Business Degrees
USAO's business degrees combine the practical procedure of the discipline with the people-oriented aspect of the liberal arts. Business students here find an emphasis on such areas as effective evaluation of factual information, working efficiently with others, the promotion of moral and ethical values within the business community, and sound and creative decision making.
The Bachelor of Science degree is offered in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Management. In addition, Teacher Certification is offered in Business Administration.
As an alternative to the B.S. degree, students may pursue a short course in business to prepare for office positions. USAO offers a One-Year Certificate Program (40 credit hours) and a Two-Year Certificate program (64 credit hours). The training is designed to enable students to become general office workers, typists, stenographers, secretaries, and bookkeepers. After completing the certificate requirements, students may transfer to a degree program. All degree requirements must be satisfied.
All students in any of the four business degree programs are required to take the following core:
Required Business Core (24 hours):
| Course | Title | Hours Required |
| ACCT 2103 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 2203 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BADM 3103 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BADM 3223 | Business Communications | 3 |
| ECON 2113 | Principle of Economics I | 3 |
| ECON 2123 | Principle of Economics II | 3 |
| MGMT 3253 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| and | ||
| MATH 2203 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
Business majors cannot declare a minor in any business area.
Bachelor of Science in Management
Required Business Core (24 hours), plus
Required Management Core (18 hours):
| Course | Title | Hours Required |
| BADM 3243 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BADM 3483 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 3343 | Production Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4353 | Managerial Strategy | 3 |
| + 9 hours of management electives (3000- and 4000-level only) chosen in consultation with management advisor. | ||
Minor in Management
18 hours to be selected with approval of discipline chair; minor not available to business majors.
COURSE LISTINGS in MANAGEMENT
2002 RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Collecting, controlling, storing and retrieving records; records management;
how to establish records management system. 2 hours.
2900 WORKSHOP
Guided study in management under faculty supervision; various topics
and methods of instruction. 1-4 hours (may be repeated for total of 6 hours
with change in title and topic).
2990 TUTORIAL
Independent study in management under faculty supervision. 1-4 hours
(may be repeated for total of 9 hours with change in title and content).
3233 MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS
Methods of research in report writing; nonverbal communication; techniques
of listening; using visual aids for improved communication; oral reporting;
applying general semantics to improve management communication. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BADM 3223.
3253 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Policies, forms of organization, and techniques as applied in successful
business organizations and management. 3 hours.
3343 PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Study of basic production and inventory planning concepts; forecasting
demand; material requirements planning; economical order quantity; PERT
and CPM; linear programming; Monte Carlo simulation. 3 hours. Prerequisites:
ACCT 2103, ACCT 2203, ECON 2113, ECON 2123, and MGMT 3253.
3373 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Fundamental functions of human resource management; relationship between
personnel management and organizations; emerging role of personnel administration
in development of strategic policy for organizations. 3 hours. Prerequisite:
MGMT 3253.
3383 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Organizations and human behavior controversy in organizational theory
and the study of human behavior; motivation, perception, nature-nurturing,
learning and culture; selected styles of management rooted in behavioral
sciences. 3 hours. Prerequisites: MGMT 3253 and MGMT 3373.
3393 SMALL BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Essentials of organization
and management, production and marketing, purchasing and collections, financial
management and management systems, accounting and taxation, and insurance
and legal problems. 3 hours.
4353 MANAGERIAL STRATEGY
Implementing and formulating basic business strategy; analytic approach
to strategic decisions using practical examples of problems firms face
or will face given current environmental trends. 3 hours. Prerequisites:
all business core courses and senior standing.
4880 SPECIAL TOPICS
Special topics in management. 1-4 hours (may be repeated for total of
6 hours).
4900 WORKSHOP
Guided study in management under faculty supervision; various topics
and methods of instruction. 1-4 hours (may be repeated for total of 6 hours
with change in title and topic.
4990 TUTORIAL
Independent study in management under faculty supervision. 1-4 hours
(may be repeated for total of 9 hours with change in title and content).