bsba-management

Degree Requirements

What You'll Need to Earn Your Degree.

It takes 120-credits to earn your UBalt degree. You have the opportunity to specialize in management when you enroll in the B.S. in Business Administration program.

Your Guide to Graduation.

Degree Requirements

This curriculum is effective as of spring 2026.

Sample 4-Year Plan 

What you'll learn.  

General Education credits are required. Non-business General Education requirements are indicated below. Business core requirements satisfy an additional 15 credits. 

General Education requirements for all new students entering UBalt in fall 2022 and after.
Browse the course descriptions of all courses that the Merrick School of Business offers or view the course catalog.
Course Title Credits Notes
IDIS 101 First-Year Seminar: Introductions to University Learning 3 Only for UBalt Freshman
INFO 110 Introduction to Information Literacy  3 Only for UBalt Freshman
  Arts and Humanities (AH) 3 Must be an approved ART course in transfer or completed at UBalt.
  Arts and Humanities (AH) 3 Must be a different discipline.
  Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) 3 Other than economics
  Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) 3  
  Biological and Physical Sciences with a Lab (BPSL) 3-4  
  English Composition (COMP) 3  
BUAD 301 Ethical Issues in Business | Upper-Division Ethics (UETH) 3 Alternative course: IDIS 302
WRIT 300.MSB Composition and Research | Upper-Division Writing (UCOMP) 3  Pleacement test is required.

 

Lower-Division Business Core Requirements (27 credits)

Course Title Credits Notes
ACCT 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3  
ACCT 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Prerequisite: ACCT 201 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C.
BULA 151 Business Law I 3  
CMAT 201 or 303  Oral Communications 3  
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 3  
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 3  
MATH 111 College Algebra 3  
MATH 115 Introductory Statistics 3  
OPRE 202 Statistical Data Analysis 3  

Upper-Division Business Core Requirements (31 credits)

Course Title Credits Notes
ENTR 305 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 3  
FIN 331 Financial Management 3 Prerequisites: ACCT 201, ECON 200 or 3 hours of micro- or macroeconomics, and MATH 11
INSS 300 Management Information Systems 3  
INSS 305 Data Driven Decision Making 3  
MGMT 301 Management and Organizational Behavior 3  
MGMT 302 Global Business Environment 3 Prerequisites: (ECON 200 or ECON 202) and (CMAT 201 or CMAT 303).
MGMT 330 Personal and Professional Skills for Business 1 There is a lab fee associated with this course.
MGMT 339 Process and Operations Management 3  
MGMT 470 Enterprise Management and Strategy 3 Capstone Course
MKTG 301  Marketing Management 3  
OPRE 315 Business Application of Decision Science 3 Prerequisites: MATH 115 and OPRE 202

 

Management Specialization (3 credits) 

Course Title Credits Notes
MGMT 465 International Management 3 Prerequisites: MGMT 302/ Merrick School of Business student or permission of the instructor.

 

Choose 9 credits from the approved electives.

Course Title Credits Notes
MGMT 400 Human Resource Analysis and Communications 3 Prerequisite: MGMT 315 and OPRE 202 / Merrick School of Business student or by permission of the instructor.
MGMT 410 Employment Relations Law 3

Prerequisites: MGMT 315 / Merrick School of Business student or by permission of the instructor. 

 
MGMT 415 Compensation and Performance Management 3 Prerequisite: MGMT 315 / Merrick School of Business or by permission of the instructor.
MGMT 419 Seminar in Human Resource Management 3 Prerequisite: MGMT 315 
MGMT 425 Employee and Labor Relations 3 Prerequisite: MGMT 315 / Merrick School of Business student or by permission of the instructor.
MGMT 430 Quality and Productivity Management 3 Prerequisite: MGMT 339 / Merrick School of Business student or by permission of the instructor.
MGMT 445 Service Operations 3 Prerequisite: Merrick School of Business student or permission of the instructor. 
MGMT 495 Internship in Management 3 Prerequisites: completion of 9 hours of management courses, with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Completion of MGMT 330 is recommended. Permission of the faculty is required.
MGMT 497  Special Topics in Management 3 Prerequisite: faculty consent required and a Merrick School of Business student.
MGMT 498 Global Field Study 3 Prerequisite: faculty consent required.

 

Sample 4-Year Plan

Below is an example plan of study for the B.S. in Business Administration - Management Specialization. This is meant to act as a guide, but need not be followed in the same order for every student. Part-time students and those students transferring in credits from another university or college will need to adjust their plan accordingly. This plan does not account for courses taken during summer sessions. Students should consult with their adviser each semester prior to registration.
Fall Semester Spring Semester
IDIS 101 - Applied Learning and Study Skills CMAT 201 - Communicating Effectively -or-
CMAT 303 - Oral Communications in Business 
INFO 110 - Introduction to Information Literacy WRIT 101  - College Composition
MATH 082, 086 or 111 - College Algebra General Education or Lower-Level Elective
General Education or Lower-Level Elective General Education or Lower-Level Elective
General Education or Lower-Level Elective General Education or Lower-Level Elective

 

Fall Semester Spring Semester
ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accountin ACCT 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
INSS 310 - Programming for Analytics ECON 202 - Macroeconomics
MATH 115 - Introductory Statistics OPRE 202 - Statistical Data Analysis
ECON 201 - Microeconomics General Education or Lower-Level Elective
General Education or Lower-Level Elective  

 

Fall Semester Spring Semester
INSS 300 - Management Information Systems FIN 331 - Financial Management
MGMT 302- Global Business Environment MGMT 301 - Management and Organizational Behavior
MGMT 330 - Personal and Professional Skills for Business MGMT 465 - International Management
MKTG 301 - Marketing Management OPRE 315 - Business Application of Decision Science
WRIT 300 - Advanced Expository Writing Management Elective

 

Fall Semester Spring Semester
ENTR 305 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation BUAD 301- Ethical Issues in Business 
INSS 305 - Data Driven Decision Making MGMT 470 - Enterprise Management and Strategy (Capstone)
MGMT 339 - Process and Operations Management Management Elective
Management Elective Business Elective
Elective Elective

 

  • Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
  • Earn a minimum grade of “C” in all lower- and upper-division business core and specialization requirements  (including business elective requirements). 
  • Earn a minimum grade of “C-” in all lower-level general education requirements taken at UBalt and a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all upper-level general education requirements.
  • Students are limited to three attempts to successfully complete all lower-and upper-division business core and specialization requirements.
  • Apply up to 63 credits of community college work or up to 90 credits of four-year college or university work toward degree requirements, unless an articulation agreement stipulates otherwise.
  • Complete at least 30 credits at The University of Baltimore.
  • Placement testing is required for:
  • Please check the current catalog for all courses that satisfy general education requirements.
  • The last 30 credit hours of your program must be taken at UBalt. To take courses outside UBalt toward your program, you must obtain approval from your academic adviser.
    Note: The provisions of this page are not to be regarded as a contract between the student and the University of Baltimore. The Merrick School reserves the right  to change courses, schedules, calendars, and any other provisions or requirements. Students are responsible for the selection of courses, completion of degree  requirements, and acquainting themselves with academic policies.