Apr 19, 2024

2017 - 2018 Catalog of Courses

2017 - 2018 Catalog of Courses [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration Major

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 33

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	COMP 150 ^a and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 6)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 6)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 132 (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	Any two approved AH courses (Credits: 6)

History	HI	Any one approved HI course (Credits: 3)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS	Any one approved SS course (Credits: 3)

AH/HI/SS^b	AH or HI or SS	One additional approved AH^b or HI^b or SS^b course (Credits: 3)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3-4)

Major Requirements: Credits: 60

Core Courses:

BA 110 - Introduction to Business Decision Making Credits: 3
BA 223 - Introduction to Data Analysis Credits: 3
BA 254 - Business Statistics: Applications Credits: 3
BA 260 - Business Law and Ethics Credits: 3
BA 300 - Management Principles Credits: 3
BA 353 - Operations Management Credits: 3
BA 380 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3
BA 480 - Modern World: Business Ethics Credits: 3
BA 495 - Strategic Management Capstone Credits: 3

Major Electives:

You may complete the elective course requirements for this major in one of two ways:

1) Complete the General School of Business Administration Electives section shown below OR

2) Complete the requirements of an area of Concentration.

General School of Business Administration Electives:

Complete six (6) upper division courses (18 credits minimum) from any of the disciplines in the School of Business Administration excluding ACC 480 , ECON 480 , MK 480 .

Accounting (ACC prefix)
Business Administration (BA prefix)
Economics (ECON prefix)
Marketing (MK prefix) ^l

Business Analytics Concentration:

Complete the following three (3) upper division courses:

BA 354 - Data Mining Credits: 3
BA 355 - Business Analytics Credits: 3
BA 406 - Spreadsheet Modeling Credits: 3

Complete one (1) course from the following list:

ECON 345 - Game Theory Credits: 3
ECON 361 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3
ECON 389 - Applied Econometrics Credits: 3

School of Business Administration Electives:

Complete two (2) additional upper division courses (6 credits minimum) from any of the disciplines in the School of Business Administration excluding ACC 480 , ECON 480 , MK 480 .

Accounting (ACC prefix)
Business Administration (BA prefix)
Economics (ECON prefix)
Marketing (MK prefix) ^m

International Business Concentration:

Complete the following two (2) upper division courses:

BA 303 - Perspectives International Business Credits: 3
BA 362 - Cross-Cultural Management Credits: 3

Complete two (2) courses from the following list:

BA 315 - International Business Law Credits: 3
BA 370 - Topics: International Business Credits: 3
ECON 374 - International Trade Credits: 3
ECON 384 - International Finance Credits: 3
MK 374 - Global Marketing Credits: 3

School of Business Administration Electives:

Complete two (2) additional upper division courses (6 credits minimum) from any of the disciplines in the School of Business Administration excluding ACC 480 , ECON 480 , MK 480 .

Accounting (ACC prefix)
Business Administration (BA prefix)
Economics (ECON prefix)
Marketing (MK prefix) ^m

Complete an Academic International Experience.

You may complete this requirement in one of three ways:

Participation in an approved Semester Abroad Program
Participation in a SOBA Junior Term Abroad Program
Participation in a Faculty-Led Study Abroad course.

Management Concentration:

Complete the following two (2) upper division courses:

BA 319 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
BA 320 - Leadership Theory and Practice Credits: 3

Complete two (2) additional courses from the following list:

BA 205 - New Business Venturing Credits: 3
BA 303 - Perspectives International Business Credits: 3
BA 318 - Management Theory Credits: 3
BA 362 - Cross-Cultural Management Credits: 3
BA 363 - Local Business Credits: 3
BA 368 - Topics in Management Credits: 3
BA 374 - Strategic Business Communications Credits: 3

School of Business Administration Electives:

Complete two (2) additional upper division courses (6 credits minimum) from any of the disciplines in the School of Business Administration excluding ACC 480 , ECON 480 , MK 480 .

Accounting (ACC prefix)
Business Administration (BA prefix)
Economics (ECON prefix)
Marketing (MK prefix) ^m

Tourism and Hospitality Management Concentration:

Complete the following two (2) upper division courses:

BA 330 - Tourism/Hospitality Management Credits: 3
BA 430 - Critical Issues in Tourism and Hospitality Management Credits: 3

Complete two (2) additional courses from the following list:

BA 332 - Event Management Credits: 3
BA 334 - Sustainable Tourism Credits: 3
BA 366 - Topics in Tourism/Hospitality Credits: 3
BA 437 - Internship in Business Credits: 3 - Tourism and Hospitality related ^e

School of Business Administration Electives:

Complete two (2) additional upper division courses (6 credits minimum) from any of the disciplines in the School of Business Administration excluding ACC 480 , ECON 480 , MK 480 .

Accounting (ACC prefix)
Business Administration (BA prefix)
Economics (ECON prefix)
Marketing (MK prefix) ^m

Auxiliary Courses:

School of Business Administration Courses:

ACC 225 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ACC 226 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
ECON 262 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 272 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
MK 350 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3 ^{l, m}

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^bA minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^eOnly one internship can be used towards any School of Business Administration major or minor.

^lMK 350 is a required auxiliary course and does not count toward the requirement labeled, “Complete six (6) upper division courses (18 credits minimum) from any of the disciplines in the School of Business Administration excluding ACC 480 , ECON 480 , MK 480 .”

^mMK 350 is a required auxiliary course and does not count toward the requirement labeled, “Complete two (2) additional upper division courses (6 credits minimum) from any of the disciplines in the School of Business Administration excluding ACC 480 , ECON 480 , MK 480 .”

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 33 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Freshman Map to Graduation:

Business Administration Major: Freshman Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

Business Administration Major: Transfer Student Map