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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - General Management

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree program in General Management is composed of a minimum of three of the four traditional areas of business: accounting, finance, management and marketing. The program is designed for students interested in having exposure to a number of business areas rather than focusing in depth on just one. All students must complete a capstone requirement, Business Policy, which integrates content across the degree program and validates the students' knowledge. The degree is a 120-credit program.

Subject Category Credits
I. General Education Requirements 48
A. English Composition 6
B. Humanities 12
  • Managerial Business Communications
 (3)
  • Other humanities
 (9)
Must include at least two subject areas  
C. Social Sciences 12
  • Macroeconomics
 (3)
  • Microeconomics
 (3)
  • Other social sciences
 (6)
Must include at least two subject areas  
D. Natural Sciences & Mathematics 9
  • Precalculus Mathematics or Quantitative Business Analysis
 (3)
  • Principles of Statistics
 (3)
  • Other natural sciences
 (3)
Must include at least two subject areas  
E. General Education Electives 9
II. Professional Business Requirements 54
A. Business Core 27
Principles of Finance  
  • Business Law
 (3)
  • Business in Society or International Management
 (3)
  • Business Policy
 (3)
Computer Concepts & Applications/Introduction to Computers/CIS  
Introduction to Marketing  
Principles of Financial Accounting  
  • Principles of Management
 (3)
Principles of Managerial Accounting  
B. Area of Study: BSBA in General Management (choose from below) 18
Area #1: Accounting
  • Accounting Information Systems
  • Advanced Financial Accounting
  • Advanced Managerial Accounting
  • Analysis of Financial Statements
  • Auditing
  • Cost Accounting
  • Federal Income Taxation
  • Federal Income Taxation II
  • Fund, Government OR Public Accounting
  • Intermediate Accounting I & II
  • Tax Accounting
  
Area #2: Finance
  • Advanced Financial Management/Corporate Finance
  • Business Forecasting
  • Capital Budgeting Management
  • Capital Structure Management
  • Financial Institutions & Markets OR Money & Banking (DANTES exam)
  • International Finance (TESC exam)
  • Mathematical Analysis of Financial Decisions
  • Security Analysis & Portfolio Management (TESC exam) OR Investments
  • Working Capital Management
  
Area #3: Marketing
  • Advertising (TESC exam)
  • Applied Marketing
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Legal Problems of the Marketing Process
  • Marketing Communications (TESC exam)
  • Marketing Management Strategy (TESC exam)
  • Marketing Research (TESC exam)
  • Marketing with Electronic Media
  • Mathematical Models of Marketing Analysis
  • Principles of Sales
  • Public Relations: Thought & Practice
  • Industrial Marketing OR Business-to-Business Marketing
  • International Marketing
  • Product Development
  • Retail Marketing
  • Retail Buying & Merchandise Management
  • Sales Management
  • Services Marketing
  
Area #4: Management
  • Advanced Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining (TESC exam)
  • Advanced Organizational Behavior
  • Advanced Organizational Theory & Analysis
  • Advanced Traffic Management
  • Contemporary Labor Issues
  • Comparative Management Systems
  • Employee Training
  • Human Resources Management (TESC course OR DANTES exam)
  • Industrial Psychology (TESC exam)
  • International Management (TESC course)
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • Introduction to Human Resources & Public Policy
  • Introduction to Operations Management (TESC course OR exam)
  • Labor Law
  • Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining (TESC exam)
  • Management Information Systems (DANTES exam)
  • Management Quality Control
  • Manpower Planning & Operation
  • Materials Management & Inventory Control
  • Office Management
  • Operations Planning & Scheduling
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Behavior (TESC exam OR DANTES exam)
  • Organizational Theory (TESC exam)
  • People & Organizations (TESC course)
  • Production Systems Management
  • Project Management
  • Public Sector Collective Negotiations
  • Purchasing Management
  • Quantitative Managerial Decision Making
  • Small Business Management (TESC course)
  • Social Problems–Impact on the Workplace
  • Sociology of Work Organizations
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Transportation Traffic Management
  • Wage & Salary Administration
  • Work Methods & Measurements
  
C. Business Electives 9
III. Free Electives 18
Total 120

 

Note 1: The above list of subjects is offered as a guide. Other subjects may also be considered appropriate for this area of study.

Note 2: Consumer Finance (Personal Finance) and Principles of Supervision cannot be included in the major area of study because of the fundamental nature of these subjects.

Note 3: Thomas Edison State College course refers to the College’s own course offering of Guided Study, online or Contract Learning courses.

Note 4: TESC exam refers to the College’s own exam program—TECEP®

Note 5: Other subjects listed can either be courses transferred from other colleges/universities or credits earned through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA).

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT ALL BSBA STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF AREA OF STUDY, INCLUDE A BUSINESS ETHICS SUBJECT AS PART OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION OR FREE ELECTIVES COMPONENT OF THEIR DEGREE.

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