Requirements for the Major
(18 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Core | ||
| See Business Core Requirements | ||
| MGT 355 | Team Management 1 | 3 |
| MGT 363 | Management Skills 1 | 3 |
| MGT 450 | Advanced Leadership | 3 |
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Small Business Management | ||
| Small Business Consulting Sem | ||
| Intro to Human Resource Mgmt | ||
| Managing Workforce Diversity | ||
| Ethical Management | ||
| Negotiation | ||
| International Management | ||
| Sel Topics:Mgt & Organztn Behv | ||
| Independent Research and Study | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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Management and Leadership students who choose to apply either MGT 330, MGT 355 or MGT 363 toward the Leadership Elective must complete an additional 3 credits of free electives for graduation.
Note:
- An average grade of "C" or better is required in the 18 semester credit hours required for the management and leadership major. Majors are encouraged to take MGT 491 Internship as a free elective.
Management and Leadership Certificate
(12 credits)
All Management Certificate participants must successfully complete and achieve grades of C- or better in each of these management courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| MGT 201 | Fund Management & Org Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 320 | Managing Workforce Diversity | 3 |
| MGT 355 | Team Management | 3 |
| MGT 363 | Management Skills | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
4 Year Academic Plan of Study
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only. Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation. Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| CBA 110 | Business in Action 1 | 3 |
| CIS 185 | Information Systems Essentials 1 | 3 |
| CMP 120 | Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric | 3 |
| MSD 105 | Quantitative Methods for Business 2 | 3 |
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CMP 125 | Seminar in Writing and Research | 3 |
| ECO 200 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MKT 200 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| MSD 205 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 210 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| BDA 201 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| COM 290 | Professional/Strategic Speech | 3 |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 201 | Fund Management & Org Behavior | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 220 | Managerial Uses of Accounting | 3 |
| CBA 212 | Business Communications | 3 |
| CBA 236 | Career Planning | 3 |
| FIN 220 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| Management and Leadership (MGT) Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BUS 300 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| CIS 385 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MGT 355 or MGT 363 |
Team Management or Management Skills |
3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MSD 301 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MGT 355 or MGT 363 |
Team Management or Management Skills |
3 |
| MGT 375 | International Management 3 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Management and Leadership (MGT) Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective (International Business) 3 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BUS 400 | Strategic Management and Policy | 3 |
| MGT 450 | Advanced Leadership | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours for Graduation | 120 | |
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CIS 185 Information Systems Essentials and CBA 110 Business in Action can be taken in the Fall or Spring of Year 1.
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Students may be required to take MSD 104 Intro to Quantitative Methods based on placement. MSD 104 counts as a 3-credit Free Elective.
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Students are required to complete 6 credits of International Business Electives which can be fulfilled as major courses or as free electives.
Note:
- The Leadership Elective requirement is not listed above because MGT 355 (Team Management) and MGT 363 (Management Skills), which are required for the Management and Leadership major, both satisfy the Leadership Elective requirement. An additional 3-credit free elective has been added in the plan above.
3 Year Academic Plan of Study
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only. Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation. Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| CBA 110 | Business in Action | 3 |
| CIS 185 | Information Systems Essentials | 3 |
| CMP 120 | Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric | 3 |
| ECO 200 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MSD 105 | Quantitative Methods for Business | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| JTerm | ||
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CMP 125 | Seminar in Writing and Research | 3 |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MKT 200 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| MSD 205 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 210 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BDA 201 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| CBA 236 | Career Planning | 3 |
| COM 290 | Professional/Strategic Speech | 3 |
| FIN 220 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| MGT 201 | Fund Management & Org Behavior | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| JTerm | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 220 | Managerial Uses of Accounting | 3 |
| CBA 212 | Business Communications | 3 |
| MGT 355 or MGT 363 |
Team Management 2 or Management Skills |
3 |
| Management and Leadership (MGT) Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| MSD 301 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BUS 300 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| CIS 385 or GSC 385 |
Management Information Systems or Management Information Systems for Global Supply Chain Management |
3 |
| MGT 355 or MGT 363 |
Team Management 2 or Management Skills |
3 |
| MGT 375 | International Management 1 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| JTerm | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BUS 400 | Strategic Management and Policy | 3 |
| MGT 450 | Advanced Leadership | 3 |
| Management and Leadership (MGT) Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective (International Business) 1 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours for Graduation | 120 | |
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Students are required to complete 6 credits of International Business Electives which can be fulfilled as major courses (MGT 375 International Management) or as free elective courses.
- 2
The Leadership Elective requirement is not listed because MGT 355 Team Management and MGT 363 Management Skills (required for the Management major) both satisfy the Leadership Elective requirement. An additional 3-credit free elective has been added.
Notes:
- This accelerated plan assumes no AP or other credits were transferred into Rider University.
- Business Honors students will have a different sequence.
- Students are strongly suggested to complete a credit-bearing experiential course (e.g., internship, co-op, study tour, study abroad, ENT 448, or ECO 450.)
Courses and Descriptions
ENT 348 Small Business Management 3 Credits
This course provides students with an introduction to ownership/management in the world of small business as well as an understanding of what is needed to start/buy/sell a small business. In addition, the course endeavors to help students move from a consumer orientation to a producer orientation, and to learn project management and research skills through participation in a hands-on project. The project has students investigate the market potential of an innovative business concept, and then use this research to evaluate the business concept as an entrepreneurial opportunity.
ENT 448 Small Business Consulting Sem 3 Credits
This course utilizes student teams to assist existing small businesses in solving problems or researching opportunities. Students will spend the majority of time in the field utilizing an experiential learning approach. Weekly activity logs, proposal development, and project completion are required.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
MGT 310 Intro to Human Resource Mgmt 3 Credits
This course deals with the nature of human resource management, its functions, procedures, and practices currently found in profit, non-profit and public sector organizations. Topics covered include recruiting and selection, training, human resource development, equal employment opportunity, performance appraisal, diversity, job analysis, compensation, and employee rights and discipline.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 with a minimum grade of D or PSY 311 with a minimum grade of D.
MGT 320 Managing Workforce Diversity 3 Credits
Demographic shifts, changing patterns of labor force participation, global competition, and a growing cultural emphasis on the celebration of difference have all contributed to the creation of diversity as a hot topic in management. This course explores the opportunities and challenges of the increasingly diverse workforce emerging in the United States today. We will address the knowledge and skills managers must develop in working with others who are different from themselves. Some of these differences are obvious- gender, race, age, and physical characteristics. Other differences are not as easily observed - family structure, educational level, social class, and sexual orientation. This class incorporates experiential learning techniques for personal growth.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 with a minimum grade of D or PSY 311 with a minimum grade of D.
MGT 330 Ethical Management 3 Credits
Managers today face a broad range of ethically challenging situations. This course will help students to confront and analyze ethical dilemmas effectively in the workplace. Cases, simulations, and hands-on content will engage students with the material, and will generate robust class discussion.
MGT 346 Negotiation 3 Credits
The purpose of this course is first, to explore the major concepts and theories behind effective negotiating practices and second, to develop negotiating skills applicable to a wide range of contexts. A knowledge of negotiation is a crucial requirement for anyone interested in a business career since it is a common mechanism for implementing change and for resolving conflict in the workplace. Topics will include two-party negotiations, power and politics, mediation, arbitration, and collective bargaining. A variety of teaching techniques will be used including readings, discussion, and role-playing.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 or permission of the instructor.
MGT 355 Team Management 3 Credits
This course prepares students to work in organizations that use teams as an integral part of their functioning-an increasingly common practice. The class involves intensive group interaction, focusing on individual growth in group settings. Working with other students in role-plays, exercises, and team assignments allows the student to develop better communication and leadership skills.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 with a minimum grade of D or PSY 311 with a minimum grade of D.
MGT 363 Management Skills 3 Credits
The focus of this course is on specific skills necessary for success in a management role. These skills include leading, communicating effectively, delegating, conflict and time management and motivating others. Students will have opportunities to practice skills and to apply their knowledge to business cases.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 or permission of instructor.
MGT 375 International Management 3 Credits
This course explores the ways in which culture impacts management practices and organizational behavior and dynamics. Topics include cross cultural communication, expatriate selection and training, leading and motivating cross cultural teams, developing organizational strategies to compete in a global market place, international business ethics, and current topics.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201.
MGT 421 Sel Topics:Mgt & Organztn Behv 3 Credits
The seminar focuses on an area of study announced at the time of registration (students should check the registration material). Examples of possible topics are: leadership, motivation, and organizational behavior research. Prerequisites vary according to the topic and are listed in the registration material.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 or permission of instructor.
MGT 450 Advanced Leadership 3 Credits
Leadership is the ability to influence a group of people towards a goal. In this course, students will increase their own leadership capacities so that they can become effective leaders of organizations and teams. They will integrate what they have learned from their experience and other coursework with diverse reading and writing assignments and team projects as they explore complex leadership issues related to vision, communication, motivation, ethics, team dynamics, power, and change management.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201; Leadership elective (LDP 200, LDP 220, LDP 398, MGT 355, MGT 363).
MGT 490 Independent Research and Study 1-4 Credits
Topic to be approved in advance by supervising instructor, chairperson, and academic dean. Available for juniors and seniors. No more than 12 credits allowed toward graduation, and can be used as free elective or MGT major elective.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 or permission of instructor.
MGT 491 Intern Management/Org Behavior 3 Credits
Provides the student with the opportunity to supplement and apply their management and leadership classroom work in a supervised employment setting with participating companies. Requirements include a journal with a log of daily activities and a paper summarizing their experiences submitted to the internship supervisor. Students will receive a letter grade based upon their internship performance, as well as their performance on the journal and final paper submissions.
Prerequisite(s): major in management and leadership or human resource management and MGT 363, or senior status; Requires a 2.75 GPA overall and 3.0 GPA in the major and permission of the instructor.