Vanguard University of Southern California

Management Courses*

MNGT 325 • Management Theory and Practice (3 units)
Prerequisite: BUSN 114. An exploration of managerial and leadership roles as they relate to pursuing organizational goals in an efficient and effective capacity. Focuses on the four functions of managing organizations: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

MNGT 342 • Human Resource Management (3 units)
Prerequisite: MNGT 325. Designed to address how organizations can gain a sustainable, competitive advantage through people. This courses focuses on recruiting, selecting, and training a diverse workforce; appraising and improving performance; managing compensation and benefits; and enhancing employee-management relations in a global economy.

MNGT 346 • Organizational Behavior (3 units)
Prerequisite: MNGT 325. Integrates the psychological and sociological aspects of human behavior as they relate to managment of domestic and global organizations. Focus is on individual, group, and organizational behavior. Topics include communication, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, reward systems, organizational structure, and managing conflict and change.

MNGT 347 • Leadership and Quality Management (3 units)
Prerequisite: MNGT 325. Explores the multifaceted world of leadership problem-solving and operations management together with their contemporary application. It focuses on the ongoing developments of analytical and strategic thinking and its relevance from a Quality Management perspective.

MNGT 420 • International Management (3 units)
Prerequisite: MNGT 325. Focuses on the management of international enterprises. Topics include globalization and worldwide developments; the political, legal and technological environment; international strategic management; and communication, motivation, and leadership across cultures.

MNGT 452 • Summer Study Tours (3 units)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Occasional summer trips to international sites. Will include some coursework along with travel and tour. Units are computed according to the duration of the tour and the hours of instruction, 1 unit per week of travel.

MNGT 457 • Semester Study Abroad (3 units)
Prerequisite: Approval of Chair.

MNGT 470 • Special Topics (1-3 units)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and Chair may be required. Study of a special topic in one of the fields of management. May be repeated for credit provided topics are dissimilar.

MNGT 490 • Seminar (1-3 units)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and Chair may be required. Mutual investigation of one topic management of particular relevance to upper division majors. May be repeated for credit provided topics are dissimilar.

* This information is provided for ease of use, however it is not the official record. See the academic catalog for official course descriptions and requirements.