Business Department
- Business Administration
- Sport Management
Business Administration Program Description
The Business Administration curriculum is designed to provide the student with the practical, as well as the theoretical knowledge and learning experiences required to be successful in a business environment. The goal of the program is to give students the ability to recognize and capitalize on business opportunities by harnessing the business and economic resources available to them. Medaille's generalist approach imparts a working expertise in all the functional areas of business, enabling the student to better understand the management of a business.
As part of the major requirements each student takes courses in accounting, management, marketing, finance, and law. The computer information systems component seeks to provide a basic familiarity of computers for Business students. The field experience requirement gives students the opportunity for "hands-on" experience applying what has been learned in the classroom to real business situations. Credits for work/life experience can also be earned by students who have had appropriate previous experience in related areas.
The liberal arts and sciences portion of the degree seeks to provide a solid foundation in the humanities and social sciences as well as a background in mathematics and science.
All Business majors should complete 100-level business courses, ENG 110, ENG 200, SPE 130, ECO 200, and ECO 201 during their first two years at Medaille.
Business majors are expected to attend all classes. Students are responsible for all material covered and for any announcements made in any class session whether the student is present or not. Majors in this program may not take any business course Pass/Fail. A 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) is required of all Business majors in their core and elective business courses to graduate.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
Credit Distribution
Bachelor of Science Credit Hours
General Education Core
ENG 110 College Writing II (3)
ENG 200 Analytical Writing (3)
**GEN 110 Ideas and Experiences: Introduction to Critical Thought and Expression (3)
GEN 220 Colonial N. America: Case Study in Cultural Interaction (3)
GEN 230 Creative Expression (3)
GEN 240 Scientific Discovery (3)
GEN 410 Baccalaureate Capstone I (3)
GEN 411 Baccalaureate Capstone II (3)
MAT 115 Pre-Calculus (3)
SPE 130 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
Minimum General Education Credit Hours 30
Major Requirements
ACC 101 Fundamentals of Accounting I (3)
ACC 102 Fundamentals of Accounting II (3)
BUS 299 Business Law I (3)
ECO 200 Macroeconomics (3)
ECO 201 Microeconomics (3)
ECO 260 Econometrics I (3)
ECO 261 Econometrics II (3)
FNS 201 Financial Management (3)
MGT 110 The Concept of Management (3)
MGT 230 Human Resource Management (3)
MGT 302 Operations Management (3)
MGT 420 Policy and Strategy: Case Studies (3)
MKT 120 Principles of Marketing (3)
Minimum Major Credit Hours 39
Experiential Learning
*BUS 377 Field Experience I (3)
*BUS 477 Field Experience II (3)
Minimum Experiential Credit Hours 6
Major Electives or Concentration Area Courses 18 credit hours
(Eighteen credits from one or more areas, six of which must be upper-level credits)
Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses
ENG 205 Introduction to Literature or
ENG 215 Survey of World Literature (3)
ENG 260 Business and Professional Writing (3)
***MAT 114 Intermediate Algebra (3)
MAT 216 Introductory Calculus (3)
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
PHI (Any) Philosophy Elective (3)
Minimum Liberal Arts and Sciences Credit Hours 18
Free Elective Component 3 credit hours
(May include any college course)
Computer Information Systems Component
CIS 115 Computer Applications (3)
CIS 245 Intermediate Microcomputer Applications (3)
Minimum Computer Information Systems Credit Hours (6)
Total 120 credit hours
*For students with significant business experience, the department offers several options in fulfilling the field experience requirements. Information on these options and waiver applications may be obtained from the Field Experience Coordinator. Waiver applications must be filed at least one semester before implementation according to the following schedule: October 1 for the following Spring semester; March 1 for the following Fall semester.
**Required of first-year students; all other students must substitute a 300/400 level Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective.
***Students who meet the math competency must substitute a 300/400 level Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective.
