Business Administration

School of Management
Department of Business Administration
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www.uaf.edu/som/degrees/undergraduate/ba/

BBA, MBA Degrees; Minor

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Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits

The business administration department offers professional education to students interested in management, finance, human resource management, international business, marketing and travel industry management.

Competent management practices require an education that is both broad and deep. The business administration program prepares graduates to meet complex technical, economic and social problems and enables them to apply imaginative and responsible leadership to the needs of industry and government.

The undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Major -- BBA Degree

Concentrations: Finance, General Business, and Marketing

1. Complete the general university requirements. (As part of the core curriculum requirements, complete: BA F323X*; and MATH F262X*.)
2. Complete one oral intensive course designated (O) and one oral intensive designated (O/2), or complete two oral intensive courses designated (O), or complete three oral intensive courses designated (O/2).
3. Complete the BBA degree requirements. (As part of the Common Body of Knowledge, complete AIS F310.)
4. Complete the following:*
   BA F151--Introduction to Business--3 credits
   ENGL F314W,O/2--Technical Writing--3 credits
5. Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
   BA F307--Introductory Human Resource Management--3 credits
   ECON F321--Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
        or ECON F351--Public Finance--3 credits
   BA F460O--International Business (3)
        or BA F461--International Finance (3)
        or ECON F463W--International Economics (3)--3 credits
6. Complete an additional 6 credits from ACCT, BA or ECON--6 credits
7. Complete one of the following concentrations:*
   1. Finance
      Complete four of the following:
      BA F423W--Investment Analysis--3 credits
      BA F424--Real Estate and Alternative Investments--3 credits
      BA F454O--Student Investment Fund--3 credits
      BA F455--Portfolio Management--3 credits
      BA F461--International Finance--3 credits
   2. General Business
      Complete four School of Management courses (of which at least three must be BA courses) approved by the undergraduate director and of which at least 6 hours must be upper-division.
      Note: At least one course must be designated writing intensive (W).
   3. Marketing
      Complete four of the following:
      BA F241--Advertising, Sales and Promotion--3 credits
      BA F436--Consumer Behavior--3 credits
      BA F445W--Marketing Research--3 credits
      BA F490--Services Marketing--3 credits
      BA F491--Current Topics in Marketing--3 credits
8. Minimum credits required--120 credits

* Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.

** Business students may earn a minor as long as their business degree requirements are met first.

Note: The BBA degree requires 50 percent of the accounting, business administration and economics credits to be earned in residence at UAF.

Note: Only one bachelor of business administration degree may be earned with a concentration in finance, general business or marketing.

Minor*

Finance

1. Complete the following:
   ACCT F261--Principles of Financial Accounting--3 credits
   BA F151--Introduction to Business--3 credits
   BA F325--Financial Management--3 credits
   ECON F201--Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics--3 credits
2. Complete one of the following with instructor permission:
   BA F423W--Investment Analysis--3 credits
   BA F424--Real Estate and Alternative Investments--3 credits
   BA F461--International Finance--3 credits
3. Minimum credits required--15 credits

General Business

1. Complete five School of Management courses (of which at least three must be BA courses) approved by the undergraduate director and of which at least 6 hours must be upper-division.
2. Minimum credits required--15 credits

Management and Organizations

1. Complete five of the following:
   BA F151--Introduction to Business--3 credits
   BA F307--Introductory Human Resource Management--3 credits
   BA F317W--Employment Law--3 credits
   BA F325--Financial Management--3 credits
   BA F330--The Legal Environment of Business--4 credits
   BA F343--Principles of Marketing--3 credits
   BA F360--Operations Management--3 credits
   BA F390--Organizational Theory and Behavior--3 credits
   ECON F201--Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics--3 credits
2. Minimum credits required--15 credits

Marketing

1. Complete five courses from the following:
   STAT F200X--Elementary Probability and Statistics--3 credits
   BA F151--Introduction to Business--3 credits
   BA F241--Advertising, Sales and Promotion--3 credits
   BA F343--Principles of Marketing--3 credits
   BA F436--Consumer Behavior--3 credits
   BA F490--Services Marketing--3 credits
   BA F491--Current Topics in Marketing--3 credits
2. Minimum credits required--15 credits

Sports Management

1. Complete the following:
   BA F280--Sports Leadership--3 credits
   BA F281--Sports Management--3 credits
2. Complete nine credit hours from the following:
   ACCT F261--Principles of Financial Accounting--3 credits
   AIS F310--Management of Information Systems--3 credits
   BA F151--Introduction to Business--3 credits
   BA F253--Internship in Business--3 credits
   BA F307--Introductory Human Resource Management--3 credits
   BA F390--Organizational Theory and Behavior--3 credits
   BA F457--Training and Management Development--3 credits
   PSY F337W--Sports Psychology--3 credits
   JRN F260--Sports Journalism--3 credits
3. Minimum credits required--15 credits

* Minors applicable to a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree.