Program Requirements

What You'll Learn

As a business administration major, you'll learn core elements of business, such as accounting, economics, finance, information systems, management, marketing and statistics.

Students who graduate with the international businesses specialization in business administration are prepared for careers in global supply chain management, international finance, management consulting, international management, international marketing and much more.

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Degree Requirements

A minimum of 38 General Education credits are required. Non-Business General Education credits are indicated below. Business Core Requirements satisfy an additional 15 credits hours of General Education.
Course No.	Title	Credits
IDIS 101	First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Learning (Only for UBalt Freshman)	3
INFO 110	Introduction to University Learning (Only for UBalt Freshman)	3
	Arts and Humanities	3
	Arts and Humanities (Must be from a different discipline)	3
	Social and Behaviorial Sciences (Other than Econ)	3
	Biological and Physical Sciences	3
	Biological and Physical Sciences (with a lab)	3-4
WRIT 101	English Composition	3
IDIS 302	Upper-Division Ethics	3
WRIT 300	Upper-Division Writing (Placement Test required)	3

Lower-Division Business Requirements (24 Credits)

All students in the BSBA program take these Lower-Division Business Required Core Courses.
Course No.	Title	Credits
ACCT 201	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
ACCT 202	Introduction to Managerial Accounting Prerequisite: ACCT 201 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C.	3
BULA 151	Business Law I	3
CMAT 201 - or- CMAT 303	Oral Communications Laboratory fee required.	3
ECON 200	The Economic Way of Thinking	3
MATH 111	College Algebra	3
MATH 115	Introductory Statistics	3
OPRE 202	Statistical Data Analysis Prerequisites: OPRE 201 and basic computer skills.	3

Upper-Division Business Requirements (31 Credits)

All students in the BSBA program take these Upper-Division Business Required Core Courses.
Course No.	Title	Credits
ECON 308	Money and Banking	3
FIN 331	Financial Management Prerequisites: ACCT 201, ECON 200 or 3 hours of micro- or macroeconomics, and MATH 115.	3
INSS 300	Management Information Systems	3
MGMT 301	Management and Organizational Behavior Prerequisite: WRIT 300	3
MGMT 302	Global Business Environment	3
MGMT 315	Human Resource Management Prerequisite: MATH 115	3
MGMT 330	Personal and Professional Skills for Business There is a lab fee associated with this course.	1
MGMT 339	Process and Operations Management Prerequisite: MATH 115	3
MKTG 301	Marketing Management	3
OPRE 315	Business Application of Decision Science Prerequisite: MATH 111 and Math 115	3
MGMT 475	Strategic Management Prerequisites: all business upper-division core courses / Merrick School of Business student or permission of the instructor.	3

International Business Specialization Requirements (15 credits)

Choose from five courses from the following to complete the international specialization requirements:

Course No.	Title	Credits
ECON 409	International Economics Prerequisite: ECON 200 or 3 hours of micro- or macroeconomics	3
MGMT 465	International Management Prerequisites: MGMT 302/ Merrick School of Business student or permission of the instructor.	3
Choose three courses from the following list below:
FIN 433	International Financial Management Prerequisite: FIN 331.	3
IDIS 301	World Cultures	3
INSS 431	Electronic Commerce Prerequisite: INSS 300/ Merrick School of Business student or permission of the instructor.	3
MGMT 498	Global Field Study Prerequisite: department consent required.	3

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