BSBA in Business Administration with Emphasis in Management
Degree Program Description
Students pursuing a degree in Business Administration will gain exposure to multiple areas of business including Accounting, Economics, Finance and Banking, Management, and Marketing. By selecting an emphasis in management, students will take courses focusing on supply chain management, human resource management, and entrepreneurship. Students will learn knowledge and skills needed to manage value-adding processes and projects; to coordinate and lead human resources to accomplish organizational goals; and the mindset and skills to become an entrepreneur and to innovate within an organization. Students with a management emphasis accept positions as consultants, project managers, supply chain analysts, human resource managers, and in management rotational career positions.
Major Program Requirements
Students must complete all university requirements, including general education, and the degree requirements below.
| General Education Requirements | 27 | |
| Upper Level Admission Courses | 33 | |
| Required Core Courses | 22-24 | |
| Money, Banking and Financial Markets | ||
or ECONOM 3251 | Managerial Economics | |
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Introduction to Business Processes and Technologies | ||
| Principles of Management | ||
| Introduction to Business Law | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Advanced Professional Development Principles - Writing Intensive | ||
| Trulaske Edge Program - Internship | ||
| Required Management Courses | 9 | |
| Operations Management | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Additional Required Management Courses (pick one) | 3 | |
| Can not double count in additional management courses | ||
| Diversity and Inclusion in Management | ||
| The Entrepreneurial Mindset | ||
| International Business | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Additional Management Courses | 9 | |
| Select three of the following: | ||
| Business and Society | ||
| Diversity and Inclusion in Management | ||
| The Entrepreneurial Mindset | ||
| Design Thinking for New Business Innovation | ||
| International Business | ||
| Special Topics in Management | ||
| Managing Across Cultures | ||
| Managing People in the Global Enterprise | ||
| Current Issues in International Management | ||
| Management of Service Operations | ||
| Project Management Fundamentals | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Managing Global Trade | ||
| Purchasing and Supply Management | ||
| Total Quality Management | ||
| Human Resource Management Law | ||
| Business Communication - Writing Intensive | ||
| Problems in Management | ||
| Topics in Management | ||
| Management Analytics and Spreadsheet Modeling | ||
| Compensation and Benefits: Theory and Practice | ||
| Modern Manufacturing | ||
| Selected Problems in Human Resource Management | ||
| Crisis Management | ||
| Leadership Development | ||
| Labor Relations and Employee Relations | ||
| Negotiation | ||
| Management of Electronic Commerce | ||
| Consulting Tools and Strategies | ||
| Change Management in Business | ||
| Advanced Business Law | ||
| Database Management | ||
| Web Development Fundamentals | ||
| Principles of Entrepreneurship | ||
| Technology and the Entrepreneurial Process | ||
| New Business Planning and Management | ||
| Facilitation of Entrepreneurship and Innovation | ||
| Human Resource Management Problems and Consulting | ||
| Professional Management Internship | ||
| Emphasis Support Courses | 12 | |
| Courses to be selected from: | ||
Any 2000+ course in: Aerospace Studies, Biochemistry, Biological Engineering, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Mathematics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering Technology, Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, Microbiology, Nursing, Nuclear Engineering, Physical Therapy. | ||
Any 2100+ course in: Arabic, Chinese, French, Greek, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Russian, Spanish. | ||
Any 2700+ course in Accountancy, Business Administration, Management, Marketing, Finance, if not used as a required course. | ||
Any 3000+ course in non-business courses; however, excluding ensemble courses. | ||
Other 3000+ level courses taken in fulfillment of requirements for an official certificate, minor or dual major. | ||
| Capstone Course - senior year (on campus) Minimum grade of C- required | 3 | |
| Strategic Management | ||
Semester Plan
Below is a sample plan of study, semester by semester. A student's actual plan may vary based on course choices where options are available.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BUS_AD 1500 | 3 | MATH 1400 | 3 |
| MATH 1100 | 3 | ECONOM 1014 | 3 |
| Biological or Physical Science with Lab | 3 | Humanities | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 | ENGLSH 1000 | 3 |
| State Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ACCTCY 2036 | 3 | ACCTCY 2037 | 3 |
| BUS_AD 2500 | 3 | ACCTCY 2258 | 3 |
| ECONOM 1015 | 3 | STAT 2500 | 3 |
| MATH 1300 | 3 | MANGMT 3000 | 3 |
| Humanities (writing intensive) | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BUS_AD 3500W | 3 | FINANC 3000 | 3 |
| MRKTNG 3000 | 3 | MANGMT 3540 | 3 |
| ECONOM 3229 | 3 | MANGMT 4020 | 3 |
| MANGMT 3300 | 3 | Additional Required Management Course | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Emphasis Support | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MANGMT 4010 | 3 | MANGMT 4970 | 3 |
| MANGMT 4030 | 3 | Additional Management Course | 3 |
| Additional Management course | 3 | Additional Management Course | 3 |
| Emphasis Support Course | 3 | Emphasis Support Course | 3 |
| BUS_AD 4500 | 3 | Emphasis Support Course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits: 120 | |||
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