Management (B.S.B.A.)
Department of Management, College of Business
Effective Fall 2010
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
The four year (120 credit hours) bachelor's degree consists of 60 semester hours of general education requirements and free non-business electives, 24 hours of Business Core, 24 hours of specialized Management requirements, and 12 hours of Elective Courses in Business. Students are allowed 4 hours of free electives while meeting communication, natural, social sciences, humanities, physical education, values and ethics, and cultural diversity requirements of General Education and 3 credit hours of Business Statistics requirement.
While some flexibility exists in the selection of courses, the management program requires students to complete the following courses as part of general education requirements.
20.101 English Composition I, 90.333 Business Communications & Report Writing
or 20.205 Honors Composition
25.103 Public Speaking
40.121 Principles of Economics I
40.122 Principles of Economics II
40.256 Business and Economic Statistics
53.118 Applied Matrix Algebra
Choose one of the following two courses:
40.156 Business and Economics Mathematics
53.123 Essentials of Calculus
Business Core:
91.220 Financial Accounting
91.223 Managerial Accounting
92.150 Introduction to Information Technology or 94.175 Intro to BIS
93.244 Principles of Management
93.481 Business Policies
96.313 Introduction to Corporate Finance
97.310 Marketing: Principles and Practices
98.331 Law and Legal Environment
Specialized Management Requirements (subject to change due to continuous improvement of curriculum. Check with department chair)
93.345 Human Resource Management
93.443 Managerial Decision Making
93.445 Managerial Communications
93.448 Supply Chain Operations
93.449 Organizational Behavior
93.456 International Management
93.457 Business and Society
Plus one management elective at 300/400 level
Elective Courses in Business
Select four 300 or 400 level courses in business to complete the balance of 60 semester hours. Courses must be selected from the designated list of electives (available upon request). Students must consult with their advisors when selecting and scheduling elective courses.
Human Resources Concentration
Students with a Human Resources Management Concentration are required to take the following courses:
93.345 Human Resource Management
93.432 Internship in Management (must choose an HR field/department)
93.463 Employee Staffing (normally offered in fall semester)
93.464 Compensation Management (normally offered in fall semester)
98.460 Employment Discrimination and Affirmative Action
Choose one of the following two courses:
93.346 Labor and Industrial Relations
94.405 Training and Development in Office Systems
Supply Chain Management Concentration
An interdisciplinary career concentration in Supply Chain Management consisting of courses in Management, Business Information System, Marketing, and integrating enterprise resource planning (ERP) software throughout.
93.351 Managerial ERP
93.448 Supply Chain Operations
93.451 Supply Chain Seminar
94.321 Principles of Business Information Systems
94.322 End User Project Management
97.350 Retail Management Concepts