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Undergraduate School of Business Administration | Business Courses

Undergraduate School of Business Administration
Lee Warren, Associate Dean

Bill Camp, Bradley Childs, Richard Churchman, Jim Clapper, Howard Cochran, John Coker, Jeff Cornwall, Margot Dermody, Jane Dillard-Eggers, Lorena Edwards, Cliff Eubanks, Gregory Faulk, Jane Finley, John Gonas, Gary Hodgin, Harry Hollis, Robert P. Lambert, Joe Smolira, Susan Taylor, Jennie Carter Thomas, Mary M. Thompson, Karen Wiekert, Susan Williams, Beth Woodard, Tommy Wooten, Marilyn Young.
*Part-time.

Admissions:

During the first two years at Belmont, students desiring a B.B.A. degree will be unofficially listed as pre-business and will be advised by College of Business faculty. After completing 64 semester hours, students who meet the standards for admission into the Undergraduate School of Business will be admitted as business students. All students must complete a minimum of 50% of their coursework in business courses at Belmont.

Students will be admitted as candidates for the Undergraduate School of Business Administration in the following manner:

  1. Completion of at least 51 semester hours of freshman and sophomore courses specified in "b" below, with an overall GPA of 2.0 and with at least a 2.0 GPA in all economics and accounting courses.

  2. The required freshman and sophomore courses must include the following:

    Language, Literature and Speech      15 hours
    Religion   6 hours
    Science and Mathematics   15 hours
    Information Systems Management   3 hours
    Economics   6 hours
    Accounting   6 hours

  3. Submission of ACT or SAT scores, high school transcript, and transcripts of all college and/or university work.
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Hours
General Education Core Requirements   53-55
Tool Courses   18
    ISM 133, Computer Fundamentals 3  
    ECO 221, Principles of Macroeconomics 3  
    ECO 222, Principles of Microeconomics 3  
    ACC 241, 242, Accounting Principles 6  
    MGT 312, Management Communication 3  
Business Core Courses   22
    BAD 111, The Business Freshman Experience 1  
    BAD 241, Business Law I 3  
    BAD 330, International Business 3  
    MKT 321, Principles of Marketing 3  
    FIN 321, Business Finance 3  
    MGT 311, Principles of Management 3  
    MGT 327, Human Resource Management 3  
    MGT 496, Strategic Management 3  
 
Areas of Concentration 18-42
    Accounting   33
        ACC 331, Intermediate Accounting 3  
        ACC 332, Intermediate Accounting 3  
        ACC 335, Federal Income Taxes 3  
        ACC 346, Cost Accounting 3  
        ACC 352, Accounting Information Systems 3  
        ACC 435, Auditing 3  
        Electives (six hours must be non-business) 15-17  
In general, the accounting curriculum prepares a student for the professional accounting examinations. However, the CPA examinations in Tennessee requires 150 semester hours. Undergraduate accounting majors may enroll in the 152-hour accounting program that provides both B.B.A. and Master of Accountancy degrees. Students interested in the 152-hour program and preparing for the CPA examination should consult with a member of the accounting faculty to ensure they meet the new requirements.    
    General Business   33
        Eighteen hours chosen from 300 or 400 level business courses 18  
        Electives (six hours must be non-business) 15-17  
    Economics   33
        ECO 326, Intermediate Macroeconomics 3  
        ECO 327, Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis or
        ECO 450 Managerial Economics		 3  
        Economics Electives (200 level or above, excluding ECO 221 and ECO 222) 12  
        Electives (six hours must be non-business) 15-17  
    Finance   33
        FIN 333, Financial Institutions Management 3  
        FIN 346, Investment Portfolio Management 3  
        FIN 421, Corporate Finance 3  
        FIN 433, International Capital Markets 3  
        FIN 441, Advanced Business Finance 3  
        FIN 446, Advanced Investment Portfolio Management 3  
        Electives (six hours must be non-business)` 15-17  
    Information Systems Management   33
        ISM 210, COBOL Programming 3  
        ISM 330, Structured Analysis and Design 3  
        ISM 362, Database Management 3  
        ISM 370, Microcomputer Applications 3  
        ISM 373, Telecommunications 3  
        ISM 426, Application Development 3  
        ISM 431, Information Technology Management 3  
        ISM 440, Information Systems Audit and Control 3  
        Three hours chosen from the following 3  
            ISM 205, Visual BASIC Programming
            ISM 215, Introduction to Programming in C++		    
        Electives (six hours must be non-business) 6-8  
    Management   33
        MGT 323, Business Ethics 3  
        MGT 418, Operations Management 3  
        MGT 428, Organizational Theory 3  
        Nine hours chosen from the following 9  
            ACC 349, Managerial Accounting
            BAD 422, Business Law II
            ECO 327, Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
            MGT 341, Labor Relations
            MGT 412, Small Business Management
            MKT 475, Strategic Marketing Management		    
        Electives (six hours must be non-business) 15  
    Marketing   33
        MKT 322, Personal Selling 3  
        MKT 402, Advertising Principles 3  
        MKT 444, Market Research 3  
        MKT 475, Strategic Marketing Management 3  
        Six hours chosen from the following 6  
            MKT 323, Services Marketing
            MKT 332, Consumer Behavior
            MKT 362, Marketing of Commercial Music
            MKT 431, International Marketing
            MKT 432, Retail Management
            MKT 445, Special Topics in Marketing 		   
        Electives (six hours must be non-business) 15-17  
Total Hours Required for the Program 128
 

Minor Fields

A minor field of study may be taken in the general area of business or any field of concentration. Specific programs include:
Minor in Accounting Hours
    ACC 241, 242, Accounting Principles 6  
    ACC 331, 332, Intermediate Accounting 6  
    ACC 349, Managerial Accounting 3  
    Accounting Elective 3  
Total 18
 
Minor in Business Administration Hours
    ISM 133, Computer Fundamentals 3  
    ACC 241, Accounting Principles 3  
    ECO 221, Principles of Macroeconomics 3  
    Business Electives (at least 6 hours chosen from 300- and 400-level courses) 9  
Total 18
 
Minor in Economics Hours
    ECO 221, 222, Principles 6  
    ECO 326, Intermediate Macroeconomics 3  
    ECO 327, Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis 3  
    Economics Electives (any course numbered 300 or above) 6  
                    or    
    ECO 111, Economic Inquiry 3  
    ECO 326, Intermediate Macroeconomics 3  
    ECO 327, Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis 3  
    Economics Electives (200-level or above, excluding ECO 221 and ECO 222) 9  
Total 18
 
Major in International Economics (B.S.) Hours
General Education Core Requirements   56-58
Technical Requirements   3
    MTH 111, College Algebra (taken as part of General Education core)    
    ACC 241, Accounting Principles 3  
Major requirements   54
    BAD 330, International Business 3  
    ECO 111, Economic Inquiry 3  
    ECO 326, Intermediate Macroeconomics 3  
    ECO 327, Intermediate Microeconomics 3  
    ECO 440, International Economics 3  
    ECO Electives 9  
    PSC 230, International Relations 3  
    Three hours from the following 3  
        HIS 206, Foundations of Modern Europe 3  
        PSC 338, Contemporary American Foreign Policy 3  
        PSC 341, Politics of Africa 3  
        PSC 345, Politics of Europe 3  
        PSC 347, Topics in Comparative Politics 3  
        PSC 348, Politics of the Middle East 3  
        PSC 432, International Law and Organization 3  
        SOC 325, Economy and Society 3  
    Six hours from the following 6  
        ACC 242, Accounting Principles 3  
        FIN 321, Business Finance 3  
        MGT 311, Principles of Management 3  
        MKT 321, Principles of Marketing 3  
    Foreign Language (200-level or above)   18
        Choose one path:    
        a. French    
            FRE 201, 202, Intermediate French I, II 6  
            FRE 310, Advanced French Studies 3  
            FRE Electives 9  
        b. German    
            GER 201, 202, Intermediate German I, II 6  
            GER 301 or 302, German Studies I or II 3  
           GER 310, Advanced German 3  
            GER Electives 6  
        c. Italian    
            ITL 201, 202, Intermediate Italian I, II 6  
            ITL 301, 302, Studies in Italian Language, Literature and Culture 6  
            ITL Electives (311, 312, 295, 395, 337) 6  
        d. Russian    
            RUS 201, 202, Intermediate Russian I, II 6  
            RUS 301, 302, Studies in Russian Language, Literature and Culture 6  
            RUS Electives 6  
        e. Spanish    
            SPA 201, 202, Intermediate Spanish I, II 6  
            SPA 310, SPA 311, Advanced Spanish I and II 6  
            SPA 320, Civilazation of Spain 3  
            SPA 330, Civilization of Hispanic America 3  
Electives   16-18
Total   128
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