Business Administration

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Agricultural Business Option

The Business Administration major with the agricultural business option integrates agriculture, economics, and business administration to prepare students for professional careers in the agribusiness sector. These include positions in agricultural finance, product development, marketing and distribution, and agribusiness management. Flexibility within this option allows students to concentrate in a specific area of study, including general agriculture, animal science or agronomy.

A student studying agricultural business must complete the following requirements:

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 32-44

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

Common SOBA Requirements .........38
Quantitative Reasoning Requirements .........4
Auxiliary Requirements .........4

Other Departmental Requirements:
**=Meets Thematic Studies I requirements; credits counted under General Education
Econ 364W Macroeconomics*** .........4
**Ag 101T Introductory Animal Science **
Ag 102 Principles of Crop Production .........4
Ag 346 Agricultural Marketing .........3
Plus 12 credits from the list below; at least two courses must be taken from each category:
Agriculture:
Ag 150 Farm Records and Accounts .........3
Ag 202 Integrated Pest Management/Weed Control .........4
Ag 204 Forage Production and Management .........3
Ag 235 Soils and Soil Fertility .........4
Ag 240 Principles of Animal Nutrition .........4
Ag 300 Agricultural Issues in Society .........3
Ag 301 Range Management .........4
Ag 325 Beef Science .........3
Ag 390 Special Topics .........3

Economics:
Econ 330 Production Economics and Agribusiness .........4
Econ 361 Managerial Economics .........4
Econ 390 Special Topics .........4
BA 387 Real Estate .........4
BA 401W Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management ......3
BA 437 Internship in Business .........3
Econ 335 Environmental Economics .........4

Total Other Departmental Requirements .........23

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS .........69****

FREE ELECTIVES .........7-19

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION .........120

***Completion of this course fulfills the Group W requirement for students in the agricultural business option.
****The 23 credits used to satisfy an option in Agricultural Business may not be used to satisfy any other major, minor or option.

The business administration program, sometimes referred to as general business, provides a broad base of knowledge for beginning a business career. It enables maximum flexibility in career choice and change throughout one’s career. Students are expected to develop a basic understanding of the social, legal and economic environments of business, including an introduction to international business, organizational behavior, the principles of leadership and organization theory, the quantitative tools of decision making and the functional areas of the firm.

Students work with assigned advisors to select elective courses that enhance their particular interest. Emphasis is placed on developing a general background with a well-balanced understanding of business. This program, then, provides a sound undergraduate education for entrance in a professional career or into graduate school.

A student studying business administration must complete the following requirements:

Other Departmental Requirements:
One (1) 300- or 400-level Economics Course .........4
Plus a minimum of 15 credits of 300- or 400-level business administration courses selected from the following three groups (A, B, C), with at least one course from each group*,****

Group A: MARKETING
BA 240 Business Creativity and Innovation*** .........2
BA 339 Selling .........3
BA 342 Retailing .........3
BA 344 Advertising .........3
BA 346 Managing Customer Value .........4
BA 347 Consumer Behavior .........3
BA 348 Public Relations .........3
BA 349W Global Marketing .........4
BA 390 Special Topics in Marketing .........3
BA 402 Electronic Commerce .........4
BA 437 Internship in Business – Marketing .........3
BA 445W Marketing Strategy and Policy .........4
BA 446 Marketing Research .........4

Group B: MANAGEMENT
BA 302W Human Resource Management .........4
BA 308 Office Management .........3
BA 309W International Management .........3
BA 311 Business Law I .........3
BA 312 Business Law II .........3
BA 313 Ethical Issues in Business .........3
BA 315 International Law .........3
BA 330 Tourism and Resort Management .........4
BA 357 Studies in Operations Management .........4
BA 360 Introduction to Operations Research .........4
BA 370 Topics in International Business .........3
BA 390 Special Topics in Management .........1-4
BA 401W Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management .....3
BA 402 Electronic Commerce .........4
BA 407W Management Consulting .........4
BA 415 Management in Action .........3
BA 437 Internship in Business – Management Related .........3
BA 439 Marketing and Management of Services .........4
BA 481W Cases in Financial Management .........4

Total Other Departmental Requirements .........19

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS .........65

FREE ELECTIVES .........11-23

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION .........120

*Completion of Econ 364W, BA 302W, BA 309W, BA 349W, BA 401W, BA 407W, BA 445W or BA 481W fulfills the Group W requirement for students in the business administration option

***BA 240 can be used as a Marketing elective

****The 15 credits used to satisfy an option in Business Administration may not be used to satisfy any other major, minor or option within the School of Business Administration.

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