Business Administration, B.S. ~ Degree Requirements
Total credits: 127
Credits in the major: 56
You officially begin the major by enrolling in the BUS 300 Major ProSeminar where you work with the instructor to create or revise your Individual Learning Plan. That ILP maps out how you will achieve each of the Major Learning Outcomes designated below by successfully completing the listed courses or alternative assessment options. You conclude the major by completing your Capstone, a publicly presented project that displays your cumulative learning in the major. [Learn more at CSUMB.EDU/capstone].
MLO 1 Leadership and management skills including ability to ~ contribute to organizational effectiveness ~ manage innovation and change ~ exercise leadership effectively and ethically ~ inspire, motivate, and empower others ~ use time and other personal assets productively
MLO 2 Marketing skills including ability to ~ analyze markets, environments and their associated trends, and competition ~ develop and use marketing information systems (customer/consumer research via traditional and Internet methods) ~ produce a marketing plan from a holistic perspective, i.e., a socially responsible view of all the organization's stakeholders
MLO 3 Finance skills including ability to ~ prepare and analyze financial statements and projections ~ analyze a proposed project or investment ~ identify and evaluate sources of financing ~ understand accounting and financial reporting from an ethical and strategic perspective
MLO 4 Information technology skills including ability to ~ identify and analyze an organization's information needs ~ design and implement database systems to meet needs ~ use information technology to support effective and ethical decision making ~ recognize and use technology trends to start or expand entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial ventures ~ use the Internet to disseminate information
MLO 5 Operations management skills including ability to ~ improve operational productivity of an enterprise ~ improve strategic decisions ~ consistently deliver quality products and services which satisfy customer needs
MLO 6 Entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship skills and attitudes including ability to ~ recognize and evaluate opportunities ~ envision and launch new initiatives ~ assess and continuously improve performance ~ understand strategic and stakeholder management
BUS 300 (2 credits, generally concurrent with BUS 304)
development of Individual Learning Plan
BUS 304 (4 credits, generally concurrent with BUS 300 )
BUS 305 (4 credits)
BUS 306 (4 credits)
BUS 307 (4 credits)
BUS 308 (4 credits)
BUS 309 (4 credits)
BUS 310 (4 credits)
BUS 499 (4 credits)
As an integral part of the core curriculum, majors also select 22 credits of electives and courses that satisfy Service Learning, Culture and Equity, and upper-division University Learning Requirements (ULRs).