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Wallace E. Carroll School of Management UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION MISSION STATEMENT Founded as the College of Business Administration at Boston College in 1938, and later named the Wallace E. Carroll School of Management, in honor of a distinguished alumnus, the school identifies its mission in these terms: The Carroll School of Management educates undergraduates preparing for careers in management, graduate students aspiring to greater responsibilities in a complex global economy, and practitioners and executives seeking renewed vision and new skills for that economy. Vigorous teaching, learning, and research that advances business theory and enhances management practice are crucial means to these ends. Our current efforts are a partnership of students, faculty, staff, the business community, and the broader academic community. We seek and value the support and counsel of our alumni and the wider business community. We aspire to be an effective and caring organization for our immediate community, and we strive to orchestrate all our efforts for the service of the many communities, local, national, and global, which sustain us. The undergraduate curriculum, which combines a broad liberal arts background with specialized training in a management discipline, prepares students for leadership roles in business and society. The Carroll School of Management provides future managers with a knowledge of the methods and processes of professional management and an understanding of the complex and evolving social system within which they will apply this knowledge. Philosophy of Undergraduate Education Future managers will bear great professional responsibilities. A pervasive concern with the ethical and moral dimension of decision making informs the undergraduate management curriculum. In outline, the program seeks to: instill a humane managerial perspective characterized by high personal and ethical standards prepare students with the necessary skills in analytical reasoning, problem solving, decision making, and communication to make them effective contributing leaders and managers in society develop a multicultural and global perspective on the interactions within and between organizations and their members convey a thorough appreciation of the functional interrelationships among management disciplines communicate a clear understanding of the reciprocity of business organizations to the societies in which they operate empower students to initiate, structure, and implement learning that leads to self-generated insights and discoveries prepare students to use advanced information and control technologies relevant to the management of organizations We believe that the combination of liberal study and core and specialized business disciplines creates baccalaureate candidates who possess unusual breadth and depth of understanding of management and who will be thoughtful contributors to civic life. Information for First Year Students In most ways, the first year in the Carroll School of Management resembles the first year in the College of Arts and Sciences. CSOM freshmen are expected to focus their study on aspects of the Universitys Core curriculum and foriegn language requirement (described in the University Policies and Procedures section); the study of courses required in the Management Core, with the exceptions noted below, usually begins in earnest in sophomore year. During freshman year, CSOM students should complete the Writing Seminar and the Literature requirement as well as one semester of Calculus (MT 100 or higher) and one semester of Statistics (EC 151). These four courses, or their equivalent via Advanced Placement, are indispensable in the first year. The only other strict requirement for CSOM freshmen is the completion of MH 011 Introduction to Ethics in either semester. Note that there is no necessary sequence for the above mentioned courses; they may be taken in any order, either semester, during the first year. We also recommend that students complete CS 021 Computers in Management during the first year. What other courses should a freshman pursue? If a student has yet to fulfill the language requirement (see elsewhere in this section for the variety of ways in which it can be satisfied), language study is in order. Note that students contemplating study abroad, and cognizant of the increasingly global nature of business, are well advised to hone existing language skills and consider beginning study of another language. Proficiency in several languages constitutes a significant advantage for aspiring business people. Boston Colleges international programs include a number of programs from Scandinavia to the Pacific Rim which are especially attractive for CSOM students. Freshmen should also consider enrolling in one of the Universitys hallmark programs, PULSE and Perspectives, which fulfill both the Philosophy and the Theology Core requirements. Perspectives, in fact, is restricted to freshmen; PULSE may be taken at any time during a students Boston College career. Other possibilities for freshman year include the Modern History sequence, the two-semester Principles of Economics sequence, and a pair of science courses. While the preceding remarks capture a range of possibilities, even greater possibilities await a student possessed of advanced placement, transfer, or international baccalaureate credit. Such students should consult carefully with the Associate Dean and their faculty orientation advisor in crafting a plan of study for first year. Management Courses 1 MM 011 Introduction to Ethics (1 credit-freshman) 1 EC 131 Principles of Economics I-Micro (freshman or sophomore) 1 EC 132 Principles of Economics II-Macro (freshman or sophomore) 1 CS 021 Computers in Management (freshman or sophomore) 1 MA 021 Financial Accounting (sophomore or spring, freshman year) 1 MA 022 Managerial Accounting (sophomore) 1 EC 151 Statistics (freshman year, either fall or spring) 1 MJ 021 Introduction to Law (sophomore or junior) 1 MB 021 Organizational Behavior (sophomore or junior) 1 MD 021 Operations Management (junior) 1 MF 021 Basic Finance (junior) The Boston College Catalog 2005-2006 319 MANAGEMENT

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