Business Management
WVU Tech's Business Management program provides a broad understanding of management and leadership. Students take a variety of courses in human resource management, marketing, organizational behavior, operations management, statistics and business strategy.
Students develop excellent communication skills, learn to integrate and analyze information, and develop their leadership skills.
This is a recommended major for pre-law students.
Career Profile
We provide students with an opportunity to
gain practical experience in public or private sectors through internships.
Students can participate in an internship program for college credit worth up
to six credit hours.
Many of our graduates use the skills they gain here to build rewarding careers in marketing, media, management and human resources. Others go on to launch their own successful businesses.
Careers
- Vice President of Operations
- Director of University Relations
- Operations Manager
- Store Manager
- Bank Officer
- Hospital Manager
Things you'll learn
Economics, finance, management and everything you need to understand your business through and through
Managing Individuals and Teams
Study traditional management functions, employee motivation, leadership, team dynamics and individual and group decision-making. You'll also explore social responsibility and ethics, diversity, organizational structure and design, organizational control and managing innovation and change.
Principles of Marketing
Know your business and how to present it to the world. This course dives into the interrelationships between marketing and other business disciplines. Topics include product management, communication, pricing and distribution, plus an introduction to buyer behavior and marketing research.
Business Simulation
Conduct full-scale business games with simulated real-world managerial decision-making experiences. The simulation provides students with opportunities to make decisions that impact a company as a whole.