Management Consulting

Management Consulting Concentration

Organizations regularly engage management consultants in an effort to maintain their competitive edge and improve performance. Students who complete the Management Consulting Concentration are prepared to contribute to performance improvement initiatives inside many types of organizations, including corporations, professional services firms, and governmental and non-profit organizations. Students who complete this concentration develop proficiency to:

Measure and interpret an organization's performance
Diagnose an organization's threats and opportunities
Recommend activities for the organization to address threats or opportunities
Carry out those activities as a member of a project team
Communicate clearly the purpose, scope, and benefits of their work

In addition to satisfying the B.S.B.A. degree requirements, students in the Management Consulting concentration are required to take five units of courses as noted below.

Two classes, chosen from:

INFO 201 Data Analysis Software
MGMT 450 Consulting Process and Practicum

Two classes, chosen from:

MGMT 332 Managing Groups and Teams
MGMT 333 Cross-Cultural Management
MGMT 341 Global Supply Chain Management
MGMT 344 Bargaining and Negotiations in Organizations
MGMT 348 Environmental Management
MGMT 351 Managing Innovation

One class, chosen from:

INFO 301 Advanced Applied Statistics
INFO 302 SQL and Process Optimization for the Business Analyst
INFO 303 Machine Learning for the Business Analyst