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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

BUSN 125Applied Business Mathematics

4.5
COMP 101Introduction to Computers

4.5
COMP 102Introduction to Computers Lab

1.5
ECON 220Microeconomics

4.5
ECON 224Macroeconomics

4.5
ENGL 106English Composition I

4.5
ENGL 107English Composition II

4.5
HUMA 205Art Appreciation

4.5
HUMA 215Topics in Cultural Studies

4.5
PRES 111Presentation Essentials

4.5
 
SCIE 206Biology

4.5
SCIE 207Biology Lab

1.5
SCIE 210Environmental Science

4.5
SCIE 211Environmental Science Lab

1.5
General Education Electives (1)

4.5
Total Credit Hours:58.5

General Electives

A combination of 8 electives dependent on Program

Total Credit Hours:36

Students enrolled in the Fashion Marketing Specialization Option are required to take: FASH 212, Historical and Contextual Studies, in place of HUMA 205 Art Appreciation; and FASH 209, Fashion Cycle, in place of one General Elective.

Lower Division Core

ACCT 205Principles of Accounting I

4.5
BUSN 105Introduction to Business

4.5
BUSN 150Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

4.5
MKTG 205Principles of Marketing

4.5
Total Credit Hours:18

Upper Division Core

ACCT 310Managerial Accounting

4.5
BUSN 311Quantitative Methods and Analysis

4.5
FINA 310Financial Management

4.5
MGMT 310Management and Leadership of Organizations

4.5
MGMT 315Survey of Human Resource Management

4.5
MGMT 305Management Information Systems

4.5
Total Credit Hours:27

Specialization Options

Accounting

ACCT 311Principles of Financial Accounting

4.5
ACCT 315Intermediate Accounting I

4.5
ACCT 320Intermediate Accounting II

4.5
ACCT 420Cost Accounting

4.5
ACCT 430Taxation

4.5
ACCT 435Auditing

4.5
ACCT 440Accounting Information Systems

4.5
ACCT 445Government/Institutional Accounting

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Forensic Accounting

(The Forensic Accounting Specialization is not ACBSP programmatically accredited)
ACCT 311Principles of Financial Accounting

4.5
ACCT 330Fraud Examination

4.5
ACCT 435Auditing

4.5
ACCT 440Accounting Information Systems

4.5
ACCT 450Business and Professional Ethics for Accountants

4.5
CRJS 355Evidence

4.5
CRJS 455Criminal Investigation

4.5
CRJS 475Cybercrimes

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Entrepreneurship

ACCT 430Taxation

4.5
FINA 425Budgeting

4.5
MGMT 340Building Teams and Resolving Conflict

4.5
MGMT 402Employment and Labor Law

4.5
MGMT 412Project Management

4.5
MGMT 422Advanced Entrepreneurship

4.5
MGMT 440Managing Project Risks and Opportunities

4.5
MGMT 444Team Leadership

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Fashion Marketing (Atlanta Campus)

(The Fashion Marketing Specialization is not ACBSP programmatically accredited)

FASH 301Fashion Trends

4.5
FASH 306Fashion Branding

4.5
FASH 308Media & PR

4.5
FASH 310Fashion Buying

4.5
FASH 312CAD for Fashion Marketing

4.5
FASH 343Textiles

4.5
FASH 409Visual Merchandising

4.5
MKTG 305Marketing Management

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Finance

ACCT 430Taxation

4.5
FINA 315Financial Instruments

4.5
FINA 320Capital Planning

4.5
FINA 410International Financial Management

4.5
FINA 412Risk Management

4.5
FINA 425Budgeting

4.5
FINA 435Financial Analysis

4.5
HLTH 420Healthcare Finance

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Generalist

The Generalist specialization provides students the opportunity to transfer in or take specialization courses in any area of Business. The courses below are suggestions but may be substituted for any upper level course in the Business discipline.

BUSN 310International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business

4.5
or
Specialization Elective
 
FINA 425Budgeting

4.5
MGMT 335Personnel and Organization Policy

4.5
or
Specialization Elective
MGMT 340Building Teams and Resolving Conflict

4.5
or
Specialization Elective
MGMT 345Diversity in the Workforce

4.5
or
Specialization Elective
MGMT 412Project Management

4.5
or
Specialization Elective
MGMT 415Global Operations Management

4.5
or
Specialization Elective
MGMT 436Managing Organizational Change

4.5
or
Specialization Elective
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Healthcare Management

FINA 412Risk Management

4.5
HLTH 310Survey of Healthcare Management

4.5
HLTH 320Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare

4.5
HLTH 420Healthcare Finance

4.5
HLTH 430Healthcare Information Systems

4.5
HLTH 440Healthcare Resource Allocation and Policy Making

4.5
MGMT 335Personnel and Organization Policy

4.5
MGMT 345Diversity in the Workforce

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

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 332Employee Recruitment and Selection

4.5
MGMT 335Personnel and Organization Policy

4.5
MGMT 338Employee Compensation and Benefits

4.5
MGMT 340Building Teams and Resolving Conflict

4.5
MGMT 345Diversity in the Workforce

4.5
MGMT 402Employment and Labor Law

4.5
MGMT 438Training and Development

4.5
MGMT 442Performance Management and Employee Services

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

International Business (no longer accepting new enrollments)

BUSN 310International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business

4.5
FINA 315Financial Instruments

4.5
FINA 335International Corporate Finance

4.5
FINA 410International Financial Management

4.5
FINA 445Introduction to Financial Markets

4.5
MGMT 320International Organizations

4.5
MGMT 405Global Leadership and Management

4.5
MGMT 410International Trade Operations

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Management

BUSN 310International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business

4.5
FINA 425Budgeting

4.5
MGMT 335Personnel and Organization Policy

4.5
MGMT 340Building Teams and Resolving Conflict

4.5
MGMT 345Diversity in the Workforce

4.5
MGMT 412Project Management

4.5
MGMT 415Global Operations Management

4.5
MGMT 436Managing Organizational Change

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Marketing

HLTH 340Marketing to an Aging Population

4.5
MKTG 305Marketing Management

4.5
MKTG 340Public Relations

4.5
MKTG 405Consumer Behavior

4.5
MKTG 408Advertising and Promotion Management

4.5
MKTG 410International Marketing

4.5
MKTG 450Marketing Campaign and Strategic Planning

4.5
MGMT 412Project Management

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Operations Management

BUSN 310International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business

4.5
MGMT 333Materials Planning

4.5
MGMT 348Industrial Labor Relations

4.5
MGMT 370Cost Control Management

4.5
MGMT 415Global Operations Management

4.5
MGMT 430Production Planning and Quality Management

4.5
MGMT 450Supply Chain Management and Purchasing

4.5
MGMT 465Strategic Manufacturing Policy

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Project Management

BUSN 310International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business

4.5
MGMT 333Materials Planning

4.5
MGMT 340Building Teams and Resolving Conflict

4.5
MGMT 412Project Management

4.5
MGMT 430Production Planning and Quality Management

4.5
MGMT 435Project Cost and Time Management

4.5
MGMT 440Managing Project Risks and Opportunities

4.5
MGMT 475Contracts and Procurement

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Technology Management

(The Technology Management Specialization is not ACBSP programmatically accredited)
ITCO 101Discovering Information Technology

4.5
ITCO 103Introduction to Computer and Network Hardware

4.5
ITCO 211Introduction to Operating Systems

4.5
ITCO 231Introduction to Databases

4.5
ITCO 251Network Infrastructure Basics

4.5
ITCO 361Information Technology Security

4.5
ITDI 372Introduction to Cyber Crime and Digital Investigations

4.5
MGMT 412Project Management

4.5
MGMT 499Program Capstone

4.5

Total Credit Hours: 40.5

Total Credit Hours: 180

AIU's Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with all its specializations, except for Technology Management and Fashion Marketing, are programmatically accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The BBA with a specialization in Technology Management and the BBA with a specialization in Fashion Marketing are not programmatically accredited.