ACADEMIC CATALOG >>
2007-2008
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4-6-2: Business Administration
The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in business administration is designed for students seeking breadth of business training and careers involving the various aspects of business and organizational effort. The specializations offered as part of this degree train the student in specific detailed foundations in one area with a measured depth of integrated understanding in all areas of business.
The business administration major requires completion of the following major courses:
ACC 201 Principles of Accounting I (3)
ACC 202 Principles of Accounting II (3)
BUS 101 Introduction to Business (3)
BUS 210 Quantitative Mathematics for
Business (3)
BUS 301 Business Finance (3)
BUS 303 Business Law I (3)
BUS 408 Business Ethics (3)
CIS 201 Introduction to Computer
Applications (3)
ECO 211 Principles of Economics:
Microeconomics (3)
ECO 212 Principles of Economics:
Macroeconomics (3)
MGT 201 Business Organization and
Management (3)
MGT 270 Project Management Fundamentals (3)
MGT 400 Business Policy & Systems
Management (3)
MGT 407 Management Problem-Solving and
Decision-Making (3)
MKT 202 Principles of Marketing (3)
Note: For Business, CIS, and Accounting majors, BUS 212 Business Statistics (3) to be taken as the Math General Education Requirement (in place of MAT 130).
The student must select at least one primary specialization. The specific requirements for each specialization offered in the business administration major are listed below. The following specializations are considered primary specializations within the business administration major:
Accounting
Computer Information Systems
Finance
Management
Marketing
In addition, the student who is majoring in business administration is strongly encouraged to select a second specialization, which may be earned within the 18 hours of business-related electives.
Accounting Specialization
An specialization in accounting provides graduates a strong basis to understanding how to use and interpret financial information in organizations. The use of financial information is a key source of strategic actions and decisions in organizations. Graduates that possess such skills and knowledge will find it very conducive to another selected business or non-business specialization.
ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
ACC 306 Tax Accounting (3)
ACC 309 Accounting for NonProfits (3)
ACC 320 Financial Statement Analysis (3)
Computer Information Systems Specialization
The computer information systems specialization within the business administration major is designed to train the student in the fundamentals of computer programming, database management, systems analysis, and data communications. While the specialization in computer information systems is not as extensive in its pursuit of detailed concepts as the degree in computer information systems, it is designed to incorporate a variety of information systems concepts regularly used by business people and other leaders.
CIS 260 Introduction to Computer Science
(3)
And Pick (3) of the following:
CIS 320 Programming Foundations (3)
CIS 380 Database Management (3)
CIS 410 Data Communications (3)
CIS 320 Programming Foundations (3)
CIS 345 Operating Systems (3)
CIS 380 Database Management (3)
CIS 410 Data Communications (3)
CIS 415 Internet Development (3)
CIS 440 Systems Analysis and Design (3)
MIT 270 Management Information Systems (3)
MIT 330 Managing and Supporting Information
Technology (3)
Finance Specialization
The specialization in finance provides students the essential knowledge and practice oriented skills associated with financial management. Courses in the specialization focus on investments, markets and small business finance through the applications of financial analysis, capital management and cash management. Financial analysis will cover the skills and techniques for organizations and market institutions. Capital and cash management will focus on the application of strategies and models for capital acquisitions and cash flows.
ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
FIN 320 Investments and Portfolio
Management (3)
FIN 351 Financial Institutes (3)
FIN 411 Financial Management Strategies (3)
Management Specialization
The management specialization within the business administration major focuses on working with people, the most important resource in any organization. Courses are designed to train students in such areas as human resources management, organizational behavior, organization development, and managerial communication. The course work is designed to prepare students to earn graduate degrees in business or management, or to pursue entry-level management positions in both business and nonprofit organizations.
MGT 305 Human Resource Management (3)
MGT 306 Managerial and Corporate Communication (3) or
MGT 307 Organizational Behavior (3)
MGT 308 Negotiations and Conflict Management (3)
MGT 400 Business Policy & Systems Management (3)
MGT 408 Business Ethics (3)
Marketing Specialization
The marketing specialization within the business administration major focuses on understanding the customer, identifying customer needs, wants, and desires, and guiding the development and delivery of products and services throughout their life cycle. Courses in marketing research, consumer behavior, and professional selling present the business concepts students need to succeed in this exciting field. Career profiles in marketing encompass such diverse areas as personal sales, marketing research and analysis, retail sales, advertising and promotion, and the growing area of marketing church and Christian nonprofit organizations.
MKT 309 Professional Selling (3)
MKT 310 Consumer Behavior (3)
MKT 312 Marketing Research (3)
MKT 314 Advertising Management (3)
Students earning a degree in business administration may also earn a minor through the use of elective hours and by judicious selection of courses. Students earning a degree in computer information systems may earn a minor with an expansion of the overall number of required hours. Students should meet with their assigned faculty advisor at the earliest possible date to plan these options.
4-6-5: Minor in Business for Non-business Majors
Students who are not majoring in business may earn a minor in business by completing the following 18 hours:
ACC 201 Principles of Accounting I (3)
BUS 101 Introduction to Business (3)
BUS 303 Business Law I (3)
ECO 211 Principles of Economics:
Microeconomics (3)
MGT 201 Business Organization and
Management (3)
MGT 407 Management Problem-Solving and
Decision-Making (3)
Students who are not majoring in business may also earn a minor in computer information systems, management, or marketing by taking the 18 hours required for the respective specialization, plus any prerequisites. Accordingly, earning such a minor will usually require more than 18 hours of course work by the non-business major.
