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Business Management, Bachelor of Arts

Business enterprises are increasingly seeking liberal arts graduates with sound educational preparation in business and a broad knowledge of related disciplines, including economics and other social sciences.

The business management major is intentionally interdisciplinary, designed to develop students’ analytical and decision-making abilities, as well as the understanding of the domestic and international environments in which today’s organizations must function. While most courses are drawn from the areas of economics and business, the student will also study aspects of mathematics, computer systems, political science and psychology.

The business management major prepares students for employment in corporate functions such as production, purchasing, sales, public relations and financial and human resource management, as well as for opportunities in financial, government and nonprofit organizations.

A minor or certificate in entrepreneurship and small business management provides knowledge and skills for the student who wishes to work in a small business or as an independent entrepreneur.

Students frequently express the desire to pursue a graduate degree in business, government, economics or law. Faculty advisers assist students in tailoring academic programs to meet the requirements of the graduate-level studies they wish to pursue.

Note: Students may need the prerequisite courses CS 110 and/or MAT 103, based on course selections below.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

ACC 105Financial Accounting

3
ACC 106Managerial Accounting

3
BUS 124Introduction to Management

3
BUS 216Business Communications

3
BUS 223Marketing Management

3
BUS 225Business Law

3
BUS 240Corporate Finance Fundamentals

3
BUS 311Business Environment and Public Policy

3
BUS 328International Business

3
BUS 355Internship

3
ECO 101Intro to Macroeconomics

3
ECO 102Intro to Microeconomics

3
CS 110Introduction to Computer Based Systems

3
MAT 103College Algebra

3
MAT 115Introductory Statistics

3
 
PHI 226Business Ethics

3
OR
RLS 226Business Ethics

3

Two of the following three:

BUS 321Labor and Employee Relations

3
BUS 322Organizational Behavior

3
BUS 326Human Resource Management

3

One of the following two:

BUS 335Operations Management for Sustainability

3
BUS 340Investments

3

One of the following two:

BUS 413Strategic Management

3
BUS 499Senior Thesis/Project

3

One of the following two:

ECO 303International Economics

3
ECO 315Comparative Econmics/Political Systems

3

* Students enrolled in the Adult Degree Program may substitute a 300-level business course in lieu of the internship, as approved by the division.