Business Administration
Faculty from all departments in the Robins School of Business provide instruction in this area.
The Business Administration Major
In addition to the requirements for the B.S.B.A. degree outlined above, all business administration majors must complete a concentration. The concentration area requires four courses minimum chosen from a single Robins School of Business department. A maximum of six courses can be taken in any area of concentration. No more than two courses of the concentration may be required by a department. While some concentrations offer curriculum tracks, it is not necessary to follow a track.
Business administration majors must choose a concentration from the following areas: accounting, economics, finance, international business, marketing, or management. A concentration in accounting is always a secondary concentration to a primary concentration or major.
Electives: Sufficient units to complete degree requirements over and above other major requirements. At least 17 units must be taken outside the Robins School of Business.
The Business Administration Minor
9 units, including
ACCT 201 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
ACCT 202 Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
ECON 101 Microeconomics
ECON 102 Macroeconomics
BUAD 201 Statistics for Business and Economics I
MKT 320 Principles of Marketing
MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 340 Operations Management
FIN 360 Principles of Financial Management
The business minor student should complete the Accounting 201-202 and Economics 101-102 requirements prior to enrolling in any other business administration course.
Note: There is no business administration concentration area.
Courses
BUAD
101 Introduction to Business
Multidisciplinary course that exposes student to functional areas of business. Focus on acquiring understanding of language and structure of business through study of its functional components: accounting, economics, finance management, and marketing. (Open to first- and second-year students only.)
Unit(s): 1
BUAD
201 Statistics for Business and Economics I
Theory, methodology, and applications of statistics to contemporary business problems. Includes descriptive statistics, probability theory, discrete and continuous probability distributions, sampling distributions, and one- and two-population statistical inference.
Unit(s): 1
BUAD
203 Software Tools and Applications
Laboratory course providing introduction to software packages with applications for business decision making. Emphasis on understanding spreadsheet applications, but includes sessions on word processing and graphics software and database searches. (Open to first- and second-year students only.)
Unit(s): .5
BUAD
205 Business Communication
Provides the student with a basic understanding of communication processes in the business environment. Practical experience is gained in written and oral communication as well as small group and interpersonal communication within the business perspective.
Unit(s): .5
BUAD
301 Statistics for Business and Economics II
Theory, methodology, and applications of statistics to contemporary business and economics problems. Includes statistical inference review, analysis of variance, correlation, regression, and selected other topics.
Prerequisite(s): Economics 101-102 and Business Administration 201.
Unit(s): 1
BUAD
389 Directed Independent Study
Specialized study or directed research in area of business or economics.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
Unit(s): .5-1
BUAD
391 Essentials of Information Technology
Introduction to how computerized information technology supports today's businesses and various functional areas of business. Includes telecommunications, IT development approaches, management of technological changes, and ethical responsibilities of information management. Some use of microcomputer systems software and e-mail, with specific assignments changing to reflect current trends and issues.
Unit(s): 1
BUAD
392 Ethical, Social and Legal Responsibilities of Business
Ethical and legal issues in business world are discussed and analyzed from a philosophical, historical, legal, and behavioral approach. Current ethical and legal cases serve to highlight changing value choices and resulting consequences, as well as legal problems experienced by business people.
Unit(s): 1
BUAD
396 Advanced Business Law
Principles of law relating to Uniform Commercial Code; emphasis on sales, commercial paper, secured transfers, banking laws, bailments, and documents of title. Other areas covered include real and personal property laws, insurance law, and trusts and estates.
Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 392.
Unit(s): 1
BUAD
497 Strategic Management
Analysis of the external environment and internal resources of a firm leading to the development of strategies and plans for implementing them. The course also provides opportunities for students to integrate knowledge from each of the functional business disciplines through case studies and other learning tools.
Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 301, Marketing 320, Management 330 and 340, and Finance 360.
Unit(s): 1
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