Management, Business Analysis and Consulting Concentration, B.B.A.

Degree and Major Requirements

The B.B.A. degree in management requires a minimum of 120 credit hours of undergraduate work. Fifty percent of this work, 60 credit hours, must be taken outside of the . In counting the 60 credit hours of non-business courses, B.B.A. students may include all hours taken in general education (usually 41), up to a total of nine hours in economics and three hours of .

The remaining hours, to bring the total to 60, must be taken from any department outside the . Students should carefully select these non-business electives to help them gain additional knowledge and expertise for their careers and personal lives. The credit hour requirements for each of the program components are as follows:

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

requirements 41 Credit Hours ¹
B.B.A. lower-level core courses 27 Credit Hours
B.B.A. upper-level core courses 18 Credit Hours
Management major requirements 24 Credit Hours
Non-business electives 8-11 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours

Footnote

¹ The program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.

Major Requirements

Students planning to major in management must complete the 27-28 hours of lower-division B.B.A. core curriculum prior to enrolling in upperdivision core courses normally taken in the first semester of their junior year. It is expected that the lower-division core curriculum will be completed during the first two years of study along with most of the university general education curriculum. Failing to complete all the lower-division core requirements on time will delay enrollment in upper-division core and major courses. Because of the demands of group, team and outside of classroom applied assignments, students will not be allowed to enroll in more than four courses with a MGT prefix in any given semester.

Management majors must choose one of the following options to complete the required eight courses in the MGT major:

Option 1: Five MGT core courses, one concentration and one elective
Option 2: Five MGT core courses and three MGT electives.

Required Core Courses

MGT 320. Management of Innovation and Technology 3.00
MGT 325. Project Management 3.00
MGT 357. Evidence-Based Decision Making 3.00
MGT 365. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 3.00
MGT 390. Organizational Leadership 3.00

Total: 15 Credit Hours

B.B.A. Core Component

B.B.A. Lower-Level Core Component

B.B.A. majors must complete all of the B.B.A. core components as part of their degree program. The following courses comprise the B.B.A. Lower-Level Core Component:

COB 191. Business Analytics I 3.00 ¹
COB 202. Interpersonal Skills 3.00
COB 204. Computer Information Systems 3.00
COB 241. Financial Accounting 3.00
COB 291. Business Analytics II 3.00 ²

B.B.A. Upper-Level Core Component

The following courses comprise the B.B.A. Upper-Level Core Component:

Footnotes

¹ may be substituted for .
² or equivalent and or equivalent are prerequisites for .
³ Calculus is required but not used in calculating the B.B.A. core GPA. is preferred for Finance majors.
⁴ must be taken before .
⁵ is a prerequisite or corequisite for COB 300 and is not used in calculating the B.B.A. core GPA. is a prerequisite for COB 300 for students taking COB 300 in Antwerp.
⁶ All four COB 300 courses must be taken during the same semester.
⁷ COB 300 is a prerequisite or corequisite for . is a prerequisite for .
⁸ must be taken during the senior year.

Business Analysis and Consulting

The business analysis and consulting (BAC) concentration is designed to develop and enhance students’ critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills. In this concentration students engage in research and analysis to build a strong foundation for learning and implementing the business analysis and consulting process. This focus area is suggested for students interested in working as a business analyst, consultant or solutions manager, or in any position that requires strong analytical and problem solving skills. is considered the first course in this concentration.