Degree Requirements:
A. 46 hours University Core Curriculum
Refer to the Core Curriculum course options listed in the Institutional Policies section of this catalog. Students in this program must also complete COMP 1301, Computer Literacy, as part of the Core Curriculum.
B. Lower division business core courses (15 semester hours):
Courses for this requirement serve as prerequisites for required upper division business core courses.
C. Upper division business core courses (21 semester hours):
| BLW 3317 | Legal Aspects of Business | |
| GLB 3331 | Analysis of Global Business Opportunities | |
| FIN 3321 | Business Finance | |
| MGT 3340 | Concepts and Functions of Management | |
| MKT 3331 | Introductory Marketing Concepts and Strategies | |
| MSC 3370 | Statistical Analysis of Business | |
| MSC 3371 | Models of Management Science | |
D. Capstone course (3 semester hours)
E. Select one concentration from the following:
Additional semester hour requirements established for the student's chosen concentration. Disciplines may offer selected topics to address special needs and interests. These courses will be listed as 4399 and may be used to satisfy concentration requirements. Refer to descriptions of each concentration for more details.
Accounting Concentration
Accounting Concentration Course Descriptions
Accounting is the means by which businesses report to their stakeholders the results of their operations, comprehensive income, financial position and changes in cash and owner's equities by analyzing, recording, presenting and interpreting the results of transactions and events. Intended to develop the decision making and accounting skills needed to enter the profession and become accountants in public practice, industry, non-profit organizations or government, the curriculum is based on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' core competencies.
As qualifications to sit for the CPA exam, the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA) requires 30 semester hours of approved upper division accounting courses, 24 hours of approved upper-division business courses, and an approved three-hour course in ethics, included within a total of 150 semester hours with a degree. At least 15 of these hours must result from physical attendance at classes meeting regularly on the campus of the transcript-issuing institution.
Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the Accounting concentration, the student must complete the following:
Accounting core courses (18 semester hours):
Accounting electives (6 semester hours):
Select six hours from the following accounting courses.
eBusiness Management Concentration
eBusiness Management Concentration Course Descriptions
To fulfill the requirements for the eBusiness Management concentration, the student must complete the following:
A. 9 semester hours as follows:
B. 12 semester hours as follows:
Finance Concentration
Finance Concentration Course Descriptions
The Finance program is designed to provide our community with students who have the required skills to be successful in management positions within the banking and financial service industry, business firms, or governmental organizations.
The program is designed to prepare students for careers in private and public employment in the fields of financial planning, corporate finance, investments, and securities markets. This program develops global and social leaders through two different career paths: Financial Planning and Banking.
Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the Finance concentration, the student must complete the following:
18 hours as listed below:
General Business Concentration
The general business curriculum allows students desiring a broad background in business administration to design their own area of emphasis, with the approval of their advisor. To fulfill the requirements for award of the general business concentration, the student must complete the following:
18 semester hours in business courses at the 3000 or 4000 level from any of the following eight disciplines: Accounting, Finance, Management, Business Law, Economics, Information Systems, International Business, and Marketing.
To fulfill the requirements for award of the General Business concentration, the student must complete:
- 12 semester hours of 3000 level courses. Only one course per discipline (management, marketing, etc.) will apply toward this concentration.
- 6 semester hours of 4000 level courses. Both courses may come from the same discipline or be from different disciplines.
Information Systems Concentration
Information Systems Concentration Course Descriptions
The information systems concentration prepares students to solve technical, customer service, and management problems in governmental, business and other community organizations using information management principles and information technology skills.
Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the Information Systems concentration, the student must complete the following:
21 semester hours as listed below:
Innovation Management Concentration
To fulfill the requirements for the Innovation Management concentration, the student must complete the following:
A. 9 semester hours as follows:
B. 12 semester hours as follows:
Management Concentration
Management Concentrations Course Descriptions
The management concentration is designed for students who aspire to assume positions in business organizations, governmental agencies, community/non-profit firms, or ownership/executive-level positions in small entrepreneurial companies.
To fulfill the requirements for the Management concentration, the student must complete the following:
A. 9 semester hours as follows:
B. Plus 9 advanced semester hours Management (MGT) electives.
Marketing Concentration
Marketing Course Descriptions
The marketing concentration provides students with a solid broad-based foundation in the functional areas of marketing, finance, accounting, and management; as well as an understanding of the business environment to include the legal, economic, behavioral, human resource, ethical, and international aspects, technical skills in information systems and quantitative analysis, and the ability to communicate, integrate, and synthesize. The curriculum focuses on the consumer who is seen more as a partner in the development and growth of any business. The concentration offers the skills necessary to be an effective market analyst and to build integrated marketing strategies by making efficient and effect use of various digital tools.
Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the Marketing concentration, the student must complete the following:
A. 12 semester hours as follows:
B. 6 semester hours advanced marketing (MKT) electives
Project Management Concentration
Students will gain the knowledge and skills to effectively manage and execute projects on time, on budget, and within scope. Course work in the project management concentration covers project contracting, procurement, estimating, scheduling and adaptive project management in various industries. Learn how to effectively lead a project team and quickly adapt to changes in business processes and goals in order to achieve results.
To fulfill the requirements for the Project Management concentration, the student must complete the following:
A. 9 semester hours as follows:
B. 12 semester hours as follows:
Social Marketing Concentration
Social Marketing Course Descriptions
This type of marketing uses various online advertisements to drive traffic to an advertiser's website. Internet marketing is a growing business mainly because more and more people use the internet every day. Popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo have been able to capitalize on this new wave of advertising. It is the process of promoting a brand, products or services over the Internet. Its broad scope includes email marketing, electronic customer relationship management and any promotional activities that are done via wireless media.
Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the Social Marketing concentration, the student must complete the following:
A. 12 semester hours as follows:
B. 9 semester hours from the following: