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
General Electives
A combination of 8 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 205 Art Appreciation; and FASH 209, Fashion Cycle, in place of one General Elective.
Lower Division Core
ACCT 205 | Principles of Accounting I | 4.5 |
BUSN 105 | Introduction to Business | 4.5 |
BUSN 150 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 4.5 |
MKTG 205 | Principles of Marketing | 4.5 |
Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Upper Division Core
ACCT 310 | Managerial Accounting | 4.5 |
BUSN 311 | Quantitative Methods and Analysis | 4.5 |
FINA 310 | Financial Management | 4.5 |
MGMT 310 | Management and Leadership of Organizations | 4.5 |
MGMT 315 | Survey of Human Resource Management | 4.5 |
MGMT 305 | Management Information Systems | 4.5 |
Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
Specialization Options
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Fashion Marketing (Atlanta Campus)
Finance
Forensic Accounting
Not accepting applications for new enrollments starting after July 19th, 2017.
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 310 | International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business | 4.5 |
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FINA 425 | Budgeting | 4.5 |
MGMT 335 | Personnel and Organization Policy | 4.5 |
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MGMT 340 | Building Teams and Resolving Conflict | 4.5 |
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MGMT 345 | Diversity in the Workforce | 4.5 |
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MGMT 412 | Project Management | 4.5 |
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MGMT 415 | Global Operations Management | 4.5 |
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MGMT 436 | Managing Organizational Change | 4.5 |
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| Specialization Elective | |
MGMT 499 | Program Capstone | 4.5 |
Healthcare Management
FINA 412 | Risk Management | 4.5 |
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 |
MGMT 335 | Personnel and Organization Policy | 4.5 |
MGMT 345 | Diversity in the Workforce | 4.5 |
MGMT 499 | Program 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 332 | Employee Recruitment and Selection | 4.5 |
MGMT 335 | Personnel and Organization Policy | 4.5 |
MGMT 338 | Employee Compensation and Benefits | 4.5 |
MGMT 340 | Building Teams and Resolving Conflict | 4.5 |
MGMT 345 | Diversity in the Workforce | 4.5 |
MGMT 402 | Employment and Labor Law | 4.5 |
MGMT 438 | Training and Development | 4.5 |
MGMT 442 | Performance Management and Employee Services | 4.5 |
MGMT 499 | Program Capstone | 4.5 |
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LCBH 300 | Food Service Operations | 4.5 |
LCBH 310 | Food and Beverage Management | 4.5 |
LCBH 320 | Gastronomy | 4.5 |
LCBH 400 | Developing a Hospitality Business | 4.5 |
LCBH 410 | Event Planning and Management | 4.5 |
MGMT 499 | Program Capstone | 4.5 |
| General Elective | 4.5 |
| General Elective | 4.5 |
| General Elective | 4.5 |
Management
Marketing
Operations Management
BUSN 310 | International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business | 4.5 |
MGMT 333 | Materials Planning | 4.5 |
MGMT 348 | Industrial Labor Relations | 4.5 |
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 |
MGMT 499 | Program Capstone | 4.5 |
Project Management
BUSN 310 | International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business | 4.5 |
MGMT 333 | Materials Planning | 4.5 |
MGMT 340 | Building Teams and Resolving Conflict | 4.5 |
MGMT 412 | Project Management | 4.5 |
MGMT 430 | Production Planning and Quality Management | 4.5 |
MGMT 435 | Project Cost and Time Management | 4.5 |
MGMT 440 | Managing Project Risks and Opportunities | 4.5 |
MGMT 475 | Contracts and Procurement | 4.5 |
MGMT 499 | Program Capstone | 4.5 |
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 |
ITCO 361 | Information Technology Security | 4.5 |
ITDI 372 | Introduction to Cyber Crime and Digital Investigations | 4.5 |
MGMT 412 | Project Management | 4.5 |
MGMT 499 | Program Capstone | 4.5 |
Total Credit Hours: 40.5
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).