2017-2018 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations Management

Requirements for the B.B.A.

This major is designed to prepare a student in the technical and strategic aspects of producing goods and services. Operations management involves the application of managerial, quantitative, and computer skills to areas of lean, six-sigma, ERP, inventory management, forecasting and scheduling, with the goal of giving students the tools to effectively manage service and manufacturing operations. SAP, the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, and other software packages, are integrated into the majority of the operations management courses.

Requirements for the B.B.A.

Core Courses

All business core courses acquaint you with various fields in business and help you learn to communicate, to interact, and to assume responsible positions in your chosen field.

For a major in business administration, you must complete the following courses.

ACC 212 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ACC 213 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
BUS 201 - Legal Environment for Business Credits: 3
BOTH
ECO 210 - Introductory Macroeconomics Credits: 3 AND
ECO 211 - Introductory Microeconomics Credits: 3
OR ECO 200 - Business Economics (3 credits) Credits: 3
Upper-division economics course (not ECO 490) Credits: 3
FIN 320 - Managerial Finance Credits: 3
MGT 268 - Business Processes and Management Information Systems Credits: 3
MGT 331 - Concepts of Management Credits: 3
MGT 366 - Operations Management Credits: 3
MGT 495 - Administrative Policy Credits: 3
MKT 350 - Marketing Management Credits: 3

Students are required to select one class from the following list. This course may count toward the major or minor if applicable.

ACC 333 - Corporate Governance and Accounting Ethics Credits: 3
ECO 440 - Public Economics and Ethics Credits: 3
FIN 330 - Ethics in Finance Credits: 3
MGT 340 - Ethics and Business, Social Justice and Sustainability Credits: 3
MGT 438 - Business Ethics Credits: 3
MKT 375 - Marketing Ethics Credits: 3

Required Business Electives

Three upper-division Seidman courses are not applied to the major or minor (nine credits total). However, these courses can be applied toward a second business major.

Electives

Students may elect nonbusiness or business courses to fulfill their elective course requirements. Students may apply up to six hours of internship and independent research credit, in any combination, toward their degree requirements. Business majors may not take any of the major courses, except the internship, on a credit/no credit basis.