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 Information, Risk, and Operations Management.

All students must take the courses listed below, with a minimum of forty-eight semester hours in the 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. Students in this program must take Mathematics 408C and 408D or Mathematics 408K, 408L, and 408M.
   2. To fulfill requirement 5e of the BBA degree requirements, students in this program must take Physics 303K and 303L.
   3. Operations Management 335 is required as the upper-division management core course.
2. The following business courses: Operations Management 367 and Management 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. A three-semester-hour business elective.
8. Additional elective coursework, if necessary, to provide a total of at least 121 semester hours.

Engineering Block Options

Chemical Engineering

• Chemical Engineering 317, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis
• Chemical Engineering 322, Thermodynamics
• Chemical Engineering 348, Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering and Problem Solving
• Chemical Engineering 350, Chemical Engineering Materials
• Chemical Engineering 353, Transport Phenomena

Civil Engineering

• Architectural Engineering 320K, Introduction to Design I
• Architectural Engineering 320L, Introduction to Design II
• Architectural Engineering 323K, Project Management and Economics—required
• Architectural Engineering 335, Materials and Methods of Building Construction
• Architectural Engineering 346N, Building Environmental Systems
• Architectural Engineering 358, Cost Estimating in Building Construction
• Architectural Engineering 366, Contracts, Liability, and Ethics
• Civil Engineering 311K, Introduction to Computer Methods
• Civil Engineering 311S, Elementary Statistics for Civil Engineers
• Civil Engineering 314K, Properties and Behavior of Engineering Materials
• Civil Engineering 319F, Elementary Mechanics of Fluids
• Civil Engineering 321, Transportation Systems

Computer Engineering

• Computer Sciences 307, Foundations of Computer Science
• Computer Sciences 315, Algorithms and Data Structures
• Computer Sciences 328, Advanced Programming
• Computer Sciences 336, Analysis of Programs
• Electrical Engineering 306, Introduction to Computing
• Electrical Engineering 312, Introduction to Programming, or Computer Sciences 310, Computer Organization and Programming—required
• Electrical Engineering 313, Linear Systems and Signals
• Electrical Engineering 316, Digital Logic Design
• Electrical Engineering 319K, Introduction to Microcontrollers
• Electrical Engineering 360C, Algorithms
• Electrical Engineering 360F, Software Engineering Processes
• Electrical Engineering 360N, Computer Architecture

Electrical Engineering

• Electrical Engineering 306, Introduction to Computing
• Electrical Engineering 312, Introduction to Programming
• Electrical Engineering 313, Linear Systems and Signals
• Electrical Engineering 316, Digital Logic Design
• Electrical Engineering 331, Electrical Circuits, Electronics, and Machinery—required
• Electrical Engineering 438, Electronic Circuits I

Mechanical Systems

• Engineering Mechanics 306, Statics
• Mechanical Engineering 311, Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering 320, Applied Thermodynamics
• Mechanical Engineering 324, Dynamics
• Mechanical Engineering 326, Thermodynamics
• Mechanical Engineering 330, Fluid Mechanics
• Mechanical Engineering 336, Materials Processing
• Mechanical Engineering 338, Machine Elements
• Mechanical Engineering 365L, Industrial Design for Production
• Mechanical Engineering 368J, Computer-Aided Design
• Mechanical Engineering 373K, Basic Industrial Engineering

Operations Engineering

• Architectural Engineering 323K, Project Management and Economics
• Mechanical Engineering 205, Introduction to Computers and Programming, and 218, Engineering Computational Methods
• Mechanical Engineering 311, Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering 324, Dynamics
• Mechanical Engineering 366L, Operations Research Models
• Mechanical Engineering 367S, Simulation Modeling
• Mechanical Engineering 373K, Basic Industrial Engineering

Business Block Options

Accounting/Finance

• Accounting 326, Financial Accounting—Intermediate
• Accounting 327, Financial Statement Analysis
• Accounting 329, Managerial Accounting and Control
• Accounting 362, Auditing and Control
• Accounting 364, Fundamentals of Taxation
• Finance 367, Investment Management
• Finance 370, Integrative Finance
• Finance 371M, Money and Capital Markets
• Finance 374C, Financial Planning and Policy for Large Corporations
• Finance 374S, Entrepreneurial Finance
• Finance 376, International Finance
• Finance 377, Advanced Investment Analysis

Management Information Systems

• Management Information Systems 304, Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming
• Management Information Systems 325, Introduction to Data Management
• Management Information Systems 333K, Computer System Utilization in Business
• Management Information Systems 373, Topics in Management Information Systems
• Management Information Systems 374, Business System Development

Marketing

• International Business 350, International Trade
• Marketing 338, Promotional Policies
• Marketing 460, Information and Analysis
• Marketing 363, Professional Selling and Sales Management
• Marketing 370, Marketing Policies
• Marketing 370K, Retail Merchandising
• Marketing 372, Marketing Seminar

Supply Chain Management

• Operations Management 368, Logistics and Inventory Management—required
• Operations Management 337, Topic 1: Total Quality Management
• Operations Management 337, Topic 2: Supply Chain Modeling and Optimization
• Operations Management 337, Topic 3: Procurement and Supplier Management
• Operations Management 337, Topic 4: Information Systems for Operations

Finance

Finance is the study of resource allocation—the process, markets, institutions, and instruments that provide for the transfer of money and wealth. The finance degree program offers students an opportunity to study the finance function in the business firm, the financial services firm, and the financial system.

The finance major presents students with the theoretical framework and analytical tools and techniques to handle a variety of finance and business functions. Students may choose one of five tracks: corporate finance and investment banking, energy finance, investment management, financial markets/banking, or real estate; students who do not wish to specialize may choose the general finance program.

Corporate finance and investment banking courses are designed to prepare students for careers as associates of corporate treasury departments, as corporate financial analysts, and as management consultants. Energy finance courses are designed to prepare students for positions in project financing, valuation, and risk management in the energy sector. Investment management courses are designed to give students a background suitable for starting positions as financial analysts with investment funds, investment banks, and other financial institutions. Financial markets/banking courses are designed to prepare students for a variety of financial institution–related careers, such as lending officer and financial analyst. Real estate courses are designed to give students a broad background in valuing and managing real estate; the track 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.

Finance majors may specialize further by completing the Financial Analyst Program (FAP). This one and one-half year program allows competitively selected outstanding business students to work closely with finance faculty members and industry professionals to develop their skills and experience as analysts. The program may be combined with any of the finance options. Information about the FAP is available in the Department of Finance and at the program's Web site.

The requirements of this program are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements.
2. Finance 367 and 370.
3. One of the following:
   1. Corporate Finance and Investment Banking
      1. Accounting 326 and Finance 374C.
      2. One of the following courses: Accounting 327, 329, 362, or 364.
      3. Two of the following courses: Finance 366P, 371M, 372, 373, 376, 377 (Topic 1: Portfolio Analysis and Management), either 377 (Topic 2: Financial Risk Management) or 377 (Topic 5: Energy Financial Risk Management), and either 377 (Topic 3: Security Analysis) or 377 (Topic 4: Financial Analysis). [6]
   2. Energy Finance
      1. Accounting 326, Finance 374C, and Finance 377 (Topic 5: Energy Financial Risk Management).
      2. Two of the following courses: Finance 366P, 371M, 372, 373, 374S, 375F, 376, 377 (Topic 1: Portfolio Analysis and Management), and either 377 (Topic 3: Security Analysis) or 377 (Topic 4: Financial Analysis). [6]
   3. Investment Management
      1. Accounting 326 and Finance 377 (Topic 1: Portfolio Analysis and Management).
      2. Three of the following courses: Finance 366P, 371M, 372, 373, 374C, 374S, 375F, 376, either 377 (Topic 2: Financial Risk Management) or 377 (Topic 5: Energy Financial Risk Management), and either 377 (Topic 3: Security Analysis) or 377 (Topic 4: Financial Analysis). [6]
   4. Financial Markets/Banking
      1. Accounting 326, and Finance 354 or 371M.
      2. Three of the following courses: Finance 354 or 371M (whichever is not used to fulfill requirement 1), 366P, 372, 373, 374C, 374S, 375F, 376, 377 (Topic 1: Portfolio Analysis and Management), either 377 (Topic 2: Financial Risk Management) or 377 (Topic 5: Energy Financial Risk Management), and either 377 (Topic 3: Security Analysis) or 377 (Topic 4: Financial Analysis). [6]
   5. General Finance
      1. Fifteen semester hours of upper-division coursework in finance, real estate, or risk management. The following courses may not be used to fulfill this requirement: Finance 353, 357, 367, and 370. Finance 377 (Topic 2: Financial Risk Management) and 377 (Topic 5: Energy Financial Risk Management) may not both be used. Finance 377 (Topic 3: Security Analysis) and 377 (Topic 4: Financial Analysis) may not both be used; topic 3 is open only to students in the Financial Analyst Program.
      2. Only one independent study course may be counted toward the general finance option.
   6. Real Estate
      1. Finance 354 or 371M.
      2. Finance 377 (Topic 3: Security Analysis) or 377 (Topic 4: Financial Analysis). [6]
      3. Six semester hours of coursework in real estate.
      4. A three-semester-hour finance elective.
      5. Only one independent study course may be counted toward the real estate option.
4. Additional elective coursework, if necessary, to provide a total of at least 120 semester hours.

Business Honors Program

The Business Honors Program is designed to provide an intellectual challenge for students who have distinguished themselves academically and in leadership roles outside the classroom. The student may choose a general program of study or one of the major programs in business or both. Business Honors Program students take twelve business courses in special sections open only to them. At least two and one-half years are required to complete the Business Honors Program sequence of courses. Additional information is available from the Business Honors Program Office.

Admission

Admission to the Business Honors Program is limited to a small number of exceptional students who are chosen on a competitive basis. Admission decisions are made by the Business Honors Program Committee. Most students enter the program as freshmen, but some are admitted as sophomores.

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

Students may also seek admission to the Business Honors Program during the spring semester of their freshman year. To be considered for admission, the student must have completed in the fall and spring semesters of the freshman year at least twenty-four semester hours of college-level coursework; coursework must include Economics 304K and 304L, Mathematics 408K or 408C, and Mathematics 408L or 408D. The student must also have fulfilled the foreign language requirement for the BBA degree. In addition to the criteria listed above for freshman applicants, the Business Honors Program Committee considers the student's grade point average in courses taken in residence at the University and the number, type, and rigor of the courses the student has taken at the University. No student will be admitted to the Business 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 at the program's Web site.

Continuance

A student who enters the Business Honors Program as a freshman must have a grade point average of at least 3.50 on the courses taken in residence during the fall and spring semesters of the first year to continue in the program. The student must complete at least twelve semester hours in residence on the letter-grade basis during each of those two semesters. 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 Business Honors Program Committee.

Graduation

To graduate under the Business 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

Business 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, Business Administration 324H, 151H, Finance 357H, Legal Environment of Business 323H, Management 336H, 374H, Operations Management 335H, Marketing 337H, Statistics 309H, and 371H.
3. Nine semester hours of upper-division business electives.
4. Additional elective coursework, if necessary, to provide a total of at least 121 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 6 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, and Marketing 372 (Topic 4: Global Marketing).
5. Six semester hours of business electives.
6. Nine semester hours of upper-division coursework focused on a specific geographic region. These courses must be approved by the international business faculty adviser. Examples of acceptable fields of study are Latin American studies; Middle Eastern studies; Asian studies; and Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies.
7. All international business majors must study abroad for at least one semester or summer session. Students should study in a country or region associated with their foreign language and area studies specialization. Ideally, the study abroad experience should be in an immersion program that includes courses taken with local students.
         The international business faculty adviser must approve all study abroad programs in advance. Any McCombs School of Business Program is acceptable if it takes place in a country in which English is not the dominant language. (The CIBER Summer Study Abroad programs will not fulfill this requirement.) In addition, most affiliated study abroad programs available through the University's Center for Global Educational Opportunities are acceptable, depending on the course of study.
         Students must complete the equivalent of at least six semester hours during their study abroad period. Credit earned abroad may be used to fulfill other degree requirements if appropriate.
8. Additional elective coursework, if necessary, to provide a total of at least 120 semester hours.

Management

The Department of Management offers courses in such areas as consulting, change management, human capital management, and entrepreneurship. Students may either choose from the available courses to customize a major in general management or follow the focused curriculum in consulting and change management.

The major objective of the general management track 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.

The consulting and change management track is designed to prepare students to become leaders in consulting firms, firms that require consulting advice, and firms implementing important changes. From time to time, every organization experiences the need to renew its ability to compete; many firms use external advisers to assist in the renewal process. The consulting process often involves extensive analysis of the firm's competitive position, capabilities, organizational processes, and culture. Once a new direction is developed, the process of implementing the changes must be managed. Examples of such changes are introduction of new competitive thrusts, revision of organizational structures, incorporation of new technologies, and expansion into new geographic markets.

The requirements of the general management track are

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

The requirements of the consulting and change management track are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements.
2. The following courses: Management 328, 336, 374, and Operations Management 335.
3. Nine semester hours chosen from the following courses: Accounting 329, Operations Management 337 (Topic 1: Total Quality Management), Management 325, and topics of Management 337. The following topics of Management 337 are recommended: Business Process Improvement, Groups and Teams, International Strategic Management, Leadership, Negotiation, and Project Management.
4. Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in 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, networking, and business functional analysis for business systems.

The requirements of this program are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements.
2. The following courses: Management Information Systems 304, 325, 333K, 365, 374, and 375.
3. Three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in management information systems.
4. 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 sales management, retail merchandising and management, marketing management, marketing research, and promotional strategy and management.

The requirements of this program are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements.
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 121 semester hours.

Supply Chain Management [7]

The supply chain management major is designed to prepare students to become leaders in supply chain management, a total systems approach taken by companies, suppliers, and partners to deliver manufactured products and services to the end customer. Information technology is used to integrate all elements of the supply chain from sourcing parts to coordination of retailers; this integration gives the enterprise a competitive advantage that is not available in traditional logistics systems. Entry-level positions in supply chain management include buyer, materials manager, risk management analyst, logistics planner, and staff consultant. Students are advised in the Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management.

The requirements of this program are

1. The Bachelor of Business Administration degree requirements.
2. Management 336 and 374.
3. Operations Management 335, 367, and 368.
4. Six semester hours chosen from the following courses: Operations Management 337 (Topic 1: Total Quality Management), 337 (Topic 2: Supply Chain Modeling and Optimization), 337 (Topic 3: Procurement and Supplier Management), 337 (Topic 4: Information Systems for Operations).
5. Additional elective coursework, if necessary, to provide a total of at least 120 semester hours.