1996-1997 catalog
Degrees and Programs
Business Administration
School of Management
Department of Business Administration
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474-7253
Minimum Requirements for Degrees: B.B.A.: 123 credits; M.B.A.: 30 additional credits
The business administration department offers professional education in the fields of management, finance, human resource management, international business, marketing and travel industry management to those individuals interested in entering industry or government upon graduation. The goal of the program is to prepare men and women to meet the complex problems of the technical, economic, and social environment and to enable them to provide imaginative and responsible leadership to industry and government on the basis of their education. BA 151 is an overview and is recommended as an introductory course for persons with a potential interest in a business degree or minor who are either undecided or perhaps unclear about the nature of the various functions performed in the administration of organizations. B.B.A. students must, during their first 30 hours, attain computer literacy by either testing or earning a "C" or better in a basic computer literacy course.
All majors must earn a "C" or better in all Common Body of Knowledge courses, department specific general requirements, major specific requirements, and specific math and statistics requirements. Admittance to 300 or 400 level School of Management courses will be granted only to students with upper division standing. Others will be admitted only with the written permission of the appropriate department head. Students enrolling in School of Management courses are expected to have completed the necessary prerequisites for each course. A $25.00 per semester student computing facility user fee will be assessed for any student taking one or more School of Management courses (ACCT, AIS, BA and ECON) . This fee is in addition to any lab/material fees. B.B.A. students must, during their first 30 hours, attain computer literacy by either testing or earning a "C" or better in a basic computer literacy course.
The MBA program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks recognizes that competence in the practice of management necessitates education in both breadth and depth. The MBA program is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Undergraduate Degree Requirements
Business Administration B.B.A. Degree
- Complete general university requirements and B.B.A. degree requirements.
As part of the core, complete PHIL 322-Ethics - Complete the following requirement:
ENGL 314 Technical Writing (3 credits) - Complete the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK): (31-34 credits)
ACCT 161 and 262 Accounting Concepts and Uses (6 credits)
AIS 101 Effective Personal Computer Use or demonstrated computer literacy (0-3 credits)
AIS 310 Intro. to Management Information Systems or AIS 316 Accounting Information Systems (3 credits)
BA 325 Financial Management (3 credits)
BA 330 The Legal Environment of Business (4 credits)
BA 343 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
BA 360 Production/Operations Management (3 credits)
BA 390 Organizational Theory and Behavior (3 credits)
BA 462 Corporate Strategy (3 credits)
ECON 324 Inter. Macroeconomics or ECON 350 Money & Banking (3 credits) - Complete the following major complex requirements:
ACCT 352 Management Accounting (3 credits)
BA 307 Personnel of Management (3 credits)
ECON 321 or 322 Intermediate Microeconomics/Managerial Economics (3 credits) - Complete a minor complex (optional) or free electives
If desired, a portion of the 21 credits of free electives may be taken in the School of Management. Fifty percent of credits required for the B.B.A. degree must be completed outside the School of Management. The introductory computer literacy course, ECON 100X, ECON 200, and ECON 227 are considered outside the School of Management in the application of this regulation. The number of free electives permitted varies with the B.B.A. option selected. The minor may not be from the School of Management. (21 credits)
OPTIONS: An option is required for the B.B.A degree in Business Administration. Students are expected to have completed 300 level coursework before enrolling in 400 level option courses.
Option in Finance:
BA 423 Investment Management (3 credits)
BA 425 Adv. Corp. Financial Problems (3 credits)
BA 430 Current Topics in Finance (3 credits)
BA 461 International Finance (3 credits)
Upper-division electives approved in writing by an option advisor (3 credits)
Option in Human Resource Management:
BA 317 Employment Law (3 credits)
BA 327 Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations (3 credits)
BA 447 Compensation Management (3 credits)
BA 456 Small Business Management (3 credits)
BA 457 Training and Management Development (3 credits)
Option in International Business:
Two academic years of one foreign language*
(German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, French) (12-18 credits)
PS 321 or 322 International Politics (3 credits)
ECON 463 International Economics (3 credits)
BA 460 International Business (3 credits)
BA 461 International Finance (3 credits)
Approved upper division electives (3 credits)
(* Note: Foreign language credit may also meet 6 hours of core degree requirements.)
Option in Management:
BA 317 Employment Law (3 credits)
BA 327 Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations (3 credits)
BA 425 Advanced Corporate Financial Problems (3 credits)
BA 441 Promotion Management (3 credits)
BA 456 Small Bus. Management (3 credits)
Option in Marketing:
BA 436 Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
BA 441 Promotion Management (3 credits)
BA 445 Marketing Research (3 credits)
BA 490 Services Marketing (3 credits)
Upper division elective approved in writing by an option advisor (3 credits)
Option in Travel Industry Management:
BA 160 Principles of Tourism (3 credits)
BA 372 Management of Hospitality and Tourism Industry (3 credits)
BA 373 Community Tourism Development (3 credits)
BA 471 Tourism Seminar (3 credits)
BA 490 Services Marketing (3 credits) - Minimum credits required 123
Note: The B.B.A. degree requires 50% of the accounting, business administration and economics credits to be earned in residence at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.