The Bachelor of Science in Business program is designed to prepare graduates with the requisite knowledge, skills, and values to effectively apply various business principles and tools in an organizational setting. The BSB entry sequence exposes students to valuable theoretical knowledge and best practices in the areas of management, organizational behavior, research and evaluation, e-business, and critical thinking and problem-solving. In all BSB program coursework, the curriculum addresses critical business issues in the areas of diversity, globalization, ethics, technology, and e-business.
The e-business major is designed to help the student acquire theory, skills, and values associated with a business environment that has an increasing dependence on Internet technology. The focus of the curriculum is business with an emphasis in e-business. Completion of the BSB/EB can be used to enhance career growth or as a segue into a graduate program.
In addition to the BSB business entry coursework, the e-business major includes coursework in economics, computers and information processing, financial analysis, business law, marketing, business information system development, project management, the Web, and e-business. This undergraduate degree program has a 60-credit Required Course of Study: 39 credits are allocated to the Bachelor of Science in Business/Administration Major, 18 credits to business entry coursework, and 3 credits to the integrating course. Some courses have prerequisite requirements.
In addition to the Required Course of Study, students must satisfy General Education and Elective requirements to meet the 120 semester-credit minimums (124 for Kansas students) required for completion of the degree.
Course # | Course Title Credits | Prerequisite(s) |
Foundation Courses Proficiencies must be completed by the 4th course | ||
GEN 300 | Skills for Professional Transition | 3 |
MGT 330 | Management: Theory, Practice, Applications | 3 |
MGT 344 | Organizational Behavior and Ethical Responsibility | 3 |
MGT 350 | Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making | 3 |
RES 341+ | Research and Evaluation I | 3 |
RES 342+ | Research and Evaluation II | 3 |
Specialization Courses | ||
CIS 319 | Computers and Information Processing | 3 |
ACC 300 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
BUS 415* | Business Law | 3 |
FIN 370 | Finance for Business | 3 |
MKT 421 | Marketing | 3 |
ECO 365 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
BUS 475 | Integrated Business Topics | 3 |
BSA 375 | Fundamentals of Business Systems Development | 3 |
MGT 437 | Project Management | 3 |
WEB 350 | The Internet: Concepts and Application | 3 |
EBUS 400 | E-Business | 3 |
EBUS 410 | E-Business Management I | 3 |
EBUS 420 | E-Business Management II | 3 |
EBUS 430 | E-Business Cases | 3 |