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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 | Business 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 BUS2340 Entrepreneurial Mgmt/Mktg |
Finance 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 |
Undergraduate Lower Division Course Description
Undergraduate Upper Division Course Description

