Business Management B.S.

“What Can I Do with a Major in Business Management?”

As companies strive to compete in a global market, they look for employees who are knowledgeable in current business practices and who can effectively evaluate the current competitive environment and meet customer needs. Businesses want employees with strong communication skills who are good at analyzing and solving problems and thinking critically.

A Business Management degree can provide those skills, and earning this degree can increase your job opportunities and salary potential. The study of business management provides a broad education in business management practices and can be pursued on its own or combined with a more specialized area of study such as Entrepreneurship or Supply Chain Management.

About the Program

The purpose of the Business Management program is to provide students with the knowledge, training, and skills development they will need to pursue a successful career in business management. As a Business Management major, you choose the area of specialization that you would like to pursue. The areas of concentration are:  General Management, Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Management. When you complete the course of study, you will receive a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. 

If your goal is to become a professional manager who is not only a trained decision-maker, but also understands the complex relationships that exist between the manager, the organization, and society at large, then please contact the department for more information.

Are you interested in ...

• Effectively and efficiently managing people, methods, materials, equipment, and money to meet customer needs
• Individual and organizational success
• Leadership
• Effective communication
• Critical thinking and analyzing and solving problems
• Team work

Choose Business Management at ESU

• Small class size
• Modern teaching classrooms
• Qualified, experienced faculty
• Personal advising by faculty
• Three concentrations: General Management, Entrepreneurship, and Supply Chain Management

Program Features

45 credits

Required courses:

Concentration courses:

Fifteen credits from one of the following areas:

Management:

Select any five of the following:

Entrepreneurship:

All of the following are required:

Supply Chain Management:

Co-requisite courses:

Additional requirements:

• Majors must complete a minimum of five management (MGT) courses at East Stroudsburg University.
• Majors must attain a major GPA of 2.5 or higher in all management (MGT) courses taken at East Stroudsburg University.
• Incoming students are admitted as Pre-Business Management majors.  In order to be admitted to the Business Management degree program and be permitted to take upper level (300/400) management courses, pre-business management students must satisfy the following entrance-to-major requirements:
  • Complete all eight required co-requisite courses
  • Complete the following entrance-to-major lower-level business courses: MGT 211, 212, 225, 250
  • Complete a minimum of 45 total semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.25.
• Transfer students (both from other colleges and other majors) must meet the above requirements. If they do not, they are admitted into the pre-business management program.
• Please see the University requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog.

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan for Business Management

Subject to change by the University without notice.

Freshman Year

Fall

Spring

Sophomore Year

Fall

Spring

Junior Year

Fall

Spring

Senior Year

Fall

Spring

Total Credit Hours: 120