The Business Administration (BA) program is a
Bachelor of Science degree and is designed for students who have earned 60 or
more transferable college hours. The
curriculum focuses on the individual acquiring skills in the financial and
managerial aspects of business. The program can help you navigate through these
times of complex business issues, as well as prepare you for the next step in
your career. The required coursework emphasizes more than just business theory;
it deals with practical applications. Classes meet one night a week for 15
months. The BA program is offered in Bethany.
BA Course Numbers and Titles:
MODULE 1
BADM 3143
Technical Communication
This course is
designed to provide students with experience involving major forms of technical
communication used in professional fields. This course will introduce students
to the rhetorical principles as well as documentation practices necessary for
writing and producing effective and professional communications, such as
letters, reports, instructions, proposals and websites.
MODULE 2
PSY 3413
Personal & Professional Development
This course examines adult learning theory and various learning styles.
The course provides a model that is used to analyze life experience.
MODULE 3
ECO 3113
Economics for Managers
This course is a
study of the economic choices people make daily with a managerial focus. Topics
include examination of economics systems, supply and demand, costs, production
and productivity, roles of government, the banking system and international
commerce.
MODULE 4
MGT 3413
Organizational Behavior I; Diagnosis &
Planned Change
This course analyzes the formal and informal functions
and problems of organizations. The course also examines the strategies to plan,
implement, and manage change in an organization.
MODULE 5
ACC 3163
Managerial Accounting
This course
provides for the study and application of principles, methods and techniques
required to conduct applied research. The course also emphasizes the skills
needed to report the research in both written and oral presentation.
MODULE 6
REL 3413
Biblical Perspectives in Western Culture
This course provides study of the Bible as a foundation to an understanding
of Western culture and history. The course also explores the relevance of the
Bible to modern day life
MODULE 7
STAT 3423
Data Analysis Methods
This course
provides a survey and application of the basic data analysis methods used in the
process of evaluation, including a study of both descriptive and inferential
statistical methods.
MODULE 8
MKT 3173
Marketing for Managers
The focus of this
course is to understand the elements that comprise an effective marketing
campaign. From the Four P’s to International Marketing issues, this course will
assist the student in understanding the role of marketing in the overall success
of an organization.
MODULE 9
FIN 3103
Business Finance
This is an introductory
course in financial management which studies short-term and long-term corporate
financing, the time value of money, the cost of capital, capital budgeting, and
capital markets.
MODULE 10
BADM 3113
Business Law
This course provides a
study of the law of business and its administration. It will explore the
interaction of government, business and society, contracts, personal property,
bailments, and sales. The emphasis in the course is upon contracts and the
influence of the UCC.
MODULE 11
BADM 3153
Issues in International Business
This
course explores the cultural, political and economic aspects of conducting
business in a global marketplace. This course builds upon the theoretical basis
of other business courses.
MODULE 12
BADM 3163
Senior Capstone: Ethics and Applications
In this course learners will utilize all previous business coursework to
compete in a business simulation and analyze results. Ethics from a Christian
perspective will also be incorporated into analysis of cases and the
simulation.
BA Groups for 2008-2009:
April 17, 2008 (Thursday) -
Bethany
Aug. 20, 2008 (Wednesday)- Bethany
Oct. 27, 2008 (Monday) -
Bethany
Feb. 3, 2009, (Tuesday) - Bethany
April 23, 2009, (Thursday) -
Bethany
Course placement and offerings are subject to change.
Contact the Office of Professional Studies
(405) 491-6332
www.snu.edu/pgs