Business Administration Major (B.B.A.) - Degree Requirements

Concentrations

• Business Management Concentration
• Information Systems Concentration

Business Management Concentration

A minimum of 120 semester hours:

• 45 hours of General Education Distribution courses
• 51 hours of Major Courses
• 24 hours of Elective Courses

Core Business Administration Curriculum (33 hours)

• ACC 1901 - Principles of Accounting I
• ACC 1902 - Principles of Accounting II
• ECON 1901 - Principles of Economics I
• ECON 1902 - Principles of Economics II
• FIN 2535 - Managerial Finance
• IS 2501 - Management Information Systems
• MGT 1902 - Quantitative Methods or ECON 2101 - Business & Economic Statistics
• MGT 2501 - Principles of Management
• MGT 2566 - Business Ethics
• MGT 3990 - Strategic Management
• MKT 2501 - Principles of Marketing

Business Management Curriculum (18 hours)

• MGT 2453 - Business Law I
• MGT 2562 - Human Resource Management
• MGT 2563 - Operations Management
• MGT 2564 - Motivation & Leadership
• MGT 2565 - Organizational Behavior
• MGT 3902 - International Business

General Education Distribution Courses (48 hours)

• Composition: 6 hours/2 courses (including ENGL 2111E - Advanced Academic Writing)
• Quantitative: 6 hours/2 courses
• Natural Sciences: 6 hours/2 courses
• Social Sciences: 6 hours/2 courses
• Humanities: 9 hours/3 courses
• Fine Arts: 6 hours/2 courses
• World Cultures: 6 hours/2 courses
• Writing Proficiency Exam

Descriptions of REQUIRED Core Business Courses for Business Management

ACC 1901 - Principles of Accounting I

A study of the accounting principles with emphasis on the use and analysis of financial information for decision-making purposes.

ACC 1902 - Principles of Accounting II

A continuation of the study of accounting principles from a user's perspective with an introduction to the internal information needs of management.  Prerequisite: ACC 1901.

ECON 1901 - Principles of Economics I
A study in the foundations of economic analysis, national income accounting, economic growth, and the public sector, with emphasis on macroeconomics.

ECON 2101 - Business & Economics Statistics

A study of statistical techniques in business and economics, including collection and presentation of business and economic data, measures of centrol tendencies, dispersion, index numbers, probability, sampling distributions and test of hypotheses.  Prerequisite: Completion of  Quantitative Skills Distribution Requirement (MATH 1132 is highly recommended).

ECON 1902 - Principles of Economics II

A study of markets, the price systems and allocation of resources, distribution of income, international economy, and perspectives on economic change, with emphasis on microeconomics.

FIN 2535 - Managerial Finance

A study of financial management for business firms to include financing and investing decisions.  Prerequisite: ACC 1902.

IS 2501 - Management Information Systems

A comparison of various sources and uses of information and their interaction: merging of data processing, word processing, and communications for optional management decision-making.

MGT 1902 - Quantitative Methods

Descriptive and inferential calculations, hypothesis testing, model building, decision trees, forecasting, correlation, simulation, ANOVA, and linear regression.

MGT 2501 - Principles of Management

An examination of major concepts, theories and practices in business management, with emphasis on planning, decision-making, basic organizational structures, motivation and leadership styles. 

MGT 2566 - Business Ethics

A consideration of the major ethical theories that guide human and business behavior.  Topics will include ethical issues in advertising, product safety, pursuit of profits, employee rights, treatment of workers, effects on the environment, use of natural resources, and multinational operations.  Prerequisite: MGT 2501 or permission of Instructor.

MGT 3990 - Strategic Management

An integrative capstone course examining the setting of strategic objectives, developing corporate strategies, and translating objectives and strategies into current operational plans.  Prerequisites: MKT 2501, FIN 2535, MGT 2501, Senior Standing.

MKT 2501 - Principles of Marketing

A study of the marketing environment; marketing, planning and information; market segmentation; buyer behavior; strategies for product distribution, promotion, and pricing; societal issues, service, nonprofit and international marketing.

Descriptions of Concentration Courses for Business Management

MGT 2453 - Business Law I

Same as ACC 2453.  An introduction to the legal system as it applies to commercial transactions and a study of the substantive law of contracts.

MGT 2562 - Human Resource Management

An examination of major concepts, theories and practices in personnel management, with emphasis on job evaluation, selection and placement, employee development, employee relationships and industrial relations.  Prerequisite:  MGT 2501.

MGT 2563 - Operations Management

An introduction to the concepts involved in managing the operations and production function.  Course will include quantitative approaches to topics such as scheduling.  Prerequisites: MGT 1902 or ECON 2101, MGT 2501.

MGT 2564 - Motivation & Leadership

A study of the theories of motivation and leadership in relation to management processes.  Prerequisites: MGT 2501.

MGT 2565 - Organizational Behavior

A study of managerial consequences of behavioral concepts such as motivation, communication, leadership, organizational structure, and decision-making, to provide the framework needed for the understanding, prediction and control of human behavior in organizations.  Prerequisite: MGT 2501 or permission of Instructor.

MGT 3902 - International Business

An introduction to international business with special emphasis on the environmental and cultural issues facing global organizations.  Prerequisite: MGT 2501.

See the Catawba College catalog for descriptions of Business electives and General Education courses.

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Information Systems Concentration

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A minimum of 120 semester hours are required to complete the program. This includes:

• 45 hours of General Education Distribution courses
• 51 hours of Major Courses
• 24 hours of Elective Courses

Core Business Administration Curriculum (33 Hours)

• ACC 1901 - Principles of Accounting I
• ACC 1902 - Principles of Accounting II
• ECON 1901 - Principles of Economics I
• ECON 1902 - Principles of Economics II
• FIN 2535 - Managerial Finance
• IS 2501 - Management Information Systems
• MGT 1902 - Quantitative Methods or ECON 2101 - Business & Economic Statistics
• MGT 2501 - Principles of Management
• MGT 2566 - Business Ethics
• MGT 3990 - Strategic Management
• MKT 2501 - Principles of Marketing

Information Systems Curriculum (18 hours)

• IS 2505 - Application Program Development
• IS 3502 - Information Systems Planning
• IS 3510 - Database Development
• IS 3514 - Electronic Commerce
• IS Elective - Elective Above 2000
• MGT 2453 - Business Law I

General Education Distribution Courses (45 hours)

• Composition: 6 hours/2 courses
• (including ENGL 2111 - Advanced Academic Writing)
• Quantitative: 6 hours/2 courses
• Natural Sciences: 6 hours/2 courses
• Social Sciences: 6 hours/2 courses
• Humanities: 9 hours/3 courses
• Fine Arts: 6 hours/2 courses
• World Cultures: 6 hours/2 courses
• Writing Proficiency Exam

Descriptions of Core Business Courses for Information Systems

ACC 1901 - Principles of Accounting I

A study of the accounting principles with emphasis on the use and analysis of financial information for decision-making purposes.

ACC 1902 - Principles of Accounting II

A continuation of the study of accounting principles from a user's perspective with an introduction to the internal information needs of management.  Prerequisite: ACC 1901.

ECON 1901 - Principles of Economics I
A study in the foundations of economic analysis, national income accounting, economic growth, and the public sector, with emphasis on macroeconomics.

ECON 1902 - Principles of Economics II

A study of markets, the price systems and allocation of resources, distribution of income, international economy, and perspectives on economic change, with emphasis on microeconomics.

ECON 2101 - Business & Economics Statistics

A study of statistical techniques in business and economics, including collection and presentation of business and economic data, measures of centrol tendencies, dispersion, index numbers, probability, sampling distributions and test of hypotheses.  Prerequisite: Completion of  Quantitative Skills Distribution Requirement (MATH 1132 is highly recommended).

FIN 2535 - Managerial Finance

A study of financial management for business firms to include financing and investing decisions.  Prerequisite: ACC 1902.

IS 2501 - Management Information Systems

A comparison of various sources and uses of information and their interaction: merging of data processing, word processing, and communications for optional management decision-making.

MGT 1902 - Quantitative Methods

Descriptive and inferential calculations, hypothesis testing, model building, decision trees, forecasting, correlation, simulation, ANOVA, and linear regression.

MGT 2501 - Principles of Management

An examination of major concepts, theories and practices in business management, with emphasis on planning, decision-making, basic organizational structures, motivation and leadership styles.

MGT 2566 - Business Ethics

A consideration of the major ethical theories that guide human and business behavior.  Topics will include ethical issues in advertising, product safety, pursuit of profits, employee rights, treatment of workers, effects on the environment, use of natural resources, and multinational operations.  Prerequisite: MGT 2501E or permission of Instructor.

MGT 3990 - Strategic Management

An integrative capstone course examining the setting of strategic objectives, developing corporate strategies, and translating objectives and strategies into current operational plans.  Prerequisites: MKT 2501, FIN 2535, MGT 2501, Senior Standing.

MKT 2501 - Principles of Marketing

A study of the marketing environment; marketing, planning and information; market segmentation; buyer behavior; strategies for product distribution, promotion, and pricing; societal issues, service, nonprofit and international marketing.

Descriptions of Concentration Courses for Information Systems

IS 2505 - Application Program Development

A study of the physical design, programming, testing and implementation of business information system applications using structured and object-oriented design principles.  Prerequisite: IS 2501.

IS 3502 - Information Systems Planning

Development of a systematic plan for determining a company's computerized needs; the planning cycle, available hardware and software, acquisition considerations, and the selection and implementation of the system.  Prerequisite: IS 2501.

IS 3510 - Database Development

A study of information systems design and implementation within a database management system environment.  Prerequisite: IS 2501.

IS 3514 - Electronic Commerce

A study of electronic data interchange and internet technologies for electronic commerce applications.  Prerequisite: IS 2501.

IS Elective - Elective Above 2000

MGT 2453 - Business Law I

Same as ACC 2453.  An introduction to the legal system as it applies to commercial transactions and a study of the substantive law of contracts.

See the Catawba College catalog for descriptions of Business electives and General Education courses.

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