Department of Business Administration

“Preparing You for a Career in Business”

Vision

To have a national reputation for superior education, research, leadership and practical business application in the various areas of business.

Mission

The Mission of the Department of Business Administration is to provide students with practical and innovative business education with well-grounded managerial skills and ethical awareness that differentiate them in the marketplace, advance their careers, and enable them to compete effectively in the world of business .

Concentrations in Department of Business Administration

The curriculum provides students a strong liberal education, a core in contemporary business disciplines and excellent BBA degree concentrations in the areas of:

General Business
Hospitality Management
Human Resources Management
Management
Marketing
Real Estate & Urban Development
Supply Chain Management

Hospitality Management Job Opportunities

Industry Jobs in Hospitality will grow $1.4Billion in USA, 9.5% of US GDP. Event Manager jobs increased 25% since 2008; Hospitality related jobs expected to increase 5% by 2018. Nashville is in the top 25 markets in Hospitality Sector. Job opportunities are abundant in the following sectors:

Hotels
Tourism
Restaurants
Holiday Resorts
Events and Convention Centers
Cruise Lines, etc.

Human Resource Management Job Opportunities

The Department of labor (DOL) specifies that jobs in HR are expected to grow at a rate faster than average.

Planning for organizations, jobs and people (Strategic HRM, HR planning, Job analysis)
Acquiring Human Resources (Equal Employment Opportunity, Recruiting, Selection)
Building and Enhancing Performance (Human Resource Development)
Employee Rewards (Performance appraisal, Compensation and benefits)
Maintaining Human Resources (Safety and health, Labor relations , Organizational exit)
Managing Multinational HRM (International compensation, Intercultural issues in training)

Management Job Opportunities

Managers will find opportunities in a wide range of industries. The Department of Labor states that “because top managers are essential to the success of any organization, their jobs are unlikely to be automated or off shored to other countries.” There are more than two million general, operations and top level management position in the US.

Career options for Management Graduates

A career in management offers students the flexibility to work in a variety of settings. Managers often work in a number of positions during their careers.

Functional manager s in marketing, human resources, and finance.
Project managers are in charge of a specific project. They may oversee the development of a new product or service.
General Managers are responsible for business operations; in charge of a wide range of activities.
Executives are senior managers that determine what the firm’s strategy will be and are responsible for all aspects of the company.

Marketing Job Opportunities

The U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that employment in marketing field will grow between 12% and 14% annually through 2018

Marketing job opportunities exist in:

Sales
Product development
Public relations
Product distribution
Retailing
Advertising
Internet marketing
Sports marketing
Event planning
Marketing research

Supply Chain Management Job Opportunities

U.S. News & World Report describes supply chain management (SCM) as one of the 20 hottest job tracks for this century. Logistics (SCM) is also the second largest employment sector in the United States (Council of Logistics Management).

Graduates may be involved in Procurement Contract Negotiations and Management (national and international), Supplier Quality Evaluation, B2B Purchasing, Warehousing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Inventory Management, Transportation, Packaging and International Logistics. Job titles include:

Director of Supplier Relations
Director of Supplier Quality and Procurement
Materials Supply Manager
Purchasing Agent/Analyst/Assistant
Supply Chain Manager
Inventory Planning Manager
Logistics and Transportation Manager
Production Manager
Supply Chain Information Integration Manager

General Business Job Opportunities

Opportunities for career advancements exist for experienced individuals with varied work exposures in all areas of business including - but not limited to - management, human resources, finance, economics, accounting and business information system. Graduates choose courses that emphasize their specific work areas in business and correlate to their years of prior work experience before completing their degrees in General Business. Their educational preparation is flexibly designed to meet student’s intended work emphasis.

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Curriculum for Degree Programs in Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with the concentration in E-Business and Supply Chain Management program consists of four sets of courses:

1.         General education courses (54 Hours);
2.         Business core courses (36 Hours);
3.         Concentration courses (30 Hours).

Business Core Courses

Lower Division

MGMT 1010: Intro to Bus. & Economics

ECON 2010: Principles of Economics I

ECON 2020: Principles of Economics II

ACCT 2010: Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 2020: Principles of Accounting II

ECON 2040: Statistical Analysis I

Upper Division
BISE 3150: Business Communications

BISI 3230: Business Information Systems

BLAW 3000: Legal Environment of Business
FINA 3300: Business Finance
ECON 3050: Quantitative Methods

MGMT 3010: Management and Org. Behavior