Business Administration B.B.A
180 Credits
Program Description
The Bachelor of Business Administration degree program combines the required General Education courses that can provide liberal arts foundation with a coherent business core that is designed to provide a foundation for careers in business and management or preparation for advanced study. The upper division program builds on the lower division curriculum and provides an in-depth study in a selected area of focus including Accounting, Finance, International Business, Healthcare Management, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing, Operations Management and Project Management.
Program Outcomes
- Apply teambuilding and leadership skills and employ methods for improving decision-making.
- Apply quantitative tools to analyze contemporary business functions and practices.
- Apply the concepts and principles of finance, economics, and accounting to make effective decisions in the global business environment.
- Apply current operations and marketing management practices and principles used in the business environment.
- Examine the implications of technology and the Internet on today’s businesses.
- Recognize and manage potential ethical and legal conflicts in today’s business environment.
Requirements
General Education
| ECON 220 | Microeconomics | 4.5 |
| ECON 224 | Macroeconomics | 4.5 |
| ENGL 106 | English Composition I | 4.5 |
| ENGL 107 | English Composition II | 4.5 |
| MATH 125 | General College Mathematics | 4.5 |
| UNIV 103 | Academic and Professional Success | 4.5 |
| UNIV 106 | Technology and Information Literacy | 4.5 |
| UNIV 109 | Interpersonal Communication | 4.5 |
| | General Education Elective (1 Course) | 4.5 |
| | Humanities (2 Courses) | 9 |
| | Natural Sciences (2 Courses) | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 58.5 |
Core
| ACCT 205 | Principles of Accounting I | 4.5 |
| ACCT 310 | Managerial Accounting | 4.5 |
| BUSN 105 | Introduction to Business | 4.5 |
| BUSN 311 | Quantitative Methods and Analysis | 4.5 |
| BUSN 150 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 4.5 |
| FINA 310 | Financial Management | 4.5 |
| MGMT 305 | Management Information Systems | 4.5 |
| MGMT 310 | Management and Leadership of Organizations | 4.5 |
| MGMT 315 | Survey of Human Resource Management | 4.5 |
| MGMT 499 | Program Capstone | 4.5 |
| MKTG 205 | Principles of Marketing | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 49.5 |
General Electives
A combination of 11 electives dependent on Program
Students enrolled in the Fashion Marketing Specialization Option are required to take:
FASH 212, Historical and Contextual Studies, in place of
HUMA 215 Topics in Cultural Studies; and
FASH 209, Fashion Cycle, in place of one General Elective.
General Business Administration Track
In lieu of a Specialization, select 5 Business Electives from any of the Specializations below
Specialization Options
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Fashion Marketing (Atlanta Campus)
Finance
Healthcare Management
| HLTH 310 | Survey of Healthcare Management | 4.5 |
| HLTH 320 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare | 4.5 |
| HLTH 420 | Healthcare Finance | 4.5 |
| HLTH 430 | Healthcare Information Systems | 4.5 |
| HLTH 440 | Healthcare Resource Allocation and Policy Making | 4.5 |
Human Resource Management
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that the Bachelors of Business Administration with a specialization in Human Resource Management fully aligns with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The guidelines, created in 2006 and revalidated in 2010 and 2013, are part of SHRM’s Academic Initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools and help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.
| MGMT 332 | Employee Recruitment and Selection | 4.5 |
| MGMT 335 | Personnel and Organization Policy | 4.5 |
| MGMT 345 | Diversity in the Workforce | 4.5 |
| MGMT 402 | Employment and Labor Law | 4.5 |
| MGMT 442 | Performance Management and Employee Services | 4.5 |
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Management
| MGMT 335 | Personnel and Organization Policy | 4.5 |
| MGMT 340 | Building Teams and Resolving Conflict | 4.5 |
| MGMT 348 | Industrial Labor Relations | 4.5 |
| MGMT 345 | Diversity in the Workforce | 4.5 |
| MGMT 415 | Global Operations Management | 4.5 |
Marketing
Operations Management
| MGMT 370 | Cost Control Management | 4.5 |
| MGMT 415 | Global Operations Management | 4.5 |
| MGMT 430 | Production Planning and Quality Management | 4.5 |
| MGMT 450 | Supply Chain Management and Purchasing | 4.5 |
| MGMT 465 | Strategic Manufacturing Policy | 4.5 |
Project Management
Technology Management
| ITCO 101 | Discovering Information Technology | 4.5 |
| ITCO 103 | Introduction to Computer and Network Hardware | 4.5 |
| ITCO 211 | Introduction to Operating Systems | 4.5 |
| ITCO 231 | Introduction to Databases | 4.5 |
| ITCO 251 | Network Infrastructure Basics | 4.5 |
Total Credit Hours: 22.5
Total Credit Hours: 180
AIU's Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), with all its specializations, is programmatically accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).