2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Business Studies, BA (Online)

 

Overview

Requirements

Degree Requirements

See Bachelor's Degree requirements

General Education

General Education

See General Education Course Requirements for the College of Graduate and Professional Studies

Core Courses

BSST 311Management and Leadership of Organizations

3

CMST 321Business and Professional Communication

3

ACCT 201Principles of Accounting I

3

ACCT 202Principles of Accounting II

3

MATH 106Mathematical Applications for Management

3

CS 140Integrated Software Applications

3

BUSN 315Business Law I

3

BUSN 320Marketing

3

BUSN 221Business Management

3

BUSN 351Financial Management

3

ECON 354Global Competition and Strategy

3

Total Credit Hours:33

Choose one of the following courses:

ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 36

Plan of Study

Outcomes

Students will:

  1. Increase knowledge of critical management tools such as strategic planning.
  2. Exhibit knowledge of the ethical responsibilities of business and apply them to leadership decisions.
  3. Use enhanced collaboration, team building and management skills to encourage better communication, delegation, and trust.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of the legal and economic environment of business.
  5. Apply corporate social responsibility in the business environment.
  6. Describe management and understand the planning function of management.
  7. Analyze, classify, summarize, record, and report financial information.
  8. Identify the cultural dimensions influencing communication competence within a diverse workplace.
  9. Analyze how market forces influence the firm's output and price decisions under pure competition.