SERVICE SECTOR MANAGEMENT OPTION

(48 Units)

 

SSM Option Director

Rajnandini Pillai, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management

Craven Hall, Room 2243

(760) 750-4234

rpillai@csusm.edu

 

• Management

 

• Marketing

 

Service Sector Management prepares students for careers in management, consulting, sales, and sales management. Its emphasis on the core disciplines of marketing and management provides an extensive insight into what students, as managers, require for developing and cultivating relationships with employees and customers. Elective courses provide specialized information in areas including human resources, leadership, entrepreneurship, and marketing communication.

 

Foundations of Business Courses

(12 units)

BUS 302                                                                 2 units

BUS 304                                                                 4 units

FIN 302*                                                2 units

MIS 302*                                                2 units

POM 302*                                              2 units

 

Core SSM Courses (8 units)

SSM 304                                                 4 units

SSM 305                                                 4 units

 

SSM Electives (16 units)

 

A minimum of 4 units must be selected from SSM electives. The remaining 12 units can be taken from electives in ACCT, FIN, GBM, HTM, or SSM. No more than 4 units from the ACCT, FIN, or HTM core can be counted as elective credit. Students in this option cannot take ACCT 308 for credit. A maximum of 4 units may be taken outside the CoBA with prior approval of the SSM Option Director.

 

SSM 322                                                 2 units

SSM 333                                                 4 units

SSM 342                                                 4 units

SSM 353                                                 4 units

SSM 415                                                 4 units

SSM 420                                                 4 units

SSM 441                                                 4 units

SSM 442                                                 4 units

SSM 445                                                 2 units

SSM 448                                                 4 units

SSM 452                                                 4 units

SSM 461                                                 4 units

SSM 481-485                                          1-4 units

SSM 498                                                 1-4 units

 

Capstone

BUS 444                                                 4 units

 

Senior Experience

BUS 492                                                                 3 units

BUS 493                                                                 5 units

 

*Equivalent 4-unit courses can be substituted for these 2-unit courses, with 2 units applied toward SSM electives. However, only 4 excess units can be counted as SSM elective credit.