Business and Economics, Bachelor of Business Administration
College: The Goodwin College of Business and Liberal Arts
Department: Business
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration
Campus: Lisle Campus
Requirements - Major
Business and Economics majors must complete the University’s distribution requirements, which are partially satisfied by the following courses in ethics and math.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Ethics 1 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| General Ethics | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Business Ethics in the Context of Catholic Social Teaching | ||
| Math 1 | ||
| MATH 1105 | College Algebra with Business Applications 2 | 3 |
| or MATH 1110 | College Algebra | |
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Business majors must complete Ethics and Math requirement with a grade of “C” or better.
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Or other department approved course.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Core 1 | ||
| BUSN 1000 | Business and Professional Responsibility | 3 |
| ACCT 1111 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 1112 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BALT 1140 | Excel with Business Applications | 3 |
| BALT 1150 | Business Statistics I 4 | 3 |
| ECON 2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| FINA 2300 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MKTG 2300 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGT 2235 | Business Law | 3 |
| BALT 3301 | Managerial Decision Making Under Uncertainty | 3 |
| MGT 3300 | Management | 3 |
| MGT 4380 | Global Strategic Management | 3 |
| Major Courses 2 | ||
| ECON 3202 | Price Theory and Application | 3 |
| FINA 4370 | Multinational Corporate Finance | 3 |
| Select one FINA course in the 3000 level or higher | 3 | |
| Select one FINA course in the 4000 level | 3 | |
| Select one BALT courses in the 3000 level or higher 3 | 3 | |
| Select one BALT courses in the 4000 level | 3 | |
| Select one INTB courses in the 3000 level or higher | 3 | |
| Concentration | ||
| Select one of the following Concentrations: | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 72 | |
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Business and Economics majors must complete each of the following Business Core courses with a grade of “C” or better.
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Business and Economics majors must also complete the following Major Courses, with a grade of “C” or better.
- 3
Excluding BALT 3301 Managerial Decision Making Under Uncertainty
- 4
Or other department approved course.
CLEP, Work/Life Experience, internships, advanced placement and other external credit may substitute for major courses if approved by the department.
Requirements - Concentration
Business and Economics majors must select a concentration in either Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, or Operations Management. Requirements listed below must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Business Analytics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BALT 3310 | Visualization Techniques and Dashboarding | 3 |
| BALT 3330 | Database Structures & Queries | 3 |
| BALT 3370 | Introduction to GIS for Business Analysis | 3 |
| BALT 4320 | Data and Text Mining | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Digital Marketing
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MKTG 3345 | Introduction to Web Analytics | 3 |
| MKTG 3347 | Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG 3348 | Content Development & Search Engine Optimization | 3 |
| MKTG 3349 | Search Engine Marketing | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Operations Management
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 2235 | Business Law | 3 |
| BALT 3350 | Business Process Management | 3 |
| MGT 4433 | Operations Management | 3 |
| INTB 3340 | Global Logistics | 3 |
| or BALT 3325 | Lean Six Sigma for Operational Excellence | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
International Business
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| INTB 3300 | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| INTB 3340 | Global Logistics | 3 |
| Two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| International Trade and Finance | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| International Negotiations | ||
| Global Interdependence | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Students in the Bachelor of Business Administration program will achieve the following student learning outcomes (SLO):
Student Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate proficiency in areas such as statistical and other mathematical techniques, data analysis, and quantitative modeling of business related information.
Student Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate proficiency in areas such as complex problem solving skills, logical reasoning, and idea generation for making business related decisions.
Student Learning Outcome 3: Demonstrate proficiency in the functional areas of business, such as finance, accounting, marketing, operations, and human resources, as well as the capacity to synthesize and apply this functional knowledge.
Student Learning Outcome 4: Demonstrate proficiency in areas such as group dynamics, collaboration, interpersonal relations, and leading individuals, teams or organizations.
Student Learning Outcome 5: Demonstrate proficiency in written, oral, and/or visual communication formats.