SAM AND IRENE BLACK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Management Major (MANGT)
Acting Program Chair: Dr. Jeffrey K. Pinto
814-898-6430; jkp4@psu.edu
The Management major at Penn State Erie prepares students to perform the fundamental task of management: to coordinate human, material, and financial resources in a way that accomplishes organizational goals efficiently and economically.
Because skilled managers are needed in all professional settings, from business to nonprofit organizations to government, Penn State Erie divides its Management major into two options to help students tailor their education to career goals.
The General Management Option prepares students for careers in personnel administration and general management. This option emphasizes the management of human resources, but students also can select business courses in other disciplines as a foundation for leading small businesses or units of large organizations.
The Operations Management Option allows students to develop the quantitative skills necessary to design and operate today's complex supply chain systems. This option emphasizes coursework in forecasting, production and inventory planning control, logistics, purchasing, and materials management. Students also can select a special supporting course concentration in analytical methods and manufacturing processes to preparefor a variety of careers related to the management of an organization's supply chain.