Management
The UW-Eau Claire management program provides you with the management and general business knowledge you need to compete in today’s job market. It also helps you develop communication, interpersonal, technical and critical thinking skills, which are highly valued by organizations seeking to employ managers.
The program prepares you to sit for professional certification examinations in human resource management or production and inventory management.
Why study management?
- In demand. All organizations need managers. Employment for general managers, labor relations specialists, international human resources management specialists, employee benefits and compensation specialists is expected to be strong through the year 2006. (Source: Bureau of Labor and Business Statistics.)
- Well paid.The annual salary range for an entry-level management trainee with a bachelor's degree is $ 33,500-50,000. (Source: Summer 2005 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges & Employers.)
- Independence. Managers who own their own businesses work for themselves.
- Potential for Advancement. A background in management gives you the skills and knowledge you need to achieve organizational objectives through people and other resources.
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Career options
- Retail manager
- Job analyst
- Inventory analyst
- Purchasing agent/buyer
- Labor relations specialist
- Employee benefits and compensations specialist
- Operations manager
- Entrepreneur/business owner
- Vice president-human resources
Undergraduate programs
The UW-Eau Claire College of Business offers the following programs in management:
Major
- Management (comprehensive major; requires no minor)
Areas of concentration
- General Management, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Operations/ Materials Management
Minor
- Management
Special department admissions requirements
You must be formally admitted to the College of Business before you can take junior and senior level management and business courses. Most students apply for admission at the end of their sophomore year. Check the university course catalogue for College of Business admission requirements.
High school preparation
- Be comfortable using a personal computer and have some knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, graphics and data management software.
- Participate in activities that give you teamwork and leadership experiences.
- Enroll in courses and/or participate in activities that develop your oral and written communication skills.
- Participate in organizations and/or work experiences that let you experience how a business operates.
- All students who enroll at UW-Eau Claire are required to have a minimum of 17 college preparatory units including:
– 4 years of English (at least 3 composition and literature)
– 2 years of a single foreign language
– 3 years of math (algebra, geometry, 1 advanced college preparatory math)
– 3 years of natural science
– 3 years of social science (1 must be world or American history)
– 2 additional units in the areas already mentioned or other academic areas
Freshman course work
Most students take 30 credits (15 credits each semester) their freshman year. Many management students take the following courses during their first year:
- English Composition
- Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
- Short Course in Calculus
- Statistics
- Introduction to Psychology or Sociology
- Physical Education/Wellness
- General education electives
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