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Business Administration

Preparing You for a Career in Business

Real Estate Marketing.       Urban Development.       Management.     

Human Resource Management.   

Are These Some of Your Interests?

By integrating instructional technology in the classroom, the Department of Business Administration offers practical, innovative, and versatile undergraduate programs, which expose students to current information concerning the study and practice of business.  Our curriculum in business administration provides students with general education requirements, core requirements in the various disciplines of business, and strong background to allow students to choose from these concentrations and tracks:

UNDERGRADUATE E-Business and Supply Chain Management Concentration E-Business and Supply Chain Management The e-Business and Supply Chain Management concentration is primarily concerned with the use of internet-based technology to efficiently coordinate the processes through which suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail outlets produce and distribute items to the right customers, at the right time, and at the right price to minimize costs while satisfying a certain level of service. Our BBA degree with a concentration in e-business and supply chain management (SCM) emphasizes the four important areas of: Sourcing (global strategic procurement, supply contract negotiation); Supply (production, quality management and service operations); Delivery (logistics, transportation, demand fulfillment); and E-business/information systems (critical enabler of supply chain efficiencies and responsiveness). Supported by several fortune 500 companies including - Boeing, Corning, Dell, Genco, Lexmark, Wal-Mart, Microsoft, HCA, Cummins Filtration, Northrop Grumman, and Ingram Micro- up to 16 scholarships are awarded annually to graduate and undergraduate majors in supply chain management.   Human Resource Management (HRM) Concentration Human Resource Management (HRM) Human Resource Management (HRM) includes all management decisions and practices that directly impact or influence the people who work for an organization. HRM recognizes that employees enable an organization to reach its goals, and the management of employees (human resources) is critical to organizational outcomes (survival, competitiveness, growth and profitability). HRM’s functions and contributions to an organization include: Strategic HR planning, Job analysis, Equal Employment Opportunity, Employee Recruiting and Selection, Human Resource Development, Performance Appraisal, Compensation and Benefits, Safety and Health, Labor Relations and Intercultural issues in training. Management Concentration Management The management program provides students with the opportunity for professional preparation applicable to the management of private and public sector organizations. Examples of employment areas are: administration management, personnel administration, industrial relations, production management, and other assignments in small, medium, and large businesses, as well as government agencies, foundations, hospitals, and other service organizations. Marketing Concentration Marketing Marketing includes all activities concerned with ascertaining and satisfying the needs and desires of individual and organizational buyers/consumers. It is consequently a function of prime importance in all forms of organizations. The marketing program is designed to facilitate both entry into marketing and long-term professional advancement. Course emphasis is placed on marketing management. Those who choose marketing as a career will be involved in product development and improvement, consumer research, pricing, promotion, sales, and distribution. Professional careers are open to marketing students in advertising firms, research organizations, retail organizations, retail and wholesale firms, and other service organizations, as well as a wide range of manufacturing, service, and non-profit groups devoted to supplying goods or services to meet the needs of the customer/buyer. Real Estate and Urban Development Concentration Real Estate and Urban Development The curriculum for the concentration in Real Estate and Urban Development is designed for those students who are interested in fields concerning the allocation of urban land resources. Accordingly, students are trained for employment in both the private and public sectors. Fields of study include real estate brokerage, appraisal, law, finance, marketing, property management, land-use planning and development, and public and private policies applicable to real estate and urban development. The curriculum is structured to provide students with an understanding of (1) the specific activities involved in urban land development, (2) the forms of economic, social, physical, and legal services that arise from land use activities, (3) the optimum distribution of residential, commercial, industrial and other specialized land uses, (4) the activities in which real estate business people are engaged, and (5) public and private policies and actions that are designed to improve our urban environment.

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GRADUATE Masters of Business of Administration (MBA)

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• E-Business and Supply Chain Management Concentration
• Marketing Concentration
• Management Concentration
• Human Resource Management (HRM) Concentration
• Real Estate and Urban Development Concentration

ACCREDITATION

Accredited by AACSB-International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the College of Business at Tennessee State University has four undergraduate degree programs, including the one in the Department of Business Administration. The MBA program in the College of Business is also accredited by AACSB-International.

LOCATION

For your convenience, classes are held at our downtown Nashville campus.

FACULTY

We have a diverse and experienced faculty who constantly seek to infuse practice into the classroom, using the most contemporary instructional and information technology. Our faculty conduct meaningful applied research that are published in reputable learned journals, internationally.

CAREER CHOICES

With such a versatile program, opportunities are provided for students to choose one of several concentrations. Depending on the concentration chosen, students have the opportunity to prepare themselves for exciting careers in some of the career areas listed below:

• Supply Chain Management, including
  Warehousing and Transportation
• Internet Technology and e-Commerce, including
  Computer Support Specialists
  Software Applications for e-Commerce
  Database Applications, including Data Mining
  Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
• Logistics
• Purchasing and Materials Management
• Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship
• Quality Management including ISO 9000/QS 9000/ISO1400 standards
• Personnel Administration and Industrial Relations
• Operations Management
• Product development, pricing, promotion, and sales
• Advertising
• Consumer Research
• Real Estate and Urban Development

 

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