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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Walsh University's School for Professional Studies (S.P.S) is pleased to offer Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Management, Marketing and Finance. The Business Management Major can be completed with a concentration in Human Resource Management or Organizational Leadership.
S.P.S. Program degree requirements are the same as the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree from Walsh University (2005-06 catalog). Click here for 2005-06 catalog In addition to the required business courses, the student in the S.P.S. Program must complete Walsh University's core curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts degree (page 54 in catalog).
Elective courses may be taken to complete the remaining hours of the 124 required.
The following business courses are required of all S.P.S. students:
BUSINESS CORE (43 Semester Hours)
| BUS 101 |
Intro to Financial & Managerial Accounting I |
| BUS 106 |
Microcomputer Apps. - Spreadsheet |
| BUS 107 |
Microcomputer Apps. - Slideshow |
| BUS 108 |
Microcomputer Apps. - Database |
| BUS 210 |
Managerial Accounting |
| BUS 216 |
Principles of Marketing |
| BUS 220 |
Quantitative Methods I, Statistics |
| BUS 221 |
Business Finance |
| BUS 307 |
Business Ethics |
| BUS 313 |
Management & Organizational Behavior I |
| BUS 314 |
Management & Organizational Behavior II |
| BUS 320 |
Quantitative Methods II, Decision Models |
| BUS 326 |
Integrated Information Systems |
| BUS 340 |
Institutional Environment of Business |
| BUS 450 |
International Business |
| BUS 490 |
Business Policy Seminar |
|
ECON 202 |
Macroeconomics |
| ENG 240 |
Professional Writing |
FINANCE MAJOR (Required for a Major in Finance):
| ECON 312 |
Money, Banking and Monetary Policy |
| BUS 315 |
Investments |
| BUS 405-406 |
Advanced Business Finance I and II |
MARKETING MAJOR (Required for a Major in marketing):
| BUS 309 |
Consumer Behavior |
| BUS 311 |
Marketing Research |
| BUS 316 |
Marketing Communications |
| BUS 416 |
Marketing Strategy |
| COM 360 |
Intro to Advertising and Public Relations |
Plus Choice of One:
| BUS 336 |
E-Business/Internet Marketing |
| BUS 426 |
Sales Management |
| COM 370 |
Mass Media Law and Ethics |
| COM 330 |
Desktop Publishing |
| COM 365 |
Advertising and Public Relations Writing |
| COM 460 |
Advanced Advertising and Public Relations |
MANAGEMENT MAJOR CORE COURSES (Required for a Management Degree)
| BUS 318 |
Human Resource Foundations |
| BUS 319 |
Managerial Negotiations |
| BUS 417 |
Operations Management |
| BUS 418 |
Team Management and Leadership Seminar |
The Following Management Major Concentrations are Available (Choice of One for a Management Degree):
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION:
|
BUS 404 |
Advanced Human Resource Management |
| BUS 440 |
Organizational Change and Development |
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONCENTRATION:
| PSYCH 240 |
Inside the Organization: Industrial Psychology & the Impact of Corporate America |
| BUS 445 |
Contemporary Management |
GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION:
A student with four (4), or more, years of full-time, professional work experience, may petition for waiver of a concentration requirement. A signed "Petition for Waiver of General Management Concentration" form is required. If the petition is granted, and all other degree requirements are met, such a student will be awarded a BA in Business with a Major in General Management.
