The industrial management degree was designed for students who want a business degree with a technical focus. If you have enjoyed math and science classes in high school, then consider this degree. Students in industrial management take general university courses their first year, our management core classes (accounting, economics, finance, marketing, strategic management, management information systems, and human resource management), and then complete a technical minor which is a set of five classes. The technical minor can be earned from the School of Management, the School of Science, or the Schools of Engineering.

During your first year at Purdue, you will take general university coursework. Listed below you will see the kinds of classes students majoring in accounting take their freshman year. Students usually take five courses (about 15 credit hours) each semester. A semester is 16 weeks long.

Typical First Year Coursework:

• Math - Calculus
• English Composition
• Chemistry or Physics
• Public Speaking
• Psychology or Sociology
• Introduction to Management

During your sophomore year, you will begin taking introductory management courses. A typical schedule for your second year in management will look something like this:

• Calculus
• Probability Models
• Organizational Computing
• Accounting (financial and managerial)
• Economics (micro and macro)
• Business Writing
• World History
• Electives - Fine Arts and Literature

When you reach your junior and senior years, you begin the professional management core coursework. The kinds of classes you will enroll in during your last two years at Purdue are: