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BA Major in Business Administration

B.A., Major in Business Administration

Major Requirements*

  • ACCT281 Financial Accounting (3 hours)
  • ACCT283 Managerial Accounting (3 hours)
  • BUS 115 Business Basics (3 hours)
  • BUS 130 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
  • BUS 318 Quantitative Methods for Business (3 hours)
  • BUS 322 Management (3 hours)
  • BUS 325 Marketing (3 hours)
  • BUS 326 Investments (3 hours)
  • BUS 327 Consumer Behavior (3 hours)
  • BUS 328 Organizational Behavior (3 hours)
  • BUS 350 Business Law (3 hours)
  • BUS 375 Human Resources Management (3 hours)
  • BUS 395 Corporate Finance (3 hours)
  • BUS 435 Management Decision Making (3 hours)
  • BUS 497 Business Strategy and Policy (Capstone) (3 hours)
  • ECON101 Principles of Microeconomics (3 hours)
  • ECON102 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 hours)

Six additional hours of 300-level or above from courses within the division.

Cognate requirements

  • MATH110 College Algebra (3 hours)
  • MATH215 Introduction to Statistics and Probability (3 hours)

Optional area of emphasis:


Emphasis in Finance

Requirements

  • BUS 329 Money and Banking (3 hours)
  • BUS 331 Risk Management (3 hours)

Six additional hours of 300-level or above from courses within the division not part of core curriculum or major.


Emphasis in Management

Requirements

  • BUS 329 Money and Banking (3 hours)
  • BUS 390 Operations Management (3 hours)

Six additional hours of 300-level or above from courses within the division not part of core curriculum or major.


Emphasis in Marketing

Requirements

  • BUS 324 Digital Marketing (3 hours)
  • BUS 340 Professional Selling (3 hours)
  • BUS 432 Marketing Strategies (3 hours)
  • BUS 424 Marketing Research (3 hours)

Three additional hours of 300-level or above from courses within the division not part of core curriculum or major.

*2024-2025 Course Catalog

Students whose major or minor is within the business administration division must earn a grade of “C” or better in each course taken within the division (ACCT, BUS, ECON) to meet graduation requirements.


Why Business Administration?

The curriculum reflects the current and projected needs of the global business community. Prepares graduates to address the challenges of leadership in the rapidly changing world of business.

Job Opportunities

  • Corporate management
  • Sales and retail management
  • Banking, Finance
  • Operations Managment
  • Human Resources
  • Hotel/motel Management
  • Business Owner

 

Students whose major or minor is within the business administration division must earn a grade of “C” or better in each course taken within the division (ACCT, BUS, ECON) to meet graduation requirements.

 

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