Bachelor of Science in Business Management

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Program Description

This program focuses on introductory business principles by providing the competencies for entry-level general management training positions. These career opportunities may be in areas such as accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, business administration, human resources, and hospitality.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student should be able to:

Define operational, ethical, legal, and human resource issues associated with business management
Analyze financial information using standard tools to support and evaluate managerial decision-making
Demonstrate the conceptual and practical skills needed to develop an effective marketing plan
Formulate strategic business solutions

Program Content

A minimum of 122.00 semester credit hours is required for graduation.

Required Courses in Business

All courses, 36.00 semester credit hours, are required.

AC 107 - Accounting I Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
AC 220 - Finance Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 106 - Introduction to Business Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 204 - The Digital Firm and Business Communications Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 206 - Business Law I Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 220 - Principles of Marketing Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 302 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Or BU 502 - Leadership and Team Dynamics Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 327 - Business Ethics Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 345 - Project Management Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Or BU 631 - Project Management for Business Leaders Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 407 - Quantitative Decision-Making Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Or BU 421 - Operations Management Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
EC 111 - Principles of Microeconomics Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
EC 121 - Principles of Macroeconomics Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Or BU 520 - Integrated Economics and Decision-Making Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
* Students that are in the Business programs will take BU 106 as the prerequisite course and students that are in the Healthcare Management program will need to take HC 120 as the prerequisite course.

Required Courses in Business Management

All courses, 9.00 semester credit hours, are required.

AC 216 - Accounting II Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 406 - International Business Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Or BU 421 - Operations Management Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Or HR 100 - Introduction to Human Resource Management Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 482 - Strategic Management Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Or BU 531 - Strategic and Risk Management for Business Success Semester Credit Hours: 3.00

Business Elective Courses *

A minimum of 9.00 semester credit hours is required. Students may take any business, accounting, human resources, or economics course. Students who are qualified to take dual-credit courses may also take approved graduate courses.

Open Elective Courses *

A minimum of 27.00 semester credit hours of open electives is required.

* A minimum of 9.00 semester credit hours between these two open elective categories must be at the 300- to 400-level.

Dual Credit Courses

Eligible students can replace up to 12.00 semester credit hours of the core program requirements with approved dual credit graduate level coursework. A total of 12.00 graduate semester credit hours can be taken throughout the student’s program.

Graduate Program

Applicable Dual Credit Courses

Master of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration in Business Analytics

Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management

Master of Business Administration in Project Management

BU 502 Leadership and Team Dynamics

BU 520 Integrated Economics and Decision-Making

BU 531 Strategic and Risk Management for Business Success

BU 631 Project Management for Business Leaders

Required Capstone or Internship

3.00 semester credit hours are required.

BU 491 - Capstone Project Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BU 495 - Internship Semester Credit Hours: 3.00

Required Courses in General Education

Students enrolled in this bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 36.00 semester credit hours in general education distributed among the following disciplines. Refer to the General Education section of the catalog for specific information about courses within each discipline.

12.00 Semester Credit Hours in Communications

9.00 Semester Credit Hours in Humanities (must include 3 semester credit hours of cultural diversity)

6.00 Semester Credit Hours in Mathematics

3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Science

6.00 Semester Credit Hours in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Personal and Professional Development Courses

2.00 semester credit hours are required.

PD 121 - Professional Development I Semester Credit Hours: 1.00
PD 202 - Professional Development II Semester Credit Hours: 1.00