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Business Administration Major

Business Administration Major

Description

The Business Administration Major prepares students to assume entry-level positions in an organization and offers a firm grounding in all of the functional areas of business. Students are able to specialize in management and pre-law. The program also prepares students for graduate business study.

What Can I Do With a Business Administration Major?

Admission to the Program

Must have 2.5 avg, C- min in any one course to declare major.

Program Requirements

Entrance requirements for the Major: (21 credits)

  • CIS106 End User Computing
  • ACC281 Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • ACC282 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
  • ECN201 Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECN202 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECN204 Introduction to Statistics

ONE of the following:

  • MTH201 Calculus
  • MTH221 Business Calculus

Corequisite Courses (7 credits)
REQUIRES C- or better for each:

  • ENG302 Business Writing
  • ECN304 Intermediate Statistics
  • BUS389 Business Careers Seminar

Buisness Core Courses (21 credits)
REQUIRES C- or better for each:

  • BUS325 Principles of Finance
  • BUS335 Principles of Marketing
  • BUS345 International Business Environment
  • BUS366 Organizational Behavior
  • BUS375 Business Law I
  • BUS378 Business, Government, and Society
  • BUS475 Strategic Management

Management Specialty Area Courses (16 credits)
REQUIRES C- or better for each:

  • BUS260 Professional Skills and Acumen
  • BUS317 Management Information Systems
  • BUS461 Production Operations and Management
  • BUS465 Human Resources Management

Note: Students must complete two additional courses from a prescribed list. Students are encouraged to work closely with their faculty advisor in selecting these two remaining specialty courses.

Total Number of Credits 65

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Knowledge of business: Students are knowledgeable of the general business environment.
    1. Define business-related vocabulary;
    2. Apply important business concepts, skills, and theories;
    3. Identify the societal, ethical, legal, political, and diversity issues that impact business.
    4. Analyze international business issues.
  2. Information literacy: Students are literate in business information and tools.
    1. Apply appropriate tools to support business analysis.
    2. Use business-related software effectively.
    3. Use appropriate sources of data and information, including library and on-line sources.
  3. Analytical and critical thinking ability: Students are capable of critically analyzing business data and conditions.
    1. Analyze business data and conditions.
    2. Utilize/ employ critical thinking skills.
  4. Communication skills: Students are effective communicators.
    1. Communicate effectively in oral format.
    2. Communicate effectively in written format.

* Note: To satisfy degree requirements for the B.S. in Business Administration, students must: (1) earn a cumulative GPA of 2.5, with no grade lower than C-, in entrance requirements for the major, to guarantee admission to the program; others may be admitted at the discretion of the Department of Business Administration and Economics on a space-available basis. (2) Earn a grade of at least C- in all entrance requirements for the major, corequisites, business core and specialty courses. (3) Earn an overall GPA of 2.0 in all courses used to satisfy the entrance requirements, corequisites, business core and specialty courses.

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Course Descriptions

Department of Business Administration

Department Chair: Steven Breslawski
Location: Hartwell 119
Visit Website
Email: mderleth@brockport.edu
Phone: (585) 395-2623
Fax: (585) 395-2542

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Faculty & Staff

    


Luke  Bernier MBA
 (Rochester Institute Of Technology)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Steven T Breslawski Ph.D
 (SUNY College At Buffalo)  
Associate Professor and Chair
Mustafa  Canbolat Ph.D
 (McMaster University)  
Assistant Professor
Corey  Casher MS
 (Nazareth College Of Rochester)  
Adjunct Lecturer
John T Gardner Ph.D
 (Ohio State University-Main Campus)  
Professor
Baban  Hasnat Ph.D
 (The University Of Tennessee)  
Professor
Lerong  He 
Associate Professor
Amanda  Jackson-Jacobs MBA
 (Rochester Institute Of Technology)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Kelly  Kaye MS
 (Roberts Wesleyan College)  
Adjunct Lecturer
John  Keiser Ph.D
 (University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign)  
Associate Professor
John  McGowan MS
 (SUNY College At Brockport)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Laura L Mendez-Fisher MS
 (Roberts Wesleyan College)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Athanasios P Mihalakas JD
 (University College London)  
Assistant Professor
Richard A Petitte MS
 (Rochester Institute Of Technology)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Katie  Scott MS
 (Nazareth College Of Rochester)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Joon Yong  Seo Ph.D
 (University Of Utah)  
Assistant Professor
Jacqueline G Slifkin JD
 (University Of Pittsburgh-Main Campus)  
Lecturer
Richard  Strusienski MS
 (SUNY At Buffalo)  
Lecturer
Anne  VanGraafeiland JD
 (Boston College)  
Lecturer
Melissa L Waite Ph.D
 (SUNY At Buffalo)  
Associate Professor
Jerald L Weaver Ph.D
 (Florida State University)  
Associate Professor and Associate Chair
Michael  Ziolkowski Ph.D
 (SUNY At Buffalo)  
Assistant Professor