Management BSBA

Major: Management
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 180.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0201
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1021

About the Program

The Management major is designed to equip students with a rigorous foundation in four essential managerial skills: (1) strategic insights and decision-making, (2) leadership, (3) innovation management, and (4) communication. Students gain both the theoretical knowledge and practical abilities needed to function as effective team players and visionary team leaders. They will learn to approach business challenges creatively, communicate persuasively, and inspire others to achieve shared strategic goals. These competencies are developed through a combination of scientific rigor and experiential learning.

This major prepares students for careers in fields such as management consulting, business advisory, entrepreneurship, technology management, human resource management, and project management. It also complements other business majors, providing a versatile skill set suited to roles that blend technical and managerial expertise. Graduates are prepared for a range of careers, including client-facing roles in accounting, banking, business development, and marketing, as well as analytical positions requiring cross-functional business insights, such as strategic and people analytics.

Additional Information

For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements
CIVC 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
MATH 101Introduction to Analysis I4.0
UNIV B101The Drexel Experience1.0
UNIV B201Career Management1.0
General Education Electives (Select 18-24 credits)
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective **6.0-8.0
Humanities & Social Science **6.0-8.0
Natural Science & Technology **6.0-8.0
Business Flexible Requirements ***
INTB 200International Business4.0
MIS 200Management Information Systems4.0
MKTG 201Introduction to Marketing Management4.0
OPM 200Operations Management4.0
STAT 201Introduction to Business Statistics4.0
Business Requirements
ACCT 115Financial Accounting Foundations4.0
ACCT 116Managerial Accounting Foundations4.0
BLAW 201Business Law I4.0
BSAN 160Business Analytics and Data Visualization4.0
BUSN 101Foundations of Business I4.0
BUSN 102Foundations of Business II4.0
BUSN 105Applied Business Analysis3.0
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics4.0
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics4.0
FIN 301Introduction to Finance4.0
MGMT 450Strategy and Competitive Advantage4.0
ORGB 300Organizational Behavior4.0
Business Impact Elective
Select one from the following 100-400 level courses (including T280, T380 and T480): 4.0
Any ACCT (Accounting)
Any BLAW (Business Law)
Any BSAN (Business Analytics)
Any BUSN (General Business)
Any ECON (Economics)
Any FIN (Finance)
Any HRMT (Human Resource Management)
Any INTB (International Business)
Any MGMT (Management)
Any MIS (Management Information Systems)
Any MKTG (Marketing)
Any OPM (Operations Management)
Any OPR (Operations Research)
Any ORGB (Organizational Behavior)
Any REMD (Real Estate Management & Development)
Any SMT (Sport Management)
Any STAT (Business Statistics)
Any TAX (Taxation)
Free Electives
Select any unrestricted 099-499 courses38.0
Required Management Major Courses
Required Courses
MGMT 300Strategic Insights4.0
ORGB 320Leadership: Theory and Practice4.0
Management Electives (Select five (5) from the following): 20.0
Organizational Development and Change for Corporate Entrepreneurs
Innovation in Established Companies
Introduction to Technology Innovation Management
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Designing Innovative Organizations
Competing in Technology Industries
Technology Management
Mission-Driven Innovation
Team Development and Leadership
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
Strategic Career Development
Principles of Human Resource Administration
For-Profit Business Consulting
Nonprofit Business Consulting
Startup Business Consulting
Cross-disciplinary Electives
Select two of the following 100-499 level courses:8.0
Any ACCT (Accounting) course
Any BLAW (Legal Studies) course
Any BSAN (Business Analytics) course
Any BUSN (General Business) course
Any ECON (Economics) course
Any FIN (Finance) course
Any HRMT (Human Resource Management) course
Any INTB (International Business) course
Any MGMT (Management) course
Any MIS (Management Information Systems) course
Any MKTG (Marketing) course
Any OPM (Operations Management) course
Any OPR (Operations Research) course
Any ORGB (Organizational Behavior) course
Any PROJ (Project Management) course
Any REMD (Real Estate Management & Development) course
Any SMT (Sport Management) course
Any STAT (Business Statistics) course
Any TAX (Taxation) course
Total Credits180.0-186.0
*

Students not participating in co-op will not take COOP 101; 1 credit of Free Elective will be added in place of COOP 101.

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

***

Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

Sample Plan of Study

4 year, no co-op

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
BUSN 101 Foundations of Business I 0.0,4.0
BUSN 105 Applied Business Analysis 3.0
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
MATH 101 Introduction to Analysis I 4.0
UNIV B101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits11-15
Winter
BSAN 160 Business Analytics and Data Visualization 4.0
BUSN 102 Foundations of Business II 0.0,4.0
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 4.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
 Credits11-15
Spring
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting Foundations 0.0,4.0
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course** 4.0
 Credits12-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
ACCT 116 Managerial Accounting Foundations 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Electives 4.0
 Credits15-16
Winter
BLAW 201 Business Law I 4.0
FIN 301 Introduction to Finance 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Electives 4.0
 Credits15-16
Spring
MGMT 300 Strategic Insights 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Natural Science & Technology *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Third Year
Fall
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 4.0
 Credits15-16
Winter
ORGB 300 Organizational Behavior 4.0
UNIV B201 Career Management 1.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 4.0
 Credits16-17
Spring
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Natural Science & Technology *** 3.0-4.0
Cross-Disciplinary Elective 4.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Fourth Year
Fall
ORGB 320 Leadership: Theory and Practice 4.0
Business Impact Elective 4.0
Free Electives 8.0
 Credits16
Winter
MGMT 450 Strategy and Competitive Advantage 4.0
Cross-Disciplinary Elective 4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits15
Spring
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Free Electives 9.0
 Credits13
 Total Credits168-186
*

Students not participating in co-op will not take COOP 101; 1 credit of Free Elective will be added in place of COOP 101.

**

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor. 

4 year, 1 co-op (Fall/Winter)

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
BUSN 101 Foundations of Business I 0.0,4.0
BUSN 105 Applied Business Analysis 3.0
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
MATH 101 Introduction to Analysis I 4.0
UNIV B101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits11-15
Winter
BSAN 160 Business Analytics and Data Visualization 4.0
BUSN 102 Foundations of Business II 0.0,4.0
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 4.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
 Credits11-15
Spring
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting Foundations 0.0,4.0
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course * 4.0
 Credits12-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
ACCT 116 Managerial Accounting Foundations 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course * 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 4.0
 Credits15-16
Winter
BLAW 201 Business Law I 4.0
COOP 101 Career Management and Professional Development ** 1.0
FIN 301 Introduction to Finance 4.0
MGMT 300 Strategic Insights 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
 Credits16-17
Spring
ORGB 320 Leadership: Theory and Practice 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course * 4.0
Natural Science & Technology *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 4.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
Business Flexible Requirement Course * 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Electives 7.0
 Credits14-15
Third Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
ORGB 300 Organizational Behavior 4.0
UNIV B201 Career Management 1.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 4.0
 Credits16-17
Summer
Business Flexible Requirement Course * 4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Natural Science & Technology *** 3.0-4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
 Credits15-16
Fourth Year
Fall
Business Impact Elective 4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Cross-Disciplinary Elective 4.0
 Credits12
Winter
MGMT 450 Strategy and Competitive Advantage 4.0
Cross-Disciplinary Elective 4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 4.0
 Credits16
Spring
Free Electives 15.0
 Credits15
 Total Credits168-186
*

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

**

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses. 

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor. 

 5 year, 3 co-op (Fall/Winter)

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
BUSN 101 Foundations of Business I 0.0,4.0
BUSN 105 Applied Business Analysis 3.0
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
MATH 101 Introduction to Analysis I 4.0
UNIV B101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits11-15
Winter
BSAN 160 Business Analytics and Data Visualization 4.0
BUSN 102 Foundations of Business II 0.0,4.0
COOP 101 Career Management and Professional Development * 1.0
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 4.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
 Credits12-16
Spring
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting Foundations 0.0,4.0
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
 Credits12-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
ACCT 116 Managerial Accounting Foundations 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Summer
BLAW 201 Business Law I 4.0
FIN 301 Introduction to Finance 4.0
MGMT 300 Strategic Insights 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Third Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
ORGB 320 Leadership: Theory and Practice 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Natural Science & Technology *** 3.0-4.0
Cross-Disciplinary Elective 4.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Fourth Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
ORGB 300 Organizational Behavior 4.0
UNIV B201 Career Management 1.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Electives 8.0
 Credits16-17
Summer
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Natural Science & Technology *** 3.0-4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Cross-Disciplinary Elective 4.0
 Credits15-16
Fifth Year
Fall
Business Impact Elective 4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Free Electives 6.0
 Credits14
Winter
MGMT 450 Strategy and Competitive Advantage 4.0
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 8.0
 Credits16
Spring
Required MGMT Major Elective 4.0
Free Electives 10.0
 Credits14
 Total Credits168-186
*

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201. Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses. 

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor. 

Facilities

Gerri C. LeBow Hall, home to the LeBow College of Business, is a state-of-the-art building located at the heart of Drexel’s University City Campus. The building unites the school’s various constituencies around an atrium surrounded by classrooms, lecture halls, student lounges, events spaces and offices. The upper floors contain faculty officesseminar rooms and group study rooms, with the top floor housing the dean’s suite, a boardroom and conference suite that opens to east- and west-facing terraces. 

Please visit the LeBow College of Business web page, the Behavioral Lab web page and the Finance Trading Lab web page to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.