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Program Overview
The management program in the Dolan School of Business offers an innovative approach to the leadership, strategic planning and decision-making in business organizations. Our Action Learning Module combines work experience with classes on management theory. The result is an innovative learning process that combines management theory with a grasp of the realities of the business world. You are given the option to choose between four concentrations: general management, human resource management, business and society, and entrepreneurship.
Our faculty is composed of business professionals and scholars. Their experience offers a connection between the practice and theory of the profession. As a major in the program, you will build a foundation of modern business experience and relevant theory to understand the behavioral, social, and environmental factors that impact performance. Throughout, you learn the nature of management, and the relationship between business and society.
To effectively prepare you and broaden your work experience, the program emphasizes case studies, research projects and internships. This blend of theory and hands-on experience provides you with a broad perspective of managerial effectiveness and the role it plays in the world of business, equipping you with the skills for a successful career in business or graduate school.
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Carl Scheraga
Office of Undergraduate Admission
P: (203) 254-4100
F: (203) 254-4199
admis@fairfield.edu
Fairfield Dolan Rankings
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Requirements
Required Courses
Available Management Major Concentrations:
- Business and Society
- Entrepreneurship
- Hospitality and Tourism Management (in collaboration with Florence University of the Arts)
- Human Resources
[Thirty-three (33) Business Core Requirements] |
Managing Human Resources |
Leading and Managing People |
Managing People for Global Business OR Cross-Cultural Management |
Three (3) Business or Management courses |
Business Ethics |
Seminar in Business Law, Regulation, and Ethics |
Legal Environment of Business |
Three (3) courses from either of the following groups (below) |
Group 1: Environmental Law and Policy Employment Law and Discrimination in the Workplace International Law |
Group 2: Ethical Dimensions of Global Business Practices Ethics of Communications Environmental Ethics Ethics in Law and Society |
Legal Environment of Business |
Entrepreneurship: Ideation and Validation |
Three (3) courses from either of the following groups (below) |
Group 1: Introduction to Management Managing Human Resources Leading and Managing People |
Group 2: Employment Law and Discrimination in the Workplace Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship: Product Development and Commercialization Managing a Family Business |
Introduction to Management |
Managing Human Resources |
Leading and Managing People |
Two (2) Business or Management courses |
A detailed list of course requirements, offerings, and more can be viewed in the University’s course catalog.
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Career & Professional Opportunities
Management majors are very well prepared for entry-level positions in large corporations and in small businesses. Many are able to convert their internships into full-time positions after graduation. The broad education provided for all School of Business students is also excellent preparation for graduate study. Recent management major graduates have enrolled in graduate and law programs nationwide, from Harvard to UCLA. Our students receive job offers from the foremost companies in the world including:
- General Electric
- Tiffany & Co.
- Chase Manhattan Bank
- United Technologies
- USB Warburg
Learn more about how Fairfield Dolan’s Career Development Center can support your post-graduate goals, and how Fairfield's tight-knit alumni network can build career and mentoring opportunities that last a lifetime.
Diversity and Inclusive Excellence
As a Jesuit, Catholic university, Fairfield is dedicated to diversity and inclusion; to radical hospitality in service of racial, social, and economic justice.