Dec 21, 2024

2014-2015 Catalog

2014-2015 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions

Business Administration, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Department of Business and Economics .

In the business major you complete courses in core business content and methodology, as well as courses in accounting and economics. Upon completing the business major, you will be prepared to work professionally in the business world.

Successfully complete a minimum of 51-53 credits in the Core and Elective requirements, as well as a minor, second major, or area of concentration as described below.

Completing these requirements will satisfy both the Communication in the Major and Capstone Experience.

Core

In general, try to complete the core classes in approximately this sequence. The courses near the beginning of the list serve as prerequisites for courses near the end of the list.

Calculus, 3-4 credits

Take one of:

MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences 4 cr.
MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr.
MATH 120 - Calculus I 4 cr.

Note

If you anticipate doing advanced study in a field such as Actuarial Science, you should take MATH 120 .

Economics, 6 credits

Accounting, 6 credits

Statistics, 3-4 credits

MATH 355 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr. or
other approved statistics course

Business, 18 credits

BUS 325 - Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
BUS 330 - Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
BUS 340 - Business Law & Ethics 3 cr.
BUS 350 - Principles of Finance 3 cr.
BUS 360 - Principles of Production-Operations Management 3 cr.
BUS 370 - Management Information Systems 3 cr. *

Note

* If you are completing an Accounting major, you must substitute ACCT 370 .

Global business and economy elective, 3 credits

Take one of:

BUS 327 - Managing Global Organizations 3 cr.
BUS 339 - International Marketing 3 cr.
BUS 342 - International Business Law 3 cr.
BUS 357 - International Corporate Finance 3 cr.
an international experience selected from BUS 493 , BUS 496 , or other approved international experience
ECON 362 - Economic Development 3 cr.
ECON 365 - International Economics 3 cr.
ACCT 410 - Advanced Financial Accounting (formerly 312) 3 cr.

Note

Classes you take as part of areas of concentration listed below (finance, insurance, and real estate [FIRE], management, marketing, entrepreneurship, international business) may satisfy this requirement.

Electives

Any 3 credits in 300-400 level Business coursework or ECON 360 . You may not take BUS 320 , BUS 497 , BUS 498 , or BUS 499 to satisfy this requirement. Classes you take as part of areas of concentration listed below (finance, insurance, and real estate [FIRE], management, marketing, entrepreneurship, international business) satisfy this requirement.

Minor, second major, or area of concentration

In addition to required courses for the major, complete ONE of the following: (1) a minor, (2) a second major, or (3) an area of concentration (of not less than 18 credits that have been approved by the School of Business and Economics).

Minor: You may use any UW-Stevens Point minor other than the business minor to satisfy this requirement. We encourage you to consider an Accounting Minor , or Economics Minor .

Second major: You may use any UW-Stevens Point major other than the business major to satisfy this requirement. We encourage you to consider an Accounting Major , Economics, Social Science Option Major , or Economics, Business Economics Option Major .

Areas of concentration: Areas of concentration listed below (finance, insurance, and real estate [FIRE], management, marketing, entrepreneurship, international business) require 21 credits. At least 15 of these credits must be from Business courses listed in the area of concentration; up to 6 credits can be from non-Business courses listed in the area of concentration. Earn at least a 2.5 GPA in courses in the concentration.

To complete a second area of concentration, complete at least 15 additional credits.

These are approved areas of concentration:

FIRE (Finance, Insurance & Real Estate), 21 credits.

Select 21 credits from:

BUS 221 - The Entrepreneurial Path 3 cr.
BUS 343 - Principles of Insurance 3 cr.
BUS 344 - Insurance Operations 3 cr.
BUS 352 - Financial Management 3 cr.
BUS 353 - Investments 3 cr.
BUS 354 - Financial Planning 3 cr.
BUS 355 - Real Estate Investments 3 cr.
BUS 356 - Corporate Risk Management 3 cr.
BUS 357 - International Corporate Finance 3 cr.
BUS 390 - Ethics in Business 3 cr.
BUS 455 - Corporate Finance Seminar 3 cr.
BUS 493 - Internship in China 3 cr.
BUS 496 - Internship in Business Administration 1-3 cr.
approved BUS 490 classes
ECON 272 - Personal Finance 3 cr.
ECON 310 - Introductory Econometrics 3 cr.
ECON 360 - Money and Financial Markets 3 cr.
ENGL 351 - Advanced Business Writing 3 cr.
MATH 362 - Theory of Interest 3 cr.

Management, 21 credits

Required

BUS 322 - Business Leadership for Managers 3 cr.

Select 18 credits from

BUS 221 - The Entrepreneurial Path 3 cr.
BUS 321 - Entrepreneurship 3 cr.
BUS 324 - Personnel/Human Resource Management 3 cr.
BUS 325 - Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
BUS 326 - Organizational Theory 3 cr.
BUS 327 - Managing Global Organizations 3 cr.
BUS 329 - Project Management 3 cr.
BUS 333 - eMarketing 3 cr.
BUS 341 - Advanced Business Law 3 cr.
BUS 342 - International Business Law 3 cr.
BUS 344 - Insurance Operations 3 cr.
BUS 390 - Ethics in Business 3 cr.
BUS 493 - Internship in China 3 cr.
BUS 496 - Internship in Business Administration 1-3 cr.
approved BUS 490 classes
ACCT 321 - Cost Accounting 3 cr.
ECON 272 - Personal Finance 3 cr.
ECON 310 - Introductory Econometrics 3 cr.
ECON 330 - Evolution of American Enterprise 3 cr.
ECON 340 - Industrial Organization 3 cr.
ECON 345 - Labor Economics 3 cr.
ECON 346 - Collective Bargaining 3 cr.
ECON 370 - Managerial Economics 3 cr.
ECON 420 - Economics of Organization 3 cr.
COMM 342 - Organizational Communication Laboratory 3 cr.
COMM 343 - Organizational Communication Assessment 3 cr.
COMM 345 - Small Group Communication 3 cr.
COMM 349 - Organizational Communication Topics 3 cr.
PSYC 345 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology 3 cr. (Prereq is PSYC 110 )
ENGL 351 - Advanced Business Writing 3 cr.

Note

(Prereq for Communication courses is COMM 240 )

Marketing, 21 credits

Required

BUS 331 - Marketing Research 3 cr.
BUS 337 - Buyer Behavior 3 cr.

Select 15 credits from

BUS 221 - The Entrepreneurial Path 3 cr.
BUS 329 - Project Management 3 cr.
BUS 333 - eMarketing 3 cr.
BUS 335 - Retailing 3 cr.
BUS 336 - Sales Management 3 cr.
BUS 339 - International Marketing 3 cr.
BUS 493 - Internship in China 3 cr.
BUS 496 - Internship in Business Administration 1-3 cr.
approved BUS 490 classes
ECON 310 - Introductory Econometrics 3 cr.
ECON 330 - Evolution of American Enterprise 3 cr.
ECON 340 - Industrial Organization 3 cr.
COMM 336 - Communication and Promotional Strategies 3 cr.
ENGL 351 - Advanced Business Writing 3 cr.

Entrepreneurship, 21 credits

Required

BUS 221 - The Entrepreneurial Path 3 cr.
BUS 321 - Entrepreneurship 3 cr.
BUS 421 - Entrepreneurship in Action 3 cr.

Select 12 credits from

ACCT 330 - Federal Individual Income Taxes 3 cr. (Pre/Coreq ACCT 310 )
ACCT 331 - Federal Business Income Taxes 3 cr. (Prereq ACCT 330 )
BUS 324 - Personnel/Human Resource Management 3 cr.
BUS 328 - Training and Development 3 cr.
BUS 329 - Project Management 3 cr.
BUS 331 - Marketing Research 3 cr.
BUS 333 - eMarketing 3 cr.
BUS 335 - Retailing 3 cr.
BUS 390 - Ethics in Business 3 cr.
BUS 493 - Internship in China 3 cr.
BUS 496 - Internship in Business Administration 1-3 cr.
approved BUS 490 classes
ECON 272 - Personal Finance 3 cr.
ECON 310 - Introductory Econometrics 3 cr.
ECON 340 - Industrial Organization 3 cr.
ECON 345 - Labor Economics 3 cr.
ECON 370 - Managerial Economics 3 cr.
ECON 420 - Economics of Organization 3 cr.
ENGL 351 - Advanced Business Writing 3 cr.

International Business, 21 credits

Required

BUS 327 - Managing Global Organizations 3 cr.
BUS 357 - International Corporate Finance 3 cr.
an international experience selected from BUS 493 , BUS 496 , or other approved international experience

Select 15 credits from

BUS 339 - International Marketing 3 cr.
BUS 342 - International Business Law 3 cr.
BUS 357 - International Corporate Finance 3 cr.
BUS 390 - Ethics in Business 3 cr.
BUS 493 - Internship in China 3 cr.
BUS 496 - Internship in Business Administration 1-3 cr.
approved BUS 490 classes
ECON 310 - Introductory Econometrics 3 cr.
ECON 362 - Economic Development 3 cr.
ECON 365 - International Economics 3 cr.
GEOG 325 - Geography of China 3 cr.
GEOG 327 - Asia 3 cr.
GEOG 328 - Europe 3 cr.
POLI 388 - International Law 3 cr.
ENGL 351 - Advanced Business Writing 3 cr.

Foreign Language Courses

Foreign Language Courses 200 level or above OR Foreign Language courses numbered 200 or above(Limited to 2 classes in the same foreign language; language placement does not satisfy this requirement)

Forest Recreation, 18-22 credits

Required

FOR 334 - Forest Recreation and Tourism 3 cr.
FOR 335 - Recreational Use of Forests and Parks 3 cr.
FOR 381 - Internship in Forestry 1-12 cr. (3 cr)
FOR 394 - Forest Recreation Seminar 1 cr.
FOR 485 - Forest Recreation Planning and Site Design 3 cr.

Select 6-9 credits from

Soil Science, 18 credits

Required

Select remaining credits from

SOIL 362 - Soil Genesis and Morphology 3 cr.
SOIL 363 - Soil Profile Description Writing 1 cr.
SOIL 364 - Soil and Plant Analysis 3 cr.
SOIL 365 - Soil Survey Interpretations for Land Use Planning 3 cr.
SOIL 465 - Soil Physics 3 cr.
NRES 335 - Turf Management 2 cr.
NRES 336 - Integrated Pest Management Workshop 1 cr.
WSTE 380 - Solid Waste Management 3 cr.
WSTE 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr.
WSTE 476 - Hazardous Waste Management 3 cr.
WATR 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr.
PSEN 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr.
other related courses approved by the College of Natural Resources Associate Dean

Foreign Language

Cross-cultural experience for students planning to work in international or multicultural environments. Emphasizes practical language skills and knowledge of appropriate cultural forms and behavior.

French, 20 credits

FREN 211 - Second Year French 4 cr.
FREN 212 - Second Year French 4 cr.
FREN 313 - Intermediate Conversation 3 cr.
FREN 314 - Intermediate Composition 3 cr.
FREN 355 - French for the Professions (formerly 318) 3 cr.
FREN 340 - Introduction to French Literature 3 cr. or
FREN 345 - Advanced Conversation and Composition (formerly 317) 3 cr.

German, 20 credits

GERM 211 - Second Year German 4 cr.
GERM 212 - Second Year German 4 cr.
GERM 313 - Intermediate Conversation 3 cr.
GERM 314 - Intermediate Composition 3 cr.
GERM 355 - German for the Professions (formerly 318) 3 cr.
GERM 340 - Introduction to German Literature 3 cr. or
GERM 345 - Advanced Conversation and Composition (formerly 317) 3 cr.

Spanish, 20 credits

Wood Products Industry, 18 credits

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

If you are completing an Accounting Major , an Economics: Business Economics Option Major , a general Business major, or a Business major with an area of concentration, you must take BUS 480 .

Business Administration, B.S.

Core

Calculus, 3-4 credits

Note

Economics, 6 credits

Accounting, 6 credits

Statistics, 3-4 credits

Business, 18 credits

Note

Global business and economy elective, 3 credits

Note

Electives

Minor, second major, or area of concentration

FIRE (Finance, Insurance & Real Estate), 21 credits.

Management, 21 credits

Required

Select 18 credits from

Note

Marketing, 21 credits

Required

Select 15 credits from

Entrepreneurship, 21 credits

Required

Select 12 credits from

International Business, 21 credits

Required

Select 15 credits from

Foreign Language Courses

Forest Recreation, 18-22 credits

Required

Select 6-9 credits from

Soil Science, 18 credits

Required

Select remaining credits from

Foreign Language

French, 20 credits

German, 20 credits

Spanish, 20 credits

Wood Products Industry, 18 credits

At least 8 credits from

At least 5 credits from

Three credits from

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience