for a major or minor
- If a substitution has been made, attach a copy of the signed approval and indicate the course number and title following the catalog requirement. Please include the date of the substitution.
Requirements for degree conferral:
- At least 24 of the last 32 hours taken at Missouri Baptist University
- Cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale (those seeking certification must achieve a GPA of 2.75)
- At least 42 hours of Upper Division (54 for a dual degree)
- At least 120 total credit hours (144 for a dual degree)