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Business Administration

Curriculum in Business Administration

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science

Students entering the University prior to Fall 2007 may follow the curriculum for a major in Business Administration with concentrations. Refer to the 2006-2007 Program of Study catalog for information.

Students entering during or after Fall 2007 will follow the new curriculum which allows majors within the Business Administration Department.

The Department of Business Administration offers five undergraduate majors: management, marketing, business process management, information systems and information technology, and supply chain management.  All majors require completion of 27 credit hours in the major area. In addition to the Business Administration major requirements, students in Business Administration must meet the University General Education requirements and the College of Business core requirements (for more detail, see the College of Business undergraduate section). Minimum requirements in the majors for the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration are:

The Management major is designed to prepare students to be leaders and innovators in analyzing and solving managerial problems that every organization faces in its day-to-day operations.  To be effective, managers must be able to design organizations that can compete in complex and volatile business environments, and to execute their strategies within these organizations.  Effective managers also must be ethical leaders and competent decision-makers who formulate goals and long-term plans, build effective teams, and motivate their employees.

Students majoring in Management have the option to add a concentration either in entrepreneurship or in international business, depending on their career objectives.  Entrepreneurship studies how business opportunities are identified and exploited to create wealth.  This concentration is intended for students who are interested in new venture creation.  Some graduates will work within existing organizations while others will found new organizations.  The international business concentration is designed to provide students with the sound understanding of international business principles and the managerial issues faced by multinational companies.  Students who select the international business concentration will focus on political, cultural, and institutional differences among nations by taking courses offered across the university.

• The Marketing major studies those business activities directly related to the process of placing meaningful assortments of goods and services in the hands of the consumer.  The marketing student is concerned with the efficient performance of marketing activities and with their effective coordination with the other operations of the firm.
• The Business Process Management major develops concepts and skills for crafting innovative ways to deliver a firm's goods and services.  It focuses upon the productive management of capital, and human and information resources, and upon the process of value creation.  The coursework devotes particular attention to the definition of business goals, and the design of management policies and procedures for achieving those goals.  Students majoring in business process management typically will seek careers as operations or strategy consultants, supply chain analysts, quality management professionals, manufacturing or service operations managers, project managers, or as leaders within other mission-critical functions of an organization.
• The Information Systems and Information Technology major provides students the skills necessary to understand and manage information, information technology development, systems analysis, e-business management, and electronic commerce.
• The Supply Chain Management major studies the movement of materials from their procurement as raw material, parts, or components through the manufacturing or processing sector to the marketing and distribution of end products for industrial or commercial users.  The supply chain management program is open only to qualified students based upon application and personal interview.

Requirements for the majors are:

Management Major-General Management Concentration

Management Major-Entrepreneurship Concentration

Management Major-International Business Concentration

The lists of approved courses for international business are available from the links above. The course lists will be reviewed periodically and new courses may be added. A student also may substitute a course not on the list by obtaining consent in advance from the Head of the Department of Business Administration or designee.

Major in Marketing

Major in Business Process Management

*One of these three course requirements may be satisfied by an appropriate internship, approved in advance by the Head of the Department of Business Administration or designee.

Major in Information Systems and Information Technology

Major in Supply Chain Management*

*The Supply Chain Management program is open only to qualified students based upon application and personal interview. For more information, contact the Director of the Supply Chain Management program.
**Internship must be completed prior to taking this course and a report on the internship must be submitted.
***Students are required to complete an internship to graduate with this major.

Multiple Majors within the Department of Business Administration

In the course of fulfilling their degree requirements, students may complete the minimum requirements for a second major within the Department of Business Administration Curriculum.

Some restrictions apply:

• A course cannot count toward requirements of more than two programs (majors, minors, or double degrees).
• Students desiring to complete an additional (second) major must earn at least 12 hours of distinct, advanced level course work in the major discipline. These courses must be selected from the core courses in that particular major.
• Students in Business Administration Curriculum may declare their intent to complete multiple majors in BADM by: notifying the College of Business Undergraduate Affairs office; securing and completing the appropriate forms; and meeting with an advisor.