Business Administration
Department Office: 350 Wohlers Hall, 1206 South Sixth Street, Champaign, (217) 333-4240
Curriculum in Business Administration
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Students entering the University prior to the Fall 2007 Semester may follow the curriculum for a major in Business Administration with concentrations. Refer to the 2006-2007 Programs of Study Catalog for academic and degree information.
Students entering during or after the Fall 2007 Semester will follow the new curricula which allows majors within the Department of Business Administration.
The Department of Business Administration offers five Undergraduate Majors: Business Process Management, Information Systems and Information Technology, Management, Marketing and Supply Chain Management. All majors require completion of 27 credit hours in the major area. In addition to the Business Administration Major Requirements, Business Administration students must meet the University's General Education Requirements and the College of Business' Core Courses Requirement (for more detail, see the College of Business Undergraduate section). Minimum requirements in the majors for the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Process Management, Information Systems and Information Technology, Management, Marketing and Supply Chain Management are:
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 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 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 select one concentration either in Entrepreneurship, General Management or International Business, depending on their career objectives.
The Entrepreneurship concentration 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 create new organizations. The International Business concentration is designed to provide students with the sound understanding of how 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 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:
Major in Business Process Management
| Hours | Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | BADM 350 - Information Technology for Networked Organizations |
| 3 | BADM 374 - Management Decision Models (Prerequisite: ECON 203) |
| 3 | BADM 375 - Business Process Management |
| 3 | BADM 377 - Project Management |
| 3 | BADM 378 - Logistics Management |
| 3 | BADM 379 - Business Process Improvement |
| 9-10 | Choose three of the following: BADM 311* - Individual Behavior in Organizations (Prerequisite: BADM 310) BADM 312* - Organizational Design and Environment (Prerequisite: BADM 310) BADM 329* - New Product Development (Prerequisite: BADM 320) BADM 353* - Information Systems Analysis and Design (Prerequisite: BADM 352) BADM 445* - Small Business Consulting BADM 453* - Decision Support Systems (Prerequisite: BADM 350) |
| 27 | Total |
*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
| Hours | Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | BADM 350 - Information Technology for Networked Organizations |
| 3 | BADM 352 - Database Design and Management |
| 3 | BADM 353 - Information Systems Analysis and Design (Prerequisite: BADM 352) |
| 6 | Choose two of the following: BADM 355 - Enterprise Software Management BADM 395- Mobile Business Applications section only BADM 453 - Decision Support Systems |
| 12-14 | Choose four of the following: BADM 311 - Individual Behavior in Organizations (Prerequisite: BADM 310) BADM 312 - Organizational Design and Environment (Prerequisite: BADM 310) BADM 322 - Marketing Research (Prerequisite: BADM 320 and ECON 202) BADM 324 - Purchasing and Supply Management (Prerequisite: Credit or current enrollment in BADM 320) BADM 374 - Management Decision Models (Prerequisite: ECON 203) BADM 375 - Business Process Management BADM 377 - Project Management BADM 379 - Business Process Improvement BADM 380 - International Business BADM 445 - Small Business Consulting BADM 446 - Entrepreneurship: Small Business Formation |
| 27 | Total |
Management Major-Entrepreneurship Concentration
| Hours | Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | PSYC 201 Introduction to Social Psychology (Prerequisite: PSYC 100 or PSYC 103) |
| 3 | BADM 311 Individual Behavior in Organizations (Prerequisite: BADM 310) |
| 3 | BADM 350 Information Technology for Networked Organizations |
| 3 | BADM 374 Management Decision Models (Prerequisite: ECON 203) |
| 3 | BADM 375 Business Process Management |
| 4 | BADM 445 Small Business Consulting |
| 4 | BADM 446 Entrepreneurship: Small Business Formation |
| 3 | FIN 423 Financing Emerging Businesses (Prerequisite: Consent of the Department of Finance) |
| 3-4 | Choose one course from the following: BADM 312 Organizational Design and Environment (Prerequisite: BADM 310) BADM 403 Principles of Business Law BADM 447 Legal Strategies for the Entrepreneurial Firm |
| 27 | Total |
Management Major-General Management Concentration
| Hours | Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | PSYC 201 Introduction to Social Psychology (Prerequisite: PSYC 100 or PSYC 103) |
| 3 | BADM 311 Individual Behavior in Organizations (Prerequisite: BADM 310) |
| 3 | BADM 312 Organizational Design and Environment (Prerequisite: BADM 310) |
| 3 | BADM 313 Human Resource Management (Prerequisite: BADM 310) |
| 3 | BADM 350 Information Technology for Networked Organizations |
| 3 | BADM 374 Management Decision Models (Prerequisite: ECON 203) |
| 3 | BADM 375 Business Process Management |
| 6-8 | Choose two courses from the following: BADM 329 New Product Development (Prerequisite: BADM 320) BADM 353 Information Systems Analysis and Design (Prerequisite: BADM 352) BADM 377 Project Management BADM 378 Logistics Management BADM 380 International Business BADM 403 Principles of Business Law BADM 446 Entrepreneurship: Small Business Formation |
| 27 | Total |
Management Major-International Business Concentration
| Hours | Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | PSYC 201 Introduction to Social Psychology (Prerequisite: PSYC 100 or PSYC 103) |
| 3 | BADM 350 Information Technology for Networked Organizations |
| 3 | BADM 374 Management Decision Models (Prerequisite: ECON 203) |
| 3 | BADM 375 Business Process Management |
| 3 | BADM 380 International Business |
| 3 | BADM 381 Multinational Management |
| 3 | BADM 382 International Marketing (Prerequisite: BADM 320) |
| 3 | General International Elective Choose one course from an approved list of courses relating to international trade, international economics or international finance. |
| 3 | Area Specific Elective Choose one course from an approved list of courses relating to 1) the European Union or other customs union or 2) the economy, politics, or sociology of a specific country or region. |
| 27 | Total |
The lists of approved Elective courses for the International Business Concentration are available from the links above. The Elective Course Lists will be reviewed periodically and new courses may be added. A student also may substitute a course not on the lists by obtaining consent in advance from the Department of Business Administration Head or designee.
Major in Marketing
| Hours | Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | BADM 322 - Marketing Research (Prerequisite: BADM 320) |
| 3 | BADM 325 - Consumer Behavior (Prerequisite: BADM 320) |
| 3 | BADM 350 - Information Technology for Networked Organizations |
| 3 | BADM 375 - Business Process Management |
| 3 | BADM 420 - Advanced Marketing Management (Prerequisite: BADM 320) |
| 12 - 13 | Choose four of the following, which must include at least two Marketing courses (marked with *): BADM 321* - Principles of Retailing (Prerequisite: BADM 320) BADM 323* - Marketing Communications (Prerequisite: BADM 320) BADM 324* - Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (Prerequisite: Credit or current enrollment in BADM 320) BADM 326* - Pricing Policies (Prerequisite: BADM 320) BADM 327* - Marketing to Business and Government (Prerequisite: BADM 320) BADM 328* - Business-to-Business Selling BADM 329* - New Product Development (Prerequisite: BADM 320) BADM 382* International Marketing (Prerequisite: BADM 320) PSYC 201 - Introduction to Social Psychology (Prerequisite: PSYC 100 or PSYC 103) BADM 311 - Individual Behavior in Organizations (Prerequisite: BADM 310) BADM 312 - Organizational Design and Environment (Prerequisite: BADM 310) BADM 374 - Management Decision Models (Prerequisite: ECON 203) BADM 378 - Logistics Management BADM 403 - Principles of Business Law |
| 27 | Total |
Major in Supply Chain Management*
| Hours | Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | BADM 324 - Purchasing and Supply Management (Prerequisite: Credit or current enrollment in BADM 320) |
| 3 | BADM 327 - Marketing to Business and Government (Prerequisite: BADM 320) |
| 3 | BADM 335 - Supply Chain Management Basics |
| 3 | BADM 336 - Modeling the Supply Chain** (Prerequisite: BADM 335) |
| 3 | BADM 337 - Practicum in Supply Chain Management |
| 3 | BADM 350 - Information Technology for Networked Organizations |
| 3 | BADM 375 - Business Process Management |
| 3 | BADM 378 - Logistics Management |
| 3 | Choose one of the following: BADM 322 - Marketing Research (Prerequisite: BADM 320) BADM 328 - Business-to-Business Selling BADM 352 - Database Design and Management BADM 374 - Management Decision Models (Prerequisite: ECON 203) BADM 377 - Project Management BADM 379 - Business Process Improvement |
| 27 | Total*** |
*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.
DOUBLE MAJORS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Only College of Business students with a declared Business Administration major may pursue a
second Business Administration major.
Students may earn up to two Business Administration majors.
Business Administration Majors:
Business Process Management
Information Systems and Information Technology
Management (Entrepreneurship, General Management and International Business Concentrations)
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Each Business Administration major requires 9 courses. Students desiring to earn a second Business Administration major must fulfill the course requirements for both majors.
Some BADM courses will fulfill requirements of both majors, but a second Business Administration major will add 2 to 5 additional BADM courses during a student’s junior
and senior years since each Business Administration major requires unique advanced
coursework.
Students may earn only one Management Major Concentration.