High-Impact Experiences

PROJECTS, COMPETITIONS, AND OTHER ENGAGING EXPERIENCES

Through in-class and out-of-class options, Management majors have opportunities to practice business principles in real-world settings.  A few examples include:

  • X-Culture Project – Students in the International Management course work in global virtual teams for a semester to gain first-hand experience in cross-cultural collaboration.
  • Consulting Case Competitions – These collaborative learning activities connect teams of students from the Management Consulting course along with other Mays’ students.  Students are coached on how to develop a solution to a business case study and deliver results to a panel of judges.
  • SHRM Case Competition – Members of the Society for Human Resource Management student chapter participate in an annual case competition at the regional conference in Phoenix, Arizona.  Student teams test their HR knowledge and ability and apply it to real world HR dilemmas.
  • Entrepreneurship – If you’ve got an entrepreneurial spirit, feed it with extensive options that include, among other opportunities, living and learning in a “dormcubator,” networking in Silicon Valley, launching a business in three days, and consulting with local entrepreneurs in South Africa.  Get involved and be an Aggie entrepreneur!

 

INTERNSHIPS

Management majors are highly encouraged to participate in a paid or unpaid internship, which is an interest-related or major-related short-term work experience with a learning component. Internships provide students with the following benefits:

  • Dedicated time to explore career interests
  • An opportunity to develop a resume and hone interviewing skills
  • A chance to gain work experience, transferrable skills, and valuable contacts in a professional, on-the-job environment

Identifying Internship Opportunities

Internships can be found through Texas A&M’s Career Center, the Business Career Fair and through your own research and network of contacts.

 

STUDY ABROAD

The Management department offers several study abroad programs that allow Management majors to earn credit toward the BBA-MGMT degree.

Chile – Travel to this unique destination and see first-hand the country’s efforts to promote entrepreneurship and private-sector growth.

Finland – Gain valuable knowledge in conducting international business in Nordic countries through time spent in Helsinki and a jaunt to Russia.

Spain – Spend part of your summer in beautiful Barcelona and earn six hours of business credit.

Southern Africa – Immerse yourself in cross-cultural communication and gain exposure to the business, nonprofit, and entrepreneurial environments of Southern Africa and Swaziland.

Cape Town, South Africa – Earn course credit while acting as a consultant to local entrepreneurs.

The world awaits for Management majors!  Learn more about these and other abroad opportunities through the Center for International Business Studies.