- Technology Management: Small Business Management, B.B.A.
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
(Application Curriculum Code - 1318)
Small Business Management
This four-year degree program prepares students to start and operate a small business, or to manage an existing small enterprise. This exciting career field includes such areas as retailing, manufacturing, not-for-profit enterprises, agriculture, as well as, on-line ventures. A 12-credit internship provides invaluable work experience, and in many cases, can lead to a job offer upon graduation.
Degree Requirements
The 128 semester credits hours required for completion of the Bachelor of Business Administration in Technology Management: Small Business Management include a minimum of 55 credits of major field requirements, 27 credits of professional requirements, 34 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences courses and 12 credits of general electives with a GPA of not less than 2.00, plus 45 hours of residency.
Major Field Requirements
| Code |
Name |
Credits |
| ACCT101 |
Financial Accounting |
3 |
| ACCT103 |
Managerial Accounting |
3 |
| ACCT235 |
Financial Management |
3 |
| CITA110 |
Microcomputer Applications I |
3 |
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or |
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| CITA112 |
Spreadsheet and Database Applications |
3 |
| BADM134 |
Principles of Marketing |
3 |
| BADM145 |
Business Communications or Equivalent |
3 |
| BADM223 |
Business Law I |
3 |
| BADM249 |
Management |
3 |
| BADM305 |
International Business |
3 |
| BADM320 |
Management and Ethics |
3 |
| BADM400 |
Operations Management |
3 |
| BADM449 |
Management Policies & Issues |
3 |
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Management Elective (300/400) |
3 |
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Management Elective (300/400) |
3 |
| BADM380 |
Internship Orientation (1 cr) |
1 |
| BADM480 |
Internship (9 cr) |
9 |
| BADM485 |
Internship Reporting (3cr) |
3 |
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| Professional Requirements |
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| Code |
Name |
Credits |
| BADM310 |
Human Resources Management |
3 |
| BADM315 |
Entrepreneurship |
3 |
Plus a minimum of seven courses from the following electives: 21 Credits
| BADM135 |
Retailing |
| BADM137 |
Professional Selling |
| BADM224 |
Business Law II |
| BADM300 |
Management Communications |
| BADM330 |
Advertising and Promotion |
| BADM349 |
Strategic Management for Quality |
| CITA405 |
Project Management |
| ECON123 |
Microeconomics |
| ECON330 |
Comparative Economic Systems |
| FSMA201 |
Introduction to Financial Planning |
| FSMA330 |
Computer Applications in Financial Services |
| FSMA340 |
Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning |
| PSYC341 |
Organizational Behavior |
Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements
Includes 6 credits of upper-division courses with two different prefixes; 1 credit of PHED; MATH 125 – 3 credits; ENGL 101 – 3 credits; ECON 124 Macroeconomics – 3 credits; Additional Liberal Arts and Science courses totaling 18 credits, to be selected from the Trustees' General Education Core Requirement.
General Electives
12 credits.
Students should check with their advisors to make sure courses are taken in proper sequence and any prerequisites have been met. Some flexibility is available as to when courses must be taken. Students should consult with their advisors during the scheduling process.
