2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Dec 03, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, International Business and Economic Development Concentration, B.S.

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Business Administration, B.S.

Students taking the business administration major receive a broad education covering the major functional areas of business. This major will help a student prepare for a career in business or government leadership and provide him/her with knowledge and skills desired by all types of employers. It can also give one the background to organize and manage his/her family business. Graduates in business administration typically find jobs in business, production management, personnel management, marketing management, or financial management. Many serve their communities as marketing or management specialists in insurance, real estate, investments, banking, communications, manufacturing, retailing and wholesaling. A number of students with this major move into graduate study in law, management, or other business specialties.

Requirements For: B.S. Major – 57-69 Hours, 2.0 GPA

Business Core 39 cr.

AC 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
AC 202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
EC 141 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
EC 142 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
FI 360 - Financial Management Credits: 3
IB 315 - International Business Perspectives Credits: 3
IS 141 - Applied Computer Technology for Business Credits: 3
MA 171 - Finite Mathematics Credits: 3
MG 260 - Business Law I Credits: 3
MG 315 - Advanced Business Statistics Credits: 3
MG 371 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
MG 495 - Business Policy Credits: 3
MK 351 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3

Note:

*MA 171 is a required course for students with majors within the School of Business and satisfies the requirement for MA 120 .

*MG 306 is a required course for students with majors within the School of Business and satisfies the requirement for EN 306* .

*EC 141 and EC 142 will satisfy the LE Social Science area.

*For the Health Care concentration, MG 260 and MG 371 are satisfied by the concentration requirements HC 260 and HC 351 , respectively.

Concentrations

(Choose One):

International Business and Economic Development 24 cr.

The International Business and Economic Development concentration exposes students to the interaction between the behavior of international companies and the growth of countries as they are run by governments, looking specifically at the dynamics of international development and developing nations.

EC 300 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 3
EC 301 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3
EC 303 - Money, Credit and Banking Credits: 3
EC 309 - Economic Development Credits: 3
EC 407 - International Trade and Finance Credits: 3
EC 450 - Senior Seminar in Economics Credits: 3
IB 331 - International Negotiations Credits: 3
IB 431 - International Finance Credits: 3

Liberal Education Requirements

Student Seminar 3 cr.

LE 100 First-Year Seminar

Writing Seminar 6 cr.

EN 105 and EN 106

Math Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

MA 120 , MA 135 , or higher math course excluding MA 208

Ethics Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

CA 302 , CS 300 , EDU 310 , MG 495 , NS 306 , PA 380 , PH 102 , PH 221 , PH 308 , PS 220 , SO 220 or SW 492

Humanities Requirement 6 cr.

Select one of the following Art or English:

AR 115 , AR 215 , AR 216 , EN 201 , EN 221 , EN 232 , EN 234

And one of the following:

AR 115 , AR 215 , AR 216 , EN 201 , EN 221 , EN 232 , EN 234 , CA 104 , CA 116 , CA 235 , FR 201 , ML 235 ,ML 251 , PH 101 , PC 202 ,PH 205 , RE 109 , SP 110 , SP 201 , SP 202 , TH 100 , TH 101 , TH 201 , TH 216

Natural Science Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

BI 214 , CH 101 , CH 102 , CH 107 and CH 107L , CH 108 and CH 108L , GGP 115 , GGP 120 , GGP 205 , GO 125 , GO 130 , GO 141 , GO 151 , GO 200 , NS 220 , NS 241 , PY 101 , PY 155 , PY 156 , PY 205 , or PY 206

*Computer Science and PE courses excluded.

Science with a lab Requirement 4 cr.

Select one of the following:

BI 101 , BI 111 , BI 223 , BI 211 , BI 212 , BIO 221 , BIO 225 , BIO 325 , BIO 327 , BIO 330 , BIO 337L and BIO 337 , BIO 350 , BIO 378 , BIO 400 , BIO 410 , BIO 411 , BIO 417 , CH 107L and CH 107 , CH 108L and CH 108 , CH 317L and CH 317 , CH 318L and CH 318 , CH 328 , CH 329 , CH 337L and CH 337 , CH 405 , CH 440 , GGP 115 , GGP 205 , GO 130 , GO 141 , GO 151 , GO 200 , GO 310 , GO 320 , GO 330 , PY 155 , PY 156 , PY 205 , or PY 206

Citizenship Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

PO 200 , PO 210 , HIS 111 , HIS 112 , or HIS 113

Communications Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

CA 103 , CA 105 , or TH 105

Social Science Requirement 6 cr.

Select two of the following:

AN 100 , CJ 100 , CJ 200 , EC 141 , EC 142 , EDU 210 , FI 201 , GGH 110 , GGH 200 , HIS 104 , HIS 105 , PO 216 , PS 101 , PS 125 , , , , or

Seminar: Integrative & Interdisciplinary Learning 3 cr.

Select one of the topics for

Graduation Requirements

Upper Division Hours 36 cr.

36 hours upper division (300 - 400) level course work

Professional Writing Requirement 3 cr.

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Additional Requirements

Park University grants the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the Bachelor of Music Degree upon completion of the following requirements:

Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA (or higher dependent on major).
A minor for Geography and Information Systems majors.
Satisfaction of all requirements for a major.
Completion of degree specific requirements.
Completion of Liberal Education requirements.
Completion of residency requirement, 30 hours of earned and graded (A, B, C, D) college hours at Park University. At least 15 of these 30 hours must be in the major.