Bachelor of Science in Business in Management/ Entrepreneurship

Virginia Commonwealth University

The activity of management is concerned with setting an organization’s strategic goals and formulating processes to achieve them. Managers carry out their administrative roles by handling such duties as preparing and administering budgets, planning and directing operations, and coordinating employees’ activities. The management/entrepreneurship concentration empowers students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and complementary skill set needed to provide creative solutions for new ventures and existing organizations. Students gain knowledge of entrepreneurial and design concepts useful for questioning assumptions, exploring alternatives and developing creative solutions. Learning goals The goal of the curriculum for the management concentration is to prepare students for careers that require general skills in business and management. General management competencies Graduates will develop skills in managing people and other resources to help achieve organizational goals. Analytical competencies Graduates will have quantitative and analytical skills that can be applied to the solution of managerial problems. Entrepreneurship competencies Graduates will understand issues facing entrepreneurial firms and the skills needed to work with, work in or develop their own new ventures.

School of Business