Overview of major
Potential job titles
Examples of internships
Possible career fields
Possible work settings
Important skills and abilities
Sample web resources
Print resources
Sample graduate programs pursued by Management majors
Overview of major
Management provides the leadership and direction for any organization. Courses in leadership, decision making, human resources, law, small business, and international business prepare students for a competitive global economy. Alumni pursue positions in areas, such as financial services, government agencies, human resources and the banking industry.
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Potential job titles
- Program Director
- Credit Derivatives Analyst
- Finance & Accounting Analyst
- District Manager
- Operations Manager
- Title Clerk
- Investment Operations Associate
- Recruiter
- Programmer Trainee
- Financial Advisor
- Strategic Planning Analyst
- Inside/Outside Sales Representative
- International Trade Coordinator
- Client Specialist
- Underwriter
- Retail Service Officer
- Retail Account Management Service Associate
Examples of internships
- 1st Mariner Arena
- Military Productions
- BGE
- Modern-Wealth, Inc.
- Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.
- Morgan Stanley
- Grimco, Inc.
- Ricoh
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- The Associated
- Keller Professional Services, Inc.
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- Merrill Lynch
- World Trade Center
- Loyola University Maryland, Office of Human Resources
Possible career fields
Management
Human resource management
- Recruiting/Staffing
- Support
- Compensation & benefits
- Training
- Employee & industrial relations
- Equal employment opportunity
Operations management
- Operations research analysis
- Production management
- Materials management
Sales
- Industrial sales
- Consumer product sales
- Financial services sales
- Services sales
- Advertising sales
Banking
- Commercial, retail/consumer banking
- Credit analysis
- Operations
- Lending
- Trust services
- Mortgage loans
- Branch management
Insurance
- Claims
- Underwriting
- Risk management
- Sales
- Loss control
Real Estate
- Residential brokerage
- Commercial sales
- Appraisals
Possible work settings
- Banks & financial institutions
- Government
- Restaurants & hotels
- Healthcare organizations
- Non-profits
- Educational institutions
- Service industry
- Labor unions
- Executive search firms
- Insurance companies
- Print & electronic media
- Manufacturers
- Industrial organizations
- Credit unions
- Savings & loan associations
- Real estate brokers
- Appraisal firms
Important skills and abilities
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Strong work ethic
- Integrity
- Sense of independence
- Team player
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Computer
- Analytical
- Multi-tasking
Sample web resources
Print resources
(All available in the Career ResourceLibrary in The Career Center)
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- How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School (Grad Section)
- Graduate Programs: Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law & Social Work (Grad Section)
Sample graduate programs pursued by Management majors
- MS, Management and Organizational Behavior
- MBA, Management
- MS, Computer Information Systems
- MS, Project Management
- MA, Managerial Communication
- Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations
- MS, Sports Management