Management

The business world is changing rapidly. That means there are more problems to solve. Coastal Georgia’s Management concentration teaches students how to solve these problems.

Why study Management at Coastal Georgia?

Coastal Georgia’s BBA degree with a Management concentration is all about your management career – short and long term. Our BBA management professors, many of whom have very successful business careers, know what it takes to win. They work with students to build skills and knowledge so that they will win after graduation. Our students achieve success in a great learning environment. We have small class sizes that allow professors to get to know students and their goals. We are a part of a very engaged business community that works with our students in class projects, solving real world business problems, providing many paid internships, and hiring many of our graduates. We talk “careers” in all management classes in the language of current business leaders.

What will I learn?

Whether you are interested in starting your own business or becoming a CEO of a large corporation, Coastal Georgia provides the opportunity to learn the skills and knowledge that allow students to meet their goals. Our Career Services department works closely with students’ aptitudes, personalities, and desires by delivering advisement that will keep students on the path to a happy and successful career. 

What can I do when I graduate?

Skilled managers are in demand in a wide variety of businesses and industries. The Management concentration at Coastal Georgia will equip students with the right skills, knowledge, and preparation to reach world-class level of highest paid management professionals, including but not limited to:

  • Small business, New Business Startup, or Entrepreneur
  • International and National Corporate Management, Human Resources Management
  • Logistics/Supply Chain, Project Management
  • Sports Management
  • National and Regional Retail Management
  • Wholesale Management
  • Real Estate and Property Management
  • Non-Profit and Public Management
  • Health Care Management

  • Dr. Bill Garlen

    Director of Business Innovation Development
    and Assistant Professor of Management

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    Bill Garlen is a seasoned management and leadership professional with diverse credentials that combine tactical leadership, corporate executive management, marketing, communications and human resources expertise. Garlen spent years as a business entrepreneur and has a background of achieving success in television, media, music, consulting, corporate, and proprietary business environments. His teaching background includes over 20 years experience in diverse adult education. Additionally, he spent several years in corporate training consulting where he designed, developed and taught courses online and in the classroom. Corporate courses developed include topics in business, management, leadership, marketing, mechanical engineering, real estate, appraisal, adult continuing education, occupational skills, safety and a wide range of computerized applications.

    Garlen worked his way from the entry level up to executive management in large corporations, trained as a military officer, owned successful businesses and led a number of volunteer organizations. He served on the Boards of Directors of publicly traded companies. As a board member he served as a lead director, and as chairman of both the audit and compensation committees. He still serves on community boards with Rayonier and the Federal Correctional Institute in Jesup. His knowledge in balancing state, federal and institutional requirements with the practical needs of academic, business and industrial organizations provides him with a unique insight into business, management, and leadership with a unique ability to communicate real world knowledge to his students.

    Garlen is a member of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, International Leadership Association, Learning and Development Center of Excellence and Education Technology and eLearning Professionals. At the College of Coastal Georgia he assists in administering and overseeing programs in the School of Business and Public Affairs, supports the development and coordination of the various curriculums in the School, coordinates the use of part-time faculty (recruitment, text selection, and orientation) and assists in assessment activities of the various programs within the school. In addition Garlen serves on the College of Coastal Georgia Curriculum Committee, the Web Oversight Committee, and on numerous faculty and staff search committees.

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