Our well-trained, doctorally qualified and experienced faculty offers concentrations available to our undergraduate students (management and international business) and provides many of the courses in the college’s MBA program.

This broad responsibility is matched by a commitment to our vision of being the very best at what we do, not just in comparison to other business schools in our region, but in terms of our own standard of excellence.

Programs in Management

The Management Department offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with two concentrations:

A Master of Business Administration (MBA) with degree options in:

A Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in:

Read more about the doctoral program concentrations, curriculum and application.

Meet Our Students

Rafal Thaher in front of the Pulichino Tong Business Building
Rafal Thaher
Management

Rafal Thaher brings a unique international perspective to her coursework in the Manning School of Business. After fleeing war-torn Iraq with her family in 2005, she has spent the last two decades pursuing her passion for entrepreneurship.

I really love how the system works here: If you have the inspiration or energy to do it, just go ahead and start the business.
Read More About Rafal Thaher 

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