Management Sciences

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Mark H. Phillips, Chair
ACU Box 29338
Abilene, Texas 79699-9309
Mabee Business Building, Room 245

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

Faculty

Jozell Brister, Associate Professor
Orneita Burton, Associate Professor
Malcolm P. Coco, Professor
C. Brad Crisp, Associate Professor
Ryan K. Jessup, Assistant Professor
Andrew Little, Assistant Professor
Jim Litton, Assistant Professor
Monty L. Lynn, Professor
Dennis Marquardt, Assistant Professor
Laura C. Phillips, Associate Professor
Mark H. Phillips, Professor
Don N. Pope, Associate Professor
Brent N. Reeves, Associate Professor
Ian Shepherd, Professor
Phillip D. Vardiman, 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, Analytics, BBA (IS-ISAN)
• Information Systems, Application Development, BBA (IS-ISAD)
• Information Systems, BBA (IS)
• Management, Business Leadership, BBA (MGMT-BABL)
• Management, Business Process Management, BBA (MGMT-BABP)
• Management, Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, BBA (MGMT-EP)
• Management, Human Resource Management, BBA (MGMT-HR)
• Marketing, BBA (MKTG)

• Business Minor (BUSA)

Courses

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

• BLAW 363 - Legal Environment of Business
• BLAW 365 - Law and Entrepreneurship
• BLAW 461 - Business Law II

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

• IS 322 - Business Statistics
• IS 324 - Management Information Systems
• IS 330 - Business Geographic Information Systems
• IS 342 - Business Decision Support 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 - Data Mining
• IS 499 - Information Systems Internship
• IS 524 - Management Information Systems
• IS 605 - Systems Analysis and Design

• MGMT 305 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship
• MGMT 320 - Social Entrepreneurship
• 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 419 - Global Entrepreneur
• MGMT 430 - Entrepreneurial Venture Management
• MGMT 432 - Launching the Venture
• 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 - Data Mining
• MKTG 495 - Marketing Strategy
• MKTG 499 - Marketing Internship

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