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Engineering Route to the Bachelor of Business Administration

The program of study for the engineering route to the Bachelor of Business Administration provides a sound foundation in mathematics, in science, and in business administration, qualifying the student for more advanced study in the management of technological, engineering, and scientific enterprises. In addition to specific required business and engineering courses, the program contains two block options. Students choose an engineering block option consisting of four courses and a business block option consisting of three courses. The block option program is designed to help students develop greater competence in particular aspects of engineering and business. Students are advised in the Department of Management.

All students must take the courses listed below, with a minimum of forty-eight semester hours in the Red McCombs School of Business. In addition, a block option may include courses that have prerequisite courses that are not part of the engineering route degree requirements. Students should plan their schedules carefully to ensure that the prerequisites of all block option courses are met. Prerequisites for all courses are given in this catalog. Other requirements of the College of Engineering must also be fulfilled.

The requirements of this program are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements, with the following exceptions:
   1. Instead of Mathematics 403K and 403L, students in this program must take Mathematics 408C and 408D.
   2. To fulfill the requirement of six semester hours in natural science, students in this program must take Physics 303K and 303L.
   3. Management 335 is required as the upper-division management core course.
2. The following business courses: Management 367 and 374.
3. The following nonbusiness courses: Chemistry 301, Mechanical Engineering 210, and Physics 103M and 103N.
4. Mathematics 427K or Philosophy 313K.
5. Twelve semester hours of coursework, at least six of which must be upper-division, chosen from one of the engineering block options below.
6. Nine semester hours of coursework, at least six of which must be upper-division, chosen from one of the business block options below.
7. Additional elective coursework if necessary to provide a total of at least 120 semester hours.

Engineering Block Options

Manufacturing Engineering

Mechanical Systems

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Business Block Options

Manufacturing Management

Accounting/Finance

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Finance

An adequate knowledge of the structure of our financial system and of the tools and techniques of finance is essential to sound business management. In the market economy, a variety of financial institutions are instrumental in the orderly processes of production, distribution, and consumption. This program offers students an opportunity to study the finance function in the business firm and the financial system.

Students majoring in finance may develop a concentration in real estate or in risk management. The real estate concentration is intended to prepare students for positions in real estate commercial brokerage and appraisal, mortgage banking, loan underwriting, real estate development and investment, and property management. Courses recommended for this concentration are Real Estate 358, 376G, and 378K. Students are also encouraged to take Legal Environment of Business 363 as an elective.

Students concentrating in risk management may pursue careers in risk management, health care management, employee benefits, pensions, and such areas of the insurance business as investments, branch and agency management, underwriting, financial management, loss control, claims adjustment, and pricing or actuarial science. Courses recommended for this concentration are Risk Management 357E, 369K, and 377.

The requirements of this program are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements.
2. Finance 377 (Topic 3: Security Analysis), 377 (Topic 4: Financial Analysis), or another approved course.
3. Finance 367 and 370.
4. Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in finance, real estate, or risk management. The following courses may not be counted toward this requirement: Finance 354, 357, 367, 370, 377 (Topic 3: Security Analysis), 377 (Topic 4: Financial Analysis).
5. Additional elective coursework if necessary to provide a total of at least 120 semester hours.

Honors Program

The Honors Program is designed to provide an intellectual challenge for serious and accomplished students and an opportunity for direct preparation for graduate work in business administration. The student may choose a general program of study or one of the major programs in business or both. Honors Program students take eleven business courses in special sections designed to cover material comparable to that in the Master of Business Administration and Master in Professional Accounting first-year courses. Honors courses are reserved for honors students. At least two and one-half years are required to complete the Honors Program sequence of courses. Additional information is available from the Undergraduate Dean's Office.

Admission

Students entering the University and the Red McCombs School of Business as freshmen may apply to the Honors Program by completing a separate application form available from the Undergraduate Dean's Office. The Honors Program Committee considers the student's SAT I or American College Testing Program score, high school class rank, preparatory courses, extracurricular activities, evidence of leadership ability, and other objective criteria.

Students may also seek admission to the Honors Program during the spring semester of their freshman year. To be considered for admission, the student must have completed in the freshman year at least twenty-four semester hours of college-level coursework, including Economics 304K and 304L and Mathematics 403K and 403L. He or she must also have fulfilled the foreign language requirement for the BBA degree. In addition to the criteria listed above for freshman applicants, the Honors Program Committee considers the student's University grade point average and the number, type, and rigor of the courses the student has taken at the University. No student will be admitted to the Honors Program who has received credit for more than one of the core courses listed below in a regular (nonhonors) section.

Application materials and information about deadlines are available from the Business Honors Program Office.

Continuance

A student who enters the Honors Program as a freshman must have a grade point average of at least 3.50 at the end of the first year to continue in the program. After the freshman year, each student, whether admitted as a freshman or as a sophomore, is dismissed from the program if his or her overall or business grade point average drops below 3.25. Exceptions are granted only by the Honors Program Committee.

Graduation

To graduate under the Honors Program, the student must earn a University grade point average of at least 3.25 and a grade point average of at least 3.25 in business courses.

Degree Requirements

Honors Program students may choose a general program of study, one of the major subject degree plans, or both. Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration with a general program of study are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements.
2. Completion of the following business core courses and other business courses in special Honors Program sections: Accounting 311H, 312H, Finance 354H, 357H, Legal Environment of Business 323H, Management 335H, 336H, Management Information Systems 324H, Management Science 371H, Marketing 337H, and Statistics 309H.
3. One of the following courses: Accounting 456, 362, Finance 370, International Business 378, Management 374, and Marketing 370.
4. Nine semester hours of upper-division business electives.
5. Additional elective coursework if necessary to provide a total of at least 120 semester hours.

International Business

Recognizing the role of the United States in world affairs and the importance of international operations to American business enterprise, this major offers a combination of basic business knowledge with an interdisciplinary study of international policies and practices. The curriculum is designed to help prepare students for positions in global business operations, government, or international agencies in the fields of economic development and international trade.

The requirements of this program are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements.
2. Twelve semester hours of coursework beyond the freshman level in a foreign language associated with the area studies specialization the student chooses to fulfill requirement 5 below. Six of the twelve required hours must be at the upper-division level.
3. International Business 350 and 378.
4. Six semester hours chosen from the following courses: Finance 376, International Business 372, Legal Environment of Business 370 (Topic 5: The Law and the Multinational Corporation), and Marketing 372 (Topic 4: International Marketing).
5. Nine semester hours of upper-division coursework in one of the following area studies fields: Latin American studies; Middle Eastern studies; Asian studies; Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies; or European studies.
6. All international business majors must study abroad for at least one semester or summer session at an institution approved by the Red McCombs School of Business. Credit earned abroad may be used to fulfill other degree requirements if appropriate.
7. Additional elective coursework if necessary to provide a total of at least 120 semester hours.

Management

The major objective of the management program is to train broadly competent administrators for service in a wide variety of organizations--public or private, product- or service-oriented, profit or not-for-profit. To accomplish this basic objective, the program offers the student the opportunity to acquire knowledge about the management of human and physical resources and to acquire skills useful in the management of any organization. In addition, the degree program in management introduces the student to the application of the acquired knowledge and skills to such areas as personnel management, industrial relations, production management, and small business.

The requirements of this program are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements.
2. The following courses: Management 335, 336, and 374.
3. Twelve semester hours chosen from the following courses: Management 325, 337, 364, 367, 368, Management Science 371, and Mechanical Engineering 366L.
4. Six semester hours of upper-division social science.
5. Additional elective coursework if necessary to provide a total of at least 120 semester hours.

Management Information Systems

There is a great demand for individuals with knowledge about both business and computer applications. Through a series of business core courses and business computer courses, the program in management information systems is intended to prepare a professional who can fully appreciate the complexity of information system design. The graduate is expected to have both the technical and the managerial knowledge to solve fundamental business problems in inventory control, production, forecasting, finance, cost accounting, and other areas. Courses are designed to provide a foundation in the integration of hardware, software, and business functional analysis for business systems.

Admission

Students interested in pursuing the management information systems major must submit an application by June 1 to be considered for admission for the following fall semester, or by December 1 to be considered for admission for the following spring semester. To be eligible for consideration, the student must have completed at least forty-five hours of college coursework, including Business Administration 101 and 102. Communication Studies 305 or 319, Economics 304K and 304L, Mathematics 403K and 403L, and Management Information Systems 304, 310, 324, and 325. (Because business courses are restricted to business students, transfer students are usually enrolled in the Red McCombs School of Business for one year to complete the required courses before being admitted to the management information systems major.) The student must also have completed the foreign language requirement for the BBA degree and must have removed any admission deficiencies. International students must have an acceptable TOEFL score. Admission to this major is competitive and is based on the applicant's University grade point average and on other relevant factors. Admission may be restricted by the availability of instructional resources.

The requirements of this program are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements.
2. The following courses: Management 374, Management Information Systems 304, 324, 325, 333K, 373 (Topic 2: Applied Data Communication Systems), and 374.
3. Additional elective coursework if necessary to provide a total of at least 120 semester hours.

Marketing

Marketers provide the link between businesses that have goods and services to sell and customers who want to purchase them. The marketing process involves a variety of activities, including research, strategic planning, product development, sales management, and marketing communications. Because the opportunities in the profession are diverse, the marketing degree program allows students to specialize in areas in which they have the strongest interest, while offering them a solid background in the concepts of marketing and business. A marketing degree can lead to a career in such areas as marketing management, marketing research, personal selling and sales management, retail merchandising and management, and promotional strategy and management.

The requirements of this program are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements. To fulfill the requirement of three semester hours in applied communications, marketing majors must take Communication Studies 305, 319, or 370L.
2. International Business 350 and Marketing 460 and 370.
3. Nine semester hours chosen from Marketing 338, 363, 370K, and 372.
4. Additional elective coursework if necessary to provide a total of at least 120 semester hours.

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Chapter 1 - The University
Chapter 2 - School of Architecture
Chapter 3 - Red McCombs School of Business
Chapter 4 - College of Communication
Chapter 5 - College of Education
Chapter 6 - College of Engineering
Chapter 7 - College of Fine Arts
Chapter 8 - College of Liberal Arts
Chapter 9 - College of Natural Sciences
Chapter 10 - School of Nursing
Chapter 11 - College of Pharmacy
Chapter 12 - School of Social Work
Chapter 13 - The Faculty
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