Management Concentrations

All students in the College of Management have a predetermined major, which is management. In addition to the major, CM students also complete a concentration that focuses on a particular area of business. In the College of Management, students have a choice of six disciplinary-based concentrations and five interdisciplinary concentrations. Students can declare a concentration after they have completed 60 credits and one semester as a degree-seeking student in the College of Management.

The disciplinary based concentrations involve courses taken mainly from a single department, and allow students to specialize in a particular functional area of business. These disciplinary based concentrations are:

• Accounting (ACC)
• Finance (FIN)
• Management (MGT)
• Marketing (MKT)
• Management Information Systems (MIS)
• Operations Management Science (OMS)

The interdisciplinary concentrations involve courses from two or more departments. These interdisciplinary concentrations are:

• International Management (INTMGT)
• Information Management for Finance (IM-F)
• Information Management for Marketing (IM-MK)
• Management Science for Finance (MS-F)
• Management Science for Marketing (MS-MK)

International management involves CM courses as well as CLA courses. The other concentrations span two departments. As a point of clarification, the two Information Management concentrations are intended for those interested in either marketing or finance who wish to add to their skill set the tools needed to gather, store, and manage the information that these disciplines are based on. The two management science concentrations involve more emphasis on analysis and decision-making based on financial or marketing data.

Students are allowed and even encouraged to pursue more than one concentration. However, no more than two courses from the first concentration can be used towards the second. If you plan on completing more than one concentration, please note that you are required to complete both concentrations to be certified for graduation.

For an overview of the content and requirements for each concentration, and a description of possible career paths for each, click on the links below:

Click here for Declaration of Concentration form.

NOTE: Concentration courses cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis.

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