Management skills are essential for every individual in every organization--from the entry-level employee in a small start-up to the CEO of a large international conglomerate--or from the program director of a local non-profit agency to the executive director of a federal government agency. In today's flatter, more team-centered organizations, both managers and non-managers share the responsibility for increasing productivity and achieving global competitiveness. They accomplish this through enhancing quality, increasing motivation, designing systems for worker-manager cooperation, promoting business ethics, and planning for future growth.

Management majors gain the skills necessary to be valuable contributors in today's complex and demanding organizations. Their understanding of topics including total quality management; management information systems; human resources management; international management; and organizational communication allows them to use technology and state-of-the-art approaches to problem-solving and decision-making. Management majors can help organizations of all sizes and types become more productive and competitive in a variety of different ways, including: helping individuals and departments to work together in teams; helping to manage linkages in the organizational supply chain; helping to manage information flows; and helping to address issues such as recruiting, hiring, and diversity.

It is highly recommended that students pursue the double major option to further specialize in other business areas such as finance or marketing. Alternatively, through the minors program, students can broaden their expertise by combining management courses with other career areas, such as accounting, finance, apparel management, marketing, management information systems, international business or psychology.

Philadelphia University graduates are using management skills in a wide variety of settings; in small, mid-size, and large organizations; and in areas including retailing, banking and finance, insurance, global manufacturing and service firms, and public agencies.

This program is available in the day and in the evening.