Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration Online: Business Management
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Outcomes & Careers
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$129k+
Operations Manager
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for an Operations Manager is $129,330.
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$99k+
Management Analyst
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a Management Analyst is $99,410.
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$104k
Administrative Manager
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for an Administrative Manager is approximately $104,900.
As a business management major, you’ll learn principles in leadership, economics, communication, and business statistics. The business management degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours to complete, including the general education requirements and at least 39 senior division hours.
Business Administration Core – 30 Hours Required
A grade of ‘C’ is required in each core course.
- AC221 Principles of Accounting I (3)
- AC222 Principles of Accounting II (3)
- BA101 The Business Universe (3)
- BA490 Business Policy and Strategy (3)
- BL255 Business Law (3)
- FI361 Financial Management (3)
- MG301 Principles of Management (3)
- MI375 Management Information Systems (3)
- MK301 Principles of Marketing (3)
Choose 3 hours:*
- AC540 International Perspectives of Accounting (3)
- BA560 Topics in International Business (3)
- BL560 International Business Law (3)
- EC580 International Economics (3)
- FI540 International Finance (3)
- HA560 International Healthcare Administration (3)
- MG560 International Management (3)
- MK560 International Marketing (3)
*International Courses taken to meet Business Administration Core requirements may not be counted on a major.
Support Courses – 27 Hours Required
Some courses may fulfill General Education requirements. A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in each support course.
- BA252 Business Communication (2)
- BA452 Professionalism (1)
- EC215 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- EC225 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- EN140 Rhetoric and Critical Thinking (3)
- MA116 Precalculus A OR MA123 Mathematical Reasoning and Modeling (3)
- MI101 Introduction to Computer Applications (3)
- QM257 Business Analytics I (3)
- QM258 Business Analytics II (3)
- SC105 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)
Management Major Courses – 30 Hour Major – No Minor Required
(Cannot double count elective choices in more than one option.)
- MG356 Foundations of Human Resource Management (3)
- MG362 Management Skills (3)
- MG470 Leadership in Management (3)
- MI001 Microsoft Excel Certification (0)
Real World Experience – Choose one option:
- Participate in a departmentally approved international academic program
- Complete a departmentally approved internship
- Chair review of individual real-world experience
Business Management Option
Choose 3 hours – Analytics Requirement*:
- AC330 Accounting Analytics and Information Systems (3)
- EC351 Applied Economic Models (3)
- FA315 Retail Buying (3)
- HA540 Healthcare Informatics (3)
- HA545 Healthcare Database Systems (3)
- HA586 Healthcare Strategy and Marketing (3)
- MG548 Project Management (3)
- MK345 Introduction to Business Research (3)
- QM352 Quantitative Decision Models (3)
- QM358 Production/Operations Management (3)
*If selected as an elective, cannot also count for the international course requirement for the BSBA degree.
Management Studies Track
Choose 18 hours:*
- BA400 Applied Ethical Leadership (3)
- BA560 Topics in International Business (3)
- ER361 Principles of Entrepreneurship (3)
- ER531 Creative Problem Solving in Business (3)
- MG354 Business Negotiation: Concepts and Practice (3)
- MG426 Managing and Developing Talent (3)
- MG457 Organizational Behavior (3)
- MG473 Internship in Management (3)
- MG493 Independent Study in Management (3)
- MG548 Project Management (3)
- MG550 Improving Team Performance (3)
- MG562 Organization Theory and Design (3)
- QM558 Principles of Supply Chain Management (3)
*Course taken to meet Analytics Requirement may not be counted for major requirement.
Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in a major program.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours
- Constitution Requirement – 3 hours
- Written Communication – 6 hours
- Oral Communication – 3 hours
- Natural Sciences – 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
- Mathematics – 3 hours
- Humanities & Fine Arts – 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
- Additional requirements – 5 hours (to include UI100 for native students)
- Civics examination
Freshman Year
Fall Semester (16 hours)
- UI100 (1)
- EN100 (3)
- BA101 (3)
- MA116 or MA123 (3)
- MI001 (0)
- MI101 (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (15 hours)
- EN140 (3)
- SC105 (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester (17 hours)
- AC221 (3)
- BA252 (2)
- EC215 (3)
- QM257 (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (15)
- AC222 (3)
- BL255 (3)
- EC225 (3)
- QM258 (3)
- General Education (3)
Junior Year
Fall Semester (16 hours)
- BA452 (1)
- MG362 (3)
- MI375 (3)
- MK301 (3)
- General Education (3)
- Track Course (3)
Spring Semester (15 hours)
- FI361 (3)
- MG301 (3)
- MG356 (3)
- MG470 (3)
- Track Course (3)
Senior Year
Fall Semester (14)
- Analytics Course (3)
- International Course (3)
- Track Course (3)
- Track Course (3)
- General Education (2)
Spring Semester (12)
- BA490 (3)
- Track Course (3)
- Track Course (3)
- Real-World Experience (0)
- Elective
What will it cost?
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Getting the Job
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Accelerated Master’s Degree
Southeast offers an accelerated master’s degree for current students. You can get both undergraduate and graduate credit for some 500 level courses, meaning you can graduate with an MBA sooner.
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