Management

Professional education in Business Administration serves to develop the capabilities of students so that they may assume positions of leadership and responsibility at all levels of management in our society. Through its emphasis on undergraduate and graduate education as well as faculty research, the Department of Business Administration at the University of Delaware seeks to be a leader in the discovery, dissemination, and application of business related knowledge.

The faculty of the Department of Business Administration develop each student through a variety of teaching techniques: lectures, case studies, role playing, seminars, and directed study. No single teaching technique is emphasized to the exclusion of others. To enhance the instructional process, the department faculty is actively involved with business and government leaders through research, seminars, and consulting activities.

The business curriculum is designed to give students both a broad liberal arts background and a strong professional education. Within the Bachelor of Science (BS) program, students can major in marketing, management or operations. Students may also pursue a minor in international business and/or apply to the minors in management information/decision support systems, economics or a variety of other fields. The business program is accredited at both the graduate and undergraduate levels by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the sole agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accrediting body of business schools.

The Management major focuses on learning principles and theories that effect the management of individuals, groups, and organizations. Course work in areas such as organizational behavior, human resource management, administrative theory, and international management emphasize the processes of planning, organizing, directing and controlling organizational behaviors in order to accomplish organizational goals.

Although some careers in business demand the expertise developed by graduate education, there are numerous opportunities for those seeking employment after college. Most graduates find positions in private business, although there are jobs for management graduates in the media, in government, and with nonprofit organizations such as hospitals. Employment opportunities for graduates of this degree program include sales, marketing research, account management, insurance, advertising, merchandising, purchasing, production control and supervision. For additional information, students should visit the departmental office, 236 Alfred Lerner Hall, 831-2554, the departmental website at www.lerner.udel.edu/Business, or the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics Office of Undergraduate Advising, 102 Purnell Hall, 831-4369.

Sample Job Titles

Check the Dictionary of Occupational Titles under section 018 for additional related careers.

Enhancing Employability

Some Employers of Management Majors

ACE USA Insurance
www.acelimited.com

Anheuser-Busch
www.anheuser-busch.com

AT&T
www.att.com/hr

Bethany Beach Police Department
www.townofbethanybeach.com/police.asp

Black & Decker
www.blackanddecker.com

Enterprise Rent-a-Car
www.enterprise.com

Ernst and Young
www.ey.com

Ferguson Enterprises (Wolseley)
www.wolseleyna.com

Maxim Healthcare
www.maximhealthcare.com

Morgan Stanley
www.morganstanley.com

New York Life Insurance
www.newyorklife.com

Norfolk Southern
www.nscorp.com

Pathmark
www.pathmark.com

Pepsi Bottling Company
www.pbg.com

Pulte Homes
www.pulte.com

SAP America
www.sap.com

Sherwin Williams
www.sherwin.com

Vanguard
www.vanguard.com

Wilmington Finance
www.wilmingtonfinance.com

Other Sources of Information

American Management Association    
www.amanet.org/

Careers in Business
www.careers-in-business.com/

Community Career Center
www.nonprofitjobs.org

Consulting Information Services
www.consultinginfo.com

Good Works
http://goodworksfirst.org/

GuideStar
www.guidestar.org

Idealist.org
www.idealist.org/

Internet Nonprofit Center
www.nonprofits.org

Nonprofit Career Network
www.nonprofitcareer.com

Opportunity NOCs (Nonprofit Organizations' Classifieds)
www.opportunitynocs.org/

Starting Your Business
www.sbaonline.sba.gov/

State of Delaware (list of agencies)
www.delaware.gov/agencies/egovernment/agencyindex

The Riley Guide
www.rileyguide.com

Resources for Finding Employment

University of Delaware Career Resource Center Materials Available

• Corporate Leadership Development Programs (CSD 107)
• Job Opportunities in Business (CSD 129)
• Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources (CSD 130)
• Associations USA (CSD 132)
• Corporate Yellow Book (CSD 134)
• Vault Guide to the Top 50 Consulting Firms (CSD 137)
• Green Book: Worldwide Directory of Marketing Research Companies & Services (CSD 140)
• Directory of Executive Recruiters (CSD 165)
• Job Hunters's SourceBook (CSD 376)
• Career Opportunities in the Nonprofit Sector (CSD 414)
• Top Careers for Business Graduates (CSE 83)
• Great Jobs for Business Majors (CSE 84)
• Careers in Focus - Business (CSE 85)
• Careers in Focus - Business Managers (CSE 87)
• What Can You Do with a Major in Business? (CSE 97)
• Careers in Business (CSE 99)
• Careers in International Business (CSE 100)
• Management Consulting (CSE 111)
• Becoming a Consultant (CSE 113)
• Opportunities in Human Resource Management Careers (CSE 121)
• Opportunities in Training & Development Careers (CSE 122)
• Opportunities in Insurance Careers (CSE 145)
• Opportunities in Banking Careers (CSE 150)
• Opportunities in Sales Careers (CSE 179)
• Opportunities in Real Estate (CSE 181)
• Geographic Directories to Major Employers (GD 1-205)
• Graduate Programs in Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law & Social Work (GS 40)
• Best 143 Business Schools (GS 87)
• Business School Admissions Advisor (GS 88)
• The Career Guide (ID 5)
• Hoovers Handbook of American Business (ID 10/11)
• Directory of Corporate Affiliations (ID 21-28)
• National Association of Colleges & Employers Annual (NACE) Vol. 2
• www.udel.edu/CSC/netresources.html CSC's Internet Resources

Further information including: Skills to Develop, Strategies for Contacting Employers, Grad School Information and where to get assistance is available in the CAREER RESOURCE CENTER located at 401 Academy Street.

Last updated: November 8 , 2007 (CH)