Apr 07, 2025

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Management, BSBA

Program Coordinators by Concentration:

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Concentration: Mike Harris (1200 Bate Building; 252-328-6836; harrismi@ecu.edu)
General Business Concentration: Mike Harris (1200 Bate Building; 252-328-6836; harrismi@ecu.edu)
International Business Concentration: Tope Bello (3107 Bate Building; 252-328-4856; bellot@ecu.edu)
Management Concentration: Lee Grubb (3419 Bate Building; 252-737-1103; grubbw@ecu.edu)

The BSBA in management offers students the opportunity to acquire knowledge in the management of human and physical resources and to acquire skills useful in the management of domestic and international organizations.

Minimum degree requirement is 120 s.h. of credit as follows:

l. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry general education credit see General Education Program.)

COMM 2020 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication or
COMM 2410 - Public Speaking
ECON 2113 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2133 - Principles of Macroeconomics
MATH 1066 - Applied Mathematics for Decision Making or higher approved general education math course
PHIL 1175 - Introduction to Ethics or
PHIL 2274 - Business Ethics or
PHIL 2275 - Professional Ethics

Choose 3 s.h. from:

II. Cognates - 3 s.h.

Note:

* Check with your advisor to see if one of these courses can be used to meet the general education elective requirement.

IV. Concentrations - 18-27 s.h.

(Choose one.)

A. Entrepreneurship and small business management concentration - 18 s.h.

Choose 9 s.h. from:

B. General business concentration - 18 s.h.

The concentration in general business offers students the opportunity to acquire a general overview of the skills necessary to manage human and physical resources. Although primarily designed for distance education students, students on campus may choose this concentration. Enrollment in this concentration will be limited by the resources available. Distance education students will receive priority in enrollment in distance education courses.

Choose 3 s.h. from:

C. International business concentration - 27 s.h.

Choose 18 s.h. from:

Note: The 3 s.h. business core international perspectives course requirement cannot be counted as part of this 18 s.h. requirement.

Choose 9 s.h. from one of the following world regions:

Note: These courses are chosen by the student. No more than two courses should be chosen from any one department.

Africa/Middle East:

Asia:

South America:

For non-North American students:

North America:

Additional requirements:

Competency in one foreign language as demonstrated by scoring Intermediate-High on the Listening and Reading sections and Intermediate-Mid on the Speaking and Writing sections of the ACTFL Test
Minimum of one semester abroad, enrolled in an approved academic program with a focal world region

D. Management concentration - 18 s.h.

Choose 12 s.h. from:

V. Leadership and professional development - 9 s.h.

BUSI 1200 - Strategy First
BUSI 2200 - Experiential Leadership: Teams in Action
BUSI 3200 - Professional Development and Ethical Leadership
BUSI 4200 - Leadership Capstone
Leadership and professional development portfolio must be completed prior to graduation.

Management, BSBA

l. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.

Choose 3 s.h. from:

II. Cognates - 3 s.h.

Note:

III. Business core - 36 s.h.

Choose one international perspectives course from:

IV. Concentrations - 18-27 s.h.

A. Entrepreneurship and small business management concentration - 18 s.h.

Choose 9 s.h. from:

B. General business concentration - 18 s.h.

Choose 3 s.h. from:

C. International business concentration - 27 s.h.

Choose 18 s.h. from:

Choose 9 s.h. from one of the following world regions:

Africa/Middle East:

Asia:

Europe:

South America:

For non-North American students:

Additional requirements:

D. Management concentration - 18 s.h.

Choose 12 s.h. from:

V. Leadership and professional development - 9 s.h.

VI. General electives to complete requirements for graduation.