Marshall Undergraduate Business Administration Program
with emphasis in International Relations
BS in BAIR sample four-year course plan
Freshman
Semester 1
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Semester 5
Semester 6
Semester 7
MATH 118
BUAD 310
BUAD 280
BUAD 281
BUAD 311
BUAD 497
Fund. Principles
of Calculus (4)
Applied Business
Statistics (4)
Accounting I (3)
Accounting II (3)
Operations
Management
(4)
Strategic
Management
(4)
Data Analysis for
Decision Making (2)
BUAD 306
Marshall
Elective
ECON 352x
WRIT 150
ECON 351x
Writing & Critical
Reasoning (4)
Microeconomics
for Business (4)
Macroeconomics
for Business (4)
BUAD 307
Marketing
Fundamentals
(4)
Business Finance
(4)
GE (4)
Organizational
Behavior and
Leadership
(4)
GE (4)
IR 210
GE 5
GE (4)
Arts & Letters
(4)
Free Elective
(GLP/LINC) (0-2)
Int’l Relations:
Introductory Analysis
Communication
Strategy in
Business (4)
BUAD 425
Marshall
Elective
Marshall
Elective
(4)
(4)
Diversity
(4)
(4)
BUAD 302
BUAD 304
Semester 8
GE (4)
WRIT 340
GE (4)
IR Elective
Advanced Writing
for Business (4)
(4)
IR Elective
IR Economy
Course (4)
(4)
Optional Elective
BUAD 252 (2) Free Electives
(1-3)
(4)
IR Regional
Course (4)
IR Regional
Course (4)
Free Elective/
Minor (0-4)
Free Elective /
Minor (4)
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Understanding
Business and its
Internal and
External Contexts
Macroeconomics*
Microeconomics*
GEs & Diversity
LINC/GLP
Understanding
Business Functions
and Processes
Communication,
Reasoning and
Decision Making
Skills
Statistics*
WRIT 150
GEs
Organizational
Behavior
GEs & Diversity
Minor
GEs & Diversity
IEP
Minor
Managerial
& Financial
Accounting*
Finance
Operations
Marketing
Business
Communication
GEs
Business Strategy
Writing 340
GEs
Minor
Business
Electives
IEP
Data Analysis for
Decision Making
* Designates foundational course
MARSHALL LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Our graduates will:
• Have an understanding of the key business areas and their interplay to effectively manage different types of modern enterprise.
• Have a global mindset demonstrating an understanding of the interplay of local, regional, and international markets, and economic, social and
cultural issues.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities to strategically navigate complex demands of business
environments.
• Demonstrate leadership skills aspiring to be informed, sensible, future-oriented leaders and innovators.
• Demonstrate ethical reasoning skills, understand social, civic, and professional responsibilities and aspire to add value to society.
• Effectively communicate in speaking and writing to facilitate information flow in organizational, social, and intercultural contexts.