Business Administration B.B.A.

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Minimum Requirements for Business Administration B.B.A.: 120 credits

Concentrations: Finance & EconomicsGeneral BusinessHuman ResourcesLeadershipMarketing, Sport Management

Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.

General University Requirements
Complete the general university requirements.
General Education Requirements
Complete the general education requirements.35-40
As part of the general education requirements, complete the following:
Essential Precalculus with Applications
College Algebra for Calculus
Precalculus
Essential Calculus with Applications in the Life Sciences
Calculus I
B.B.A. Degree Requirements
Complete the B.B.A. degree requirements.22
As part of the B.B.A. requirements, complete the following:
Business Ethics
Business Administration Program Requirements
Complete the following:
AIS F310Management of Information Systems3
or AIS F316 Accounting Information Systems
AIS F324Advanced MS Excel1
AIS F342MS Excel for Finance1
BA F307Introductory Human Resources Management3
BA F308Professional Development: How to Prepare for a Job and Other Survival Skills1
BA F309Professional Development: Finding a Career1
or BA F310 Professional Development: Being Successful in Your Career
BA F325Financial Management3
BA F330The Legal Environment of Business4
BA F343Principles of Marketing3
BA F360Operations Management3
BA F390Organizational Theory and Behavior3
or BA F391 Alaska Native Corporations: A Historical and Contemporaneous Perspective
BA F462Corporate Strategy 13
HSEM F415Cybersecurity in the 21st Century: Technology and Ethics3
or HSEM F416 Cybersecurity Management
or HSEM F417 Cybersecurity Resiliency
or HSEM F418 Cybercrime, Fraud and Law
HSEM F445Business Continuity and Crisis Management3
Complete one of the following:3
International Business
International Finance
Additional 9 credits from ACCT, BA, ECON, SPRT or a second concentration.9
Concentration
Complete one or more of the following concentrations:9
Finance & Economics
General Business
Human Resources
Leadership
Marketing
Sport Management
Electives
General Electives2-7
Total Credits120
1

 As part of the B.B.A. degree requirements, BA F462 fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.

Students majoring in business administration may not minor in the following: finance, general business, management and organizations, marketing, sport management or the business administration track of the leadership minor.

Note: The B.B.A. degree requires 50 percent of the accounting, business administration and economics credits to be earned at UAF. Twenty-four out of the last 30 credits earned must be taken at UAF.

Note: Students may earn a B.B.A. with more than one concentration in the above areas.

Note: Only one B.B.A. degree may be earned with a major in business administration.

Concentrations

Finance & Economics

Finance & Economics Concentration Requirements
Complete three of the following: 29
Investment Analysis
Real Estate and Alternative Investments
Student Investment Fund
Portfolio Management
International Finance
Money and Banking
Public Finance
Total Credits9
2

Classes must be different than those used to meet the B.B.A. degree and the major requirements. Courses cannot double count.

General Business

General Business Concentration Requirements
Complete the following:
Complete 9 credits as approved by the undergraduate director9
At least 6 credits must be BA courses, the rest may be select AIS, ACCT, ECON, HSEM or SPRT classes. 3
At least 6 credits must be upper-division.
Total Credits9
3

Classes must be different than those used to meet the B.B.A. degree and the major requirements. Courses cannot double count.

Human Resources

Human Resources Concentration Requirements
Complete three of the following:9
Employment Law
Training and Management Development
Public Sector Labor Relations
Psychology of Work
Total Credits9

Leadership

Leadership Concentration Requirements
Complete three of the following:9
Sport Leadership
Leadership Theory and Development
Leading Change
Leaderships in Dangerous Contexts
Total Credits9

Marketing

Marketing Concentration Requirements
Complete three of the following:9
Advertising, Sales and Promotion
Consumer Behavior
Social Media Marketing
Marketing Research
Sport Marketing
Services Marketing Strategy
Current Topics in Marketing
Total Credits9

Sport Management 

Sport Management Concentration Requirements
Complete three of the following:9
Sport Leadership
Introduction to Sport Management
Event Management
Sport Marketing
Sport and Recreation Sales
Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation Management
Sport and Recreation Facilities
Total Credits9

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.

Students graduating from this program will be able to:

  • Produce high-quality professional communications on technical issues/topics for internal and/or external audiences
  • Produce high-quality professional presentations using various modes of technology on technical issues/topics for internal and/or external audiences
  • Recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments and draw appropriate conclusions
  • Identify and understand whether certain business conduct is legal and/or ethical and apply the knowledge situationally
  • Test hypotheses, discuss business regulations, deploy a variety of information management systems and relate business concepts to a global scale
  • Apply and interpret financial information
  • Express and interpret the time value of money
  • Identify and interpret marketing strategy
  • Summarize theories of individual and group dynamics, organizational culture and structure
  • Define supply, demand, marginal cost and types of competition