Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Management] From Pennsylvania State University

Core management courses provide a general overview of key management competencies including effective leadership, team building, managing and motivating human resources, facilitating organizational change and learning, and fostering and applying organizational knowledge for competitive advantage. Students complement this general management foundation with a human resource management, entrepreneurship, or individualized concentration.

The Human Resources Management concentration prepares students for a career in human resource management by developing skills and competencies including managing diversity and equal opportunity, ethical and fair treatment of employees, planning and staffing, training and development, compensation and benefits, performance management, and protecting employee safety and health. The Entrepreneurship concentration introduces undergraduate students to the process of new venture development. Topics include business plan development, the nature of management in small business, and the role of creativity and innovation in the entrepreneurial process. Opportunities are provided for student participation in the development of an actual new business venture.