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PROPOSALS FOR BBA Management SciencePROGRAM

  1. Revision & Name Change inBBA Management Science Major

CURRENT PROGRAM (128 credits)
BBA MANAGEMENT SCIENCE / PROPOSED PROGRAM (128 credits)
BBA QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS ANALYSIS
(Courses to be removed are crossed out.)
UNIVERSITY CORE (51 credits) / UNIVERSITY CORE (51 credits)
Includes MAT 137 Intro to Discrete Math (4) / Includes MAT 104 Finite Math (3)
BUSINESS CORE (33 credits)
Includes MAT 234 Intro to Prob. & Stat. Analysis (4) / BUSINESS CORE (33 credits)
Includes MAT 117 Elementary Statistics(4)
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (25 credits) / MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (35 credits)
ACC 319 Cost Accounting (4) / MGT COURSES (15 credits)
MGT 322 Organizational Behavior (3) / MGT 225 Business Applications of Data Analysis (3)
(NEW COURSE)
MGT 354 Quality Assurance and TQM (3) / MGT 353Advanced Data Analysis for Business Decisions (3) (NEW COURSE)
MGT 356 Simulation Techniques (3) / MGT 356 Simulation Techniques (3)
MGT 357 Global Operations Management (3) / MGT 357 Project Management for Business (3)
(REVISED COURSE)
MGT 456 Advanced Operations Research Models (3) / MGT 456 Adv. Operations Research Models (3)
MGT 458 Production & Supply Chain Management (3) / INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COURSE (3 credits)
MGT 485 Long-Range Planning (3) / Choose any international course in Lubin
(ACC 354, FIN 358, LAW 325, MGT 319/340/341/342/347/349, MAR 351/352/356/357)
CHOOSE ONE CIT COURSE (4 credits)
CIT 241 Database Management (4)
CIT 312 Introduction to Programming I (4)
CIT 316 Visual Basic programming (4)
MATHEMATICS MINOR (11 credits) / MATH IN-DEPTH SEQUENCE (7 credits)
MAT 137 Intro to Discrete Math ( 4 cr counts toward Univ. core) / MAT 131 Calculus I (4 cr counts toward Univ. core)
MAT 131 Calculus I (4 cr counts toward Univ. core) / MAT 132 Calculus II (4)
MAT 132 Calculus II (4) / EitherMAT 218 Intermediate Statistics (3)
orMAT 222 Applied Multivariable Stat. Methods (3)
MAT 238 Linear Algebra (4)
MAT 222 Applied Multivarible Stat. Methods (3) / CAREER CONCENTRATION (6 credits) (NEW)
(2 Courses in a chosen field – see next page for details)
FREE ELECTIVES (8 credits inclu UNV 101) / FREE ELECTIVES (9 credits inclu UNV 101)

Career Concentration Options

Students are required to take TWO upper level courses in one of the Career Concentrations listed below.

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  1. ACCOUNTING

ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting I

ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting II

ACC 305 Internal Auditing I

ACC 306 Internal Auditing II

ACC 319 Cost Accounting

ACC 366 Forensic Accounting

ACC 375 Accounting Information Systems

  1. FINANCE

FIN 352 Risk Management

FIN 320 Advanced Financial Analysis

FIN 325 Data Analysis in Finance

FIN 340 Valuation of the Firm

FIN 351 Principles of Investment

FIN 356 Options, Futures, and Swaps

FIN 355 Portfolio Theory and Management

FIN 359 Principles of Fixed Instruments and Markets

FIN 358 International Finance

  1. ECONOMICS

ECO 240 Quantitative Analysis and Forecasting

ECO 296K Mathematical Economics II

ECO 357 Managerial Economics

ECO 380 Mathematical Economics

ECO 381 Applied Game Theory

ECO 385 Econometrics: Models and Org’ns

  1. ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MGT 322 Organizational Behavior

MGT 315 Small Business Development

MGT 316 Venture Initiation & Entrepreneurship

MGT 319 International Entrepreneurship

MGT 416 Business Plan Development

  1. HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

MGT 307 Hotel Management

MGT 308 Travel and Tourism Management

MGT 309 Restaurant and Foodservices Management

MGT 310 Standards of Safety in Hospitality and Tourism

MGT 311 Hospitality and Tourism Technology and Design

  1. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

MGT 322 Organizational Behavior

MGT 362 Human Resources Management

MGT 363 Training and Development

MGT 365 Managerial Negotiations

MGT 462 Advanced Human Resources Management Applications

  1. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CIT 241 Database Management

CIT 312 Introduction to Programming I

CIT 314 Introduction to Programming II

CIT 316 Visual Basic Programming

CIT 346 Database Programming

CIT 348 Data Mining

  1. MARKETING

MAR 321 Fundamentals of Advertising and Promotion

MAR 322 Marketing Research

MAR 331 Managerial Marketing

MAR 344 Customer Relationship Management

MAR 443 Database Marketing

  1. MATHEMATICS

MAT 137 Intro to Discrete Mathematics

MAT 218 Intermediate Statistics

MAT 222 Applied Multivariable Statistical Methods

MAT 236 Multivariable Calculus

MAT 238 Linear Algebra

MAT 257 Mathematics of Finance

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  1. INDIVIDUAL CAREER CONCENTRATION

Students may also work with their adviser to select related upper level courses from other disciplines to develop a career concentration that meets their individual career interests. The concentration must be approved in advance by the student’s faculty adviser and the Chair or Undergraduate Program Chair of the Management and Management Science Department.

Descriptions of New & Revised Courses

MGT 225 Business Applications of Data Analysis (3) - NEW

Prereq: MAT 117 or 134 or 234

This course covers business applications of data analysis and time series forecasting. Students will learn how to use the data to make informed decisions in various functions of business. In addition, students will learn how to make business forecasts based on time series data. Spreadsheets and add-ins will be used for all of the analyses.

MGT 353 Advanced Data Analysis for Business Decisions (3) - NEW

Prereq: MGT 225 (or MAT 117 or 134 or 234)

This course covers business applications of advanced data analysis tools. The applications include developing effective marketing strategies, predicting employee turnover, auditing, credit approval decisions and others. The focus of the course is on implementing the techniques using a popular statistical software package and interpreting business implications of the results.

MGT 357 Project Management for Business (3) - REVISED

Prereq: MAT 117 or 134 or 234

This course covers topics in management of business projects. Students will learn the specific skills that are required to effectively manage projects across a variety of business disciplines. The topics include project selection, scope management, team building, cost management, project scheduling, quality management, and risk management. Computer software such as Microsoft Project will be used. After this course, students will be eligible to sit for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam.

  1. New Minor in Quantitative Business Analysis

Required Courses: (15 - 16 credits)

MGT 355 (3) Management Science and Production Management Concepts

Select any THREE courses from the following:

MGT 225 (3) Business Applications of Data Analysis

MGT 353 (3) Advanced Data Analysis for Business Decisions

MGT 356 (3) Simulation Techniques

MGT 357 (3) Project Management for Business

MGT 456 (3) Advanced Operations Research Models

Select any ONE course from the following:

One from the above MGT courses

ACC 319 (4) Cost Accounting

ACC 375 (3) Accounting Information Systems

CIT 241 (4) Database Management

CIT 312 (4) Introduction to Programming I

FIN 320 (4) Advanced Financial Analysis

ECO 240 (3) Quantitative Analysis and Forecasting

MAR 322 (3) Marketing Research

MAT 137 (4) Introduction to Discrete Mathematics