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PROPOSALS FOR BBA MANAGEMENT SCIENCE PROGRAM
I. Revision & Name Change in BBA Management Science Major
CURRENT PROGRAM (128 credits)
BBA MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
PROPOSED PROGRAM (128 credits)
BBA QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS ANALYSIS
(Courses to be removed are crossed out.)
UNIVERSITY CORE (51 credits)
UNIVERSITY CORE (51 credits)
Includes MAT 137 Intro to Discrete Math (4)
Includes MAT 104 Finite Math (3)
BUSINESS CORE (33 credits)
BUSINESS CORE (33 credits)
Includes MAT 234 Intro to Prob. & Stat. Analysis (4)
Includes MAT 117 Elementary Statistics (4)
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (25 credits)
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (35 credits)
ACC 319 Cost Accounting (4)
MGT COURSES (15 credits)
MGT 322 Organizational Behavior (3)
MGT 225 Business Applications of Data Analysis (3)
(NEW COURSE)
MGT 353 Advanced Data Analysis for Business Decisions (3)
(NEW COURSE)
MGT 356 Simulation Techniques (3)
MGT 357 Project Management for Business (3)
(REVISED COURSE)
MGT 354 Quality Assurance and TQM (3)
MGT 356 Simulation Techniques (3)
MGT 357 Global Operations Management (3)
MGT 456 Advanced Operations Research Models (3)
MGT 456 Adv. Operations Research Models (3)
MGT 458 Production & Supply Chain Management (3)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COURSE (3 credits)
MGT 485 Long-Range Planning (3)
Choose any international course in Lubin
(ACC 354, FIN 358, LAW 325, MGT
319/340/341/342/347/349, MAR 351/352/356/357)
CHOOSE ONE CIT COURSE (4 credits)
CIT 241 Database Management (4)
CIT 312 Introduction to Programming I (4)
CIT 316 Visual Basic programming (4)
MATHEMATICS MINOR (11 credits)
MATH IN-DEPTH SEQUENCE (7 credits)
MAT 137 Intro to Discrete Math ( 4 cr counts toward
Univ. core)
MAT 131 Calculus I (4 cr counts toward Univ. core)
MAT 131 Calculus I (4 cr counts toward Univ. core)
MAT 132 Calculus II (4)
Either MAT 218 Intermediate Statistics (3)
or MAT 222 Applied Multivariable Stat. Methods (3)
MAT 132 Calculus II (4)
MAT 238 Linear Algebra (4)
MAT 222 Applied Multivarible Stat. Methods (3)
CAREER CONCENTRATION (6 credits) (NEW)
(2 Courses in a chosen field – see next page for details)
FREE ELECTIVES (8 credits inclu UNV
101)
FREE ELECTIVES (9 credits inclu UNV 101)
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Career Concentration Options
Students are required to take TWO upper level courses in one of the Career Concentrations listed below.
1.
ACCOUNTING
ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 305 Internal Auditing I
ACC 306 Internal Auditing II
ACC 319 Cost Accounting
ACC 366 Forensic Accounting
ACC 375 Accounting Information Systems
2.
FINANCE
FIN 352 Risk Management
FIN 320 Advanced Financial Analysis
FIN 325 Data Analysis in Finance
FIN 340 Valuation of the Firm
FIN 351 Principles of Investment
FIN 356 Options, Futures, and Swaps
FIN 355 Portfolio Theory and Management
FIN 359 Principles of Fixed Instruments and
Markets
FIN 358 International Finance
3.
4.
5.
MGT 308 Travel and Tourism Management
MGT 309 Restaurant and Foodservices
Management
MGT 310 Standards of Safety in Hospitality
and Tourism
MGT 311 Hospitality and Tourism Technology
and Design
6.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
MGT 322 Organizational Behavior
MGT 362 Human Resources Management
MGT 363 Training and Development
MGT 365 Managerial Negotiations
MGT 462 Advanced Human Resources
Management Applications
7.
ECONOMICS
ECO 240 Quantitative Analysis and Forecasting
ECO 296K Mathematical Economics II
ECO 357 Managerial Economics
ECO 380 Mathematical Economics
ECO 381 Applied Game Theory
ECO 385 Econometrics: Models and Org’ns
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CIT 241 Database Management
CIT 312 Introduction to Programming I
CIT 314 Introduction to Programming II
CIT 316 Visual Basic Programming
CIT 346 Database Programming
CIT 348 Data Mining
8.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MGT 322 Organizational Behavior
MGT 315 Small Business Development
MGT 316 Venture Initiation &
Entrepreneurship
MGT 319 International Entrepreneurship
MGT 416 Business Plan Development
MARKETING
MAR 321 Fundamentals of Advertising and
Promotion
MAR 322 Marketing Research
MAR 331 Managerial Marketing
MAR 344 Customer Relationship Management
MAR 443 Database Marketing
9.
MATHEMATICS
MAT 137 Intro to Discrete Mathematics
MAT 218 Intermediate Statistics
MAT 222 Applied Multivariable Statistical
Methods
MAT 236 Multivariable Calculus
MAT 238 Linear Algebra
MAT 257 Mathematics of Finance
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
MANAGEMENT
MGT 307 Hotel Management
10. INDIVIDUAL CAREER CONCENTRATION
Students may also work with their adviser to select related upper level courses from other disciplines to
develop a career concentration that meets their individual career interests. The concentration must be
approved in advance by the student’s faculty adviser and the Chair or Undergraduate Program Chair of the
Management and Management Science Department.
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Descriptions of New & Revised Courses
MGT 225 Business Applications of Data Analysis (3) - NEW
Prereq: MAT 117 or 134 or 234
This course covers business applications of data analysis and time series forecasting. Students will learn
how to use the data to make informed decisions in various functions of business. In addition, students
will learn how to make business forecasts based on time series data. Spreadsheets and add-ins will be
used for all of the analyses.
MGT 353 Advanced Data Analysis for Business Decisions (3) - NEW
Prereq: MGT 225 (or MAT 117 or 134 or 234)
This course covers business applications of advanced data analysis tools. The applications include
developing effective marketing strategies, predicting employee turnover, auditing, credit approval
decisions and others. The focus of the course is on implementing the techniques using a popular
statistical software package and interpreting business implications of the results.
MGT 357 Project Management for Business (3) - REVISED
Prereq: MAT 117 or 134 or 234
This course covers topics in management of business projects. Students will learn the specific skills that
are required to effectively manage projects across a variety of business disciplines. The topics include
project selection, scope management, team building, cost management, project scheduling, quality
management, and risk management. Computer software such as Microsoft Project will be used. After
this course, students will be eligible to sit for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
exam.
II. New Minor in Quantitative Business Analysis
Required Courses: (15 - 16 credits)
MGT 355 (3) Management Science and Production Management Concepts
Select any THREE courses from the following:
MGT 225 (3) Business Applications of Data Analysis
MGT 353 (3) Advanced Data Analysis for Business Decisions
MGT 356 (3) Simulation Techniques
MGT 357 (3) Project Management for Business
MGT 456 (3) Advanced Operations Research Models
Select any ONE course from the following:
One from the above MGT courses
ACC 319 (4) Cost Accounting
ACC 375 (3) Accounting Information Systems
CIT 241 (4) Database Management
CIT 312 (4) Introduction to Programming I
FIN 320 (4) Advanced Financial Analysis
ECO 240 (3) Quantitative Analysis and Forecasting
MAR 322 (3) Marketing Research
MAT 137 (4) Introduction to Discrete Mathematics