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.
The Business Administration Major
Preparation for the Major
Lower-division requirements for the major are completion of the following courses with no grade below C-. Transfer courses must be C- or better.
Students who are pursuing a business major must complete all lower-division business preparatory courses before earning 60 units. Students who have completed 45 – 59 units will receive an email reminding them of the policy that business majors need to complete all lower-division business preparatory courses by 60 units and recommending that they meet with a business advisor, if needed. Students, who have completed 60-74 units but still have outstanding lower-division business preparatory courses, will have an advisor hold placed on their account and must meet with a business advisor before registering for any upper-division business courses. If a student has earned 75 or more units and still has not completed all of the lower-division business preparatory courses then the student will not be able to register for any upper-division business courses until the lower-division business preparatory courses have been successfully completed with a C- or better.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1-4 |
| or ECON 217 | Applied Regression Analysis | |
ECON 217 is restricted to incoming transfer students and must receive pre-approval | ||
| ITMG 100 | Information Systems | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Survey of Calculus | 3 |
| or MATH 150 | Calculus I | |
| Total Units | 19-23 | |
Major Requirements
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 | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Business Core | ||
| DSCI 300 | Prescriptive Business Analytics | 3 |
| DSCI 303 | Operations Management | 3 |
| ETLW 302 | 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 |
| or MKTG 303 | Fundamentals of Marketing Alternative | |
| Business Core Total Units | 24 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| 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 in Finance | ||
| 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 in Management | ||
| Select one Marketing elective from the following: | 3 | |
| Services Marketing | ||
| Sports Marketing | ||
| Global Marketing | ||
or MKTG 306 | Global Marketing Alternative | |
| Professional Selling | ||
| Social Media Marketing | ||
| Advertising and Promotion | ||
| Advertising Campaigns | ||
| Introduction to Public Relations | ||
| Marketing Research | ||
or MKTG 413 | Marketing Research Alternative | |
| Marketing Analytics | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Visual Methods for Exploring Consumer Behavior | ||
| Business of Healthcare | ||
| Brand Management | ||
| Advanced Marketing Project | ||
| Marketing Strategy | ||
| Special Topics in Marketing | ||
| 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 | ||
| Elective Courses Total Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 39 | |
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 | Units | |
| 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 |
| MATH 130 or 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 | 6-9 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Semester I | Hours | |
| ETLW 302 | Business and Society | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| CC or electives | 9-12 | |
| Semester II | Hours | |
| DSCI 300 | Prescriptive Business Analytics | 3 |
| ETLW 311 | Business Law I | 3 |
| Major elective | 3 | |
| CC or electives | 6-9 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Semester I | Hours | |
| DSCI 303 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Major elective | 6 | |
| CC or electives | 6 | |
| Semester II | Hours | |
| MGMT 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Major elective | 6 | |
| CC or electives | 6 | |
Below is the current course catalog information. To view more information and an overview of the major visit the course section in the catalog.
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Lower-Division Courses | ||
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Required Upper-Division Courses | ||
| MGMT 300 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Any pre-approved upper-division business elective (not ACCT or ECON) | 6 | |
| Total Units | 18 | |
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