Welcome to the Department of Management at Missouri State University. I am gratified by your interest. Let me tell you a few things about our degree programs and our outstanding faculty.
Options in the management major are offered in four areas reflecting the diversity of specializations that now exist in the field. These options include: Administrative Management, International Business Administration, Human Resources Management, and Operations Management. Majors in Entrepreneurship, Entertainment Management, and a Masters in Health Administration are also available to provide opportunities in these rapidly growing areas. We also offer minors in Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Leadership, Operations, and General Management.
The Department of Management consists of 19 full-time faculty members, of which 15 hold doctoral degrees in their fields. The Management faculty has accomplished many wonderful things in recent years. For example, five members have recently been awarded university honors for teaching or research. In addition to their scholarship, Management faculty are student-oriented, well-traveled internationally, and committed to the quality education of tomorrow’s business leaders.
We are proud to be one of five departments in the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredited College of Business. This accreditation places us among the top 10% of business schools in the United States that have such total program accreditation. AACSB accreditation is a widely recognized acknowledgment of the quality of our programs, our scholarship, and our faculty. Over 900 majors and minors have chosen to pursue programs in the management area at Missouri State.
Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling, are activities that will never become obsolete. If you plan to enter college to prepare for a career in business, are seeking to organize your future goals and aspirations, are directing your efforts in a focused way, and wish to control your success, the Management Department at Missouri State may be the place for you. If you have any questions or would like to explore your options in more detail, do not hesitate to contact our department at management@missouristate.edu.