Matthew Quarles
Director of Recruitment
Gatton College of Business and Economics
matthew.quarles@uky.eduLearn how to effectively manage change, motivate employees, coordinate projects and direct organizations. You'll help companies create a competitive advantage through expertise in human resource management, business strategy, leadership, small business and international management, teamwork and negotiations.
Students graduating with degrees in management often move into management training programs such as those offered by Vavoline, Dell, and Enterprise Rental Car or careers in personnel management, hiring and training, supervision, sales, entrepreneurial ventures, and consulting.
Management majors receive broad training in human behavior in organizations and in the integration of business disciplines from a caring faculty. Management students study human resource management, organizational behavior, business strategy, small business management, and international management, teamwork and negotiations.
A suggested course to explore this career path is MGT 301.
Minimum Total Hours: 120
UK CoreCIS 110 OR WRD 110 – Composition and Communication I
(3)
CIS 111 OR WRD 111 – Composition and Communication II
(3)
OR
CIS 112 OR WRD 112 – Accelerated Composition and Communication II
(3)
ACC 200 – Intro to Accounting for Decision Makers
(3)
OR
ACC 202 – Managerial Uses of Accounting Information
(3)
ACC 201 – Financial Accounting
(3)
ECO 201 – Principles of Economics I
(3)
ECO 202 – Principles of Economics II
(3)
AN 105 (Previously B&E 105) – Business Applications of Spreadsheets
(1)
MA 123 – Elementary Calculus and Its Applications
(3)
MA 162 – Finite Mathematics and Its Applications
(3)
OR
MA 113 – Calculus I
(3)
OR
MA 137 – Calculus I with Life Science Application
(3)
MKT 300 – Marketing Management
(3)
FIN 300 – Corporation Finance
(3)
MGT 301 – Business Management
(3)
MGT 340 – Ethical and Regulatory Environment
(3)
AN 300 – Introduction to Business Analytics
(3)
ECO 391 – Economic and Business Statistics
(3)
MGT 320 - Survey of Human Resource Management
(3)
MGT 410 - Analysis of Organizational Behavior
(3)
MGT 499 - Strategic Management
(3)
MGT Electives Upper-division Management Electives (300 level & above)
(9)
CIS 300 - Strategic Business and Professional Communication
(3)
Management analysts recommend ways to improve an organization’s efficiency.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics | Click the link for more info.
Median Salary
$99,410
per year in 2023
Number of Jobs
987,600
in 2023
10 Year Job Outlook
95,700
new jobs (average)
Management analysts may travel frequently to meet with clients. Some work more than 40 hours per week.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Matthew Quarles
Director of Recruitment
Gatton College of Business and Economics
matthew.quarles@uky.eduGatton College of Business & Economics
859.218.1156
