The Bachelor of Business Administration degree is designed for adult students who want a well-balanced, functional business degree. All SPS business majors are required to take the eleven courses found in the business core:
Business Core (33 hours)
| AC 203 |
Accounting I |
| AC 213 |
Accounting II |
| COM 213 |
Business Communication |
| FIN 303 |
Managerial Finance |
| LAW 203 |
Business Law I |
| BA 343 |
International Business |
| MGT 353 |
Designing Operations |
| MGT 363 |
Organizational Behavior |
| MGT 453 |
Strategic Management |
| MK 303 |
Marketing |
| MGT 493 |
CAPSIM |
In addition to the Business Core, each student selects an
academic major from offerings that will serve to specialize the degree into a field of the student’s interest. The program can be
further designed to include other majors, if desired.
The academic majors within the Bachelor of Business
Administration have 11 classes (33 hours) of specialized
coursework. Majors are available in the following areas:
Accounting
Human Resources Management
Management
Accounting
No organization can survive without managing its money. That is
just one of the reasons the accountant is a vital member of the
management team. Career opportunities include public
accounting, managerial accounting, governmental accounting,
accounting for not-for-profit organizations, and accounting for other
specialized settings.
Courses in the accounting major include:
| AC 303 |
Cost Accounting |
| AC 323 |
Intermediate Accounting I |
| AC 333 |
Intermediate Accounting II |
| AC 343 |
Intermediate Accounting III |
| AC 373 |
Accounting Information Systems |
| AC 403 |
Advanced Accounting I |
| AC 423 |
Income Tax |
| AC 433 |
Advanced Income Tax |
| AC 463 |
Auditing |
Six (6) hours of 300 or 400 level electives prefixed by AC, BA, CS, FIN, LAW, MGT, MK
Human Resources Management
The Human Resources department of any organization is
responsible for all aspects of the employee’s experience with the
company. Each company, whether public, private, for profit, or not
for profit, needs the human resources personnel to provide the
benefits, policies and procedures, resulting in career opportunities in virtually every business.
Courses in the human resources management major include:
| FIN 403 |
Investments |
| HR 303 |
Compensation and Benefits |
| HR 313 |
Training and Development |
| HR 323 |
Safety and Health Management |
| HR 403 |
Project Management |
| LAW 403 |
Employment Law |
| MGT 313 |
Human Resources Management |
| MGT 323 |
Leadership |
| PSY 363 |
Counseling |
Six (6) hours of 300 or 400 level Business or Management electives
Management
In any business, it is the role of the manager to provide leadership
to keep the organization headed in the right direction. The
manager must have good “people” skills and a good grasp of
business knowledge. The SPS management major is designed to
provide the background skills necessary for effective management.
Courses in the human resources management major include:
| BA 403 |
Business and Public Policy |
| BA 423 |
Entrepreneurship |
| LAW 403 |
Employment Law |
| MGT 313 |
Human Resource Management |
| MGT 323 |
Leadership |
| MGT 413 |
Management of Quality |
Six (6) hours of management electives
Nine (9) hours of business administration or computer science electives
