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Business Administration Major

The Business Administration curriculum provides students a strong liberal education, a core in modern business disciplines, and an excellent background in the areas of management, marketing or real estate. The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree is awarded to students who meet degree requirements.

Students pursuing the BBA degree must seek full admission to the College of Business (COB) through the Undergraduate Studies Office and be admitted to the upper division to receive degree credit for 300 and 400 level business courses. Eligible students will be granted tentative or full admission. To gain full admission to the (COB), all lower division (100 and 200 level) course requirements must be completed with the required GPA. For the BBA degree, 120 or 129 semester hours are required.

The Department of Business Administration offers the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with concentrations in:

 

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Major in Business Administration with Concentration in e-Business and Supply Chain Management

The e-Business and Supply Chain Management concentration is primarily concerned with the use of internet-based technology to efficiently coordinate the processes through which suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail outlets produce and distribute items to the right customers, at the right time, and at the right price to minimize costs while satisfying a certain level of service. Such processes include: developing, managing, and monitoring a firm’s supply environment; identifying and creating alliances in supply networks, creating and managing the facilitating services associated with supply such as: logistics services, relationship management, communication networks and technological support (enterprise software, databases, and various e-commerce arrangements). Students learn to use current internet systems and technological tools to create rich, relevant, and interactive relationships between Business-to-Business (B2B) customers in a supply chain. 

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Major in Business Administration with Concentration in General Business

This concentration is designed for students who prefer to acquire broad undergraduate training in business, rather than specializing in a specific area.

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Major in Business Administration with Concentration in Management

The management program provides students with the opportunity for professional preparation applicable to the management of private and public sector organizations. Examples of employment areas are: administration management, personnel administration, industrial relations, production management, and other assignments in small, medium, and large businesses, as well as government agencies, foundations, hospitals, and other service organizations. Students who choose a management concentration will have the option of choosing the General Management track or the Human Resources (HR) Management track.

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Major in Business Administration with Concentration in Marketing

Marketing includes all activities concerned with ascertaining and satisfying the needs and desires of individual and organizational buyers/consumers. It is consequently a function of prime importance in all forms of organizations. The marketing program is designed to facilitate both entry into marketing and long-term professional advancement. Course emphasis is placed on marketing management.
Those who choose marketing as a career will be involved in product development and improvement, consumer research, pricing, promotion, sales, and distribution. Professional careers are open to marketing students in advertising firms, research organizations, retail organizations, retail and wholesale firms, and other service organizations, as well as a wide range of manufacturing, service, and non-profit groups devoted to supplying goods or services to meet the needs of the customer/buyer.

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Major in Business Administration with Concentration in Real Estate and Urban Development

The curriculum for the concentration in Real Estate and Urban Development is designed for those students who are interested in fields concerning the allocation of urban land resources. Accordingly, students are trained for employment in both the private and public sectors. Fields of study include real estate brokerage, appraisal, law, finance, marketing, property management, land-use planning and development, and public and private policies applicable to real estate and urban development. The curriculum is structured to provide students with an understanding of (1) the specific activities involved in urban land development, (2) the forms of economic, social, physical, and legal services that arise from land use activities, (3) the optimum distribution of residential, commercial, industrial and other specialized land uses, (4) the activities in which real estate business people are engaged, and (5) public and private policies and actions that are designed to improve our urban environment.

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Outlined under the various concentrations are the course offerings for students who have been given full admission to the College of Business.
 
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