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Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Receive a broad-based degree in the field of business when you complete the BA in Business Administration. You may personalize your Business Administration coursework with 12 semester credits of previously completed transfer coursework in an approved concentration field. Your concentration can be in any of the following academic fields:

  • Business Management
  • Marketing
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Hospitality Management
  • Retail Management
  • Computer Science Studies

Course Requirements:

(45 semester credits, all classes are 3 credits)

CGD 218 Visual Literacy in Business

This course examines the evolution and trends in digital media utilized in business. Course content and activities focus on message content and creation and the visual principles and theories that shape effective visual communication in the business environment. Legal and ethical issues relating to visual communication will be introduced and incorporated into projects that develop visual literacy and visual problem-solving skills.

MGT 330 Management for Organizations

This course presents an introduction to management theory and practice, including the inter-relatedness that the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions play in the multicultural, technology-driven and global organizations of the 21st century. The emphasis is on the application of management theory to real-life situations in the workplace.

BUS 330 Principles of Marketing

The methods used by producers of goods and services to determine and satisfy the wants of society. An examination of external and internal environments that impact marketing decisions, the basic elements of a marketing program, and issues in ethics and social responsibility.

MGT 415 Group Behavior in Organizations

Theory and research are applied to the study of group dynamics, processes encountered in the small-group setting, and how organizational effectiveness is impacted by small-group and team functioning. The course focuses on group productivity, decision-making, diversity, group communication, resolving group conflict and building effective teams.

MGT 435 Organizational Change

In this course, students will study and apply alternative theories, models and strategies for creating and managing organizational change. The effectiveness of management tools in initiating problem-solving and decision-making to bring about change within organizations is evaluated.

ACC 205 Principles of Accounting I

Introduction to the principles and procedures of general financial accounting with an emphasis on reporting to individuals outside the organization. Development of accounting reports on an accrual basis.

ACC 206 Principles of Accounting II

Primarily covers the principles of managerial accounting. Emphasis on reporting to individuals inside the organization. Major concepts include job order costing, process costing, budgets and standards, and statement analysis.

BUS 311 Business Law I

This course is an introduction to the legal environment of business in the United States. The Constitution, administrative law, contracts, agency, and the protection of competition, consumers, employees, investors, the environment, and international trade are examined and analyzed.

ECO 203 Principles of Macroeconomics

Introduction to national income determination and the equilibrium level of output and employment. Monetary and fiscal policies as well as open economy issues are discussed.

ECO 204 Principles of Microeconomics

Introduction to the theory of consumer equilibrium, market structure, and wage determination.

BUS 303 Human Resource Management

An introduction to the field of human resource management. Topics to be discussed include communication, motivation, and management of personnel. The course will include a review of current standards and practices as well as the legal environment as it pertains to the human resource field.

BUS 308 Statistics for Managers*

This course will examine the application of statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis in business decision making. Additionally, the course will focus on the utilization of statistical methods as applied to business problems and operations.

PHI 445 Personal and Organizational Ethics

This course studies the theories and paradigms underlying personal and organizational values and ethical principles, how personal values and ethical principles relate to the organizations in which people function, and the effects of the organization's ethics on its reputation, functioning and performance.

BUS 401 Principles of Finance

Basic corporate finance is presented with the emphasis on risk and return, bond and equity markets, valuation of bonds and equities, present value analysis, internal rate of return analysis, and project analysis using the weighted average cost of capital.

MGT 450 Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning introduces students to various management planning models and techniques, and applies these to actual business cases. This course stresses the concepts of both strategic planning and strategic management.

* Math competency must be met before taking these courses

If this program sounds like it will fit your goals, contact us at 866-711-1700 to learn more, or request additional information.