The Bachelor of Arts in Business Curriculum
Preparation for the Business Major (6 courses = 18-19 units)
Business 150 - Financial Accounting I (2-3)
Business 200 - Financial Accounting II (3)
Business 201 - Managerial Accounting (3)
Economics 220 - Microeconomics (3)
Economics 221 - Macroeconomics (3) or Economics 221H – Macroeconomics
Honors (3) ****
Mathematics 105 - College Algebra (4) or Math 110 - Pre-Calculus (4) or
Mathematics 115 - Finite Math (4) or Math 270 - Statistics (4)
Mathematics 115 - Finite Math (4) or Math 270 - Statistics (4)
Business Core Courses (10 courses = 30 units)
Students may enroll in Business Core courses as soon as individual course pre-requisites have been met.
Economics 135 Perspectives on Global Development (3)
Business 240 Business Ethics (3)
Business 260 Business Law (3)
Business 300 Organizational Management (3)
Business 301 Management for Sustainability (3)
Business 350 Marketing (3)
Business 360 Business Information Systems (3)
Business 380 Principles of Finance (3)
Business 497- 498 Capstone and Portfolio (2 semesters, 3 units each)
Advising Notes:
Recommended for graduate-school-bound Business students:
Mathematics 130-131 Calculus I & II (8) or Mathematics 120 Business Calculus (4)
Courses taken for the Business degree may also be used to satisfy general education distribution requirements (for example, Eco 221 counts as both Prep for major and Social/behavioral science; Math meets Business and GE Math requirement; Eco/Hist 135 satisfies a Business core degree requirement, History general education, and cross-disciplinary requirement)
Choice of one or more Concentrations (9-10 units, see list of options)Completion of one Business Concentration is required for the BA in Business.
Business students are encouraged to choose more than one concentration and add business electives to their program. Two or more concentrations will be offered each year in multi-year rotation.
A Choice of Concentrations
Business Communication (choose 3 courses = 9 units)
Business 325 - Organizational Behavior (3)
Business 330 - Communication and Leadership (3)
Business 331 - The Art of Negotiation (3)
Business 332 - Multicultural Communication (3)
The Business Communication concentration develops an understanding of the communication needs within organizations and with diverse constituencies, with a focus on practice, feedback, leadership, and respect for cultural context.
Entrepreneurship (choose 3 = 9 units)
Business 215 - Retail Merchandising (3)
Business 270 - Small Business Management (3)
Business 315 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3)
Business 316 - Case Studies in Entrepreneurship (3)
Business 415 - Entrepreneurship for Social Change (3)
The Entrepreneurship concentration allows students to learn through a case-study approach in a seminar setting, with guest speakers from both successful and struggling organizations. Students have the opportunity to critique one another’s business plans, laying the foundation for the development of their own capstone project.
The Global Economy (choose 3 = 9 units)
Economics 300 - Business, Government, and Society (3)
Economics 301 - Comparative Economic Systems and Institutions (3)
Economics 302 - California in the Global Economy (3)
Economics 302 - California in the Global Economy (3)
Economics 400 - People, Profit, Planet (3)
The Global Economy concentration develops an understanding of the global and institutional context in which organizations operate, with an examination of social and economic institutions, the business enterprise as locus of innovation and agent of change, the role of government, and the identification of regional strengths and challenges.
Management Science (3 courses = 10 units)
Bus 370 + Bus 371 + Math 270 or Bus 460
Bus 460 - Project Management (4)
Bus 460 - Project Management (4)
Management Science students develop mathematical modeling skills for problem-solving with business applications in finance, marketing, and management, including extensive analysis using commercial software, with a focus on case-studies and team projects.
