Management Curriculum
Flexible BBA
The Flexible BBA is a unique option for College of Business students to double major in economics, finance, marketing or management with few to no additional courses. Cases vary by student, be sure to meet with your advisor for details.
Business Core Courses
To assure a minimum level of competence in all functional areas of business, the College of Business requires each Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) student to complete the 48 credit hours of business core courses as outlines in the course catalog.
Accounting
Financial accounting processes
Analyzing and recording transactions
Preparing financial statements
Introduction to Business & Professional Development
Business concepts and careers
Introduction to the major functional areas of business
Resume, cover letter and networking skills
Economics
Analysis of supply and demand
Examining roles of governmental spending and taxation
Consumer behavior and the behavior of firms
Government’s role in a market economy
Informatics
Techniques and tools used in spreadsheets
Finance
Time value of money, security valuation, capital investment analysis
Cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy
Management
Business statistics
Legal environment of organizations
Organizational behavior
Operations management
Marketing
Introduction to marketing’s function in business
Analysis of product, pricing, promotion and distribution
Major Requirements
Students will then round-out their management degree with a variety of management-specific courses in addition to a number of upper-division management and business elective courses.
Emphasis Areas
A B.B.A. in Management with a Human Resource Management emphasis provides students with an understanding of the issues faced by personnel administrators, industrial relations managers, and others involved in the management of employees. Students receive a B.B.A. in Management with Human Resources Management Emphasis.
| MGT 4441 | Organization Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 4473 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 4474 | Advanced Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 4480 | Labor and Employment Law | 3 |
| Three electives to be selected from the following courses | ||
| MGT 4434 | Productivity and Quality | |
| MGT 4461 | Business Law | |
| MGT 4462 | Issues in Business and Society | |
| MGT 4482 | Project Management | |
| and one course from the applied education list | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
Any College of Business course numbered 4491, Special Topics, may be applied to this emphasis when the topic relates to small business or entrepreneurship. Students should request prior approval to have a topics course used for the emphasis.
| MGT 4410 | Entrepreneurship Opportunity Feasibility and Planning | 3 |
| MGT 4411 | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Practicum | 3 |
| MGT 4441 | Organization Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 4473 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Three electives to be selected from the following courses | 12 | |
| ACCT 3341 | Managerial and Cost Accounting | |
| ACCT 3360 | Small Business Accounting | |
| FIN 4445 | Real Estate Finance | |
| FIN 4464 | Entrepreneurial Finance | |
| MGT 4465 | International Business | |
| MGT 4480 | Labor and Employment Law | |
| MKTG 4405 | Personal Selling and Sales Force Management | |
| MKTG 4421 | Services Marketing | |
| MKTG 4480 | Social Media Marketing | |
| MKTG 4432 | New Product Management | |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
| MGT 4434 | Productivity and Quality | 3 |
| MGT 4441 | Organization Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 4473 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 4482 | Project Management | 3 |
| Three electives to be selected from the following courses | 9 | |
| ACCT 3341 | Managerial and Cost Accounting | |
| ACCT 4403 | Accounting Information Systems | |
| FIN 4478 | Investments | |
| INFO 3307 | Systems Analysis and Design | |
| MKTG 4421 | Services Marketing | |
| MKTG 4432 | New Product Management | |
| And one course from the applied education list | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
In addition to College of Business core and major requirements, four courses must be completed: two required courses and two electives. These courses may be used to satisfy the six (6) additional credit hours of upper-division College of Business courses and six (6) additional credit hours of upper-division ISU courses requirements.
| Required Courses | ||
| MGT 4434 | Productivity and Quality | 3 |
| MGT 4482 | Project Management | 3 |
| Two electives to be selected from the following courses | 6 | |
| ACCT 3341 | Managerial and Cost Accounting | |
| ACCT 4403 | Accounting Information Systems | |
| INFO 3307 | System Analysis and Design | |
| MKTG 4421 | Services Marketing | |
| MKTG 4432 | New Product Management | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |