Business Administration Curriculum
Below is the current course catalog information. To view more information and an overview of the major visit the course section in the catalog.
Lower-Division Preparation for the Major (19-23 units)
Lower-division requirements for the major are completion of the following courses with a grade point average of 2.0 or better with no grade below C-. Transfer courses must be C or better.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3-4 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 216 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 4 |
| or ECON 217 | Applied Regression Analysis | |
Must receive pre-approval to register for ECON 217. | ||
| ITMG 100 | Information Systems | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Survey of Calculus | 3 |
| or MATH 150 | Calculus I | |
Business Administration Major (39 units)
The business administration major prepares students for careers in business management, public administration, and entrepreneurial ventures, as well as graduate study in business. The courses in the business administration major serve two purposes:
- they give students a broad background in the major functional areas of business administration; and,
- they give students electives to explore their interests in the field of business administration.
Students majoring in business administration must satisfy the USD core curriculum requirements as set forth in this catalog, Lower-Division Requirements for the major, the Professional Development Passport Program and all of the following major requirements:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Component | ||
| DSCI 300 | Prescriptive Business Analytics | 3 |
| DSCI 303 | Operations Management | 3 |
| ETLW 302D | Business and Society | 3 |
| or PHIL 332 | Business Ethics | |
| ETLW 311 | Business Law I | 3 |
| FINA 300 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| Elective Component | ||
| Select one Finance elective from the following: | 3 | |
| Commercial Bank Management | ||
| Investments | ||
| Derivatives | ||
| Advanced Corporate Finance | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Personal Finance | ||
| New Venture Finance | ||
| Financial Statement Analysis | ||
| Financial Modeling and Analytics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Select one Management elective from the following: | 3 | |
| Organizational Theory and Global Leadership | ||
| Family Business | ||
| Interpersonal Relations | ||
| Entrepreneurship and New Ventures | ||
| Career Development | ||
| Women in Management | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Small Business Management | ||
| International Comparative Management | ||
| Innovation and Design Thinking | ||
| Business Leadership | ||
| Global Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| International Management Consulting | ||
| Strategy Simulation | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Select one Marketing elective from the following: | 3 | |
| Services Marketing | ||
| Sports Marketing | ||
| Global Marketing | ||
| Professional Selling | ||
| International Business to Business Marketing | ||
| Digital Marketing and Social Media | ||
| Advertising and Promotion | ||
| Advertising Campaigns | ||
| Introduction to Public Relations | ||
| Marketing Research | ||
| Marketing Analytics | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Visual Methods for Exploring Consumer Behavior | ||
| Business of Healthcare | ||
| Brand Management | ||
| Advanced Marketing Project | ||
| Marketing Strategy | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Select two additional School of Business upper-division classes (6 units total): | 6 | |
ACCT 300-499; BSCM 300-499; BUSN 300-499; DSCI 300-499; ECON 300-499; ETLW 300-499; FINA 300-499; ITMG 300-499; MGMT 300-499; MKTG 300-499; or REAL 300-499 | ||
The business administration major requires a minimum of 24 Upper-Division Units in the major be completed at USD.
Recommended Program of Study, Bachelor of Business Administration
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester I | Hours | |
| Preceptorial | 3 | |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 115 | College Algebra | 3 |
| CC or electives | 6-7 | |
| Semester II | Hours | |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ITMG 100 | Information Systems | 3 |
| or MATH 130 150 | Survey of Calculus Calculus I | 3-4 |
| CC or electives | 6-7 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Semester I | Hours | |
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 216 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 4 |
| CC or electives | 9 | |
| Semester II | Hours | |
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| FINA 300 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| CC or electives | 12-13 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Semester I | Hours | |
| DSCI 300 | Prescriptive Business Analytics | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| CC or electives | 6-7 | |
| Semester II | Hours | |
| DSCI 303 | Operations Management | 3 |
| ETLW 302D | Business and Society | 3 |
| Major elective | 3 | |
| CC or electives | 6-7 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Semester I | Hours | |
| ETLW 311 | Business Law I | 3 |
| Major elective | 6 | |
| CC or electives | 3-4 | |
| Semester II | Hours | |
| MGMT 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Major elective | 6 | |
| CC or electives | 6-7 | |
Below is the current course catalog information. To view more information and an overview of the major visit the course section in the catalog.
Business Administration Minor
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (12 units) | ||
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Elective Courses (6 units) | ||
| Any pre-approved upper-division business elective (not ACCT or ECON) | 6 | |
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