Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

The Bachelor of Business Administration is a professionally focused degree that is designed to produce graduates who possess practical knowledge and associated critical thinking skills desired in today’s competitive business world. Students will be grounded in the study of business through a core curriculum of management, information systems, marketing, law, finance, accounting, economics, and business strategy. They are also given the opportunity to pursue interesting specializations in areas of their choice, to include entrepreneurial / small business, international business management, and marketing. This degree is applicable for any student interested in and or working in any number of business, government, military, or other professions.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Business Administration also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. With reference to each of the respective areas of business administration, graduates in this degree program will be able to accomplish the following:

• Explain and apply fundamental accounting and financial management operations to enhance business decision making processes.
• Discuss economic factors associated with government, business, and consumer environments and apply theoretical techniques to analyze markets.
• Apply management, human resource, and personnel practices to organizational problem solving.
• Integrate market and marketing information into a strategic plan.
• Apply concepts of contract, tort, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and property law to business situations.
• Articulate the external and internal environments of a business organization and formulate appropriate strategies in the context of competitive forces and environmental factors.
• Collect information through the use of various data tools enhancing business problem solving capabilities.
• Describe how information systems transform business processes within the modern corporate organization.

General Education Requirements (34 semester credits)
English Composition - 6 semester credits (Select 2 Courses)

ENGL101 - Proficiency in Writing [Required]
ENGL102 - Effectiveness in Writing
ENGL200 - Composition and Literature

Social Sciences - 6 semester credits (Select 2 Courses)

GEOG101 - Introduction to Geography
SOCI111 - Introduction to Sociology
PSYC101 - Introduction to Psychology
ANTH100 - Introduction to Anthropology
CSFD220 - Human Sexuality
SOCI220 - American Popular Culture

Science – 3 semester credits (Select One Course)

SCIN100 - Introduction to Biology
SCIN101 - Introduction to Chemistry
SCIN102 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology
SCIN103 - Introduction to Physics
SCIN104 - Introduction to Astronomy
SCIN105 - Introduction to Environmental Science
SCIN106 - Introduction to Meteorology
SCIN107 - Introduction to Natural Science
SCIN110 - Introduction to Human Ecology

Mathematics - 3 semester credits (Select one Course)

MATH110 - College Algebra
MATH111 - College Trigonometry
MATH125 - Math for Liberal Arts Majors
MATH225 - Calculus

History - 6 semester credits (Select 2 Courses)

HIST101 - American History to 1877
HIST102 - American History since 1877
HIST111 - World Civilization before 1650
HIST112 - World Civilization since 1650
HIST121 - Western Civilization before The Thirty Years War
HIST122 - Western Civilization since The Thirty Years War
HIST223 - History of Russia
HIST221 - African-American History before 1877
HIST222 - African-American History since 1877

Humanities - 3 semester credits (Select one Course)

SPAN100 - Spanish I
SPAN101 - Spanish II [Prerequisite: SPAN100]
FREN100 - French I
FREN101 - French II [Prerequisite: FREN100)
ARAB100 - Arabic I
ARAB101 - Arabic II [Prerequisite:ARAB100 ]
RUSS100 - Russian I
RUSS101 - Russian II [Prerequisite:RUSS100 ]
CHIN100 - Chinese I (Mandarin)
CHIN101 - Chinese II (Mandarin) [Prerequisite: CHIN100]
GERM100 - German I
GERM101 - German II [Prerequisite: GERM100]
MUSI200 - Music Appreciation
RELS201 - Introduction to World Religions
ARTH200 - Art Appreciation
PHIL200 - Introduction to Ethics
PHIL101 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL300- Logic (3 hours) [Prerequisite: PHIL101)
COMM200 - Public Speaking

Literature – 3 semester credits (Select one Course)

LITR220 - American Literature before the Civil War
LITR221 - American Literature from the Civil War to Present
LITR210 - English Literature: Beowulf to 18th Century
LITR211 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present
LITR201 - World Literature through the Renaissance
LITR202 - World Literature since the Renaissance

Political Science - 3 semester credits (Select one Course)

POLS210 - American Government I
IRLS210 - International Relations I

Core Courses (39 semester credits) 13 Courses

ACCT100 - Accounting I
BUSI311 - Law and Ethics in the Business Environment
ECON101 – Microeconomics
ECON102 - Macroeconomics (Prerequisite: ECON 101)
BUSI310 - Business Theory
BUSI312 - Operations Research (Prerequisite: MATH 110 , MATH 111 )
FINN400 - Principles of Financial Management
HRMT407 - Human Resource Management
BUSI313 - Business Strategy - Global and Competitive Strategy
MANA310 - Principles and Theory of Management
INFO331 - Management Information Systems
MATH302 - Applied Statistics (Prerequisite – MATH 110)
MKTG300 - Principles and Theory of Marketing

Select 12 hours (4 courses) from one of the Concentrations below:
General Concentration

MANA312 - Leadership and Motivation
BUSI419 - International Business Management and Multicultural Relations
MANA311 - Organizational Behavior
ITM371 - Contemporary Internet Topics
WEBD311 - Internet Concepts
BUSI316 - Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
HRMT422 - International Human Resource Management
BUSI320 - Principles of E Business
BUSI415 - Small Business Growth and Development
BUSI490 - Business Administration Independent Study
MANA315 - Management Communications
FINN405 - Budget Development and Execution
ITM321 - Information Technology Project Management
ITM421 - Virtual Management
FINN410 - International Finance
MKTG300 - Principles and Theory of Marketing
MKTG400 - Marketing Research
MKTG307 - Consumer Behavior
MKTG407 - International Marketing

Concentration in Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management

BUSI419 - International Business Management and Multicultural Relations (Required)
HRMT422 - International Human Resource Management
FINN410 - International Finance
MKTG407 - International Marketing

Concentration in Information Technology Management

ITM371 - Contemporary Internet Topics
WEBD311 - Internet Concepts (IT Infrastructure)
ITM321 - Information Technology Project Management
ITM421 - Virtual Management

Concentration in Marketing

MKTG401 - Marketing Strategy
BUSI320 - Principles of E business
MKTG307 - Consumer Behavior
MKTG400 - Marketing Research

Seminar Course (6 semester credits)

BUSI499 - Senior Seminar in Business Administration
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment.

Electives (30 semester credits)- Select 10 Courses

Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.

Total = 120 semester credits