Great managers are called to plan, organize and lead — skills that draw on principle and theory as much as experience and intuition. Get started on honing your own expertise with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management from Georgia Southern University.
Locations
- Statesboro Campus (In Person, Emphasis or No Emphasis)
- Armstrong Campus (In Person, No Emphasis)
Why Major in Management at Georgia Southern?
- Open any door: A bachelor’s in management prepares you for careers in almost every sector imaginable.
- Focus on entrepreneurship, hospitality or human resources, or choose a general studies path.
- Master your tools: Join the region’s only program that provides hands-on practice with human resource information system (HRIS) software.
- One of the largest majors in the Parker College of Business.
- Complete an internship as part of your degree.
- AACSB-accredited program.
- 124 credit hours to completion.
Skilled managers have a grasp on everything it takes to keep an operation running, from finance to marketing, labor management to sales. A bachelor’s in management from Georgia Southern gives you a broad academic background in each of those areas — plus an adaptable platform to specialize in one of three industry- or operations-specific areas. No matter your aspirations, you’ll learn how to direct and guide both for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
As a student in the Parker College of Business, you’ll work with faculty who boast top credentials, including academically and in the real world. Many have spent years in the management ranks, either at the helm of their own companies or working for industry leaders. Across the board, they have one factor in common: a commitment to your success as a student and helping you launch your career.
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What Can You Do With a Bachelor’s in Management?
A bachelor’s in management prepares you to be a nimble leader who can fill multiple roles at large or small organizations, including for-profit and nonprofit entities. Attesting to the program’s versatility, you’ll find Georgia Southern alumni in almost every industry.
Where our graduates work:
- CSX Transportation
- Georgia Pacific
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
- Norfolk Southern
- The Coca-Cola Company
- The Home Depot
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
What our graduates do:
- Benefits coordinator
- Branch manager
- Business owner
- District manager
- Entrepreneur
- Hotel owner
- Human capital analyst
- Human resources director
- Project manager
- Restaurant operator
- Store manager
What You’ll Learn
Managers lead, communicate and solve problems, all while making strategic decisions that move their organizations forward. To succeed, you’ll have to be adept at recognizing the forces that affect teams internally as well as externally, and know how to respond. Your classes at Georgia Southern provide an overview of the wide range of topics you’ll draw from to be an effective manager, including analytics, accounting, finance, operations, marketing and human resources.
See the CurriculumEmphasis Areas
Business management majors graduate with a broad skill set that qualifies them to handle many different organizational tasks. You can opt to channel your knowledge toward one of three emphasis areas.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
See how to get your own business off the ground through this emphasis area, which focuses on small business management and startup entrepreneurship. You’ll interview business owners, develop a concept and pitch your plan to investors.
Human Resource Management
Serve the needs of your organization at the same time you help individuals perform their best. This is the region’s only program that emphasizes the use of human resource information system software.
Hospitality Management
Prepare for an entry-level position in a program that develops future hotel and restaurant managers. To gain firsthand experience, you’ll see how the industry works through a semester-long internship.
Build Your Experience
The best way to understand how businesses really operate is to see them in action. Georgia Southern gives you the opportunity to go beyond case studies and textbooks as you gain experiences that make your résumé stand out.
Internships
Put your skills and knowledge to work through an internship. You’ll have the chance to participate in meaningful projects under professional supervision as you learn more about the types of careers you could pursue.
Get Involved
Build your professional network, engage in community service and make site visits through business-focused student groups such as the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Southern Hospitality Executives.
Certificate in Hospitality Management
Unlock a career as a convention center manager or hotel or restaurant operator with this interdisciplinary certificate. A mandatory internship also helps you prove to potential employers that you’re focused, trained and ready from day one.
Where Management Students Have Interned
- Aspen Heights
- B&G Management, LLC
- Blue Tie Catering
- Capital Alliance Properties, LLC
- CINTAS
- Cohen’s Retreat
- Draft Elite, Inc.
- East Georgia Regional Medical Center
- Enterprise
- Georgia Lottery Corporation
- Georgia Southern Conference Services
- Greenville Turf & Tractor
- Hodges Management Co.
- Inviting Events
- Ivory & Beau
- Lawrence Plantation
- Meherrin
- Minick Farms
- New South Farm Management
- NIIT USA, Inc.
- Nolan Transportation Group
- Parker College Events Office
- Rotary Corporation
- Sea Island Resorts
- The Sea Pines Resort
- Southeast Restoration Group
- The Parker Companies
- TICO
- Walker Realty
- The Walt Disney Company
- Whitfield Sign Co.
- World Trade Center Savannah
Want to Learn More?
Explore essential information about our BBA in Management program, including application details, accreditation status, and licensing disclosures. Gain insight into the program’s credibility and requirements to help you start your journey toward success with the knowledge you need.
Follow these steps to complete the Georgia Southern application:
- Create an application account.
- Complete our online application using the PIN you received after creating your application account.
- Once complete, pay the $30 application fee or upload a valid fee waiver. Previous Georgia Southern applicants and dual enrollment students do not need to pay the fee.
You can check your application status at My.GeorgiaSouthern.edu/admissions three days after completing your application. This page contains live information about your admission status, including a checklist of missing documents we need to make a decision.
Apply as a First-Year Student Transfer to Georgia SouthernThe Parker College of Business has received undergraduate and graduate accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.
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Become the kind of leader that can steer any business through challenge or opportunity. Learn more about Georgia Southern’s BBA in Management program.