Management

Widener's management major teaches you how to be a successful business leader.

Several concentrations are available within the management major:

• Financial Management: Provides theoretical knowledge and practical understanding of the various roles a financial manager plays.
• Human Resources: Provides essential knowledge for entry and future advancement in the functional areas of human resource management, including recruiting and staffing, training and development, and labor and employee relations.
• Management Information Systems: Provides students with the skills and knowledge to bridge the gap between business and technical functions by helping organizations more effectively use their technology resources.
• Marketing and Advertising: Provides a solid foundation in marketing concepts and an appreciation of the role marketing and advertising play in society.
• Operations Management: Provides students with an in-depth understanding of value creation and how to gain competitive advantages by transforming available resources into needed goods and services.
• Sport Management: Emphasizes the management of sport-related enterprises in areas such as professional sports, intercollegiate sports, health and sports facilities, and community recreation, as well as marketing sport-related products and services.
• General Management: Provides a broad understanding of management.

Students can choose electives from any of the above areas.