Business Administration Major

Business Administration is a solid preparation for a career in business or management and for careers in accounting, finance, marketing or production in public, private, profit or non-profit organizations and for graduate school. Students develop specialized skills and also improve their capacity to analyze, communicate effectively with associates, think independently and logically and to thrive in various work situations.
 
Major Academic Plan
 

Departmental Courses

 
Business Administration majors must take these courses in the Business Administration, Accounting and Economics Department:
 
ACC 153 – Accounting Laboratory
ACC 253 – Financial Accounting
ACC 254 – Managerial Accounting
BAE 308 – Human Resources Management
BAE 318 – Business Law I
BAE 354 – Managerial Finance
BAE 359 – Marketing
BAE 360 – Operations Management
BAE 401 – Strategic Management
BAE 407 – Organizational Behavior and Management
ECO 251 – Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 252 – Principles of Macroeconomics

Majors also must select one course from:
 
BAE 367 – Financial Markets and Institutions
BAE 444 – Investments
ECO 330 – Public Finance
ECO 352 – International Economics
ECO 358 – Labor Economics
ECO 364 – Economic Development
 

Allied Courses

 
In addition, Business Administration majors must take these courses in other departments:
 
COM 100 – Oral Communication I
CPS 100 – Introduction to Computers
ENG 101 – Expository Writing
Either MTH 115 – Quantitative Reasoning and MTH 210 – Elementary Statistics; or MTH 312 – Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
MTH 121 – Elementary Functions or MTH 222 – Calculus I
PHI 216 – Ethics
 

Special Notes

  • All students must complete the requirements outlined for their major(s) and/or minor(s) in the undergraduate Heidelberg Catalog. In addition, they must complete the General Education requirements for their selected degree (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science) as described in the catalog. Each degree requires students to take courses in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, cultures and mathematics. These courses are designed to provide a broad liberal arts background and skills specific to the particular degree program.
  • Students who have achieved academic credit for MTH 210 (without 115) are exempt from 115.
  • All 300 and 400 level courses required for the major must be taken at Heidelberg.
  • No grade of “D” will be waived in 100 or 200 level ACC, BAE or ECO courses being applied to any major or minor in the Business Administration, Accounting and Economics Department.
  • Students are encouraged to develop a second major or minor. A student may combine a wide variety of majors or minors to graduate with a dual major or minor specifically in accordance with his or her abilities and interests.