Major Requirements

Credits Required: 

Total credits: 120 - 127, depending upon concentration
Minimum credits at CSUMB: 30
Total credits required for the major: 73
Upper-division credits in the major: 56

You officially begin the major when you declare Business Administration as your major to your academic advisor. We encourage you to declare as soon as you decide - even as early as freshman year because many upper-division courses have lower-division prerequisites.

You must declare prior to enrolling in  BUS 300S: Bus Ethics in Action, where you create or revise your Individual Learning Plan (ILP). That ILP maps out how you will achieve each of the Major Learning Outcomes (MLOs) designated below by successfully completing the listed courses. Business Majors must take BUS 304: Reading, Writing & CT/Bus II which also satisfies GWAR. You conclude the major by completing one semester of Capstone coursework with BUS 499: Strat. Mgmt. (Sr. Cap.) and BUS 499L: Sr Capstone Lab.

CONCENTRATIONS:

Choosing a concentration is NOT required. Many students choose to have no concentration so that they can choose their courses from the entire range of electives we offer rather than being held to a short list.  Your concentration is not listed on your diploma, only on your transcript. Business Administration majors with no chosen concentration must take a minimum of 16 units of upper division business electives in addition to the major core courses.

Lower Division Major Requirements

Students must complete the following prerequisite classes, in some cases, prior to starting the major's core coursework.

Required Courses

  • AND
  • MATH 116: Finite Mathematics II (4 units)
  • OR
  • STAT 100: Introduction to Statistics (4 units)
  • AND
  • BUS 201: Macro Economics (3 units) *
  • OR
  • BUS 201S: Macro Econ & Comm (6 units) *
  • AND
  • BUS 202: Micro Economics (3 units) *
  • OR
  • BUS 202S: Micro Economics (Comm Partic) (5 units) *
  • AND
  • BUS 203: Financial Accounting (3 units)
  • BUS 205: Managerial Accounting (3 units)
  • BUS 206: Business Law (3 units)
  • BUS 299: Decision Making w/ Excel (1 to 4 units)
  • Note: * See a Business Administration advisor about which are the appropriate Micro Economics and Macro Economics courses to take.

MLO 1 Leadership and Management

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.

Required Course

  • BUS 305: Principles of Management (4 units)

MLO 2 Marketing

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.

Required Course

  • BUS 306: Fundamentals of Marketing (4 units)

MLO 3 Finance

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.

Required Course

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.

Required Course

  • BUS 308: Computer Information Systems (4 units)

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.

Required Courses

  • BUS 309: Principles of Operations Mgmt (4 units)
  • OR
  • BUS 312: Principles of Hosp Oper Mgmt (4 units)

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.

Required Course

  • BUS 310: Entrepreneurship (4 units)

Concentrations

Accounting

This area of accounting is designed to prepare students to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination and to pursue a career in accounting.

In addition to the standard upper-division required core courses, required of all BUS majors, students pursuing an accounting concentration are required to take the below-mentioned courses.

Summary of Accounting concentration:

BUS required core courses: 32 units

Five accounting electives: 20 units

Total upper division major units: 52 units

*If you want two concentrations you must meet the requirements for each of the concentrations. This would mean a minimum of 8 concentration courses (32 units).

** Accounting students are encouraged to work in accounting firms, banks or accounting departments within firms as they complete their final year.

Required Courses

  • BUS 383: Intermediate Accounting I (4 units)
  • BUS 384: Intermediate Accounting II (4 units)
  • BUS 385: Income Tax I (4 units)
  • BUS 484: Advanced Accounting I (4 units)
  • BUS 482: Audit I (Financial Auditing) (4 units)

Agribusiness

The Agribusiness concentration, designed in close collaboration with Hartnell College, is intended to provide managers for the agribusiness industry of this region. It prepares students for high-potential careers in management, marketing, accounting and finance, and other disciplines within the industry.

Lower division courses

The concentration is designed to accommodate students that have taken either business/management or agricultural science courses during freshman and sophomore years. In addition to the major’s lower-division core courses, all students are required to take a minimum of two lower-division agricultural science courses, both of which are offered at Hartnell: Soil Science (AG 90) and Plant Science (AG 92).   Students pursuing an agricultural sciences track may substitute Ag Business Economics (Hartnell’s AG 53 or equivalent) for BUS 201: Macro Economics and BUS 202: Micro Economics, Ag Accounting Principles (AG 55 or equivalent) for BUS 203: Financial Accounting and BUS 205: Managerial Accounting, and Ag Business Law or Ag Regulations and Safety (AG 91 or equivalent) for BUS 206: Business Law.        

Upper-division required core courses

As warranted by the number of students in the concentration, the School of Business may offer separate agribusiness sections of selected core courses, including BUS 300: Major ProSeminar, BUS 305: Principles of Management, BUS 306: Fundamentals of Marketing, and BUS 307: Finance.  Also, students pursuing this concentration are expected to undertake agribusiness-related projects in BUS 303S: Partic in Comm Econ Devel , BUS 309: Principles of Operations Mgmt, BUS 310: Entrepreneurship, and BUS 499: Strat. Mgmt. (Sr. Cap.).   

Summary of Agribusiness concentration:

BUS required core courses: 32 units

Four Agribusiness electives: 16 units

Total upper division major units: 48 units

*If you want two concentrations you must meet the requirements for each of the concentrations. This would mean a minimum of 8 concentration courses (32 units).

Required Courses

  • The following two electives are required of every student in the Agribusiness concentration:
  • BUS 435: Supply Chain Mgmt for Agribus (4 units)
  • BUS 434: Policy/Regulatory Env Agribus (4 units)
  • Students pursuing this concentration must take two of the following electives. He/she may substitute one elective with the prior written approval of the concentration adviser:
  • BUS 322: Integrated Mktg Com (4 units)
  • BUS 330: Human Resources Management (4 units)
  • BUS 421: Marketing Research (4 units)
  • BUS 454: Adv Agribusiness Cr & Fin (4 units)
  • BUS 425: Global Marketing (4 units)

Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship

Entrepreneurs develop new, better ways of meeting consumer needs. They do so through new ventures or through new business models within existing businesses.

The Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship concentration prepares students to envision, develop and manage a sustainable new enterprise. For entrepreneurs and corporate “intrapreneurs,” we focus on developing a climate that fosters innovation and continuous improvement.  Required skills cut across all business disciplines.

Summary of Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship concentration:

BUS required core courses: 32 units

Four concentration electives: 16 units

Total upper division major units: 48 units

*If you want two concentrations you must meet the requirements for each of the concentrations. This would mean a minimum of 8 concentration courses (32 units).

Required Courses

  • BUS 322: Integrated Mktg Com (4 units)
  • BUS 451: Venture Formation/Finance (4 units)
  • AND
  • Students must take any two additional BUS electives (8 units).

Hospitality Management

Using a targeted approach to hospitality management, the Hotel/Resort Management & Hospitality concentrations prepare students to be successful managers within a hotel/resort setting.

Summary of Hospitality Management concentration:

BUS required core courses: 32 units

Hospitality Management Required Electives: 15 - 20 units

Total upper division major units: 47 - 52 units

*If you want two concentrations you must meet the requirements for each of the concentrations. This would mean a minimum of 8 concentration courses (32 units).

Required Courses

  • BUS 311: Oprn Mgmnt -Service Orgs (4 units)
  • [This course substitutes for the BUS 309 requirement to meet MLO 5]
  • BUS 313: Hospitality Prof Work Exp (2 units)
  • BUS 323: Service Marketing (4 units)
  • BUS 330: Human Resources Management (4 units)
  • BUS 471: Customer Service Management (4 units)
  • BUS 498: Internship (1 to 6 units)

Hotel/Resort Management

Using a targeted approach to hospitality management, the Hotel/Resort Management & Hospitality concentrations prepare students to be successful managers within a hotel/resort setting.

Summary of Hotel/Resort Management concentration:

BUS required core courses: 32 units

Hotel/Resort Management courses: 15 - 20 units

Total upper division major units: 47 - 52 units

*If you want two concentrations you must meet the requirements for each of the concentrations. This would mean a minimum of 8 concentration courses (32 units).

Required Courses

  • BUS 311: Oprn Mgmnt -Service Orgs (4 units)
  • [This course substitutes for the BUS 309 requirement to meet MLO 5]
  • BUS 313: Hospitality Prof Work Exp (2 units)
  • BUS 323: Service Marketing (4 units)
  • BUS 330: Human Resources Management (4 units)
  • BUS 471: Customer Service Management (4 units)
  • BUS 498: Internship (1 to 6 units)

Information Technology/e-Commerce

The Information Technology/e-Commerce concentration prepares students to analyze and address the information and electronic commerce needs of an enterprise. Students design and build efficient and effective information systems solutions integrating them with other business functions.

Summary of IT/EC concentration:

Required core BUS courses: 32 units

Four IT/EC concentration courses: 16 units
Total upper division BUS major units: 48 units

*If you want two concentrations you must meet the requirements for each of the concentrations. This would mean a minimum of 8 concentration courses (32 units).

Required Courses

  • BUS 460: E-Com: Emerg Bus Models-Iss (4 units)
  • BUS 469: Database Management (4 units)
  • AND
  • Two additional upper division Business electives of your choice

Management & International Business

The Management and International Business concentration grooms students to be productive managers who are well versed in different cultures and comfortable operating across national boundaries. 

Summary MIB concentration:

BUS required core courses: 32 units

Four MIB courses: 16 units
Total upper division major units: 48 units

*If you want two concentrations you must meet the requirements for each of the concentrations. This would mean a minimum of 8 concentration courses (32 units).

Required Courses

  • BUS 330: Human Resources Management (4 units)
  • BUS 331: Organizational Behavior (4 units)
  • BUS 493: Int'l Comparative Mgmt (4 units)
  • AND
  • one additional upper division business elective
  • Suggested courses you can consider and are pre-approved by the concentration advisor are:
  • BUS 356: Pers Fin Mgmt & HR Strat (4 units)
  • BUS 425: Global Marketing (4 units)
  • BUS 435: Supply Chain Mgmt for Agribus (4 units)
  • BUS 434: Policy/Regulatory Env Agribus (4 units)
  • BUS 460: E-Com: Emerg Bus Models-Iss (4 units)
  • BUS 469: Database Management (4 units)

Marketing

Business graduates with a focus on marketing often work in sales, advertising & public relations, marketing research, distribution, brand and product management, and customer service in both for-profit and non-profit sectors. Marketing graduates were among the top 10 most desired employees in 2004, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Summary of Marketing concentration:

BUS required core courses: 32 units

Four Marketing BUS courses: 16 units

Total upper division major units: 48 units

*If you want two concentrations you must meet the requirements for each of the concentrations. This would mean a minimum of 8 concentration courses (32 units).

Required Courses

  • BUS 322: Integrated Mktg Com (4 units)
  • BUS 421: Marketing Research (4 units)
  • BUS 425: Global Marketing (4 units)
  • And one of the following:
  • BUS 323: Service Marketing (4 units)
  • BUS 460: E-Com: Emerg Bus Models-Iss (4 units)
  • BUS 435: Supply Chain Mgmt for Agribus (4 units)