The General Business program is for students who may desire an "individualized" (i.e. less prescriptive) business major. For instance, a student interested in working for a market research firm may want to combine courses from both management information systems (MIS) and marketing.
Under the program, the major in General Business is comprised of twenty-four semester hours of upper-division business core course work (required of all candidates for the degree of B.S. in Business Administration) and thirty semester hours of upper division business and economics electives. The thirty semester hours of course work must be approved by the academic advisor and should not exceed more than nine semester hours in one academic discipline (e.g. MTKG).
Students interested in pursuing the General Business major should contact an academic advisor in the Office of Undergraduate Programs and Advising, 3rd Floor, Business and Economics Building to prepare a matriculation plan that satisfies the requirements for the degree and academic major and that compliments their professional career interests.
General Business
The objective of providing a foundational education in general business at the undergraduate level cannot be realized without appropriate curricula content, effective teaching, and ultimately, learning. Within the undergraduate general business major, we subscribe to the following learning goals for each of our undergraduate students
- Graduates will be able to think critically and solve problems in business settings.
- Graduates will be able to deal with the dynamics of individuals and teams within organizations and to motivate, lead, and inspire employees toward achieving organizational goals.
- Graduates will be able to use computer and information technology in solving problems and perform functions commonly seen in managing businesses and other organizations.
- Graduates will recognize the opportunities and challenges associated with the global marketplace.
- Graduates will have an appreciation of the ethical, legal, and regulatory issues impacting the decision-making process.
- Graduates will be able to communicate recommendations to management and other constituencies, orally and in writing.
