The online degree completion program helps working professionals gain fundamental knowledge of the varied aspects of business and how sub-disciplines within a business interact to contribute to the success of a private or public sector organization.
Respected Degree
Go further with an AACSB accredited degree program taught by a top-50 public university business school faculty.
Outstanding Value
Higher education can pay for itself through higher earnings over your career. bachelor’s degree holders make an average of $61,000 per year, this is $17,500 more than associate degree holders and $25,000 more than high school graduates, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Convenient, Fast, Flexible
Earn your bachelor’s degree around your professional and personal life in as little as 24 months and with as few as 49 classroom units.
Curriculum
The program is structured to be flexible and convenient. Each course is offered two times a year, in two of the following semesters: fall, spring and summer. The fall and spring semesters are made up of two eight-week blocks while the summer semester consists of two six-week blocks. So, a full-time student can take four courses each semester but only need to focus on two courses at any given time.
The program also accommodates students who want to complete the program on a part-time basis. Although each course is expected to be completed by the end of the eight-week block in which it is offered, the degree program is entirely self-paced to afford a student the option of slowing down by taking a lighter course load or speeding up by taking a heavier class load.
The program is a minimum of 18 courses (51 units) across business, upper division general education, and writing course requirements.
Theories, practices, and concepts to provide planning and control information to decision makers; tax considerations that impact managerial planning and decision making.
Theoretical concepts and dimensions of ethics in business decisions. Ethics of decision alternatives using different approaches and philosophies, with application of an integrative ethical decision model to cases from various business sub disciplines.
Introduction to the program of study leading to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Integration of various business disciplines to accomplish strategic goals. Presentation of the concept of global awareness, one of the fundamental pillars of global competency necessary in today's business world.
Objectives of financial management. Financing the business enterprise. Internal financial management. Introduction to the cost of capital, valuation, dividend policy, leverage, international finance, and the techniques of present value and its applications. Sources of capital.
Human behavior at individual, interpersonal, and group levels including effect of organization structure on behavior. Emphasis on managerial roles, historical evolution of management, ethics, and behavior in multicultural contexts.
Managerial concepts and quantitative methods associated with the design, execution, and management of operations and supply chain systems.
Function of marketing in organizations and society. Strategic marketing planning in domestic and global settings to include marketing concepts, consumer behavior, market research, product planning, pricing, distribution, promotion, and influence of the external environment on marketing decisions.
Integration of business administration principles and concepts for strategy design, implementation, and control in domestic and global markets. Establishment of top management policy emphasized through case studies, experiential exercises, and simulations.
FIN 327: Measures of risk and return. Methods of security analysis, valuation, and capital asset pricing model. Portfolio theory and management; stocks, bonds, options, and futures; hedging; mutual funds and partnerships; and investment taxation.
FIN 329: Foreign exchange markets and instruments; international financial institutions; trade and balance of payments; exchange rate behavior and currency-risk hedging: cross-border investment; applications to management of international business.
MGMT 352- Acquisition, development, maintenance, and termination of human resources in accordance to goals of the organization.
MGMT 358 – Process of initiating, expanding, purchasing and consolidating businesses. Concepts, theories, and techniques of managerial innovation and implementation.
Leadership, communicating vision, initiating changes and innovation, and developing leadership competencies through self-assessment.
Origins and strategies of abstract and theoretical approaches to bargaining and negotiation in business situations faced by managers and leaders.
Systems development life cycle concept, with emphasis on analysis of requirements using structured methodology. Acquisition strategies, application design alternatives, architecture design, feasibility study, implementation plans, needs assessment, and prototyping.
Consumer behavior concepts and theories for developing, implementing, and assessing marketing strategy. Psychological, social, and environmental factors in understanding of needs, wants, preferences, and decision making related to consumption behaviors.
Prepare students for careers after college and transition from college to career. Personal preparation and analysis of identification of best career options for each student.
Food and nutrient classifications, functions, requirements, and recommendations. Relationship of nutrition to health, fitness, performance, and disease. Menus and recipes, food packaging labels, nutrition literature.
Historical analysis of Indian-White contact. Emphasis on the impact of historical events upon the various cultures.
Concepts, definitions, and measures of essential cultural components of tourism. Integrated view of interrelated socio-cultural tourism issues with an understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures.
Composing effective texts and presentations for a wide range of business purposes, audiences, settings, and genres. Enhancing critical reading and writing skills by exploring how content contributes to meaning and effectiveness in business documents.
Suggested Schedules
These are suggested schedules for students who enter the program in either the fall or spring semester. Students following the schedule can complete the program in two years (including summer) if they take two or three courses per eight-week block during the fall and spring semesters and one course per six-week block in the summer. If you are using financial aid, note that you must be enrolled in at least one course during each eight-week block to be eligible.
Fall Entry, Year 1
BLOCK
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER
Block 1
BA 300 Ethical Decision Making in Business (1 unit)
BA 360 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 units)
RTM 404 Cross Cultural Perspectives of Tourism (3 units)
BA 310 Foundations of Business in a Global Environment (1 unit)
RWS 390 Writing in a Business Setting (3 units)
BA 350 Management and Organizational Behavior (3 units)
Block 2
BA 370 Marketing (3 units)
BA 323 Fundamentals of Finance (3 units)
FIN 327 Investments (3 units)*
MGT 352 Human Resource Management (3 units)*
ACCTG 325 Intermediate Managerial and Tax Accounting (3 units)
Fall Entry, Year 2
BLOCK
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER
Block 1
MIS 306 Information System Analysis (3 units)
MGT 434 Negotiation (3 units)
AMIND 440 American Indian History (3 units)
Block 2
MKTG 371 Consumer Behavior (4 units)
MGT 405: Strategic Management (3 units) **Previously BA 405
NUTR 313 Contemporary Nutrition (3 units)
MGT 475 Leadership in Organizations (3 units)
*If you would prefer to take MGT 358: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship instead of MGT 352: Human Resource Management; or if you would prefer to take FIN 329: International Business Finance instead of FIN 327: Investments, please contact your academic advisor in the Fowler College of Business Center for Student Success for an alternative suggested schedule.
Spring Entry, Year 1
BLOCK
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER
Block 1
BA 300 Ethical Decision Making in Business (1 unit)
BA 360 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 units)
BA 310 Foundations of Business in a Global Environment (1 unit)
BA 350 Management and Organizational Behavior (3 units)
Block 2
BA 323 Fundamentals of Finance (3 units)
ACCTG 325 Intermediate Managerial and Tax Accounting (3 units)
BA 370 Marketing (3 units)
Spring Entry, Year 2
BLOCK
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER
Block 1
RTM 404 Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Tourism (3 units)
MGT 434 Negotiation (3 units)
AMIND 440 American Indian History (3 units)
RWS 390W Writing in a Business Setting (3 units)
MIS 306 Information System Analysis (3 units)
Block 2
MGT 352 Human Resource Management (3 units)*
MKTG 371 Consumer and Buyer Behavior (4 units)
MGT 475 Leadership in Organizations (3 units)
FIN 327 Investments (3 units)
MGT 405: Strategic Management (3 units) **Previously BA 405
NUTR 313 Contemporary Nutrition (3 units)
*If you would prefer to take MGT 358: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship instead of MGT 352: Human Resource Management; or if you would prefer to take FIN 329: International Business Finance instead of FIN 327: Investments, please contact [email protected] at the Fowler College of Business for an alternative suggested schedule.
