Business Management (Click here for information on the new Motor Sports Management Program)
Business Management courses develop knowledge and skills in effective communication practices, critical thinking, intelligent problem solving, informed decision making, and responsible action. The focus on communication, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and responsible action expresses the intrinsic connection between professional preparation and a liberal arts education. |
The degree programs in Business Management include:
a Bachelor of Arts (BA) for ADP students with a concentration in General Business.
a Bachelor of Arts (BA) for traditional day students with a concentration or a minor in one of the following: Accounting, Accounting and Finance, Banking and Finance, Economics, International Business, Management, Marketing and Communications, Management Information Systems, Sports Management.
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Bachelor of Science (BS) for students completing all requirements for a BA degree and 12 additional credit hours in Business approved by the Department Chair. This degree may require more than 120 credit hours for graduation.
Major - Business Management – Program of Study
Standards for Admission to Program
To be accepted as a major in the department, the student must have a minimum grade of “C” in the following courses: Accounting 211 or 212, Business 201, Business 315, Economics 201 or 202, and Computer Studies 100 or 221.
Requirements for B.A. Degree
In addition to fulfilling the college core requirements, business majors seeking the Bachelor of Arts in Business Management degree must complete the following business core courses, as well as the requirements for one area of concentration:
Required business core courses: Accounting 211, 212 ; Business 201, 300, 306, 309, 310, 315, 406, and 407.
Computer Studies 100 or 221; Economics 201, 202; Mathematics 151.
Requirements for concentrations: Students should take one course from their area of concentration each semester during their junior and senior years. Some concentrations may require students to take both day and evening classes.
Accounting: Requirements for a minor in Accounting will fulfill the requirements for this concentration - AC 211, AC 212, and any 3 upper level AC courses.
Accounting and Finance: Any two upper level AC courses and any two of the following - BU 311, BU 411, IB 450, IB 460.
Banking and Finance: BU/EC 307 and three of the following—BU/EC 308, BU 311, BU 411, EC 316, EC 405 and EC 440, IB 460 and IB 461—one of which must be either BU 311, BU 411, IB 460, or IB 461.
Economics: Requirementsfor a minor in Economics will fulfill the requirements for this concentration – EC 201, EC 202, and any 3 upper level EC courses.
General Business –for ADP only: any four upper level AC/BU/CS/EC/IB courses.
International Business: IB 310, IB 315, and any 2 other IB courses other than IB 490.
Management: Four of the following—AC 331, BU 312, BU 313, BU/SO 355, BU/SO 380, BU/SO 401, BU 404, BU 410, BU 426, IB 318, and IB 420. However, only two of these three courses—BU 312, BU 313, and IB 420—may be taken for this concentration.
Marketing and Communications: Any four of the following — BU 318, BU 319, BU 409, IB 317, BU 419 or SO 305, IB 315, IB 430, SO 405.
Management Information Systems: CS 201, CS 202, CS 307, CS 309.
Sports Management: Any four of the following — SM 210, SM 300, SM 311, SM 312, SM 314, SM 412, SM 413, SM 414, SM 417.
Requirements for Double Majors
For a double major in Accounting and Business Management, concentration courses cannot be in Accounting.
For a double major in International Business and Business Management, concentration courses cannot be in International Business.
For a double major in Sports Management and Business Management, concentration courses cannot be in Sports Management.
NOTE: For a BA degree no more than eight of the seventeen departmental requirements in AC/BU/CS/EC/IB may be transferred or awarded as experiential learning credit. A minimum of six of the eleven AC/BU/CS/EC/IB courses at the upper level must actually be taken at Belmont Abbey College. Experiential learning credit will not be awarded for BU 406 or BU 407.
Requirements for B.S. Degree
In addition to fulfilling the college core requirements and all requirements for a BA degree in Business Management, majors seeking a Bachelor of Science in Business Management must
- Obtain pre-approval from the department chair
- Earn 12 additional credit hours in Business. Neither experiential learning nor internship credits meet this requirement.
NOTE: For a BS degree no more than ten of the twenty-one departmental requirements in AC/BU/CS/EC/IB may be transferred or awarded as experiential learning credit. A minimum of eight of the fifteen AC/BU/CS/EC/IB courses at the 300-level or above must actually be taken at Belmont Abbey College. Experiential learning credit will not be awarded for BU 406 or BU 407.
Requirements for Minor
AC 211, EC 201, BU 300, and two additional BU courses above the 200 level excluding BU/CS 221, BU 306, and BU 315.
--Minimum grade of C must be earned in each course required for the minor.
--At least three courses, including two upper level BU courses, must be taken at Belmont Abbey College. A maximum of two courses may be transferred.
Courses Offered
BU 107 Job Readiness
BU 201 Introduction to Business
BU 221 Spreadsheet Applications
BU 300 Management
BU 306 Quantitative Analysis I
BU 307 Money and Banking I
BU 308 Money and Banking II
BU 309 Marketing
BU 310 Finance
BU 311 Finance II-Advanced Financial Management
BU 312 Business Law I
BU 313 Business Law II
BU 315 Business Communication
BU 318 Public Relations
BU 319 Advertising and Promotion
BU 335 Personal Finance and Investments
BU 355 Complex Organizations
BU 380 White Collar Crime
BU 401 Organizational Behavior
BU 403 Management of Information Systems
BU 404 Human Resource Management
BU 405 Public Finance
BU 406 Information Technology and Management
BU 407 Management Seminar : Strategic Management
BU 409 Sales and Sales Management
BU 410 Business and Society
BU 411 Financial Investments
BU 419 Marketing Research
BU 426 Management Science
BU 451-456 Internship
BU 497-499 Directed Study
Business Management – Faculty
Dr. Philip Bayster, Professor and Chair of Business
B.B.A. University of Michigan, M.A. (Economics) Wayne State University, M.S. (Management) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.B.A. Rutgers University, Ph.D. Rutgers University
Dr. Robert Stokes, Associate Professor of Business (leave of absence 2005-2006)
B.S. University of Florida, M.B.A. University of Missouri, Ph.D. University of Missouri
Ms. Carol Teeter, Associate Professor of Business, Chair of Accounting / Business / Economics
B.S. Appalachian State University, M.B.A. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Mr. Stanley Dudko, Associate Professor Emeritus of Business / Economics
B.A. Belmont Abbey College, M.A. Auburn University
Prof. Dudko has taught at the Abbey since 1963 in the Depts. of Business Administration and Economics. During his tenure, he has served as moderator of several student organizations. Out of 10 years as the Abbey's soccer coach, he was 9 times Coach of the Year. He keeps physically fit by jogging the Abbey perimeter and his hobbies include classical music and reading.
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