Business Management (BS)
Hours - 59 Credit Hours
Effective Sep. 2020
Last Revision 9/25/2020
Holokai Category: Professional Studies
Program Requirements
Business Prerequisites — 22 Credits
| Course Number | Title | Semesters Offered | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | F, W, S | 3.0 | |
| ACCT 203 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | F, W, S | 3.0 | MATH 107 , BUSM 230 , and ACCT 201 w/C- or better for BUSM majors and B- or better for ACCT majors |
| BUSM 180 | Introduction to Business | F, W, S | 3.0 | |
| BUSM 230 | Business Spreadsheets and Modeling | F, W, S | 1.0 | |
| ECON 200* | Principles of Microeconomics (B- or better needed for Economics Concentration) |
F, W, S | 3.0 | MATH 107 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | F, W, S | 3.0 | ECON 200 |
| MATH 107 | Quantitative Reasoning | F, W, S | 3.0 | |
| MATH 121 | Principles of Statistics | F, W, S | 3.0 | MATH 106 or MATH 110 or MATH 107 or Pass BMQT or Score 24 on Math Section of the ACT or 590 on Math Section of the SAT |
Business Foundations — 22 Credits
| Course Number | Title | Semesters Offered | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSM 301 * | Business Finance (B- or better needed for Finance Concentration) |
F, W, S | 3.0 | ACCT 203 , BUSM 180 , BUSM 230 , ECON 201 , MATH 107 , 121 all w/C- or better |
| BUSM 304 * | Principles of Marketing Management (B- or better needed for Marketing Concentration) |
F, W, S | 3.0 | BUSM 180 and BUSM 320 w/C- or better |
| BUSM 310 * | Leadership and Management (B- or better needed for Human Resource and Organizational Behavior Concentration) |
F, W ,S | 3.0 | BUSM 180 w/C- or better and BUSM 320 |
| BUSM 320 | Business Communication | F, W, S | 3.0 | BUSM 180 w/C- or better and ENGL 101 |
| BUSM 325 | Career Management | F, W, S | 1.0 | BUSM 320 , 60+ credits (Junior Status) |
| BUSM 342 | Business Law and Ethics | F, W, S | 3.0 | BUSM 180 w/C- or better and ENGL 101 |
| BUSM 361 * | Business Analytics and Operations (B- or better needed for Supply Chain, Operations and Analytics Concentration) |
F, W, S | 3.0 | BUSM 180 , BUSM 230 , MATH 107 all w/C- or better |
| CIS 200 or | Fundamentals of Information Systems and Technology or | F, W, S | 3.0 | |
| IS 430 | Foundations in IT Services, Enterprise Systems, and ERP Skills | F, W | 3.0 | ACCT 201 and BUSM 180 recommended, or some background in financial accounting and business processes |
Advanced Capstone Course — 3 Credits
Economics Concentration
Required Courses — 9 Credits
Economics Concentration Elective Course — 3 Credits
(*) B- or better is required for the business prerequisite course ECON 200.
Finance Concentration
Required Courses — 3 Credits
Finance Concentration Elective Courses — 9 Credits
Select three courses
(*) B- or better is required for the business foundation course BUSM 301.
Human Resource and Organizational Behavior Concentration
Required Course — 3 Credits
Human Resource and Organizational Behavior Concentration Elective Courses — 9 Credits
| Course Number | Title | Semester Offered | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSM 337 | Employee Relations | W | 3.0 | BUSM 327 |
| BUSM 347 | Managing Diversity | F | 3.0 | BUSM 310 w/B- or better |
| BUSM 427 | International Human Resource Management | S | 3.0 | BUSM 327 |
| BUSM 457 | Talent Management and Training | F | 3.0 | BUSM 327 |
| BUSM 467 | Organizational Behavior and Change | W | 3.0 | BUSM 327 |
| BUSM 390R | Special Topics in Business Management | Variable | 1.0 - 3.0 | |
| COMM 353 | Organizational Communication | F | 3.0 | COMM 110 or Permission of Instructor |
| PSYC 321 | Organizational Behavior | F, W | 3.0 | PSYC 111 |
(*) B-or better is required for the business foundation course BUSM 310
Marketing Concentration
Required Courses — 9 Credits
| Course Number | Title | Semester Offered | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSM 421 | Integrated Marketing Communications | W, S | 3.0 | Either BUSM 304 or HTM 304 w/B- or better |
| BUSM 422 | Marketing Research | F, W | 3.0 | BUSM 304 w/B- or better. Either MATH 121 or PSYC 205 w/C- or better |
| BUSM 429 | Strategic Marketing Management | F, W | 3.0 | BUSM 304 w/B- or better, BUSM 421 and BUSM 422 |
Marketing Concentration Elective Courses — 3 Credits
| Course Number | Title | Semester Offered | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSM 390R | Special Topics in Business Management | Variable | 1.0 - 3.0 | |
| BUSM 410 | Advanced Analytics and Big Data | F | 3.0 | BUSM 361 w/C- or better |
| ENTR 285 | Introduction to Digital Marketing | F, W, S | 3.0 | |
| ENTR 373 | Creative Video Marketing | F, W, S | 3.0 | |
| ENTR 485 | Advanced Digital Marketing | F, W, S | 3.0 | ENTR 285 |
(*) B-or better is required for the business foundation course BUSM 304.
Supply Chain, Operations, and Analytics Concentration
Required Courses — 6 Credits
Supply Chain, Operations, and Analytics Concentration Elective Courses — 6 Credits
| Course Number | Title | Semester Offered | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSM 381 | Global Logistics Management | W | 3.0 | BUSM 361 w/B- or better |
| BUSM 410 | Advanced Analytics and Big Data | F | 3.0 | BUSM 361 w/B- or better |
| BUSM 461 | Lean Six Sigma (Process Improvement) | W | 3.0 | BUSM 361 w/B- or better |
| BUSM 390R | Special Topics in Business Management | Variable | 1.0 - 3.0 |
(*) B-or better is required for the business foundation course BUSM 361.
Additional Program Requirements
- No more than one “D” grade may be applied towards the major.
- All Business prerequisites must be C-or better.
- Only one retake is allowed across all the “business prerequisites.” No more than two retakes are allowed across all major coursework
Program Outcomes
Upon completing a major in business management, students will:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of fundamental areas of business.
- Have a knowledge of international business basics.
- Have a knowledge of intercultural understanding fundamentals.
- Be able to prepare entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial business plan.
- Be able to solve problems.
- Work effectively in teams.
- Communicate effectively.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead.
- Demonstrate commitment to service-mindedness.
- Demonstrate commitment to ethical behavior.
The Discipline
Business management provides students with a broad understanding of the relationships between cultures, business firms, governments, customers, and societies. The program prepares students to be contributing and successful members of the business community.
Career Opportunities
Business management graduates are prepared for administrative careers in both domestic and international organizations. Students typically find jobs in the private and not-for-profit sectors. Specific job descriptions are many and varied. Some examples are: banker, consultant, financial analyst, credit analyst, real estate broker, financial planner, business systems consultant/analyst, sales representative, account executive, research specialist, marketing director, digital marketing manager, marketing analyst, management trainee, buyer, merchandiser, production manager, technical customer support, inventory manager, logistics manager, materials supervisor and so on.