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Business Administration
Traditional Day

Dr. Sujata Verma , Program Director, (650) 508-3675, sverma@ndnu.edu

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The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program for traditional day students provides students with a strong foundation in the business environment
as they prepare for careers in business as well as advanced study. The major in business administration offers a rich curriculum grounded in ethical values built on a foundation of knowledge of business and management sciences and application of learning internships. Students are advised throughout their time here by faculty mentors in the selection of classes, student clubs, and internship opportunities in order to explore different career paths. The School of Business and Management approaches education as a team effort with our faculty and staff working with students to prepare them to excel in their chosen professional business and management occupations after graduation. Specialized concentrations are offered in: Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Small Business.

Undergraduate Business Administration programs have an articulation agreement with graduate programs in the School of Business and Management. Qualified students are able to apply in advance of the last semester of undergraduate work to enroll in up to six units of selected graduate courses that fulfill undergraduate major requirements while also counting towards the master's degree.

Bachelor of Science: Business Administration

The undergraduate degree program requires 124 semester units of course credit (core major, electives, general education); with the day business program consisting of 60 units of Core Major courses comprised of lower division, upper division, and BUS electives of a student's first concentration.

 
Core Major   Units
BUS1000 American Business: Foundations and Practice 3
BUS1008 Building Business Values 3
BUS1100 Macroeconomics 3
BUS1108 Microeconomics 3
BUS1216 Accounting Procedures 3
BUS1224 Financial Accounting 3
BUS1232 Managerial Accounting 3
MTH1214 College Algebra 3
MTH2502 Statistics 3
BUS2000 Management Principles and Organizational Behavior 3
BUS2008 Legal Environment of Business 3
BUS2216 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets 3
BUS2224 Financial Management I 3
BUS2300 Marketing Principles 3
BUS2980 Business Policy (Capstone) 3
BUS2990 Internship 3
BUS---- Concentration (Upper-division electives in the major) 12
    60
Core Curriculum + Electives Units
64
Total Unit Requirement 124

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
Students will select one specialized area of courses as their concentration. Additional concentrations can be obtained by completing twelve (12) discrete upper-division units of upper-division electives from courses in the major. Concentration(s) available for selection are:

Economics
BUS2100 Managerial Economics
BUS2108 Comparative Capitalist Systems
BUS2116 Economic Development Of Less Developed
                Countries
BUS2124 International Economics
BUS2240 Money, Markets, & Financial Inst
BUS2248 International Finance
Management
BUS2012 Business Leadership
BUS2016 Change & Conflict Management
BUS2024 Comparative International Management
BUS2032 Managerial Planning/Decision-Making
BUS2040 Women In Management
BUS2048 Human Resource Management
BUS2336 Market Mapping Management
BUS2340 Entrepreneurial Mgmt/Mktg

Finance
BUS2202 Intermediate Accounting I
BUS2204 Intermediate Accounting II
BUS2232 Financial Management II
BUS2240 Money, Markets, & Financial Inst
BUS2244 Corporate Governance
BUS2248 International Finance
BUS2348 Finance & Marketing for a Developmental     
                Stage Venture
Marketing
BUS2304 Marketing Analysis & Research
BUS2316 Consumer Behavior
BUS2328 Service Marketing
BUS2332 International Marketing
BUS2336 Market Mapping Management
BUS2340 Entrepreneurial Mgmt/Mktg
BUS2364 Advertising
International Business
BUS2024 Comparative International Management
BUS2124 International Economics
BUS2116 Economic Development Of Less Developed
                Countries
BUS2248 International Finance
BUS2332 International Marketing
Small Business
BUS2012 Business Leadership
BUS2048 Human Resource Management
BUS2100 Managerial Economics
BUS2304 Marketing Analysis & Research
BUS2336 Market Mapping Management
BUS2340 Entrepreneurial Mgmt/Mktg
BUS2348 Finance & Marketing for a Developmental
                Stage Venture
General Concentration
Any 12 units of electives approved by the advisor.

MINOR: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Minors offer students in other Schools an opportunity to explore aspects of business and management sciences without the full commitment of completing the major. The minor in Business Administration comprises 15 units and is available to any undergraduate student in the university.

Minor Requirements (minimum 15 units required) Units
BUS1000 American Business: Foundations and Practices 3
BUS1100 Macroeconomics 3
BUS1216 Accounting Procedures 3
BUS2000 Management Principles and Organizational Behavior 3
BUS2300 Marketing Principles 3

MINOR: ACCOUNTING
Coursework in accounting is highly valued by business employers. Having a minor in accounting will allow the students to gain the additional accounting knowledge and have it reflected on their degree. Further, students who complete their undergraduate degree in Business Administration and this Accounting minor will have met the necessary academic requirements needed to take the professional Certified Public Accounting (CPA) examination.

Minor Requirements (minimum 15 units required) Units
BUS2202 Intermediate Accounting I 3
BUS2204 Intermediate Accounting II 3
BUS2210 Federal Income Taxation 3
BUS2212 Cost Accounting 3
BUS2214 Advanced Accounting 3

Undergraduate Lower Division Course Description
Undergraduate Upper Division Course Description