MGT 449 - Strategic Management

MGT 449 is the capstone course for the undergraduate business major. It requires that the student draw together the knowledge gained in all core business coursework in the analysis of contemporary challenges facing business organizations. Students are required to demonstrate their ability to interconnect these topics using strategic management skills and analytical tools. Proficiency is shown via written and oral communications in individual and team based activities through in-depth analysis of increasingly complex business and not for profit organizational problems. This necessarily involves decision making and an understanding of ethical principles and approaches.

General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Capstone Experience Requirements. Must be taken in series with MGT 220 to meet Ethics requirement. Neither course alone fulfills the requirement. It is expected that students take this course in their last semester.

Prerequisites: Senior standing Business Administration majors, A grade of C- or better in MGT 325 & FIN 350 & MKT 270; Not open to Graduate Students and may not be taken for graduate credit.

Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Credits: 3