Business Studies, B.A.

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Description

The Bachelor of Arts Degree, Business Studies major program allows the study of a multidisciplinary Business education that blends basic business education topics from accounting, personal finance, business commutation, entrepreneurship, marketing, information technology, sales, property management, supply chain, and human resources; along with the ability for students to self-select the study of over twenty hours of coursework outside of business topics.

What careers can this major prepare you for?

Students graduating with a major in Business Studies can qualify for a wide variety of entry-level positions across many industries and sectors including sales, human resources, event planning, general management, administration leadership and various business positions.

What skills are developed within this major?

Skills developed within this major include: Collaboration, Communication Skills, Management, Selling, Public Speaking, Problem-solving and Creative thinking skills.

Admission to Major

Major Declaration Standards

Completion of the required courses

Pre-BA Degree: Business Studies Major Declaration Course Requirements

ENG 100 /ENG 101 - College Writing I
ENG 102 - College Writing II
BSM 140 - Business Studies Major Experience
ACT 221 - Intro to Financial Acct
ECN 202 - Principles of Microeconomics
IST 203 - Spreadsheet Skills and Applications
One college level math course to satisfy the CSU Math/Quantitative Literacy

Hours Required for Degree

Minimum hours required for degree: 120

Minimum hours required for major: The Business Studies Major: Online Program requires completion of the following:
Basic Business Core: 16 credit hours - specific coursework
Practical Business Core: 18 credit hours - specific coursework
Business Studies Major core: 27 credit hours - specific coursework
Flex Core: 24 credit hours - any academic level course from CSU or other institutions.

College Requirements

See college page for college requirements.

Major Requirements

Business Studies Online Program

Students are able to complete all required courses for the program fully online with an asynchronous online academic educational experience.

Basic Business Core: 16 credit hours

Focus on fundamental business knowledge and skills.

Practical Business Core: 18 credit hours

Focus on foundational business knowledge and skills in specific business functional areas.

Business Studies Major Core: 27 credit hours

Focus on specialized business knowledge and skills with an emphasis on individual initiative, teamwork, integrative and critical thinking.

MGT 340 - Human Resource Management
MKT 454 - Online Marketing Strategies
MKT 456 - Customer Relationship Management
OSM 442 - Innovation Management
INB 488 - Multicultural Marketing or MKT 488 - Multicultural Marketing
ENT 315 - Principles of Innovation & Entrepreneurship or Business 300/400 level elective course
One Business 300/400 level elective course
BUS 351 - Business, Society, & Government (WAC course and will serve as the major WAC course requirement)
BSM 400 - Business Decision Making (Capstone)

Flex Core: 24 credit hours

Focus on self-designed specialization that allows the student to use any academic coursework from levels 100 to 400: However, students must use 3 credit hours/1 course from the Flex Core in order to satisfy the Writing Across the Curriculum or Speaking Across the Curriculum Core Curriculum requirements. (We have listed below examples of how students can use the Flex Core to enchance their major experience.)

Can use any transfer coursework
Select any CSU coursework outside of the college of business
Select additional coursework offered by the college of business