Management Sciences

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Mark Phillips, Chair
ACU Box 29352
Abilene, Texas 79699-9309
Mabee Business Building, Room 240

Phone: 325-674-2993
Fax: 325-674-2507
Email: mark.phillips@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/coba

Faculty

Orneita Burton, Professor
C. Brad Crisp, Associate Professor and Dean of College of Business Administration
Matthew Deeg, Assistant Professor
Sarah Easter, Associate Professor
Daniel Garcia, Instructor
Jennifer Golden, Assistant Professor
Ryan K. Jessup, Professor
Andrew Little, Associate Professor
Jim Litton, Associate Professor
Monty L. Lynn, Professor
Joseph Manga, Assistant Professor
Dennis Marquardt, Associate Professor
Trent McNamara, Assistant Professor
Laura C. Phillips, Associate Professor
Mark H. Phillips, Professor and Department Chair
Don N. Pope, Associate Professor
Brent N. Reeves, Associate Professor
Ian Shepherd, Professor
Phillip D. Vardiman, Professor
Katie Wick, Associate Professor

Introduction

The Department of Management Sciences offers the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in management, marketing and information systems. A minor in business administration is available to non-BBA majors.

Study Abroad Expectations

All students are strongly encouraged to participate in ACU’s Study Abroad program. Classes offered at Study Abroad sites vary depending on the site. Academic advisors can assist students in planning ahead for their Study Abroad experience and should be consulted during the freshman year.

Admission Requirements

Before being admitted to a business program, a student must satisfy the requirements listed in the College of Business Administration Admission Requirements  section of this catalog.

Programs

• Information Systems, Accounting Systems, BBA (IS-ISAS)
• Information Systems, Analytics, BBA (IS-ISAN)
• Information Systems, Application Development, BBA (IS-ISAD)
• Information Systems, BBA (IS)
• Management, Analytics, BBA (MGMT-BANL)
• Management, Business Leadership, BBA (MGMT-BABL)
• Management, Entrepreneurship, BBA (MGMT-EN)
• Management, Human Resource Management, BBA (MGMT-HR)
• Management, Interdisciplinary, BBA (MGMT-BIND)
• Management, Operations, BBA (MGMT-BOPR)
• Marketing, Analytics, BBA (MKTG-MKAN)
• Marketing, BBA (MKTG)
• Marketing, Digital Marketing, BBA (MKTG-MKDG)

• Business Minor (BUSA)
• Entrepreneurship Minor (ENTR)

• Certificate in Entrepreneurship (CERT-ENT)

Courses

• BUSA 120 - Introduction to Business
• BUSA 419 - International Business
• BUSA 435 - Christian Business Leadership Perspectives

• BLAW 363 - Introduction to Business Law and Ethics
• BLAW 365 - Law and Entrepreneurship
• BLAW 461 - Business Law II

• ECON 260 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 261 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 312 - Game Theory
• ECON 438 - International Poverty and Development
• ECON 463 - Managerial Economics

• ENTR 120 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship
• ENTR 305 - Entrepreneurial Mindset
• ENTR 315 - Business Models
• ENTR 325 - Raising Capital
• ENTR 335 - Building Startup Teams
• ENTR 410 - Social Entrepreneurship
• ENTR 411 - Entrepreneurial Venture Management
• ENTR 412 - Launching the Venture
• ENTR 419 - Global Entrepreneur
• ENTR 420 - Entrepreneurial Journey
• ENTR 430 - Topics in Entrepreneurship

• IS 222 - Analytics 1: Statistics
• IS 324 - Management Information Systems
• IS 330 - Business Geographic Information Systems
• IS 405 - Systems Analysis and Design
• IS 410 - Enterprise Resource Planning
• IS 415 - E-Commerce
• IS 430 - Management of Information and Technology Resources
• IS 432 - Analytics 3: Data Mining
• IS 442 - Analytics 4: Business Analytics Projects
• IS 499 - Information Systems Internship
• IS 524 - Management Information Systems
• IS 605 - Systems Analysis and Design

• MGMT 305 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship
• MGMT 312 - Game Theory
• MGMT 322 - Business and Sustainability
• MGMT 330 - Management and Organizational Behavior
• MGMT 331 - Operations Management
• MGMT 332 - Human Resource Management
• MGMT 335 - Leadership in Organizations
• MGMT 337 - Safety, Health and Security
• MGMT 342 - Total Quality Management
• MGMT 345 - Introduction to Management Science
• MGMT 373 - Employee Planning, Recruitment and Selection
• MGMT 375 - Employee and Labor Relations
• MGMT 434 - Strategic Philanthropy
• MGMT 436 - Current Topics in Organizational Behavior
• MGMT 439 - Strategic Management
• MGMT 447 - Compensation and Benefits Management
• MGMT 450 - Career Management
• MGMT 452 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• MGMT 459 - Project Management
• MGMT 499 - Management Internship
• MGMT 532 - Human Resource Management
• MGMT 629 - Advanced Management Systems
• MGMT 635 - Organizational Design and Change
• MGMT 636 - Organizational Behavior

• MKTG 320 - Principles of Marketing
• MKTG 333 - Sports Administration
• MKTG 341 - Marketing Research
• MKTG 342 - Consumer Behavior
• MKTG 343 - Personal Selling
• MKTG 344 - Marketing Promotion
• MKTG 419 - International Marketing
• MKTG 432 - Analytics 3: Data Mining
• MKTG 495 - Marketing Strategy
• MKTG 499 - Marketing Internship

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