Business Management (B.S.Bus.)
The Business Management B.S.Bus. prepares students for diverse opportunities in the fields of management, human resource management, and small business management.
Management Emphasis: This track emphasizes a cross-functional, strategic management perspective, preparing students for general management roles. Students gain insights into strategic decision-making, organizational behavior, and leadership.
Human Resources Management Emphasis: This emphasis prepares students to pursue careers in talent management; including recruitment and selection, employee onboarding, training, and development, compensation and benefits, and employee relations.
Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Management Emphasis: This track equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully operate family businesses and small enterprises. All three emphases integrate the study of organizational behavior, human resources, strategic management, and corporate social responsibility and sustainability, reflecting the importance of people, ethical business practices, and strategic planning in today’s business world.
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College of Business Requirements | 54-57 | |
| Major Requirements | 12-27 | |
| Total Hours | 66-84 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Emphases | ||
| Select one of the following emphases: | 21-27 | |
| Total Hours | 21-27 | |
A. Management Emphasis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Management Elective | ||
| MGT 3150 | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | 3 |
| MGT 4110 | Acquiring Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4160 | Strategic Compensation Management | 3 |
| MGT 4170 | Deploying and Developing Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4180 | Strategic Organizational Management | 3 |
| MGT 4410 | Maintaining Employee and Labor Relations | 3 |
| Cross-Functional Management Electives | 9 | |
Select THREE 3000- or 4000-level CBE courses from at least three different functional areas (e.g., ACCT, BIA, ECON, ENTR, FIN, MKTG, OM, PGA) | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
B. Human Resources Management Emphasis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 3150 | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | 3 |
| MGT 4110 | Acquiring Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4160 | Strategic Compensation Management | 3 |
| MGT 4170 | Deploying and Developing Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4180 | Strategic Organizational Management | 3 |
| MGT 4410 | Maintaining Employee and Labor Relations | 3 |
| HR Decision-Making Elective | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Cost and Management Accounting | ||
| Enterprise Accounting | ||
| Database Design | ||
| Data Management for Big Data | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Foundations of GIS | ||
| Marketing Research & Analysis | ||
| Systems and Simulation | ||
| Methods and Analysis in Organizational Science | ||
| Introduction to Research in the Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology | ||
| Tests and Measurements | ||
| Specialized Electives | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Issues in Information Systems | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Conflict Management | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Teaching and Learning in Organizations | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
| Learning, Development, and Assessment | ||
| Behavior-Based Safety | ||
| Career Development in Organizations | ||
| Public Relations Writing and Production | ||
| Internship | ||
| Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| PGA Golf Management II | ||
| PGA Golf Management III | ||
| Public Administration | ||
| Psychology of Learning | ||
| Psychology of Judgement and Decision Making | ||
| Human Relations in the Workplace | ||
| Introduction to Inequity and Justice | ||
| Total Hours | 24-26 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
C. Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Emphasis2
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 3110 | Introduction to Management | 3 |
| Choose three courses from the following: | 9 | |
| Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | ||
| Acquiring Human Capital | ||
| Strategic Compensation Management | ||
| Deploying and Developing Human Capital | ||
| Strategic Organizational Management | ||
| Maintaining Employee and Labor Relations | ||
| Complete the requirements for the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
- 1
In addition to fulfilling the College of Business and Economics core requirement, for this emphasis BUS 4900 may be used to fulfill the Technical elective in the Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Academic Certificate requirements.
- 2
Completing the requirements for this emphasis will also fulfill the requirements for the Small Business Management Undergraduate Academic Certificate.
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
D. PGA Golf Management Option2
Required course work includes all Business Management requirements, one of the Business Management emphases, and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PGA 1030 | Introduction to PGA Golf Management | 2 |
| PGA 1500 | PGA Golf Management I | 3 |
| PGA 2510 | PGA Golf Management II | 3 |
| PGA 2980 | Internship | 1-3 |
| PGA 3850 | PGA Golf Management III | 3 |
| PGA 3980 | Internship | 1-3 |
| PGA 1050 | Introduction to PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 1) | 3 |
| PGA 2050 | Intermediate PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 2) | 3 |
| PGA 3050 | Advanced PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 3) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 22-26 | |
- 1
PGA 2510 and PGA 3850, together, can be used to meet the requirement for the Specialized Elective or the Marketing & Entrepreneurship Elective.
- 2
Students must have a 12.0 handicap or better to enter this program. International students can complete the degree requirements, but membership to the PGA of America requires US Citizenship or Resident Alien status.
Courses to total 129 credits for this degree
Management Emphasis
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 1900 | Integrated Business and Value Creation | 3 |
| COMM 1101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 1143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 2010 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BLAW 2650 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| ECON 2201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PHIL 2080 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| STAT 2510 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 2020 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 3540 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| ECON 2202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 3100 | Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| ENGL 2070 OR ENGL 2080 OR ENGL 3130 OR ENGL 3170 OR PHIL 2010 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| BIA 3500 | Managing Information | 3 |
| FIN 3010 | Financial Resources Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3210 | Marketing | 3 |
| OM 3700 | Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| MGT 3150 | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | 3 |
| MGT 4110 | Acquiring Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4160 | Strategic Compensation Management | 3 |
| MGT 4170 | Deploying and Developing Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4180 | Strategic Organizational Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| MGT 4410 | Maintaining Employee and Labor Relations | 3 |
| UPDV Economics, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| INDT 3620 OR OM 3780 OR OM 4390 OR OM 4560 OR OM 4700 OR OM 4720 OR PGA 3860 OR PSYC 4400 | 3 | |
| AGEC 3330 OR ENTR 4140 OR ENTR 4150 OR MKTG 3240 OR MKTG 4200 OR MKTG 4210 OR MKTG 4220 OR MKTG 4240 OR MKTG 4250 OR MKTG 4260 OR MKTG 4270 OR MKTG 4820 OR MKTG 4950 OR PGA 2510 OR PGA 3850 | 3 | |
| ACCT 3050 OR ACCT 3150 OR ACCT 3850 OR ACCT 4400 OR ACCT 4820 OR ACCT 4830 OR ECON 4070 OR FIN 3020 OR FIN 3810 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| BUS 4900 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| ACCT 3050 OR BIA 4530 OR BIA 4540 OR BIA 4550 OR GEOG 3850 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Human Resources Management Emphasis
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 1101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| BUS 1900 | Integrated Business and Value Creation | 3 |
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 1143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 2010 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 2201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| BLAW 2650 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| STAT 2510 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| PHIL 2080 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 2020 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 2202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS 3540 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MGT 3100 | Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| ENGL 2070 OR ENGL 2080 OR ENGL 3130 OR ENGL 3170 OR PHIL 2010 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| BIA 3500 | Managing Information | 3 |
| FIN 3010 | Financial Resources Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3210 | Marketing | 3 |
| OM 3700 | Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| MGT 3150 | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | 3 |
| MGT 4110 | Acquiring Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4180 | Strategic Organizational Management | 3 |
| UPDV Economics, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| MGT 4170 | Deploying and Developing Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4410 | Maintaining Employee and Labor Relations | 3 |
| Decision Making, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Specialized, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| BUS 4900 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MGT 4160 | Strategic Compensation Management | 3 |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Emphasis
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 1900 | Integrated Business and Value Creation | 3 |
| COMM 1101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 1143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 2010 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BLAW 2650 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| ECON 2201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| STAT 2510 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| PHIL 2080 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 2020 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 3540 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| ECON 2202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 3100 | Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| ENGL 2070 OR ENGL 2080 OR ENGL 3130 OR ENGL 3170 OR PHIL 2010 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| BIA 3500 | Managing Information | 3 |
| FIN 3010 | Financial Resources Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3210 | Marketing | 3 |
| OM 3700 | Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| MGT 3150 | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | 3 |
| MGT 4110 | Acquiring Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4170 | Deploying and Developing Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4180 | Strategic Organizational Management | 3 |
| UPDV ECON, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| ACCT 4820 | Enterprise Accounting | 3 |
| ENTR 4140 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGT 3110 | Introduction to Management | 3 |
| Specialized, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| ENTR 4150 | New Venture Creation | 3 |
| BUS 4900 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Specialized, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
PGA Golf Management Emphasis
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 1900 | Integrated Business and Value Creation | 3 |
| COMM 1101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 1143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| PGA 1030 | Introduction to PGA Golf Management | 2 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| PGA 1500 | PGA Golf Management I | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Summer Term 1 | ||
| PGA 2980 | Internship | 2 |
| Hours | 2 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 2010 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BLAW 2650 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| ECON 2201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PGA 2510 | PGA Golf Management II | 3 |
| STAT 2510 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 2020 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 3540 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| ECON 2202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 3100 | Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| PGA 1050 | Introduction to PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 1) | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Term 2 | ||
| PGA 2980 | Internship | 2 |
| Hours | 2 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| BIA 3500 | Managing Information | 3 |
| FIN 3010 | Financial Resources Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3210 | Marketing | 3 |
| OM 3700 | Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| PGA 2050 | Intermediate PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 2) | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| MGT 3150 | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | 3 |
| MGT 4110 | Acquiring Human Capital | 3 |
| MGT 4170 | Deploying and Developing Human Capital | 3 |
| PGA 3850 | PGA Golf Management III | 3 |
| UPDV Economics, Major Elective Course | 2 | |
| MGT 4160 OR MGT 4180 OR MGT 4410 | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Summer Term 3 | ||
| PGA 3980 | Internship | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| INDT 3620 OR OM 3780 OR OM 4390 OR OM 4560 OR OM 4700 OR OM 4720 OR PGA 3860 OR PSYC 4400 | 3 | |
| AGEC 3330 OR ENTR 4140 OR ENTR 4150 OR MKTG 3240 OR MKTG 4200 OR MKTG 4210 OR MKTG 4220 OR MKTG 4240 OR MKTG 4250 OR MKTG 4260 OR MKTG 4270 OR MKTG 4820 OR MKTG 4950 OR PGA 2510 OR PGA 3850 | 3 | |
| ACCT 3050 OR ACCT 3150 OR ACCT 3850 OR ACCT 4400 OR ACCT 4820 OR ACCT 4830 OR ECON 4070 OR FIN 3020 OR FIN 3810 | 3 | |
| ENGL 2070 OR ENGL 2080 OR ENGL 3130 OR ENGL 3170 OR PHIL 2010 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| BUS 4900 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| PHIL 2080 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| International Course | 3 | |
| PGA 3050 | Advanced PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 3) | 3 |
| ACCT 3050 OR BIA 4530 OR BIA 4540 OR BIA 4550 OR GEOG 3850 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Term 4 | ||
| PGA 3980 | Internship | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 136 | |
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