Undergraduate Management Major Overview
Management is the art and science of helping individuals achieve goals together, often in organizations. The Management major introduces management principles, theories, and teaches critical thinking and hands-on, applied skills to students who want to be leaders in organizations, small or large, or want careers in the management or related fields – such as human resource management, consulting or project management, among others. The Management major at Lehigh University, featuring renowned research scholars and educators, is designed to give students the knowledge and abilities required to succeed in Management Consulting, Human Resources and Organizational Management, as well as those required to embark on an Entrepreneurship and Innovation trajectory, emphasizing the development of skills in diagnosing business problems, formulating solutions for markets and firms, and effectively communicating recommendations. We take the perspective that beyond just intelligence and technical skills, what differentiates effective managers is their understanding of the human side of business: they develop and coach individuals and teams to ensure individual and group behavior positively influences an organization’s performance and structure. Importantly, in today’s rapidly changing world, emergent megatrends that bring fundamental changes to societies across the globe require students to develop skills that allow companies to efficiently adapt and respond to both threats and opportunities created by these megatrends. The Management Major offers several courses that prepare students to thrive in a modern environment.
The Management Major offers a choice of three distinctive tracks, which emphasize valuable managerial skills that are sought out by employers, such as communication, conflict resolution, negotiation, decision-making, as well as the ability to develop efficient strategies and practices to successfully lead diverse teams and organizations worldwide.
Managing Human Resources: This track prepares students to work as human resource professionals, broadening their interpersonal and organizational skills. Students also have a choice to get a DEI concentration with this major, that prepares students to (a) create, maintain, and lead diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizations, and to (b) identify and confront bias and its consequences for decision-making in individuals and organizations.
Management Consulting: This track prepares students to enter careers in Management Consulting by preparing them to diagnose business problems, formulate solutions and effectively communicate recommendations.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: This track prepares students to launch new and/or innovative solutions for markets and firms, and develops an entrepreneurial mindset.
The requirements for each of the three tracks in the Management major include:
Managing Human Resources Track
- MGT 333: Human Resource Management
- MGT 328: Negotiations and Conflict Management
- MGT 363: Managing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Plus 2 courses chosen from the following:
- ECO 235: Labor Economics
- MGT 342: Managing in International Organization
- MGT 374: Societal Shifts
DEI concentration – the 2 courses below
- MGT 379 Bias in Individuals & Organizations
- MGT 381 Implementing & Evaluating DEI Programs
Management Consulting Track
- MGT/ENTP 306: Decision Making and Problem Solving in Business
- MGT 328 Negotiations and Conflict Management
- MGT 314: Business Consulting Practicum
Plus 2 courses chosen from the following:
- MGT 333: Human Resource Management
- MGT 342: Managing in the International Organization
- MGT 346: International Business
- MGT 374: Societal Shifts
- ENTP 304: Technology and Software Ventures
- MKT/ENTP 319: Development and Marketing of New Products
- MGT 363: Managing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- BIS 335: Web Application Development
- FIN 328: Corporate Financial Policy
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Track
- ENTP/MGT 201: Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
- MGT/ENTP 302: Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- ENTP/MGT 311: The Garage: Launching Entrepreneurial Ventures I
Plus 2 courses chosen from the following:
- MGT 328 Negotiations and Conflict Management
- MGT 346: International Business
- ENTP/MGT 312: The Garage: Launching Entrepreneurial Ventures II
- ENTP/MGT 306: Decision Making and Problem Solving in Business
- ENTP/MKT 319: Development and Marketing of New Products
- MGT 374: Societal Shifts
For full description of these courses, please visit the course catalog.
For more information, please contact Professor Liuba Belkin, Director, lyb207@lehigh.edu.