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The Management Major, Minor & Concentrations
Management Major | Management Minor | Concentration in Arts Administration | Concentration in International Business | International Learning Experience | International Business Minor
The Management Major
The following courses are required:
MGT 110
MGT 120
MGT 210
MGT 229
MGT 231
MGT 245
MGT 290
MGT 380
EC 101
EC 102
EC 206 or MA 140
ENG 206
Additionally, nine semester-hours of electives, at least six of which must be at the 300 level, not including MGT 370 or 375. Students choose electives to provide a concentration in some particular level of interest. Ordinarily, majors must take EC 101 or 102 by the end of the sophomore year and EC 206 or MA 105 by the end of the junior year. Before the senior year, students must be granted college writing proficiency in ENG 206 to complete the requirement of writing proficiency in management.
Concentration in Arts Administration
The courses in arts administration may also be taken independently of the concentration. Arts administration is a rapidly expanding profession in performance and institutional arts organizations, including museums and galleries; in community or regional centers for the arts; in government, corporate, and foundation agencies that are concerned with the development of the arts. Students who pursue a concentration in arts administration take a major in one of the arts and supplement that major with three courses in arts administration and four in economics and management. The courses in the major provide a solid foundation in an art form. The additional courses enhance knowledge appropriate to the student's interest in arts administration. Students major in art, dance, music, or theatre, completing a minimum of 27 credits that are chosen in consultation with the department and that cover both historical/theoretical and studio work. Requirements include: EC 101, MGT 110, MGT 120, MGT 170, MGT 229, MGT 370, MGT 375. Other recommended courses are: COM 101/THE 105, EC 102, ENG, 206, MGT 320.
The frequent guest lecturers from the field can also be of assistance in arranging internships.
It is recognized that the best preparation for a career in arts administration is an academic background enhanced by practical, professional experience. Students have extensive opportunities for rewarding internships. Goucher is strategically located, with access to numerous arts organizations in the Baltimore-Washington area as well as in New York and other cities.
Concentration in International Business
We are moving progressively further away from a world in which national economies and national firms are relatively isolated from each other by barriers to cross-border trade and investment, distance, time zones, language, and national differences in government regulation, culture, and business systems, and toward a world in which national economies are merging into an interdependent global economic system. With foundations in economic theory and core business functions, students study the global environment for international business, how firms become and remain international in scope, how to successfully negotiate international business relationships, cross-cultural management, and the like. A number of semester-long and intensive three-week study-abroad opportunities are particularly fitting for International Business (IB) students. Some students in this concentration may elect to become candidates for the Advanced Entry Program in the International MBA at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Students should consult the IB director and the Office of International Studies about this option.
To complete the IB concentration, students take the same courses required of the management major, with the exception that the nine semester hours of electives must consist of MGT 221, MGT 331, MGT 335.
In addition, students must take two languages courses beyond the 130 level (normally a conversation and comprehension course and a business course taught in the foreign language when available).
International Learning Experience
All international business students are required to participate in an international learning experience (e.g., study abroad, internship abroad, and/or international internship within the U.S.). Recommended experiences include our international business study-abroad and internship programs in Rouen, Paris, Madrid, Hong Kong, London, Copenhagen, or Japan, as well as the American University’s International Business Seminar in Washington, D.C. Students are advised to speak with the director of International Business Programs as soon as possible to discuss alternatives that best meet student needs and abilities and for selection approval. Students are also advised to speak with a member of the Office of International Studies as soon as possible to discuss opportunities for financial assistance. A number of the courses listed above can be completed while abroad.
The Management Minor
The following courses are required:
MGT 110
MGT 120
MGT 229
MGT 245
MGT 290
EC 101 or 102
One 200-level elective in management. One 300-level elective in management not including MGT 370 or 375.
The International Business Minor
The international business minor supplements and strengthens other majors by broadening the geographic context of the major, and/or by providing greater depth to language and area studies majors by enabling students to understand the business and economic activities occurring within a given region.
All international business students are required to participate in an international learning experience.
The following courses are required:
EC 101
EC 102
MGT 110
MGT 120
MGT 210
MGT 221
MGT 229
MGT 231
MGT 331
MGT 335
Strengthening of foreign-language skills through conversation, comprehension, reading, and discussion of business courses is also strongly recommended for students pursuing the minor.
Note: Management majors are not eligible to elect the International Business Minor.