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2010–2012 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Management

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The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree is 120, at least 39 of which must be at the upper-division level.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements, the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) requirements, and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5-9 of this catalog.

Core Curriculum Component Area

Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Communications

English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours)
All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II

Mathematics

Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
MAT 1033 Algebra with Calculus for Business

Natural Sciences

Science (6 semester credit hours)
Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two under the appropriate sections in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts

Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Political Science (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics, plus three additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Economics (3 semester credit hours)
ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics

World Society and Issues

(3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)

All students seeking a B.B.A. degree in the College of Business must complete the following Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses in addition to the Core Curriculum.

Course or Requirement
Semester Credit Hours
ACC 2013 Principles of Accounting I
3
ACC 2033 Principles of Accounting II
3
BLW 3013 Business Law
3
COM 1053 Business and Professional Speech
3
ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics
(satisfies Economics Core Curriculum requirement)
3
ECO 2023 Introductory Microeconomics
3
FIN 3014 Principles of Business Finance
4
GBA 2013 Social and Ethical Issues in Business
3
IS 1403 Business Information Systems Fluency
3
IS 3003 Principles of Information Systems for Management
3
MAT 1033 Algebra with Calculus for Business
(satisfies Mathematics Core Curriculum requirement)
(Actuarial Science majors must take MAT 1214 in lieu of MAT 1033)
3
MGT 3003 Business Communication and Professional Development
3
MGT 3013 Introduction to Organization Theory, Behavior, and Management
3
MGT 4893 Management Strategy (taken in semester of graduation)
3
MKT 3013 Principles of Marketing
3
MS 1023 Business Statistics with Computer Applications I
(Actuarial Science majors must take STA 1053 in lieu of MS 1023)
3
MS 3043 Business Statistics with Computer Applications II
(Actuarial Science majors must take STA 3003 in lieu of MS 3043)
3
MS 3053 Management Science and Operations Technology
3

In addition to the Core Curriculum requirements and requirements from the College of Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), all candidates for the degree must complete the following degree requirements.

Degree Requirements

  1. 15 required upper-division semester credit hours in the major:

    MGT  3023  Understanding People and Organizations
    MGT  3613  Managing Human Resources
    MGT  4213  Designing Organizations
    MGT  4923  Leading Organizations and Making Decisions
    MGT  4943  Managing Effective Teams and Resolving Conflict

  2. 3 semester credit hours of support work in upper-division Management electives

  3. 6 semester credit hours of support work selected from College of Business upper-division electives, in addition to the Core Curriculum and CBK requirements

  4. 3 semester credit hours of upper-division electives from outside the College of Business, which must have international content. Such international content courses could include, but are not limited to:

    GRG  3123  Geography of Latin America
    GRG  3133  Geography of Europe
    HIS  3303  History of Mexico
    HIS  3353  Latin America since Independence
    HIS  3523  European Cultural History
    POL  3393  Latin American Politics
    POL  3403  European Politics
    POL  3453  The Politics of Mexico

    The courses listed above are examples. Many different types of courses can satisfy the requirement.

  5. 2 semester credit hours of electives

Course Sequence Guide for B.B.A. Degree in Management

This course sequence guide is designed to assist students in completing their UTSA undergraduate business degree requirements. This is merely a guide and students must satisfy other requirements of this catalog and meet with advisors in the College of Business Undergraduate Advising Center for individualized degree plans. Progress within this guide depends upon such factors as course availability, individual student academic preparation, student time management, work obligations, and individual financial considerations. Students may choose to take courses during Summer terms to reduce course loads during long semesters.

First Semester Credit
Hours
  Second Semester Credit
Hours
History core
MAT 1033*
Social & Behavioral Science core
The Arts core
WRC 1013
 3
 3
 3
 3
 3 
  COM 1053
History core
IS 1403
Science core - Level I
WRC 1023
 3
 3
 3
 3
 3 
  15     15
Third Semester Credit
Hours
  Fourth Semester Credit
Hours
ACC 2013
ECO 2013**
Literature core
MS 1023
POL 1013
 3
 3
 3
 3
 3 
  ACC 2033
ECO 2023**
MS 3043
POL 1133 or POL 1213
Science core - Level II
 3
 3
 3
 3
 3 
  15     15
Fifth Semester Credit
Hours
  Sixth Semester Credit
Hours
GBA 2013
MGT 3003
MGT 3013
MKT 3013
MS 3053
 3
 3
 3
 3
 3 
  BLW 3013
FIN 3014
IS 3003
MGT 3023
MGT 3613
 3
 4
 3
 3
 3 
  15     16
Seventh Semester Credit
Hours
  Eighth Semester Credit
Hours
Business elective (upper division)
MGT 4213
MGT 4923
MGT 4943
Nonbusiness elective (upper division)
 3
 3
 3
 3
 3 
  Business elective (upper division)
Free elective
MGT 4893
MGT elective (upper division)
World Society and Issues core
 3
 2
 3
 3
 3 
  15     14

* Beginning math course will be determined by Math Placement Test scores.
** ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 may be taken in either sequence.


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