Business Administration Major
The Business Administration Major is designed to offer students a broad perspective on business. The core curriculum of the major provides students insights into consumer and buyer behavior; tools to be an effective leader; and an understanding of various financial markets, interest rates, and monetary theory. Students have the flexibility to expand on this foundation of marketing, leadership, and finance to tailor the remainder of their curriculum based on their career aspirations and interests. You may only double major or minor in a college/school other than the Haub School of Business if you declare a Business Administration major.
Outcome 1: Students will learn how consumer and business needs and wants are converted into satisfactions emphasizing the core processes of customer decision making.
Outcome 2: Students will learn theories, skills, and tools to understand effective leadership.
Outcome 3: Students will learn the role and working of various markets and interest rate theory, along with the foundations of monetary theory and policy.
The traditional undergraduate programs includes a minimum of 120 credits distributed across three components: A General Education component divided into Signature Courses, Variable Courses, and an Integrative Learning requirement; a Major and Divisional component; and Free Electives. In addition to course requirements as specified in each area, students must complete one certified course in each of the following overlay areas1:
- Diversity, Globalization or Non-western Area Studies,
- Ethics Intensive
- Writing Intensive, and
- Diversity
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Overlay requirements are part of the 120 credit requirements
General Education Signature Courses
See this page about Signature courses.
General Education Variable Courses
See this page about Variable courses. Six to Nine courses
General Education Overlays
General Education Integrative Learning Component
See this page about Integrative Learning Component. Three courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECN 102 | Introductory Economics Macro | 3 |
| Select two from the following areas: | 6 | |
| Economics | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International Macroeconomics | ||
| Economics of Labor | ||
| Industrial Organization | ||
| Game Theory | ||
| Economic Development | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| The Economics of Healthcare | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Chinese Economics | ||
| Econ of Poverty & Income Dist | ||
| English | ||
| Public Speaking & Presentation | ||
| Writing for Organizations | ||
| Negotiations, Writing&Conflict | ||
| Nature & Environmental Writing | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Sports | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Intro to American Politics | ||
| Intro to Comparative Politics | ||
| Intro to Global Politics | ||
| Intro to Political Thought | ||
| Advising and Advocacy | ||
| Constitutional Politics | ||
| Const Law:Rights & Civil Lib | ||
| Public Policy | ||
| Women and American Politics | ||
| Race & Ethnic Politics in U.S. | ||
| Protesting Inequality | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| Asian Democ at the Crossroads | ||
| Understanding Putin's Russia | ||
| Ethics inInternational Affairs | ||
| Sex & Power around the World | ||
| Psychology | ||
| Introductory Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Men and Women | ||
| Behavioral Economics | ||
| Industrial/Organizational Psyc | ||
| Personality Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Psychology of the Self | ||
| Psychology of Gender | ||
| Sociology | ||
| Intro to Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Ethnic & Minority Relations | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Classical Sociological Theory | ||
| Race and Social Justice | ||
| White Collar Crime | ||
| Fair Trade Coffee: Study Tour | ||
| Classes and Power in US | ||
| Law and Social Policy | ||
| Poverty Ethics & Social Policy | ||
| Race Relations in Philadelphia | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Business Foundation
Ten courses, including:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 101 | Concepts of Financial Acct | 3 |
| ACC 102 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| DSS 100 | Excel Competency | 1 |
| DSS 200 | Intro to Information Systems | 3 |
| DSS 210 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| DSS 220 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 200 | Intro to Finance | 3 |
| or FIN 225 | Fund of Quantitative Finance | |
| MGT 110 | Essent'ls of Organzational Beh | 3 |
| or MGT 120 | Essentials of Management | |
| MGT 360 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MKT 201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 495 | Business Strategy 1 | 3 |
| or ACC 423 | Accounting Control Systems | |
| Total Hours | 31 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MKT 302 | Consumer & Buyer Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 211 | Perspectives on Leadership | 3 |
| FIN 201 | Markets and Institutions | 3 |
| Three upper-division courses from two or more different departments, choosing among the subjects of: ACC, DSS, FIN, RMI, FMK, HAD, PMK, IBU, MGT, MKT 1 | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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These courses must be in addition to any course that is part of the Business core and must be in at least two different departments, not majors (e.g., IBU and MGT classes are both in the Management Department). Due to the interdisciplinary nature of this degree, students majoring in Business Administration can NOT double major or minor within the Haub School of Business. A double major or minor in any other college/school would be permitted, with appropriate permissions from the program's department.
Free Electives
Six courses