Marshall Undergraduate Business Administration Program
BS in BUAD sample four-year course plan
Freshman
Semester 1
Semester 2
WRIT 150
Writing & Critical
Reasoning (4)
GE 5
Arts & Letters
(4)
MATH 118
Fund. Principles
of Calculus (4)
ECON 351x
Microeconomics
for Business (4)
Sophomore
Junior
Semester 3
Semester 4
Semester 5
GE (4)
BUAD 302
Communication
Strategy in
Business (4)
BUAD 311
WRIT 340
Operations
Advanced Writing
Management (4) for Business (4)
ECON 352x
BUAD 307
Macroeconomics
Marketing
for Business (4) Fundamentals (4)
BUAD 306
Business
Finance (4)
Semester 6
BUAD 497
Strategic
Management (4)
Senior
Semester 7
Semester 8
Business
Elective (4)
Business
Elective (4)
BUAD 425
Data Analysis(2)
Free Elective/
Minor (4)
Diversity (4)
GE (4)
BUAD 310
BUAD 285a/286a
Applied Business
Accounting I (4)
Statistics (4)
BUAD 285b/286b
Accounting II (2)
GE (4)
Business
Elective (4)
Free Elective/
Minor (4)
GE (4)
GE (4)
BUAD 304
Organizational
Behavior &
Leadership (4)
Free Elective/
Minor (4)
Free Elective/
Minor (0-4)
Free Elective/
Minor (4)
Free Elective/
Minor (4)
Free Elective/
Minor (4)
Free Elective/
Minor (0-4)
Free Elective /
Minor (4)
Optional Elective Optional Elective Optional Elective
BUAD 105 (2)
BUAD104 (2)
BUAD 252 (2)
Total units = 128-134
Updated DMM 7/29/14
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.