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Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Minor in Business Administration
The Combined B.B.A./M.B.A. Program in Business Administration
Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Business Administration (B.B.A.)

The Bachelor of Business Administration includes general courses in the primary areas of business as well as specialized areas. B.B.A. majors will choose an area of specialty: Accounting, Business Law, Finance, General Business, International Business, Management, or Marketing. For highly qualified students, there is a combined B.B.A./M.B.A. program.

Central to the requirements of the B.B.A. program is the internship, which provides an opportunity for application of theory and for the cultivation of business skills. It also enables the student to include at least one segment of experience in a Washington-area business corporation, government agency, or financial institution on his or her résumé.

Students completing this major will:

Minimum Grade Requirements:

Suggested Degree Plan

Year One

Fall

  • MGT 123 The Business Experience §
  • MA 155 Finite Mathematics *
  • EN 101 Composition I *
  • SOC/POL/PSY 100 Introduction to the Social Sciences *
  • ISY 095 Word 2003 and Computer Concepts *
  • Humanities elective *
  • SEM 101 Freshman Seminar

Spring

  • ECO 199 Principles of Macroeconomics §*
  • EN 102 Composition II*
  • ISY 096 Excel 2003 and Windows XP *
  • Health elective *
  • Humanities elective *
  • Science elective *

Year Two

Fall

  • ACT 201 Financial Accounting §
  • LA 248 Business Law I §
  • ECO 210 Principles of Microeconomics §*
  • ISY 097 PowerPoint 2003 and Office XP Integration *
  • 2 Humanities electives *

Spring

  • ACT 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting §
  • LA 249 Business Law II §
  • MSC 202 Applied Business Problem Solving §
  • ISY 098 Access 2003 *
  • Humanities elective *
  • Elective *

Year Three

Fall

  • FIN 301 Financial Management §
  • MGT 304 Organizational Management §
  • MKT 301 Principles of Marketing §
  • MSC 300 Business Statistics §
  • Elective *

Spring

  • HRM 335 Human Resource Management §
  • MSC 337 Production and Operations Management §
  • ISY 301 Information Systems §
  • MGT 391 Business Writing and Speaking §* (Business Law students: LA 391 Legal Research and Writing §*)
  • Specialty course §**

Year Four

Fall

  • MGT 451 Strategic Management §
  • PH 305 Business Ethics §*
  • 2 Specialty courses §**
  • Social Sciences 300/400-level elective *

Spring

  • MGT 489 Senior Business Seminar §
  • MGT 490 Internship §
  • 2 Specialty courses §**

§ Requirement for the major
* See Liberal Arts Core requirements for details.
** Specialty Requirements:

Accounting: Designed to prepare students to pursue careers in public, private, and government accounting and to work for advanced degrees in business or law. The program also provides a basic foundation for students to begin preparation for professional certification examinations.

Specialty Requirements: ACT 303-304 Intermediate Accounting I & II, ACT 306 Cost Accounting, ACT 406 Tax Accounting, ACT 410 Auditing, and either ECO 386 International Economics or FIN 385 International Finance (Recommended courses: ACT 301 Accounting Information Systems, ACT 420 Advanced Accounting Topics, ECO 332 Money and Banking)

Business Law: Prepares students to work in corporate law departments, law firms, and law-related agencies. This program is approved by the American Bar Association, providing students with paralegal certification, if earned. Certification requires the successful completion of coursework and 24 hours of approved pro bono legal service to the community. Graduates of ABA-approved paralegal programs are not licensed to practice law or give legal advice. (Please consult with the director of the specialty for guidance regarding the degree plan.)

Specialty Requirements: LA 280 Introduction to the Legal System, LA 301 Civil Litigation, LA 302 Criminal Litigation, LA 305-306 General Practice I & II, LA 491 Computerized Legal Research (Recommended for those who wish to attend law school or work as a paralegal: LA 409 Public Law and Procedure)

Finance: This specialty prepares students to pursue careers in corporate finance. The program of study provides instruction in the theory and quantitative techniques used to analyze organizational performance, financing, and investment decisions.
Specialty Requirements: FIN 334 Investments, FIN 362 Intermediate Financial Management, FIN 385 International Finance, FIN 400 Senior Seminar in Finance, ECO 332 Money and Banking (Recommended courses: ACT 306 Cost Accounting, ECO 386 International Economics)

General Business: Offers students the greatest degree of flexibility and choice within the B.B.A. major.
Specialty Requirements: 4 courses from other Specialty areas or 300/400-level Economics courses and one international course from the following: ECO 386 International Economics, FIN 385 International Finance, MGT 385 International Business, MGT 386 International Management, MKT 385 International Marketing

International Business: Designed to give students the entry-level skills needed to succeed in the diverse and complex environment of international business operations. Competition is increasingly global. Business organizations have become international in their financing, production, and marketing operations. Foreign competition is seriously challenging domestic firms and forcing U.S. managers to rethink traditional business practices. Students in this specialty are strongly urged to take at least one year of a foreign language.
Specialty Requirements: ECO 386 International Economics, FIN 385 International Finance, MGT 385 International Business, MGT 386 International Management, MKT 385 International Marketing

Management: Designed to give students the entry-level skills needed to succeed in the diverse and complex environment of international business operations. Competition is increasingly global. Business organizations have become international in their financing, production, and marketing operations. Foreign competition is seriously challenging domestic firms and forcing U.S. managers to rethink traditional business practices. Students in this specialty are strongly urged to take at least one year of a foreign language.
Specialty Requirements: MGT 386 International Management, MSC 345 Project Management, HRM 336 Labor Relations, HRM 423 Performance Management and Compensation, one from the following: ACT 306 Cost Accounting, ECO 330 Managerial Economics, MGT 385 International Business, MKT 360 Consumer Behavior.

Marketing: Offers students marketing expertise in advertising and sales, as well as such diverse topics as Internet marketing, consumer behavior, marketing research, international marketing, and marketing management. Graduates may find employment in advertising, public relations, brand management, marketing research, sales, and retailing.
Specialty Requirements: MKT 412 Marketing Research, MKT 416 Marketing Management, MKT 385 International Marketing, 2 from the following: MKT 313 Sales Skills and Strategies, MKT 319 Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications, MKT 360 Consumer Behavior

Minor in Business Administration

Minimum Grade Requirements:

Cumulative GPA at the end of the freshman year must be 2.0 or better. MGT 123 and MGT 304 must be completed with a grade of C or better.

Minor Requirements

The Combined B.B.A./M.B.A. Program in Business Administration

Students wishing to accelerate their progress toward completion of the Master in Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree at Marymount can apply for the Pre-M.B.A. option. Students accepted into this competitive program begin their M.B.A. studies while completing their B.B.A. Upon graduation from the B.B.A. program, students will complete an additional 30 credit hours to earn an M.B.A. (B.B.A. students not enrolled in this program would complete a minimum of 39 credit hours to earn the M.B.A.)

The specialty for entering freshman and transfer students wishing to enroll in this program would be designated as "General Business."

Admission Requirements: In addition to meeting Universitywide undergraduate admission requirements, the student must have:

Students successfully completing this program will automatically be accepted into the M.B.A. program and will not be required to take the GMAT exam.

Suggested Degree Plan

Students in this program will follow the degree plan for B.B.A. majors until year three, then complete the program as follows:

Suggested Degree Plan

Year Three

Fall

  • FIN 301 Financial Management §
  • MGT 304 Organizational Management §
  • MKT 301 Principles of Marketing §
  • MSC 300 Business Statistics §
  • Elective *

Spring

  • HRM 335 Human Resource Management §
  • MSC 337 Production and Operations Management §
  • ISY 301 Information Systems §
  • MGT 391 Business Writing and Speaking §*
  • International Business course §

Year Four

Fall

  • MGT 451 Strategic Management §
  • PH 305 Business Ethics §*
  • MBA 514 Quantitative Methods for Management §
  • B.B.A. 300/400-level specialty course §
  • Social Sciences 300/400-level elective *

Spring

  • MGT 489 Senior Business Seminar §
  • MGT 490 Internship §
  • MBA 513 Organizational Communications §
  • MBA 516 Managerial Accounting §

Year Five

Fall

  • MBA 522 Corporate Finance §
  • MBA 517 Business Law and Ethics §
  • MBA 518 Managerial Economics or MBA 520 Macroeconomics §

Spring

  • ISY 503 Managing Information Technology §
  • MBA 524 Strategic Marketing §
  • MBA 515 Organizational Behavior §
  • Elective §
 

Summer

  • MBA 526 Strategic Management Seminar §
  • 2 electives §

§ Requirement for the major or degree
* See Liberal Arts Core requirements for details.

Business Administration (M.B.A.)

The Master of Business Administration degree prepares graduates for broader management responsibilities or for specialized technical work in business. Its specific goals are to:

Admission Requirements: It is strongly recommended that candidates have at least two years of work experience before applying.

Degree Requirements

Students may be required to take one or more graduate courses from the Foundation Component and additional preparatory courses at the undergraduate level. A course within the Foundation Component may only be waived under any of the following circumstances:

The M.B.A. program then requires the completion of the Advanced Component, which includes the selection of elective courses or a track. No courses in the Advanced Component may be waived.

Foundation Component (1-credit courses)

6 credits

Advanced Component (3-credit courses)

30 credits, plus 9 or more credits in electives or track requirements