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Department of Strategic Management

Prepare for a career as a leader with the Barney School’s Department of Strategic Management.

Learn how to start your own business, manage an organization, or hit a homerun in the sports world. Take core business classes and specialized courses that you tailor toward your own career goals. Internships, capstone projects, and a Business Plan Competition give you the hands-on experience you need to succeed.

Our Majors

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Do you dream of starting your own company? Major in Entrepreneurial Studies to get the business background you need to work for yourself. Get hands-on experience working with a local small business and enter our Business Plan Competition.

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Prepare for a career as a business leader with a Management major from the Barney School of Business. Develop your management skills with specialized classes and hands-on experiences. Learn to lead marketing, human resources, finance, sales, and other departments in businesses and nonprofits.

Sports Management

Barney School's sports management program prepares graduates for a career in sports marketing, athletic administration, sales, event operations, facility management, community relations, social media and more.

International Business Minor

This minor complements a wide range of majors, including those in finance, marketing, management, and even the liberal arts, allowing students to become more versatile in their career pursuits.

Project Management Minor

Project management is a growing profession, gaining 1.5 million jobs around the world every year. Many companies want their employers to have a Professional Certification in Project Management. This minor will get you ready for the certification exams.

Master of Business Administration

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Complete your MBA with just 12 classes, either online or in class, part-time or full-time! Choose the format that best supports your learning style. Generally, the average working professional will be able to finish our program in two years. We also offer dual programs in MBA/MEng, MBA/MArch, MBA/MSAT, MBA/MSBA, and MBA/MSOP.

Master of Healthcare Administration

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The Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) degree prepares aspiring health-care professionals to move forward in their careers to take on leadership roles. Upon graduation, professionals with this degree will plan, direct, and coordinate services in various health-care delivery settings.

Computer Requirements

The Barney School of Business recommends minimum system recommendations for incoming undergraduate students in the Department of Strategic Management. These are recommendations, not requirements, and lab facilities are available for student use.

Please contact Department Chair Rebecca Ranucci with any questions.

PCs are preferable, Chromebooks and tablets will not work for these courses. Macs are acceptable, but users may need to pay for the MAC adapted versions of software on their own.

Meet the Strategic Management Department

Turkessa Antrum
Part-time Faculty
Dean's Office for Barney

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Daphne Berry
Associate Professor of Management
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Ralph R. Braithwaite
Lecturer
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Chavon D. Campbell
Lecturer of Management and Organizational Behavior
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Edwina Cogdell
Part-time Faculty
Dean's Office for Barney

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Steven Congden
Associate Professor of Management
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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James Fairfield-Sonn
Professor of Management
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Hailey Harris
Assistant Professor of Sports Management
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Irina Naoumova
Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Aydin S. Oksoy
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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John Papa
Director, Sports Management Program
Dean's Office for Barney

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Rebecca Ranucci
Associate Professor of Management, Strategic Management Department Chair
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Ralph Reilly
Assistant Professor of Management
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Annette Rogers
Clinical Associate Professor
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Shirley C. Wang
Associate Professor
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Christopher Zack
Visiting Instructor of Operations and Project Management
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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