Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Program Description

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration degree is designed for students seeking a strong and comprehensive foundation in Business. The program is more structured than other business programs, covering the breadth of business-related disciplines as defined in the business core curriculum - accounting, international business law, economics, finance, management, international business, and information systems. The program culminates in a cap stone strategy course requiring students to apply their knowledge of the various aspects of business in a market simulation.

Learning Outcomes

• Students use information, analytical tools, and problem-solving skills to make well-reasoned business decisions, considering both quantitative factors and qualitative factors such as ethical considerations.
• Students can develop strategies addressing the legal, ethical, economic and global environment in which the enterprise operates.
• Student will have a working knowledge in a set of analytical business tools related to: math, statistics, accounting, economics, marketing, finance and behavioral science.
• Students can apply business core concepts, principles and analytical skills across functional lines.
• Students can access, develop, and use information to analyze business problems and propose feasible solutions.

Degree Requirements

A minimum of 120 US credit hours consisting of the following: a minimum of 61 required US credit hours of major coursework (see below); a minimum of 30 US credit hours from the Global Citizenship Program; and 29 US credit hours of electives.

Required Courses*

*Fall 2019 intake or later. (View previous degree requirements.)

• BUSN 1000 Business Spreadsheets (1 credit hour)
• ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting (3 credit hours)
• ACCT 2025 Managerial Accounting (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisite: ACCT 2010
• CSIS 1500 Introduction to Business Technologies (3 credit hours)
• MATH 1430 College Algebra (3 credit hours)
• WSBT 2000 Career Exploration (1 credit hour)
• WSBT 2300 Personal Branding (1 credit hour)
  Prerequisite: WSBT 2000
• WSBT 2700 Career Management Strategies (1 credit hour)
  Prerequisites: WSBT 2000 and WSBT 2300
• BUSN 2750 Introduction to Statistics (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisite: MATH 1430 or STAT 1100
• BUSN 2825 Introduction to Research Design & Methods (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisite: BUSN 2750
• MNGT 2100 Management Theory & Practices (3 credit hours)
• ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisite: MATH 1430 or STAT 1100 (can be taken concurrently)
• ECON 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisite: ECON 2020
• FINC 3210 Principles of Finance (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisites: BUSN 2750, ACCT 2010 and ACCT 2025
• MNGT 3320 Business Law: International (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisite: MNGT 2100
• MNGT 3450 Principles of Organizational Behavior (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisite: MNGT 2100
• MNGT 3500 Marketing (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisite: MNGT 2100
• BUSN 4110 Operations Management (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisites: ACCT 2025, ECON 2020, BUSN 2750, MNGT 2100, and FINC 3210
• BUSN 3500 Business & Global Issues (1 credit hour)
  Prerequisites: INTL 1050 and PHIL 2360 or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2320
• BUSN 4500 Ethical Issues in Business (1 credit hour)
  Prerequisite: BUSN 3500
• MNGT 4900 Managerial Policies and Strategies (3 credit hours)
  Prerequisite: Completion of all of the courses above
• An additional 6 credit hours of upper-level courses (3000 or above) offered by business and management, one of which should be an area-specific research methods course.
• MNGT 4970 Bachelor Thesis (4 credit hours)
  Prerequisite: All major core courses

Double Major

A student majoring in business administration may not complete a double major in any other field.

Business Minor

Required Courses

• ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting I
• ACCT 2025 Managerial Accounting
  Prerequisite: ACCT 2010
• BUSN 2750 Introduction to Statistics
  Prerequisite: MATH 1430 or STAT 1100
• ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics and ECON 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics OR
• ECON 2000 Survey of Economics
• FINC 3210 Principles of Finance
  Prerequisites: BUSN 2750, ACCT 2010, and ACCT 2025
• MNGT 2100 Management Theory and Practices

After Graduation

A BSc in Business Administration unlocks a variety of career opportunities, from owning and operating your own business to helping manage the operations of an existing one. Graduates find rewarding careers in commercial and industrial companies, NGOs, and even government agencies. Employers seek out employees with critical-thinking skills, good decision-making capabilities, and strong leadership skills, all elements of a degree at WVPU.

Resources

• Forms and Guidelines for UG Students