Business Administration

Degree(s) offered: Bachelor of Science, Associate of Science (LEAD Program Only)

See Also:
Finance
Five Year (4+1) Programs (See Graduate Studies)

The major in Business Administration is designed to provide students a breadth of business knowledge in a wide variety of functional business areas. In fact, the curriculum provides a core set of courses covering virtually all functional areas of business. Additionally, the curriculum helps students develop critical workplace and life skills in the areas of critical thinking, presentation, writing, team, technology, and interpersonal communication. Finally, when integrated with the Ohio Dominican University liberal arts core curriculum, students develop a greater sensitivity to the possibilities and limitations of the human condition and refine their capacity to make informed and ethical decisions.

In addition to a broad general business and liberal arts education, students will further select an “Emphasis” in either Management or Marketing. A variety of recommended course sequence options within the Management Emphasis allows students to further tailor their curriculum to meet their individual career interests and needs. Course sequences in Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship and Family Business, Non-Profit Management, and Public Administration are available under the Management Emphasis. Course sequence information is available through all business faculty and academic advisors. The Marketing Emphasis allows students to select from a variety of marketing courses depending on their individual interests and personal career aspirations.

Students with strong academic performance may, instead of an emphasis, apply for admission to the 4+1 MBA Program. Students accepted into the program will work toward completing both their undergraduate degree in Business Administration as well as an MBA in a total of five academic years.

Business Course Descriptions

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Requirements for a B.S. in Business Administration

Courses	Credits	Prerequisities/Corerequisites See course descriptions
Business Core:
ACT 210 Acctg. for Financial Decision Making	4*	CIS 105, 106 (co-requisite)
ACT 220 Acctg. for Managerial Decision Making	4*	ACT 210
BUS 220 Principles of Marketing	4*
BUS 240 Management & Organizational Behavior	4*
BUS 318 Business and Society	2*	BUS 240, ECN 101, PHL 150
BUS 343 Human Resource Mgmt	2*	BUS 240, BUS 345 (co-requisite)
BUS 345 Business & Employment Law	2*	BUS 343 (co-requisite)
BUS 498 Seminar in Organizational Strategy	4*	BUS 220, 240, 343, 345; FIN 325
ECN 101 Principles of Econimics	4*
FIN 325 Managerial Finance	4*	ACT 220, ECN 101, MTH 140
Select one of the following:	4*
ECN 220 Intermediate Macro Economics (4)		ECN 101
ECN 225 Intermediate Micro Economics (4)		ECN 101
ECN 230 Money, Credit and Banking (4)		ECN 101
ECN 240 International Trade & Finance (4)		ECN 101
Required Correlatives:
MTH 140 Introduction to Statistics	4	MTH 100
PHL 346 Principles of Business Ethics	2
Select one of the following:	4
CIS 105 Intro to Computer Systems and (2)
CIS 106 Intermediate Computer Systems (2) OR if qualified,		CIS 105
CIS 234 Database Mgmt Systems (4)
Total Business Core	44
Emphases (select one)*	12†
Marketing Emphasis:
BUS 221 International Marketing (4)		BUS 220
BUS 270 Integrated Mktg & Comm (4)		BUS 220
BUS 370 Professional Selling (2)		BUS 220
BUS 371 Sales Force Mgmt & Leadership (2)		BUS 220
BUS 378 Marketing for Service Industries (4)		BUS 220
Management Emphasis:
BUS 305 Non-Profit Management (4)		Junior or Senior Standing
BUS 311 Leadership (2)		BUS 240 & Junior/Senior Standing
BUS 312 Employee Training & Development (2)		BUS 240 & Junior/Senior Standing
BUS 315 Gender & the Workplace (2)		BUS 240 & Junior/Senior Standing
BUS 361 Starting a New Business Venture (2)		BUS 240 & Junior/Senior Standing
BUS 362 Bldg, Operating, Pass On Family Bus. (4)		BUS 240 & Junior/Senior Standing
BUS 460 Contemporary Issues in Mgmt (2)		BUS 240 & Junior/Senior Standing and BUS 305, 315 or 362
ECN 255 Public Finance (4)		ECN 101
Total Credits Required:	56
*used to calculate the Major GPA

†Emphasis not required for students admitted to the 4+1 MBA Program.

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Requirements for a B.S. in Business Administration - LEAD Program Only

Courses	Credits	Prerequisities/Corerequisites See course descriptions
ACT 210 Acctg for Financial Decision Making	4*	CIS 105, 106 (co-requisite)
ACT 220 Acctg for Managerial Decision Making	4*	ACT 210
BUS 201 Management Development Portfolio	2*	BUS 100
BUS 220 Principles of Marketing	4*
BUS 240 Management & Organizational Behav.	4*
BUS 318 Business and Society	2*	BUS 240, ECN 101, PHL 150
BUS 343 Human Resource Mgmt	2*	BUS 240, BUS 345 (co-requisite)
BUS 345 Business & Employment Law	2*	BUS 343 (co-requisite)
BUS 498 Seminar in Organizational Strategy	4*	BUS 220, 240, 343, 345, FIN 325
ECN 101 Principles of Economics	4*
ECN 201 Economics for Managers	4*	ECN 101
FIN 325 Managerial Finance	4*	ACT 220, ECN 101, MTH 140
Required Correlatives:
COM 303 Organizational Communication	4
LNG 242 Cross Cultural Communication	4
MTH 140 Introduction to Statistics	4	MTH 100
PHL 346 Principles of Business Ethics	2
BUS 102 Use of Technology in Business	2
CIS 108 Computer Apps for Business	2
Total Business Core:	58
Required Business Electives:
BUS 221 International Marketing	4	BUS 220
BUS 355 Organizational Behavior/Grp Dynamics	4
FIN 310 Investments	4	ACT 210
Total Credits Required	70
* Used to calculate the Major GPA

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Requirements for a B. S. in Business Administration with a Concentration in Management - LEAD Program ONLY

Courses	Credits	Prerequisities/Corerequisites See course descriptions
ACT 205 Acctg for Decision Making	4*
BUS 201 Management Development Portfolio	2*	BUS 100
BUS 220 Principles of Marketing	4*
BUS 240 Management & Organizational Behavior	4*
BUS 301 Conflict Resolution & Negotiation	4*
BUS 310 Fundamentals of Leadership	4*
BUS 318 Business and Society	2*	BUS 240, ECN 101, PHL 150
BUS 343 Human Resource Management	2*	BUS 240
BUS 345 Business and Employment Law	2*
BUS 355 Organizational Behav & Dynamics	4*
BUS 496 Advanced Reading & Topics in Mgmt	4*
BUS 498 Seminar in Organizational Mgmt	4*	BUS 220, 240, 343, 345, FIN 325
ECN 101 Principles of Economics	4*
ECN 201 Economics for Managers	4*
FIN 325 Managerial Finance	4*	ACT 205, ECN 101, MTH 140
Required Correlatives:
COM 303 Organizational Communication	4
LNG 242 Cross-Cultural Communication	4
Total Credits Required	60
* Used to calculate the Major GPA

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Requirements for a Minor in Business Administration

The minor in Business Administration is designed for non-business majors interested in acquiring foundational knowledge and skills in five business discipline areas including accounting, finance, marketing, management, and economics. Students majoring in technical, scientific, or artistic fields who envision business applications for their primary major interest will benefit from a business minor. This would include, for example, art majors who envision opening or operating a gallery, healthcare workers who envision operating a clinic, or the information technology worker who aspires to manage the IT function in an organization. The minor in business administration is not available to students working toward a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or International Business.

Students who complete the minor in business administration are eligible to apply for the 4+1 MBA Program. Depending on the primary major and available elective credits, a student may be able to complete his or her undergraduate degree and a MBA in as few as five years. Some majors will take a little longer.

Courses	Credits	Prerequisities/Corerequisites See course descriptions
ACT 210 Acctg for Financial Decision Makting	4
ACT 220 Acctg for Managerial Decision Making	4	ACT 210
BUS 220 Principles of Marketing	4
BUS 240 Management & Organizational Behavior	4
ECN 101 Principles of Economics	4
FIN 325 Managerial Finance	4	ACT 220, MTH 140, ECN 101
Total Credits Required	24

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Requirements for an A.S. in Business - LEAD Program ONLY

Courses	Credits	Prerequisities/Corerequisites See coursedescriptions
ACT 100 Survey of Accounting	4
BUS 102 Use of Technology in Business	2
BUS 220 Principles of Marketing	4
BUS 240 Management	4
BUS 345 Business & Employment Law	2
CIS 108 Computer Applications for Business	2	BUS 102
ESS 116 Food, Water and Energy	4
ECN 101 Principles of Economics	4
ENG 102 Scholarly Adven: Researched Writing	4	ENG 101
ENG 220 Professional Writing	4
FIN 110 Personal Finance	4
MTH 115 Survey of Mathematical Foundations	4
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology	4
THL 107 Christian Scriptures	4
Total Credits Required * Used to calculate the Major GPA	50