Santa Clara University

About the Management Major

Management majors are those who want to develop balanced general management skills or to specialize in human resource management. Students in other majors who aspire to supervisory or managerial positions will find several of the department electives useful.

Management

Develop skills in business management, strategy, and policy, or specialize in human resource management.

As a management major at Santa Clara University, you will develop balanced general management skills or specialize in human resource management. Our program emphasizes both rigorous analysis and managerial applications. Courses are offered in organizational behavior and design, human resource management, industrial relations, managerial communication, leadership, and family business management. Additional courses in strategic management, business and public policy, and international management provide a general management perspective.

Major Requirements

• Management in Organizations
  
• Four additional upper-division courses in management

Lower-Division

• Markets and Prices
• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Leadership Competency (two courses)
• Data Analysis (two courses)
• Business Ethics
• Financial Accounting
• Managerial Accounting

Upper-Division

• Business Environment
• International Business
• Organization and Management
• Principles of Marketing
• Financial Management
• Economic Policy and Perspectives
• Econometrics
• Operations Management