Program Overview

The Bachelor's Degree

The goal of the B.B.A. with a management concentration is to develop the critical, conceptual, and interpersonal skills that are essential to employment in management positions in all types of organizations. In addition to requiring a theoretical foundation, the curriculum provides students with numerous opportunities to integrate and apply these skills in a variety of situations.

Specific degree objectives are to enable students to develop:

1. an understanding of the different forms of organizations and how they operate in domestic and global contexts.
2. an ability to analyze cognitive, behavioral, and ethical issues faced by individuals and groups in organizations.
3. an understanding of appropriate strategies for organizational effectiveness and the practical application of management concepts to address the challenges faced by leaders and members of the organizations."

Advising"

New students must contact the department for initial advising to plan a program of study that satisfies degree requirements and reflects their interests. Students are also required to access the Degree Audit System throughout their college career to verify that degree requirements are being met."

Grading Policy"

This program has minimum grade requirements as noted and outlined below. For questions related to the grading policy, please refer to the program's guidelines."

Requirements"

• Foundation requirements: All majors in the College of Business and Management require foundation knowledge in accounting, economics, mathematics, and statistics.
  • ACC 211 and ACC 212: Introduction to Financial Accounting and Introduction to Managerial Accounting (6 hours)
  • ECO 213: Statistics for Business and Economics (or MAT 121 Applied Statistics) (3 hours)
  • MAT 113: Business Calculus (or MAT 114 Finite Math, MAT 115 Calculus I, or MAT 116 Calculus II) (4 hours)
  • Select one of the following:
    • ECO 201 and ECO 202: Introduction to Microeconomics and Introduction to Macroeconomics
    • ECO 315: Economics for Administration
• College Core: The college core is required of all undergraduate College of Business and Management students.
  • BUS 302: Principles of Financial Management (3 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)
  • MGT 310: Managing Organizational Behavior (3 hours)
  • MGT 488: Strategic Management: The Capstone (3 hours)
  • MIS 352: Principles of Management Information Systems (3 hours)
• Management Concentration Requirements:
  • MGT 461: Organization Theory (or MGT 485: International Management) (3 hours)
  • Select two of the following:
    • MGT 422: Negotiation
    • MGT 431: Human Resource Management
    • MGT 461: Organization Theory
    • MGT 474: Leadership And Motivation
    • MGT 485: International Management
  • One upper division (300-400) management (MGT) course (3 hours)
  • Upper Division College of Business & Management course work (3 hours)
• Total Hours: 53-55
• Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE): 10 hours

Transferring in College Core Courses

The following requirements must be met in order for transfer credit to fulfill an upper division college core course requirement:

• The course must be an upper division course.
• The course must have been completed within six years prior to admission.
• A grade of C (2.0) or better must be earned in each course requested for transfer.
• No more than three courses or nine hours of transfer credit may be used to fulfill CBM college core course work.
• MGT 488 Strategic Management: The Capstone must be completed at UIS.