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Business Administration - Management Concentration BS


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The four-year program in Business Administration with a concentration in Management is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the business field. A broad-based general education precedes an extensive education in management and its various areas, providing the successful graduate with the tools necessary for a career in management or graduate studies.

Students learn skills and techniques to enhanced their level of decision-making, interpersonal skills, leadership, organizational skills, and communication. They gain hands-on experience through the various software and technical tools available.

Our graduates find employment in careers fields such as:

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Middle or Upper Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Logistics
  • State or Federal employment
  • Non-profit organizations
  • International businesses
  • Training Manager
  • Consultanting

Students may earn credit towards their degree, as well as gain valuable experience by participating in the many internship opportunities available.

2 + 2

Students who earn an Associate in Applied Business in Business Management Technology are able to pursue a Bachelors in Business Administration with a concentration in Management as a 2+2 plan (two years to earn the associates, two more years to earn the bachelors).

 

Suggested Course Sequence


First Year Fall Term

·         ENGL 1101      DISCOURSE AND COMPOSITION (A) OR

          ENGL 1102      DISCOURSE AND COMPOSITION (B)

·         BUIS  1010      COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

·         GEN ELEC      MATH 1200 RECOMMENDED

·         GEP               SOCIAL SCIENCE

·         GEP               FINE & PERFORMING ARTS

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15 - 17 


First Year Spring Term

·         ENGL 1105      COMPOSITION AND ARGUMENTATION

·         MATH 1700      APPLIED FINITE MATH

·         GEP                NATURAL SCIENCE

·         BUOA 1150      SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS OR

          BUOA 1170      DATABASE APPLICATIONS OR

          BUOA 1140      WORD PROCESSING OR

          BUIS   2100      INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS

·         GEN ELEC       GENERAL ELECTIVE

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15-16


Second Year Fall Term

·         BUAC 2010      INTRO TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OR

          BUAC 1010      ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES I

·         ECON 2201      PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

·         MATH 1800      BUSINESS STATISTICS

·         BUXX/ECON     BUSINESS/ECON ELECTIVE

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15


Second Year Spring Term

·         BUAC 2030      INTRO TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING OR

          BUAC 1020      ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES 2

·         ECON 2202      PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

·         BUMG 2900      PROFESSIONAL COMM. & DEVELOPMENT

·         GEN ELEC       GENERAL ELECTIVE

·         GEP                 CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES - NON-WESTERN

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 16 


Third Year Fall Term 

·         BUMK 3100      MARKETING PRINCIPLES

·         BUMG 3100      MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

·         BULW 2700      LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

·         BUXX/ECON     BUSINESS/ECON ELECTIVE

·         GEP                CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES WESTERN

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15


Third Year Spring Term

·         BUAC 3030      ACCOUNTING APPLICATIONS FOR MGT DECISIONS

·         BUMG 2350      PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

·         BUFI   3450      MANAGERIAL FINANCE

·         BUMG3550      QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN REASONING

·         BUXX/ECON    BUSINESS/ECON ELECTIVE

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15 


Fourth Year Fall Term

·         BUMG 3850      PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

·         BUMG 3310      BUSINESS ETHICS

·         BUMG 2250      ORG/OP SMALL BUSINESS OR

          BUMG 2850     ENTERPRISE MGT/STRATEGY

·         BUMG 3400     INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

·         GEP               ETHICS

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15


Fourth Year Spring Term

·         IDST    4490      SENIOR SEMINAR

·         BUMG 4850      BUSINESS POLICY & STRATEGY

·         GEN  ELEC      GENERAL ELECTIVE

·         GEN ELEC      GENERAL ELECTIVE

·         GEN ELEC       GENERAL ELECTIVE 

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15


Total Credit Hours Required - 120


 

Degree Requirements


General Education Program 31 Hours

The GEP Quantitative Reasoning component is satisfied in the required nonbusiness courses.

 
Required Nonbusiness Courses 14 Hours
Business Core Courses 38 Hours
Management Concentration Courses 15 Hours
Business/Econ Electives 9 Hours
Electives 15 Hours
   
Total Hours Required 120 Hours

Business/Econ Electives (9 Hours)


Choose 9 hours of any courses 3000 or higher with the following prefixes: BUXX or ECON.

General Electives (15 Hours)


You may select 15 credit hours from the broad spectrum of university courses.

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