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Mailing Address: David Eccles School of Business, Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building, Room 7132, Salt Lake City Utah 84112
Website: https://eccles.utah.edu/faculty/department-of-management/
Phone: 801-581-8428
Email: managementdept@eccles.utah.edu

Department Chair: Kristina Diekmann, Ph.D., Angus T. Shearer Professor of Ethics, Professor of Management
Undergraduate Advising Services: L.S. Skaggs Student Services Center, Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building (SFEBB) Room 1120, 801-581-7853 Eccles.link/advising
Contact for Prospective Students: Contact the Office of Admissions and Transitions https://eccles.utah.edu/take-a-tour/

Types of Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

  • Minor

Undergraduate Programs

Many professional careers require leaders skilled in the management of individuals and groups, and all organizations need managers and leaders who understand organizational culture, can adapt to or inspire change, can identify and implement effective strategies, and are capable of coordinating and facilitating the efforts of others to accomplish organizational goals.  The undergraduate management degree in the David Eccles School of Business is designed to provide management majors with a deeper understanding of leadership and a broad conceptual foundation to recognize the challenges managers and leaders face in the 21st century.  

Coursework in the undergraduate management major provides students with:

  • Knowledge, abilities, and essential skills to assume managerial and leadership roles in a variety of organizations, and industries

  • Comprehension of how organizations work, and how human interaction and workplace behavior affect an organization

  • Understanding of how to conceptualize, plan, organize, and facilitate the performance of people within organizations

  • Awareness of underlying behavioral theories that afford insight related to the organization, its leaders, participants, and overall effectiveness

  • Utilize cutting edge, best practices that influence behavior in an organizational settings

  • Development of advanced communication, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills

  • Practice leadership skills necessary to effectively collaborate with individuals and teams who represent diverse backgrounds.

Scholarships

The majority of scholarships across campus are awarded by academic year rather than by individual semesters. Those applications will become available in the fall for incoming freshmen and transfer students, and in the spring for current students. Visit the Eccles School Scholarship webpage (Eccles.Link/UG-Scholarships) for current information on various scholarship programs, deadlines, and other scholarship resources available to undergraduate business students. A complete listing of all University scholarships, grants, and loans is available from the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, 105 Student Services Building.