2009 - 2010
Undergraduate Catalogue

Sellinger School: Bachelor of Business Administration

Requirements for a major and typical program of courses are listed below. This is a possible plan of study, but it need not be followed in the same order by every student.

Freshman Year

Fall Term


    CS111 Introduction to Computers with Software Applications or
    CS112 Introduction to Computer Science
    EC102 Microeconomic Principles
    MA151 Applied Calculus for Business and Social Sciences or
    MA251 Calculus I
    WR100 Effective Writing
    Language Core

Spring Term


    EC103 Macroeconomic Principles
    HS101 History of Modern Western Civilization
    Fine Arts Core
    Language Core or
    Elective
    Natural Science Core

Sophomore Year

Fall Term


    AC201 Financial Accounting
    EC220 Business Statistics*
    EN101 Understanding Literature
    IS251 Information Systems (or BH251)
    PL201 Foundations of Philosophy or
    TH201 Introduction to Theology

Spring Term


    AC202 Managerial Accounting (or BH202)
    EC301 Intermediate Macroeconomics*** or
    EC302 Intermediate Microeconomics or
    FI320 Financial Management** or
    MK240 Marketing
    MG201 Organizational Behavior (or BH201)
    PL200-Level Philosophical Perspectives Course or
    Theology Core
    English Core

* Candidates for the B.B.A. may substitute Introduction to Statistics (ST210) for EC220 if and only if the student also successfully completes Calculus II (MA252) or Econometrics (EC420).

** Students concentrating in finance must complete FI320 prior to the fall semester of the junior year.

*** Students concentrating in business economics must complete EC301 or EC302 prior to the fall semester of the junior year.

MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING

Major Requirements:

  • AC301 Intermediate Accounting I
  • AC302 Intermediate Accounting II
  • AC311 Cost Accounting
  • AC401 Advanced Accounting
  • AC402 Accounting Information Systems
  • AC412 Taxation of Business Entities
  • AC421 Auditing

Note: Accounting Lab (AC310) is the corequisite for AC301, AC302, and AC311.

Students planning to sit for the CPA exam in Maryland are encouraged to take Business Ethics (PL310) as their ethics core course. To be better prepared for the CPA exam, students should consider taking Commercial Law (LW406).

Students are allowed to complete a maximum of two graduate level courses while in the undergraduate program. It is important to note that courses taken at the graduate level do not count toward the 40-course graduation requirement for the undergraduate degree.

An example of a typical program of courses follows:

Junior Year

Fall Term


    AC301 Intermediate Accounting I
    AC310 Accounting Lab (0.00 cr.)
    AC311 Cost Accounting
    IB282 International Business
    TH201 Introduction to Theology
    Nondepartmental Elective

Spring Term


    AC302 Intermediate Accounting II
    AC310 Accounting Lab (0.00 cr.)
    FI320 Financial Management
    OM330 Operations Management
    History Core
    Theology Core

Senior Year

Fall Term


    AC412 Taxation of Business Entities
    AC421 Auditing
    LW305 Legal Environment of Business (or BH305)
    Ethics Core
    Nondepartmental Elective

Spring Term


    AC401 Advanced Accounting
    AC402 Accounting Information Systems
    MG402 Business Policy (or BH402)
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Elective

Course requirements for the CPA exam vary by state. In order to choose the appropriate courses, accounting majors should contact their major advisors.

150-Hour Program

To comply with the requirements to sit for the CPA exam, the Department of Accounting has established a 150-hour program that enables students to earn a bachelor's degree in accounting after four years and an MBA in the fifth year. In Maryland, the course requirements for the 150-hour requirement to sit for the exam changed on January 1, 2008.

The fifth year of the program is flexible to enable students to work while they are taking courses. This new program prepares accounting graduates to perform better in an ever-changing business environment and enhances their marketability. For more information about the fifth year of accounting education, consult the graduate catalogue.

MAJOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Requirements for each concentration and an example of a typical program of courses follows:

Business Economics Concentration

  • Concentration requirements:
  • EC301 Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • EC302 Intermediate Microeconomics

Select four of the following courses, two of which must be at the 400-level:

  • EC305 Mathematical Economics
  • EC310 American Economic History
  • EC320 The Political Economy of War
  • EC330 Law and Economics
  • EC340 Economic Problems of Cities
  • EC350 Capitalism and Its Critics
  • EC360 Environmental Economics
  • EC370 Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • EC380 Sports Economics
  • EC390 Growth, Globalization and History
  • EC405 Game Theory and the Economics of Information
  • EC420 Econometrics
  • EC425 Applied Economic Forecasting
  • EC430 Monetary Economics
  • EC435 Public Sector Economics
  • EC440 International Financial Economics
  • EC446 International Trade
  • EC448 Development Economics
  • EC450 Managerial Economics
  • EC460 Business and Government
  • EC470 Pricing Strategy
  • EC480 Labor Economics
  • EC490 Health Economics
  • EC498 Economics Independent Study
  • EC499 Economics Internship

Note: Students must complete EC301 or EC302 prior to the fall of the junior year. Students with good mathematical skills are encouraged to take MA251 and MA252. Students interested in pursuing graduate study in economics are encouraged to take MA301.

Junior Year

Fall Term


    EC301 Intermediate Macroeconomics or
    EC302 Intermediate Microeconomics
    IB282 International Business
    TH201 Introduction to Theology
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Nondepartmental Elective

Spring Term


    FI320 Financial Management
    MK240 Marketing
    OM330 Operations Management
    Theology Core
    Nondepartmental Elective

Senior Year

Fall Term


    LW305 Legal Environment of Business (or BH305)
    History Core
    Economics Elective
    Economics Elective
    Elective

Spring Term


    MG402 Business Policy (or BH402)
    Ethics Core
    Economics Elective
    Economics Elective
    Elective

Finance Concentration

Concentration requirements:

  • FI380 Fixed Income Securities: Valuation and Markets
  • FI381 Equity Securities: Valuation and Markets
  • FI440 Financial Analysis and Valuation
  • FI441 Advanced Financial Management

Select two of the following courses:

  • FI340 Global Financial Management
  • FI426 Special Topics in Finance
  • FI430 Financial Services Firms and Their Environments
  • FI431 Derivative Securities and Markets
  • FI433 Portfolio Management
  • FI499 Finance Internship

Note: Personal Financial Management (FI121) does not fulfill course requirements for the finance concentration. Financial Management (FI320) must be completed prior to the fall of the junior year.

Junior Year

Fall Term


    FI380 Fixed Income Securities: Valuation and Markets or
    FI381 Equity Securities: Valuation and Markets
    IB282 International Business
    MK240 Marketing
    TH201 Introduction to Theology
    Nondepartmental Elective

Spring Term


    FI380 Fixed Income Securities: Valuation and Markets or
    FI381 Equity Securities: Valuation and Markets
    OM330 Operations Management
    History Core
    Theology Core
    Nondepartmental Elective

Senior Year

Fall Term


    FI440 Financial Analysis and Valuation
    LW305 Legal Environment of Business (or BH305)
    Finance Elective
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Elective

Spring Term


    FI441 Advanced Financial Management
    MG402 Business Policy (or BH402)
    Ethics Core
    Finance Elective
    Elective

General Business Concentration

This is the interdisciplinary concentration within the Sellinger School. Six upper-level courses are selected from the Sellinger School offerings. No more than three courses may be selected from any discipline.

Note: Personal Financial Management (FI121) and Presentations (IS253) do not fulfill the upper-level course requirements of the general business concentration.

Junior Year

Fall Term


    FI320 Financial Management
    IB282 International Business
    TH201 Introduction to Theology
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Nondepartmental Elective

Spring Term


    LW305 Legal Environment of Business (or BH305)
    OM330 Operations Management
    Theology Core
    Major Elective
    Major Elective

Senior Year

Fall Term


    History Core
    Major Elective
    Major Elective
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Elective

Spring Term


    MG402 Business Policy (or BH402)
    Ethics Core
    Major Elective
    Major Elective
    Elective

Information Systems Concentration

Concentration requirements:

  • IS352 Applications Development
  • IS353 Data Management and Database Systems
  • IS355 Networks and Security
  • IS358 Business Intelligence and Data Mining
  • IS453 Information Systems Analysis and Design
  • IS458 Web-Enabled Applications

The following courses may be taken as free electives:

  • IS356 Information Technology for Financial Services
  • IS457 Advanced Topics in Applications Development
  • IS459 Research Project in Management Information Systems
  • IS499 Internship in Information Systems
  • OM334 Global Supply Chain Management
  • OM335 Project Management

Junior Year

Fall Term


    IB282 International Business
    IS358 Business Intelligence and Data Mining
    TH201 Introduction to Theology
    History Core
    Nondepartmental Elective

Spring Term


    FI320 Financial Management
    IS355 Networks and Security
    OM330 Operations Management
    Theology Core
    Nondepartmental Elective

Senior Year

Fall Term


    IS352 Applications Development
    IS353 Data Management and Database Systems
    IS453 Information Systems Analysis and Design
    LW305 Legal Environment of Business (or BH305)
    Elective

Spring Term


    IS458 Web-Enabled Applications
    MG402 Business Policy (or BH402)
    Ethics Core
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Elective

International Business Concentration

Concentration requirements:

  • IB482 Global Strategy
  • MG415 International Management
  • Two International Area Studies Courses

Select two of the following courses:

  • EC446 International Trade
  • EC448 Development Economics
  • FI340 Global Financial Management
  • IB429 Applied Research in Management and International Business
  • IB470 Special Topics in International Business
  • IB471 Managing Diversity: Globally and Domestically
  • IB472 Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges
  • IB499 International Business Internship
  • LW410 International Business Law
  • MK348 International Marketing: European Study Tour
  • OM334 Global Supply Chain Management

The International Area Studies requirement may be fulfilled in one of three ways: two courses of a foreign language beyond the intermediate level; or two courses focusing on one geographic area outside of the United States; or two courses with a broad international focus. Each semester the department approves a listing of courses that fulfill the geographic area and broad international focus options.

Junior Year

Fall Term


    FI320 Financial Management
    IB282 International Business
    TH201 Introduction to Theology
    History Core
    Nondepartmental Elective

Spring Term


    LW305 Legal Environment of Business (or BH305)
    MG415 International Management
    OM330 Operations Management
    Theology Core
    Nondepartmental Elective

Senior Year

Fall Term


    International Business Area Studies Course
    International Business Elective
    International Business Elective
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Elective

Spring Term


    IB482 Global Strategy
    MG402 Business Policy (or BH402)
    International Area Studies Course
    Ethics Core
    Elective

Management Concentration

Select six of the following courses:

  • IB471 Managing Diversity: Globally and Domestically
  • IB482 Global Strategy
  • MG403 Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
  • MG411 Human Resources Management
  • MG412 Leadership
  • MG415 International Management
  • MG419 Special Topics in Management
  • MG429 Applied Research in Management and International Business
  • MG451 Social Capital and Entrepreneurship
  • MG452 Power and Influence
  • MG499 Management Internship
  • OM334 Global Supply Chain Management
  • OM335 Project Management

Junior Year

Fall Term


    FI320 Financial Management
    IB282 International Business
    OM330 Operations Management
    TH201 Introduction to Theology
    Nondepartmental Elective

Spring Term


    LW305 Legal Environment of Business (or BH305)
    History Core
    Theology Core
    Management Elective
    Management Elective

Senior Year

Fall Term


    Management Elective
    Management Elective
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Elective

Spring Term


    MG402 Business Policy (or BH402)
    Ethics Core
    Management Elective
    Management Elective
    Elective

Marketing Concentration

Concentration requirements:

  • MK346 Consumer Behavior
  • MK440 Selling Concepts and Strategies
  • MK441 Marketing Research
  • MK442 Strategic Marketing

Select two of the following courses:

  • LW404 Marketing Law
  • MK348 International Marketing: European Study Tour
  • MK444 Product Development and Management
  • MK446 Electronic Commerce
  • MK447 Integrated Marketing Communications
  • MK449 Special Topics in Marketing
  • MK450 Branding and Packaging
  • MK451 Retail Marketing
  • MK452 Services Marketing
  • MK453 Sports Marketing
  • MK499 Marketing Internship

Junior Year

Fall Term


    FI320 Financial Management
    IB282 International Business
    MK346 Consumer Behavior
    TH201 Introduction to Theology
    History Core

Spring Term


    LW305 Legal Environment of Business (or BH305)
    MK440 Selling Concepts and Strategies
    OM330 Operations Management
    Theology Core
    Nondepartmental Elective

Senior Year

Fall Term


    MK441 Marketing Research
    Marketing Elective
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Nondepartmental Elective
    Elective

Spring Term


    MG402 Business Policy (or BH402)
    MK442 Strategic Marketing
    Ethics Core
    Marketing Elective
    Elective

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