Management Department

The Management Department delivers courses designed to develop skills in the administration of human and physical resources, foster decision-making and entrepreneurial thinking, and provide students with exposure to diverse business environments and management strategies. Management graduates can apply their skills to developing fundable entrepreneurial ventures or positions in personnel management, production management, retail management, operations management, or government and private non-profit administration.

Students from any option or any major across campus can get involved with the Department's Center for Entrepreneurship.The Center helps budding entrepreneurs succeed and hosts a variety of events and competitions to engage and develop entrepreneurial students.

In addition to being exemplary classroom instructors and experts in their field, faculty within the Management Department are recognized for making significant contributions to the field through research published in many leading academic and applied journals.

Management Options

The Management Department develops and delivers curriculum for the undergraduate degree in Business Administration (BADM) with options in:

• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
• Human Resource Management
• Management
• Project Management

The College of Business also offers a management option for BADM majors at the Shasta College University Center in downtown Redding, California.

• Management Option at Shasta College University Center

Management Minors

The Management Department offers seven minors that allow non-business majors or business students from other options to pursue additional yet focused skills and knowledge:

• Management Minor
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Minor
• Managing Diversity in Organizations Minor
• Managing for Sustainability Minor
• Project Management Minor

Centers and Certificates

Center for Entrepreneurship and Professional Consulting Certificate

• Professional Consulting Certificate

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