Management - Business Administration

Why earn a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a management concentration at Coe College?

In management courses at Coe, you’ll learn about how organizations plan, how to manage people, the benefits of good leadership skills, how businesses measure success, the importance of business ethics, the changing work environment and many other topics related to managing successful organizations. Studying management can help prepare you for a career in business, whether that’s within a large multinational company, a small not-for-profit organization, a business of your own or anything in-between. The study of management, along with experience gained through internships, can help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to be a good manager and a good leader.

• Class sizes are small, allowing for individual attention and learning. Classrooms are highly interactive, promoting opportunities for critical thinking, discussion of real world examples and hands-on learning.
• Coe has the #22 Most Accessible Professors in the nation, according to The Princeton Review.
• Students benefit from taking a broad core of courses in business administration along with specialized courses in management. Students can select courses focused on leadership, human resource management, strategy and a variety of other management topics.
• The Cedar Rapids area provides excellent opportunities for job shadowing, volunteering, and interning to gain real experience in management. Coe has ranked as a Top 25 Best Private Schools for Internships for 6 of the last 7 years according to The Princeton Review.

Careers for management students

Nearly 100% of reporting Coe graduates are employed or in grad school within nine months of graduation. Management courses can open doors to careers in a variety of fields, including:

• project or team management
• human resources management
• organizational communications
• store/restaurant management
• operations management
• business analytics
• strategic planning

Course requirements

• BUS-250: Principles of Management
• Four of the following: 
  • BUS-300: Human Resource Management 
  • BUS-375: Business Ethics (WE) 
  • BUS-387: Advanced Topics in HR Management 
  • BUS-395: Organizational Behavior 
  • BUS-446: International Business Management 
  • BUS-454: Research in Business (when topic is appropriate to management concentration) 
  • BUS-464: Seminar in Management (WE) 
  • BUS-470: Strategic Management (WE)