The Mission of the BSBA Program
The BSBA program
provides a quality educational program that will enable students to succeed in
meeting the changing needs of industry and society as they move into the 21st
century. It will prepare graduates to interface with advanced technologies and
to recognize and develop strategic and entrepreneurial capabilities. It will
provide students with an understanding of the role of engineering and science in
creating competitive advantages and the use of information technology to manage
businesses of the future.
Objectives of the BSBA Program
- Graduates are
expected to develop a mastery of a broad core of knowledge of business with
knowledge of a specialized field. Students will possess fundamental knowledge
(concepts, tools, techniques, principles, and procedures) of the following
disciplines: accounting, business law, economics, finance, management
information systems, marketing, operations management, organizational behavior,
quality control and management, and statistics.
- Graduates are
expected to demonstrate understanding of how to work in situations characterized
by cultural and demographic diversity.
- Graduates are expected to manifest behavior compatible with productive participation in group processes.
- Graduates are
expected to possess the analytical skills necessary to identify, formulate, and
solve business problems. Students who possess these skills should, individually,
and in groups, be able to identify, formulate, and solve business problems
contained in case studies in the students' capstone course, BA4700 Business
Policy.
- Graduates
are expected to be well prepared for entry-level positions within organizations
as well as for productive careers in business.
Curriculum
A bachelors
degree in business administration can be the foundation of an exciting career in
industry, government and other organizations that need people with highly
effective planning, supervising and leadership skills. The BSBA program is
designed to develop strong quantitative and analytical skills and prepare
students for the ever changing demands of high tech society. The core curriculum
provides students with a strong foundation in science, mathematics, humanities,
social sciences, and computer science during the first two years; a
comprehensive core of business administration and economics courses during the
third year; and a business field of concentration and electives during the
fourth year. Each student works with a faculty advisor to design a business
concentration and select general electives suited to the student's interests and
career paths.
