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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Requirements

Degree Semester Hour Requirement

A minimum of 120 semester hours

Residency Requirement

A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed at Trident.

Upper Division Semester Hour Requirement

A minimum of 32 upper division semester hours

Course Requirements

General Education Requirements

A minimum of 36 semester hours of general education are required to meet degree requirements, these can be met through a combination of specific General Education coursework and Core requirements that also meet General Education competencies.

The Business Administration General Education requirements are:

Arts and Humanities 1 course / 4 SH
English Composition 2 courses / 8 SH
College Mathematics competency met in program core
Physical and Biological Sciences 2 courses / 8 SH
Social and Behavioral Sciences competency met in program core
Information and Technology Literacy 1 course /4 SH

See General Education requirements for a list of courses that are available to meet these requirements.

Students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration may satisfy the GE math and science requirements with 8 semester hours of math

and 4 semester hours of science

Lower Division Program Requirements (8 Semester Hours)

ECO 220Principles of Economics

4
MAT 201Basic Statistics

4

Program Core Courses (44 Semester Hours)

ACC 201Financial Accounting

4
BUS 205Business Law

4
BUS 303Business Communication

4
BUS 401International Business

4
FIN 301Principles of Finance

4
ITM 301Principles of Information Systems in Business and Organization

4
MGT 280Principles of Management

4
MGT 302Organization Behavior and Teamwork

4
MGT 499Strategic Management

4
MKT 301Principles of Marketing

4
OPM 300Introduction to Operations Management

4

Program Core Special Instructions

MGT 499 Strategic Management may not be taken until all other core courses have been successfully completed. A minimum grade of “C” is required in MGT 499 to meet graduation requirements.

Concentration Option

BSBA students may choose to complete the program with no concentration or choose a program concentration option. With a concentration, the student will complete 16 semester hours of specialized coursework in an area of the student’s choice. Concentrations must be selected prior to enrollment in the capstone course. The BSBA offers the below concentrations:

 

Contract Management Concentration

Concentration Core Courses (12 Semester Hours)

CMG 301Fundamentals of Contract Management/Administration

4
CMG 302Negotiation, Pricing, and Conflict Resolution

4
CMG 402Fundamentals of Purchasing and Purchase Management

4

Concentration Elective Courses (4 Semester Hours)

MGT 420Power, Influence, and Persuasion

4
Or
Non-equivalent business elective

4

Digital Marketing Concentration (Launches June 2023)

Concentration Core Courses (16 Semester Hours)

MKT 425Search Optimization Applications

4
MKT 435Social Media Strategy

4
MKT 445Digital Media

4
MKT 455Marketing Analytics

4

General Business Concentration

Concentration Elective Courses: (16 Semester Hours)

Select four courses from the following options:

ACC 202Managerial Accounting

4
CMG 301Fundamentals of Contract Management/Administration

4
CMG 302Negotiation, Pricing, and Conflict Resolution

4
LOG 301Introduction to Supply Chain Management

4
MGT 401Leadership and Change

4
MGT 422Decision Making for Leaders

4
PRM 301Introduction to Project Management

4
MGT 407Principles of Human Resource Management

4
MGT 420Power, Influence, and Persuasion

4

Human Resource Management Concentration

Concentration Core Courses (16 Semester Hours)

MGT 407Principles of Human Resource Management

4
MGT 412Human Resource Management and Law

4
MGT 411Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management

4
MGT 423Organizational Development and Change

4
Or
Approved Upper Division Elective

4

Information Technology Management Concentration

Concentration Core Courses (16 Semester Hours)

ITM 426Systems Analysis and Design I

4
CSC 416Information Security and Technology in Society

4
ITM 423Systems Acquisition, Systems Development, and Project Management

4
ITM 490Capstone in Information Technology Management

4
Concentration Special Instructions
ITM 490 Capstone in Information Technology Management may not be taken until all other concentration courses have been successfully completed.
Students who had ITM 421 under their degree plan can take ITM 306 as a substitution.

Logistics Concentration

Concentration Core Courses (16 Semester Hours)

LOG 301Introduction to Supply Chain Management

4
LOG 302Operations Management Control

4
LOG 401Introduction to Global Logistics Management

4
ITM 438Information Security Management and Assurance

4

Project Management Concentration

Concentration Core Courses (16 Semester Hours)

PRM 301Introduction to Project Management

4
LOG 302Operations Management Control

4
ITM 423Systems Acquisition, Systems Development, and Project Management

4
PRM 490Project Management Integration

4
Concentration Special Instructions
PRM 490 Project Management Integration may not be taken until all other concentration courses have been successfully completed

General Electives

 

Students who elect to complete the program with no concentration will take 44 semester hours of General Elective courses to bring degree totals to 120 semester hours. Students who choose to complete a concentration option will complete 28 semester hours of General Elective courses to bring degree totals to 120 semester hours.