Requirements: BS Business Management
Bachelor of Science in Business Management Requirements
The Undergraduate College: Traditional, On Campus
The Undergraduate College Business Management program offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree that requires 120 credits including:
Business Core Courses: 40-45 credits (14 courses).
Major Courses: 12 credits (4 courses).
Major Elective Courses: 6 credits (2 course).
Elective Courses: 9-16 credits (3-6 courses). BS Business Management students can earn a minor in Accounting, Finance, International Business, Marketing or Sport Management in faster due to overlapping course requirements. See minors for details and discuss with your advisor.
Core Curriculum Experience Course: 1-3 credits (1 course) of either an Internship (32 hours = 1 credit) or a Study Abroad (1-4 weeks). This Core Curriculum course requirement is offered within a student’s Major.
Core Curriculum Senior Capstone: 3 credits (1 course). This Core Curriculum course requirement is offered within a student’s Major.
Core Curriculum Courses: 42 credits (14 courses). Students will be able to count three (3) classes in their major toward Core Curriculum.
Business Core Courses (40-45 Credits)
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
ACC 0100: Financial Accounting I*
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the theory and fundamental concepts of the financial reporting process in modern business organizations. The course focuses on the accrual method of accounting and an introduction to GAAP theory.
Topics covered include analyzing and recording business transactions, periodic determination of income and financial position, and preparation and understanding of financial statements.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
ACC 0101: Financial Accounting II*
Prerequisite: ACC 0100
A continuation of Financial Accounting I with a more detailed study of the components of financial statements with greater emphasis on the presentation of financial information to external users in the framework of the corporate form of entity.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
ACC 0200: Managerial Accounting*
Prerequisite: ACC 0101
A course that focuses on providing information to managers through the use of internal applications of accounting. Topics include job-order costing, process costing, cost-volume-profit relationships, variable costing, profit planning, standard costing, flexible budgets, and overhead analysis.Â
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
BUS 0205: Organizational Theory of Management*
Prerequisite: Sophomore status or above.
A course providing a conceptual framework for planning, organizing, leading, and controlling through an examination of the theories and principles of management. Emphasis will be on group dynamics, motivation, communication, leadership, and conflict resolution and their application in the work environment.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
BUS 0220: Statistics I
Prerequisite: MAT 0115: College Algebra (General Education course).
An introduction to statistics, including descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, dispersion, and frequency distributions) graphic presentations, Probability Theory, Sampling Theory, normal curve applications and the use of computers.
Emphasis given to interpretation and application of descriptive statistics. For students in business, economics, and accounting.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0221: Statistics II
This course concentrates on inferential statistical methods. Inferential statistics is a formalized body of methods for solving a general class of problems involves attempts to infer the properties of a large collection of data from inspection of a sample of observations. This includes, one and two-sample hypothesis testing, chi-square testing, analysis of variance, regression and multiple regression.Â
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0240: Management Information Systems
Prerequisite: None
This course provides a brief overview of the history of microcomputers and comprehensive coverage of basic computer concepts. It is designed to help students to learn to use information technology to improve management process. The course introduces the student to computer hardware and software, database technology, networking, system security, and the use of Microsoft Excel to manipulate and analyze data. Students will learn techniques for effectively managing data stored on PCs, smart phones, and in The Cloud. Upon successful completion of the course, students will have a working mastery of Excel and a working knowledge of digital systems. The course illustrates how an information system can capture, transmit, and utilize information from diverse locations, different departments, and in various formats to lead to better decision making for solving business problems.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0305: Introduction to Finance*
Prerequisite: ACC 0100 and ECO 0105 OR ECO 0106
A survey of corporate, international and personal finance that provides a foundation in the field. The course covers the role that financial institutions and markets play in the creation and management of capital. Basic concepts of finance are introduced including, but not limited to, the time value of money, risk and return, security valuation and financial statement analysis.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
BUS 0320: Legal Environment of Business
Prerequisite: None
This course provides a basic overview of the sources and nature of American law and regulations that influence business decisions and how organizations operate. Topics include the study of contracts, including elements of contracts and the rights, remedies, and obligations of contract enforcement. No prerequisite. (Course previously numbered BUS 0100).
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
ECO 0105: Introduction to Macroeconomics*
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the economic theories which explain national economic conditions in the United States. Topics include unemployment, inflation, economic fluctuations, productivity, and economic growth in the context of a global economy. Â
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
ECO 0106: Introduction to Microeconomics*
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the economic theories which explain the workings of the marketplace in a capitalist system. Topics include the behavior of consumers, businesses, the public sector, labor market, discrimination, poverty, and pollution.
Course emphasizes techniques of analysis that will continue to be useful in comprehending a changing economic world. No co-requisite. Business students should register for this section of Microeconomics.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
PHI 0270: Business Ethics
Prerequisite: None
An analysis of ethical issues arising in contemporary business life. Sample topics include fair and unfair competition, responsibilities toward employees, society and the environment, honesty and integrity in business, and the moral status of corporations. Readings from texts in business, philosophy, law, and other relevant fields.Â
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
Experience Course (1-6 Credits)
BUS 0455: Internship or Approved Study Abroad
Prerequisites: Business Chairperson Approval Required.
This course is structured as a companion to a student’s internship with asynchronous online activities such as required Reflections, Projects, and Discussions. Students interact with other interns using Discussion Forums where they share and support one another in these practical learning experiences. This course is designed to help students maximize the experiential learning that will happen as a result of this internship. The idea here is to make sure this internship serves as a meaningful step in one’s educational and career development journey.
Offered fall/spring semester. (1-6 Credits)
Study Abroad: Students may enroll in Associate & Affiliate semester long study abroad programs for Rosemont credit. Candidates must meet with the Office of Financial Aid to determine funding options. Short Term Study Abroad Courses (with 1-4 weeks travel) listed as spring or fall courses at any SEPCHE institution are included in the courses that are eligible for cross registration. Students wishing to study abroad on short term programs are run by Rosemont College faculty. See the Study Abroad page and speak to your advisor for more information. Â
Capstone Course (3 Credits)
BUS 0490: Senior Seminar
Prerequisite: Senior standing status
This course is a capstone experience designed so that each student builds a unique, meaningful prototype that advances their knowledge and credibility in their intended profession. This course is an opportunity for each student to defend their conscious competency in their academic major. To this experience, students are called upon to apply the Business and General Education Core Curriculum skills and knowledge that they have developed over the course of their study toward the baccalaureate degree. This course, based on the principles of design thinking, also offers the final academic container that gives each student exposure to their peer-group’s breadth of interest and expertise. While understanding the strengths and weaknesses of one’s own academic competency as a scholar (but not necessarily a practitioner of management), the student in this course will draw upon design thinking tools. This experience allows students to grow their academic understanding into true leadership skills.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
Business Management Courses (12 Credits)
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
BUS 0340: Organizational Behavior
Prerequisite:Â BUS 0205
A study of the behavioral aspects of organizations at both individual and management levels and of the decision-making process, the role of stress, of leadership styles, conflict resolutions, and communications.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0350: Marketing*
Prerequisite: Sophomore status or above.
An introduction to the basic marketing theories and practices used to create and build profitable business relationships. These include analyses of marketing planning, segmentation, consumer behavior, product policies, pricing, promotion, and channels of distribution strategies.
The course emphasizes the application of these concepts in a socially responsible environment, in addition to including the use of marketing technology in a digital age.
The course provides a framework to be able to understand the commonly used research methods used in marketing, showing how to conduct marketing research, how to analyze data and showing methods used in the evaluation of data.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
BUS 0380: Strategic Policy
Prerequisite:Â BUS 0205
A study of the functions and responsibilities of management in the area of strategic planning. The focus will be on the analytical and creative thought process whereby company, customer, and environment merge in achieving competitive advantage.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0445: Supply Chain Management
Prerequisite:Â BUS 0180 and BUS 0205Â
Every organization makes a product or provides a service. Most organizations work together with a network of other manufacturers and service providers through supply chains.
Supply Chain management involves managing organizations’ supply chains to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage by providing quality products, outstanding customer service, and effective cost control.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
Business Management Elective Courses (6 Credits)
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Choose 2 of the Following Courses:
Any Accounting Elective*
Prerequisite: None
Course description coming soon.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
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- ACC 0210 or ACC 0220 recommended for an Accounting Minor
Any Business Elective*
Prerequisite: None
Course description coming soon.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
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- BUS 0345, BUS 0360 or BUS 0420 recommended for a Finance Minor
- BUS 0180, BUS 0360, BUS 0365 or BUS 0425 recommended for an International Business Minor
- BUS 0335, BUS 0365 or BUS 0395 recommended for a Marketing Minor
- BUS 0250, BUS 0362, BUS 0367 or BUS 0422 recommended for a Sport Management Minor
Elective Courses (9-16 Credits)
BS Business Management students can earn a minor in Accounting, Finance, International Business, Marketing or Sport Management in faster due to overlapping course requirements. See minors for details and discuss with your advisor.
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Choose 3-6 of the Following Courses:
Any Course Elective*
Prerequisite:Â None
Course description coming soon.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Strengthen Your Degree with a Minor
Choose from a wide variety of minors to complement your undergraduate degree. If you wish to learn about a completely different subject, would like to determine your career path or wish to complement your degree, Rosemont College has a diverse array of minor studies to choose from.
When considering a minor, students can consult with their academic advisors to ensure that the courses required for the minor fit into their overall academic plan and personal goals.
Go Further Faster
BS Business Management students can earn a minor in Accounting, Finance, International Business, Marketing or Sport Management in faster due to overlapping course requirements. See minors for details and discuss with your advisor.