General Business

The general business major provides an overview and fundamental working knowledge of the varied aspects of business.

Students receive a broad and generalized understanding of the function of business and how the various sub-disciplines of business interact to contribute to the success of an organization. Students select courses across all business sub-disciplines, obtaining an understanding of the field of business. Courses are selected within a particular sub-discipline to develop specialized knowledge of a particular area of business. Positions available to graduates with a general business major are those that require a broad, overarching understanding of the business function, rather than a specialized knowledge within a particular business sub-discipline. Examples are in retailing, sales, and other service industries.

Lower Division (27 Units)

Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or better:

ACCTG 201: Financial Accounting
ACCTG 202: Managerial Accounting
ECON 101: Principles of Economics (Macro)
ECON 102: Principles of Economics (Micro)
FIN 240: Legal Environment of Business
MIS 180: Principles of Information Systems
RWS 290: Business Communications (formerly BA 290)
MATH 120 or MATH 150: Calculus for Business Analysis
STAT 119 or ECON 201: Elementary Statistics for Business or Statistical Methods

You must have a 2.0 average or better in the courses listed below in order to graduate. Other requirements for the degree can be found in the SDSU Catalog and in your degree evaluation. Official requirements are based upon catalog copy and issued by the Office of the Registrar.

Business Core (17 Units)

BA 300: Ethical Decision Making in Business (1-unit)
BA 310: Foundations of Business in a Global Environment (1-unit)
BA 323: Fundamentals of Finance
BA 350: Management & Organizational Behavior
BA 360: Introduction to Operations & Supply Chain
Prereq. STAT 119 or ECON 201; recommended: MATH 120;
BA 370: Marketing
BA 404: Small Business Consulting OR
MGT 405: International Business Strategy & Integration OR
BA 458: Management Decision Games
Prereq. BA 310, 350, 370

Accountancy (3 Units)

3 units selected from the following:

ACCTG 325: Intermediate Managerial Accounting
Prereq. ACCTG 202
ACCTG 326: Intermediate Financial Accounting
Prereq. ACCTG 202

Finance (3 Units)

3 units selected from the following:

FIN 321: Managerial Economics
FIN 326: Financial Institutions Management
Prereq. BA 323
FIN 327: Investments
Prereq. BA 323
FIN 328: Entrepreneurial Finance
Prereq. BA 323
FIN 329: International Business Finance
Prereq. BA 323
FIN 331: Real Estate Principles
FIN 334: Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 336: Principles of Residential Property Management
FIN 522: Individual Insurance Management

Management (3 Units)

3 units selected from the following:

MGT 352: Human Resource Management
MGT 357: Multinational Business & Comparative Mgt.
Prereq. BA 350
MGT 358: Fundamental of Entrepreneurship

Management Information Systems (3 Units)

3 units selected from the following:

MIS 306: Information Systems Analysis
Prereq. MIS 180
MIS 315: Business Application Programming
Prereq. MIS 180
MIS 380: Data Management Systems
Prereq. MIS 180

Marketing (4 Units)

4 units selected from the following:

MKTG 371: Consumer Behavior (4-units)
Prereq. Minimum Grade of C in BA 370
MKTG 372: Retail Marketing Methods (4-units)
Prereq. Minimum Grade of C in BA 370
MKTG 373: Integrated Marketing Communication (4-units)
Prereq. Minimum Grade of C in BA 370
MKTG 376: Global Marketing Strategy (4-units)
Prereq. Minimum Grade of C in BA 370
MKTG 377: Selling Strategy and Practices (4-units)
Prereq. Minimum Grade of C in BA 370