Program Requirements

What You'll Learn

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

The management specialization includes instruction in areas like strategic planning and change management, resource allocation, financial management, workforce management, supply chain management, continuous improvement and more.

Classroom courses are offered to full-time and part-time students during the day and in the evening; many courses are also offered online.

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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

Management Specialization Requirements (15 credits)

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

Course No.	Title	Credits
MGMT 465	International Management Prerequisites: MGMT 302/ Merrick School of Business student or permission of the instructor.	3
Choose One additional 3-credit Business Elective (non-MGMT) from the available 300-or 400-level business courses.		3
Choose three courses from the following:
ENTR 300	The Entrepreneurial Experience	3
MGMT 400	Human Resource Analysis and Communications Prerequisite: MGMT 315 and OPRE 202 / Merrick School of Business student or by permission of the instructor.	3
MGMT 410	Employment Relations Law Prerequisites: MGMT 315 / Merrick School of Business student or by permission of the instructor.	3
MGMT 415	Compensation and Performance Management Prerequisite: MGMT 315 / Merrick School of Business or by permission of the instructor.	3
MGMT 419	Seminar in Human Resource Management Prerequisite: MGMT 315	3
MGMT 425	Employee and Labor Relations Prerequisite: MGMT 339 / Merrick School of Business student or by permission of the instructor	3
MGMT 430	Quality and Productivity Management	3
MGMT 445	Service Operations	3
MGMT 495	Internship in Management Prerequisite: MGMT 339 / Merrick School of Business student or by permission of the instructor	3
MGMT 497	Special Topics in Management Prerequisites: Determined by instructor, Merrick School of Business student.	3
MGMT 498	Global Field Study Prerequisite: Department consent required.	3
MGMT 499	Independent Study: Management Prerequisite: Merrick School of Business student and permission of the instructor	3

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