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Business Administration

Reflecting the Meinders School’s broad view of business administration, the business administration major allows you to tailor the course work to suit your particular interests and professional objectives.

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Business Administration choose a first and second field from the fields available and listed below, then select three courses in the first field and two courses in the second field.

Six additional 3000-level or above business school credit hours are then chosen to complete the major. Courses in some fields must be taken in the proper sequence, and students must meet stated course prerequisites.

Fields

  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship

AACSB accredited

ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ is one of only two private Universities in ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ to have a business school accredited by AACSB. AACSB-accredited schools with higher overall GPAs, more international students, more employers that recruit from them, and graduates that receive better salaries.

Small classes = Enhanced Learning

Meinders has a 11:1 ratio in most classrooms. Small class sizes and highly qualified professors ensure you

Active Learning Experiences Help Our Students Excel In a Competitive Job Market

Meinders business students have enhanced opportunities from business plan and ethics competitions to internships, study abroad, live investment activities, and events with local business leaders and philanthropists. Our students have access to some of the best active learning experiences in ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ and abroad.

Expanded Opportunities for Study Abroad and Research

Students have outstanding opportunities to travel and study internationally.

Additional Learning Experiences

  • Earn a Bloomberg Certification in our Bloomberg Finance Lab. This financial certification is
  • Become an Institute Scholar in the Steven C. Agee Economic Research & Policy Institute (ERPI) and be directly involved in applied economic research, contributing intellectual assets to the local community and State of ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ.
  • Gain valuable investment insight under professor mentorship though the Meinders undergraduate Investment Club.
  • Learn the art of speaking, listening, and thinking by joining the , one of the largest public speaking clubs in the state.

Exceptional facilities

The business school contains cutting-edge technology in more than 12 teaching rooms, four executive classrooms, large and small conference rooms, four computer labs, a student/faculty lounge to facilitate collaboration and mentoring, breakout rooms for small-group meetings, and a 250-seat, theater-styled auditorium.

General education courses require 43 credit hours. The basic general education curriculum is a requirement for all undergraduate degrees at ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ.

All students completing majors in the Meinders School of Business BBA degree must complete the following required courses referred to as the Business Core.

Business Core: 59 credit hours

COURSE NUMBERCOURSE TITLECREDIT HOURS
IT 1003Introduction to Information Technology3 credit hours
IT 3133Technology and Operations Management3 credit hours
PHRH 1103Public Speaking3 credit hours
MGMT 1001Freshman Business Connection1 credit hour
MGMT 2001Sophomore Business Connection1 credit hour
MGMT 2023Business Communication and Technical Writing3 credit hours
MGMT 2213Business Law3 credit hours
MGMT 2223Business Ethics and Leadership3 credit hours
MGMT 3123Principles of Management and Organization3 credit hours
MGMT 3213Human Resources Management3 credit hours
ACCT 2113Financial Accounting3 credit hours
ACCT 2213Managerial Accounting3 credit hours
ECON 2013Principles of Macroeconomics3 credit hours
ECON 2113Principles of Microeconomics3 credit hours
ECON 2123Business Statistic3 credit hours
ECON 2423Incremental Analysis and Optimization or3 credit hours
MATH 2004Calculus and Analytical Geometry3 credit hours
ECON 3013International Economic Policies3 credit hours
ECON 3513Applied Statistics for Business3 credit hours
MKTG 3013Marketing Principles3 credit hours
FIN 3023Business Finance3 credit hours
MGMT 4573International Business Strategy3 credit hours

Electives Credit Hours: 0–9

Students majoring in economics with arts and sciences second fields and students majoring in business administration may take business courses to fulfill their elective requirement. B.B.A./M.S.A. students are not required to take IT 3133, Technology and Operations Management.

Business Administration (B.B.A.) | Major Requirements Credit Hours: 21

Faculty: Dearmon, Dean, Evans, Flores, Greve, Guzak, Herron, Howard, Jurney, Khader, Ma, Murray, Pratt, Shandiz, Shough, Smith, Wareham, Wegener, Williams, Willner

The student is able to tailor the course work to suit particular interests and professional objectives by choosing a first and second field from the fields available and listed below, then select three courses in the first field and two courses in the second field.

Six additional 3000-level or above business school credit hours are then chosen to complete the major. Courses in some fields must be taken in the proper sequence, and students must meet stated course prerequisites.

Accounting

COURSE NUMBERCOURSE TITLECREDIT HOURS
ACCT 3113Intermediate Accounting I3 credit hours
ACCT 3123Intermediate Accounting II3 credit hours
ACCT 3213Cost Accounting3 credit hours
ACCT 3313Accounting Information Systems3 credit hours
ACCT 3413Introduction to Taxation3 credit hours
ACCT 4113Consolidations3 credit hours
ACCT 4313Auditing3 credit hours
ACCT 4413Individual Taxation3 credit hours

Economics

COURSE NUMBERCOURSE TITLECREDIT HOURS
ECON 3113Money and Banking3 credit hours
ECON 3123Sports Economics3 credit hours
ECON 3213Microeconomics3 credit hours
ECON 3313Macroeconomics3 credit hours
ECON 3413Labor Economics3 credit hours
ECON 3613Natural Resource and Environmental Economics3 credit hours
ECON 3713Game Theory3 credit hours
ECON 4013International Economics3 credit hours
ECON 4113Public Economics3 credit hours
ECON 4213History of Economic Thought3 credit hours
ECON 4413Economic Growth and Development3 credit hours
ECON 3513Applied Statistics for Business3 credit hours

Finance

COURSE NUMBERCOURSE TITLECREDIT HOURS
FIN 3213Investments3 credit hours
FIN 3323Real Estate Investment Theory3 credit hours
FIN 3523Commercial Banking3 credit hours
FIN 3623Capital Budgeting3 credit hours
FIN 4223Financial Analysis and Policy3 credit hours
FIN 4363Topics in Finance3 credit hours
FIN 4623Securities Analysis3 credit hours

Information Technology

COURSE NUMBERCOURSE TITLECREDIT HOURS
IT 2113Structured Query Language (SQL)3 credit hours
IT 3133Technology and Operations Management3 credit hours
IT 4313Business Systems Analysis and Design3 credit hours
IT 4323Database Management Systems3 credit hours

Management

COURSE NUMBERCOURSE TITLECREDIT HOURS
MGMT 3413Entrepreneurial Environment3 credit hours
MGMT 4333Topics in Management3 credit hours

Marketing

COURSE NUMBERCOURSE TITLECREDIT HOURS
MKTG 3113Marketing Research3 credit hours
MKTG 3123Consultative Selling3 credit hours
MKTG 3313Consumer Behavior3 credit hours
MKTG 4013Transnational Marketing3 credit hours
MKTG 4103Brand Identity and Strategic Brand Management3 credit hours
MKTG 4123Services Marketing3 credit hours
MKTG 4133Topics in Marketing3 credit hours
MKTG 4153Marketing Management and Strategy3 credit hours

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