Accounting
The objective of the major in accounting is to prepare students for a wide variety of careers in professional accounting, including public accounting, industrial accounting, internal auditing, and government service and to provide an academic framework for future graduate study. Students who plan to sit for the CPA Exam in Alabama must complete a total of at least 150 semester hours. This may be accomplished by completing additional courses or completing a master's degree that provides the coursework required by the Alabama CPA Board. An additional option, Accounting with Minor, allows students to pair core accounting requirements with a minor selected from a variety of management fields. Please note that the "Accounting with Minor" option will not include all of the courses required to sit for the CPA exam. For more information contact Professor Linda Hemingway by e-mail.

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Acquisition and Contract Management
Students will gain knowledge of the acquisition and contracting processes to include the purchasing of goods and services, pricing, negotiating of contracts, administration of contracts, contract law, and responsibilities from contract award to termination of the contract. An emphasis will be placed upon federal contracting. This program will include a study of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. For more information contact Dr. Rick Roberts by e-mail

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Enterprise Systems Management (ESM)
A single enterprise-wide computer software system used to manage and coordinate all resources, information, and functions of an organization. Students who enroll in this degree program will expand their understanding of ESM systems and how they are used to integrate departments and functions across government agencies and corporations. They will also gain the knowledge and skills necessary to select, implement, administer, and operate ESM systems. A focus of the degree program is to use ESM systems to integrate the acquisition process with the logistics process. In addition, the student will understand how ESM systems are used to manage activities related to accounting, human resources, production, purchasing, billing, customer accounts, inventory control, and all others required to manage an entire organization through hands-on lab exercises based upon ESM systems that are used across the globe. For more information contact Dr. Mike Haghighi by e-mail.

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Human Resource Management
The objective of the major in Human Resource Management is to provide students with a program of study that will prepare them for a variety of employment opportunities in the area of human resource management and provide an academic framework for future graduate study. The curriculum combines traditional business courses, specialized management courses and related psychology courses. For more information contact Dr. Kim LaFevor by e-mail.

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Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Students will learn how to plan and forecast demand for product and services, to gain an understanding of operations involving the movement of materials from raw materials for production to providing the finished product to the end consumer. After gaining an understanding of the supply chain function, students will learn how to manage the logistical movement of goods and products to include the transportation and services involved. An emphasis will be placed on understanding these functions within the government setting. For more information contact Dr. Tom Pieplow by e-mail.

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Management
Provides students with a comprehensive business education, which will prepare them to enter managerial employment or to assist in the development of individuals who hold those positions. In addition, this major provides an academic framework for future graduate study. Management encompasses the traditional business curriculum which includes coursework in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, global business, strategic management, production theories and concepts, and marketing. Management majors may complete a specialized area of study as part of a management major (Management with Required Minor). Minors are available in aviation management,contract management, health care management, human resource management, information systems management, international business, marketing, and small business/entrepreneurship. For more information ontact Dr. Jim Kerner by e-mail .

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Management of Technology
Management of Technology provides students with a comprehensive business education which will prepare them to enter managerial employment or to assist in the development of individuals who hold those positions. In addition, it provides a academic framework for future graduate study. The major encompasses the traditional business curriculum which includes coursework in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, global business, strategic management, production theories and concepts, marketing and technology management. Management of Technology majors may complete a specialized area of study as a part of the MOT major (Management of Technology with Required Minor). Minors are available in Aviation Management, Contract Management, Health Care Management, Human Resource Management, Information Systems Management,International Business, Marketing and Smallbusiness/ Entrepreneurship. For more information contact Professor Mike Essary by e-mail.

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Minors and Certifications
The College of Business offers a minor in Business Administration for non-business majors along with several minors in specialized areas which are open to students in all majors. Minors include aviation management, acquisitions and contract management, health care management, human resource management, information systems management, international business, marketing, and small business/entrepreneurship. Specialized certificates are available in marketing, acquisitions and contract management, and SAP.

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