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CURRICULUM IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The Department of Business Administration offers eight separate undergraduate concentrations: marketing, organizational administration, production, management science, industrial distribution management, management information systems, entrepreneurship, and food and agribusiness management. In addition, a new concentration in international business is in the approval process.
Marketing encompasses 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. Organizational administration is concerned primarily with the effective utilization of human resources within the business organization. Attention is focused on the organization as a social system and the forces that affect this system, such as the behavior of individuals and groups, economic conditions, and technology. Production and operations management is concerned primarily with the efficient utilization of the organization's material resources. Attention is focused on the design and improvement of productive capacity and the coordination of the productive process with other system activities. The industrial distribution management concentration stresses the distribution and logistics function in the industrial sector of the economy, with particular reference to the industrial distributor. Problems in the management of industrial distribution businesses, both as suppliers to and customers of manufacturers and other businesses, receive special attention. The concentration in management information systems permits students to acquire the skills necessary as systems analysts to analyze management's needs for information and identify efficient and effective methods to provide management with such information. Such analysts have played an increasingly important role in business and government over the past twenty years. Entrepreneurship is the study of the emerging and rapidly growing firm. It is intended for students who hope to start and own their own businesses. The concentration in food and agribusiness management emphasizes management in one of the most challenging and important sectors in the U.S. and world economies. Food and agribusiness executives will need to be trained to apply innovative management thinking to deal with technological change, global business ventures, and changing food habits and tastes among consumers.
Requirements for the degree are B ADM 321-Individual Behavior in Organizations, or B ADM 322-Group Processes in the Organization, or B ADM 323-Organizational Design and Environment; B ADM 274-Operations Research; PSYCH 201; and one of the following concentrations:
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MARKETING |
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B ADM 320-Marketing Research, and B ADM 344-Buyer Behavior |
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Choose one of the following: |
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ADV 383-Advertising Media Planning |
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B ADM 212-Principles of Retailing |
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B ADM 337-Promotion Management |
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B ADM 352-Pricing Policies |
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B ADM 360-Marketing to Business and Government |
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B ADM 370-International Marketing |
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B ADM 380-Advanced Marketing Management |
| HOURS | ORGANIZATIONAL ADMINISTRATION |
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From the following list, a student must take four courses, three of which must be B ADM 321, 322, 323, or 351: |
| B ADM 321-Individual Behavior in Organizations | |
| B ADM 322-Group Processes in the Organization | |
| B ADM 323-Organizational Design and Environment | |
| B ADM 351-Personnel Administration | |
| L I R 345-Economics of Human Resources | |
| POL S 361-Introduction to Public Administration | |
| POL S 362-Administrative Organization and Policy Development |
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| PSYCH 355-Industrial Social Psychology | |
| PSYCH 357-Psychology of Industrial Relations | |
| SOC 318-Industry and Society | |
| SOC 359-The Social Psychology of Organization | |
| HOURS | PRODUCTION |
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B ADM 314-Production and B ADM 315-Management in Manufacturing |
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One course from the following: |
| ACCY 322-Managerial Accounting and Organizational Controls | |
| B ADM 323-Organizational Design and Environment | |
| B ADM 351-Personnel Administration | |
| B ADM 369-Logistics Management | |
| PSYCH 258-Human Factors in Human-Machine Systems | |
| PSYCH 356-Human Performance and Engineering Psychology | |
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MANAGEMENT SCIENCE |
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A student may satisfy this option by taking any three courses approved in advance by the department head. Recommended sequences among the mathematics courses are either MATH 315 and 383, or MATH 361 or 363; and MATH 366. Selected courses include: |
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ACCY 322-Managerial Accounting and Organizational Controls |
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B ADM 380-Advanced Marketing Management |
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MATH 315-Linear Transformations and Matrices |
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MATH 361-Introduction to Probability Theory, I |
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MATH 363-Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Probability, I |
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MATH 364-Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Probability, II |
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MATH 366-Introduction to Probability Theory, II |
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MATH 383-Linear Programming |
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INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT |
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A student may satisfy this option by taking any three courses approved in advance by the department head. Recommended sequences among the mathematics courses are either MATH 315 and 383, or MATH 361 or 363; and MATH 366. Selected courses include: |
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A student must take the following courses: |
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B ADM 294A-Practicum in Industrial Distribution Management, or 294B-Practicum in Manufacturing (taken during summer of junior year)1 |
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B ADM 295-Senior Research |
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B ADM 314-Production, or I E 388-Applications of Operations Research to Industrial Systems |
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B ADM 315-Management in Manufacturing |
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B ADM 320-Marketing Research |
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B ADM 343-Purchasing and Materials Management |
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B ADM 360-Marketing to Business and Government |
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B ADM 369-Logistics Management |
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G E 103-Engineering Graphics and Design |
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PHYCS 140-Practical Physics: How Things Work-A Course for Nonscientists |
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Students must take any one of the following courses: |
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ACCY 221-Cost Accounting2 |
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B ADM 345-Small Business Consulting |
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B ADM 346-Entrepreneurship: Small Business Formation2 |
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B ADM 351-Personnel Administration |
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B ADM 352-Pricing Policies2 |
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B ADM 391-Introduction to Management Information Systems |
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B ADM 392-Information Organization for Management Information Systems |
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B ADM 393-Management Information System Development |
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B&T W 271-Persuasive Writing |
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FIN 322-Case Studies in Corporate Finance2 |
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FIN 324-Financing of Emerging Businesses |
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I E 335-Industrial Quality Control2 |
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PSYCH 245-Industrial Organizational Psychology |
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SPCOM 211-Business and Professional Speaking |
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SPCOM 230-Interpersonal Communication |
1. Although only one summer practicum is required, it is recommended that students participate in two.
2. Strongly recommended.
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
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A student must take four of the following five courses1: |
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B ADM 391-Introduction to Management Information Systems |
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B ADM 392-Information Organization for Management Information Systems |
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B ADM 393-Management Information System Development |
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B ADM 394-Management Information and Control Systems |
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B ADM 395-Decision Support Systems |
1. Substitutions may be approved by the head of the Department of Business Administration for no more than two of the required courses. Acceptable substitutes include C S 300, 301, 302, 303, and 311.
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FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT |
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Students in this concentration pursue a unique food and agribusiness management practicum comprising the following two courses and a summer internship: |
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B ADM 338-Strategic Marketing in Food and Agribusiness |
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B ADM 339-Practicum in Food and Agribusiness Management |
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Students must also select two courses from the following list: |
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ACE 343-Intermediate Financial Management and Markets |
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ACE 325-Economics of Food Marketing |
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ACE 328-Commodity Futures Market and Trading |
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ACE 355-International Trade in Food and Agriculture |
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
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B ADM 345-Small Business Consulting |
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B ADM 346-Entrepreneurship: Small Business Formation |
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B ADM 347-Legal Strategies for the Entrepreneurial Firm |
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FIN 324-Financing Emerging Businesses |
Students wishing to concentrate in production are advised (not required) to fulfill the college mathematics requirement with MATH 120 and 130, or MATH 135.
B ADM 389 should be taken after all requirements in the concentration have been satisfied.
Courses used to fulfill concentration requirements may not be taken on a credit-no credit basis.
Beyond the required courses in composition, general education,
the business core and major, at least 16 elective hours must be selected from outside
business administration, accountancy, or finance (10 hours for students majoring
in industrial distribution management). 
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