Georgia Institute of Technology College of Management

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**College of Management**

Established	1934
Type	Public
Dean	Steve Salbu^[2]
Undergraduates	1251^[1]
Postgraduates	259^[1]
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Website	mgt.gatech.edu

The College of Management (COM) at the Georgia Institute of Technology was established in 1934,^[3] and is consistently ranked in the top 50 management programs in the nation.^[3]

1 History
2 Facilities
3 Degrees
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Georgia Tech's management program begain in 1912 with the creation of a School of Commerce. In 1933 this school was moved to the University of Georgia during the newly created Georgia Board of Regents' decision to consolidate Georgia's system of higher education.

To meet the need for management training in technology, an Industrial Management degree was established in 1934, with a Master's Degree in the subject becoming the first professional management degree offered in the state 11 years later. The PhD program began in 1970.

In 1989, the College of Management combined with social sciences, humanities, and economics departments to form the Ivan Allen College of Management, Policy and International Affairs.

In 1998, the School of Management was spun off into its own college, leaving the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.^[4]

[edit] Facilities

The college currently occupies the new Technology Square, off of Fifth Street in Midtown Atlanta.

[edit] Degrees

[edit] Undergraduate

B.S. in Management^[5]

[edit] MBA Program

Georgia Tech's MBA program is a two year degree consisting of one year of required courses and another year of mostly elective courses. Students can choose to focus in accounting, finance, IT management, international business, marketing, operations management, organizational behavior, and strategic management.

The classes in the first year, first semester focus in Financial Management, IT Management, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Analytical Tools for Managment, and a Career Development Workshop. The second semester courses are Strategic Management, Business Communications, Managerial Economics, Macroeconomic Environment of Business, Marketing Management, Operations Management, plus one elective. The second year required classes consist of Legal Environment of Business, Business Ethics and Integrative Management Experience.^[6]

The MBA program has received many acknowledgements from leading publications, including Business Week (Top 50 MBA programs), US News & World Report (#34 of Top 50 MBA Programs), Forbes (#21 of Top 25 MBA Programs Among Public Universities), The Financial Times (#51 US/#80 International of Full-time International MBA Programs), The Wall Street Journal (#45 of Top 50 Regional Rankings).^[7]