Program Overview

Business Administration

The goal of the Bachelor in Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree is to provide students with a course of study that will prepare them for employment in private or public organizations of any size. Building on the core business knowledge provided to all College of Business and Management students, the department offers students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of the business enterprise through comprehensive study in the general areas of finance, management, marketing, and operations management, or through more advanced and focused study in finance, management, marketing, or sport management.

The Bachelor's Degree

The Bachelor in Business Administration (B.B.A.) provides seven options for study:

• BBA Comprehensive Concentration
• BBA Economics Concentration
• BBA Finance Concentration
• BBA Human Resource Management Concentration
• BBA Management Concentration
• BBA Marketing Concentration
• BBA Sport Management Concentration

Grading Policy

Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in all foundation courses and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 across all foundation courses. Students must earn a minimum of C- in all college core courses except MGT 488 and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 across all college core courses. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in MGT 488 (a grade of C- or lower will not be accepted).

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of a Bachelor's degree through the College of Business and Management, students will meet the following goals and objectives:

• Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts in the major business disciplines, including accounting, economics, management, marketing, finance, information systems, and the legal and social environment of business.
• Systematically analyze a business problem using appropriate methods. Students will be able to:
  • Effectively examine alternatives.
  • Analyze alternatives.
  • Recommend an appropriate course of action.
• Demonstrate effective oral communication skills and the use of presentation technologies.
• Demonstrate effective written communication skills.
• Understand the use of information technologies in organizations.
• Understand, interpret, and analyze quantitative problems and quantitatively presented information.

Requirements

To earn a Bachelor's in Business Administration under any of the options available, a student must:

• Complete at least 48 semester hours of upper-division (300-400 level) course work.
• Complete at least one half of their business course work at UIS (college core and major).
• Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 across all courses required for the major (college core and major electives).

Required Courses

Minors

• Business Administration Minor
• Economics Minor
• Human Resource Management Minor
• Management Minor

Online

The online programs allow students to participate in dynamic, diverse, and interactive online learning communities and to complete their degrees via the Internet. The online format enables students to complete course work using the latest networked information technologies for increased access to educational resources, advisors, and materials. The online degree follows the same curriculum as the on-campus degree.

Courses

Undergraduate Courses

• BUS 310: Topics in Business Administration. 1-4 Hours.
• BUS 312: Principles of Marketing. 3 Hours.
• BUS 322: Principles of Operations Management. 3 Hours.
• BUS 331: ECCE: Business, Ethics, and Society. 3 Hours.
• BUS 332: Legal Environment of Business. 3 Hours.
• BUS 334: Entrepreneurship in the Arts. 3 Hours.
• BUS 354: Entrepreneurship. 3 Hours.
• BUS 381: Business and Developing Countries. 3 Hours.
• BUS 410: Advanced Topics in Business Administration. 1-3 Hours.
• BUS 411: Consumer Behavior. 3 Hours.
• BUS 432: Research Methods and Analytics in Marketing. 3 Hours.
• BUS 435: Sales Force Management and Professional Selling. 3 Hours.
• BUS 436: Marketing Promotions. 3 Hours.
• BUS 450: Topics in Production Operations Management. 1-3 Hours.
• BUS 452: Project Management. 3 Hours.
• BUS 470: Topics in Human Resource Management. 1-3 Hours.
• BUS 471: Human Resources Planning and Staffing. 3 Hours.
• BUS 472: Compensation and Benefit Strategies. 3 Hours.
• BUS 473: Employee Appraisal and Development. 3 Hours.
• BUS 483: Business Policy. 3 Hours.
• BUS 499: Tutorial in Business Administration. 1-4 Hours.

Graduate Courses

• BUS 501: Business Perspectives. 3 Hours.
• BUS 512: Marketing Management. 3 Hours.
• BUS 513: Digital Marketing. 3 Hours.
• BUS 520: Topics In Marketing. 3 Hours.
• BUS 521: Statistical Analysis for ACC and BUS. 3 Hours.
• BUS 522: Production and Operations Management. 3 Hours.
• BUS 528: Supply Chain and Logistics Management. 3 Hours.
• BUS 529: Quality Systems and Lean Operations. 3 Hours.
• BUS 530: Topics in Production and Operations Management. 3 Hours.
• BUS 537: Survey of U.S. Healthcare System. 3 Hours.
• BUS 538: Managing Healthcare Operations. 3 Hours.
• BUS 539: Leadership and Consumer Insights. 3 Hours.
• BUS 541: Organizational Behavior. 3 Hours.
• BUS 550: Topics in Organizational Behavior. 3 Hours.
• BUS 552: Power. 3 Hours.
• BUS 560: Topics in Human Resource Management. 3 Hours.
• BUS 570: Topics in Business. 3 Hours.
• BUS 583: Business Strategy Closure. 3 Hours.
• BUS 584: Business Strategy Continuing Enrollment. 0 Hours.
• BUS 599: Tutorial in Business Administration. 1-8 Hours.