Business Common Professional Component Courses —51 Semester Hours
ACC 201:Principles of Accounting I
ACC 202:Principles of Accounting II
BUA 101:Computer Applications in Business
BUA 102:Leadership and Development I
BUA 202:Leadership and Development II
BUA 204:Business Communications OR ENG 216: Technical Writing
BUA 320:Business Statistics
BUA 321:Legal Environment
BUA 370:Global Business Issues
BUA 380:Leadership and Ethics
BUA 402:Senior Seminar
ECO 202:Principles of Economics II
ECO 321:Quantitative Methods of Decision Making
FIN 305:Personal Finance
FIN 330:Corporate Finance
MGT 301:Principles of Management
MGT 490:Strategic Management
MIS 300:Management Information Systems
MKT 301:Principles of Marketing
Advised elective*

*Note that the advised elective should be a level 300 course or higher, selected from these prefixes: ACC, BUA, ECO, MGT, MIS, MKT, or PSY 402. The only exceptions are ENG 103 and MAT 125, which is strongly recommended as a professional elective for students planning to enter a business graduate program. MAT 125 is a required course for the Five-Year MBA program.

SPECIALIZATION AREAS

GENERAL BUSINESS SPECIALIZATION

The Business Administration program with a specialization in General Business is designed to provide students a broad scope of various areas of business so that students can develop an understanding and appreciation of the business world and its relationship to the global economy and society.

Mission

This program provides a broad business background for those interested in conceiving, initiating and developing new business ventures. Graduates would develop the analytical, writing, speaking and observation skills along with the confidence to become small business owners, entrepreneurs and consultants. The curriculum also has enough elective hours for students who may be interested in double majors (specialization). Graduates should be able to:

  • Understand the industrial, national, and global environments in which a business operates;
  • Analyze a wide variety of business situations and make appropriate decisions;

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