Business administration is the cornerstone of the business world – the work of managing
resources and people to meet an organization’s goals.
The Business Administration major combines courses in management, marketing, economics,
finance, and business law, offering students a broad knowledge of the functional areas
of a company and how they connect to one another. These topics are especially beneficial
for students with small business ownership plans and for students who want to have
an administrative career in financial organizations.
Highlights:
- Students develop managerial, communication and decision-making skills.
- Business Administration B.B.A. graduates have an average starting salary of $58,000.
- Accelerated bachelor’s to master’s option allows undergraduates to earn up to 6 graduate
credit hours. - The Business Exchange for Student Talent (BEST) Career Fair connects students with
area employers. - Jones College is one of the top 1.5% of business schools in the world.
Top 1.5% of business schools in the world
MTSU’s Jennings A. Jones College of Business, known for national prominence and regional
dominance, is the No. 1 business school serving one of the nation’s hottest economic
areas. Jones College fuels the region’s economy, with more than 18,000 alumni working
in greater Nashville and middle Tennessee today. Forbes lists the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin
metropolitan area as No. 3 for Best Big Cities for Jobs, with UBS, Amazon, and Nissan
among corporations recently relocating major business centers to the region. Jones
College ranks in the top 1.5% of the business colleges in the world, accredited in
both business and accounting by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business. Our faculty of award-winning educators, researchers and, in many
cases, entrepreneurs provide students with cutting-edge education in management, finance,
big data tools, and business communication.
BEST Career Fair attracts top employers to campus
Each spring, around 50 companies ranging from global corporations to local businesses
visit MTSU to find their future leaders from the Jones College of Business. Not only
are they registered for the Business Exchange for Student Talent, or BEST, to talk
about their companies, but they are also known to interview upcoming graduates and
hire on the spot. Sponsored by the Department of Management and Department of Marketing,
the four-hour event targets students majoring in business administration, management,
entrepreneurship, and marketing to “sell” their qualifications to close to 50 companies,
ranging from UPS to Dell to Walgreens. “BEST is our opportunity to help students build
a bridge to whatever the next career step might be,” says Laura Buckner, internship
coordinator for the Department of Marketing.
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MTSU True Blue Preview: Business Administration
A person with a Business Administration degree has the skill to take on a variety
of professional roles. Some of these include:
- Administrative employee for banks and financial institutions
- Administrator for a nonprofit organization
- Human Resources management administrator
- Leader in a corporate office
- Small business owner
- Retail manager
- Sales representative
Employers of MTSU alumni include:
- Amazon
- Enterprise
- HCA
- The Hershey Company
- Kroger
- Sherwin-Williams
- Walgreens
A major in Business Administration leads to a Bachelor of Business Administration
(B.B.A.) degree and is a good fit for small-business owners, administrative employees
in financial institutions, retail managers, entrepreneurs, and sales representatives.
The major consists of 24 hours, half of which must be taken in residence at MTSU.
For complete curriculum details, click on the REQUIREMENTS button to the right.
The department also offers the B.B.A. with majors in Management and Leadership and Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Undergraduate minors are available in Marketing and Management, and the department
participates in interdisciplinary minors in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship,
and Leadership Studies.
Graduate students can earn the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), with courses offered in marketing, management, business administration, human resources,
and operations. An M.B.A. with a concentration in Concrete Industry Management is
offered in conjunction with that department.
Department of Management
615-898-2736
Jill Austin, program coordinator
[email protected]
A major in Business Administration consists of 24 semester hours (50 percent taken at MTSU).
The program below includes an Economics and Finance minor. An alternate business minor may be chosen, but it may require total hours for graduation to exceed 120.
Accelerated Bachelors/Masters (ABM) Program
High achieving students majoring in Business Administration who intend to pursue a master’s degree in Business Administration may apply to participate in the Accelerated Bachelors/Masters (ABM) pathway. The pathway allows undergraduate students an opportunity to complete select requirements for both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees simultaneously. Upon successful completion of the ABM Pathway, students must submit an application (including application fee) to the graduate program. Additional application requirements will be waived, and the student will be admitted to the program automatically. For more information about the ABM pathway, see the Graduate Catalog.
Academic Map
Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:
Business Administration, B.B.A., Academic Map
Degree Requirements
| General Education | 41 hours |
| College of Business Core | 42 hours* |
| Major Requirements | 24 hours |
| Auxiliary Courses | 9 hours* |
| Business Elective | 3 hours |
| Electives | 1-7 hours |
| TOTAL | 120 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.
General Education (41 hours)
General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or /Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.
The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:
College of Business Core (42 hours)
All students must complete the College of Business Core which requires 42 hours with a 2.000 GPA.
Major Requirements (24 hours)
Financial Analysis (3 hours)
Select 3 hours:
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ACTG 3020 – Managerial Accounting
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ACTG 2120 or ACTG 3000; junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Analysis of costs of products and services, recognition of quantitative techniques relating to management objectives, overview of master budgeting, and planning and control techniques. Designed for nonaccounting majors. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 3310 or Accounting majors.)
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ACTG 3110 – Intermediate Accounting I
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ACTG 2110 and ACTG 2120 or ACTG 2110 and ACTG 2125 or ACTG 3000 with minimum grade of C; GPA of at least 2.00; junior standing; admission into the College of Business; passing grade on departmental pathway exam or ACTG 3100 with a minimum grade of C. Introduces professional accounting standards and financial statement preparation. Review of the accounting cycle. Extensive coverage of time value of money concepts and accounting for and reporting of current assets; investments; property, plant, and equipment; and revenue recognition.
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ACTG 3310 – Cost Accounting
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ACTG 2120 or ACTG 2125 with minimum grade of C; junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Determine costs of products or services, apply quantitative concepts relating to management objectives, prepare master budgets, and perform various techniques for planning and controlling in a business environment.
Management (6 hours)
Select 3 hours:
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MGMT 3630 – Organization Theory
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3610; admission to the College of Business. The organization as a system. Emphasis on the external environment, performance measurement, structure (including contingency theory of organization design), bureaucracy, and the impact of behavioral aspects on organization theory.
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MGMT 3810 – Human Resource Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing and admission to the College of Business. An introduction to the management of human resources, including strategic human resource management, diversity and inclusion, employment law, talent acquisition and management, compensation, training and development, employee and labor relations, performance management, and health/safety/security.
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MGMT 4680 – Organization Behavior
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and admission to the College of Business. Human behavior in organizations. Emphasis on motivation, leadership, communication, group processes, and methods for managing change. Understanding human behavior allows student to learn better employee utilization strategies resulting in a more effective and efficient organization.
Select 3 hours:
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MGMT 3640 – Managing Key Performance Indicators
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: BIA 2610 or MATH 1530; junior standing; and admission to the College of Business. Focuses on development and use of common Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as a method to monitor and manage business performance. Spreadsheet software will be utilized to analyze, summarize, and present management metrics. Management metrics covered includes financial, customer, employee, and operational and supply chain perspectives.
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MGMT 3705 – Continuous Improvement/Problem Solving
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Admission to Jones College of Business; junior standing. Applies Baldrige Performance Excellence criteria and Lean Six Sigma DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) methodology to business process improvements. Examines how continuous improvement projects follow a structured sequence using DMAIC. Emphasis on established critical thinking models to drive continuous improvement and guide specific problem-solving efforts.
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MGMT 3710 – Management of Quality
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MGMT 3620; admission into the College of Business; junior standing. Introduction to design, operation, and control of quality systems; implementation approaches including behavioral and technical issues; strategic importance; quality improvement tools and their use; supplier certification; awards and recognition.
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MGMT 3715 – International Sourcing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Admission to the Jones College of Business; junior standing. Benchmark practices of developing and managing international supply chains. Choosing, developing, evaluating, and managing a mixed portfolio of domestic and international procurement including such considerations as political, economic, legal, ethical, cultural, and communication issues associated with a global supply chain. Industry trends in global sourcing locations, approaches, and technologies for both product and service supply chains.
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MGMT 3720 – Supply Chain Distribution
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3620, junior standing, and admission to the Jones College of Business. Focuses on concepts and techniques required to manage the distribution function in a contemporary supply chain. Emphasis on the role of distribution within a supply chain and best practices leading to efficient operational performance.
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MGMT 3725 – Lean Project Management Principles
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Admission to Jones College of Business; junior standing. Theory and practice of managing projects for services, products, or events. Emphasis on application of lean concepts to project management.
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MGMT 3730 – Management of Innovation
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior level; MGMT 3620; and admission to the Jones College of Business. Technologies for products and services, learning from failure, idea generation/screening, management structures that promote innovation, as well as cost justification of new technologies. Examines the management of the process of forecasting, acquiring, and integrating emerging technologies into the firm’s products/services and processes. Typical innovation areas include rapid prototyping/small lot production, last mile delivery, distribution, safety and productivity, entertainment/training, and medical. Course structure may vary.
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MGMT 3750 – International Supply Chain Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission to the College of Business. Design, operations, and control of global and local supply chains; implementation approaches including behavioral (especially cross-functional) and technical issues and the Plan-Source-Make-Deliver-Return model for supply chains.
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MGMT 4700 – Applications in Supply Chain Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MGMT 3620; admission to the College of Business; junior standing. Current issues in managing modern supply chain operations such as group purchasing organizations, health care supply chains, automotive supply chains, small business supply chains, supply chain risks, and sustainable supply chains. Topics covered and course structure vary.
Marketing (6 hours)
Business Environment (9 hours)
Select 3 hours:
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BLAW 3430 – Commercial Law
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Legal rights and potential liabilities of business persons. Includes basic law of contracts; UCC; sales; commercial paper; secured transactions and credit; bankruptcy; personal property and bailments; real property; and wills, trusts, and estates.
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BLAW 3460 – Insurance Law
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing and admission into the College of Business. Risks covered by the insurance contract, their selection and control; making, constructing, and enforcing the contract; negotiation and settlement of claims; misconduct of agents. Government regulation of the insurance industry. Emphasis on current principles, policies, procedures, and practices in insurance.
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BLAW 4470 – Real Property Law for Commerce and Agriculture
3 credit hours
(Same as AGBS 3140 and FIN 4470.) Prerequisite: Junior standing. Legal rights and limitations of ownership of property, estates, titles, methods of transferring titles, abstract of titles, mortgages, leases, easements, restrictions on the use of property, real estate development, application of contract law to real property, and the role of real estate in the administration of estates. Emphasis on specific application to agricultural businesses and farms.
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BLAW 4490 – Industrial Relations Legislation
3 credit hours
(Same as MGMT 4490 and ECON 4490.) Prerequisite: Junior standing and admission into the College of Business. Economic background and effects of government regulation of labor relations; emphasis on a detailed examination of the National Labor Relations Act as amended or expanded by the Labor Management Relations Act, the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosures Act, and Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act.
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BLAW 4500 – Employment Discrimination Law
3 credit hours
(Same as MGMT 4500.) Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission into the College of Business. A detailed examination of the legal rights and responsibilities of employers and employees with respect to fair employment practices; emphasis on significant statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions forming the body of antidiscrimination law.
Select 3 hours:
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MGMT 4710 – International Business
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3610; admission to the College of Business. Cultural, political, legal, and economic differences among countries. Global and regional institutions that facilitate international trade and investments. Interface between governments and multinational enterprises. International organizational structures and strategies. Management of functional operations in global markets.
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MKT 4510 – International Marketing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MKT 3820; admission to the Jones College of Business; junior standing. Helps students understand and assess global market opportunities, development of market strategies in the international marketplace, and techniques of entering the international market. Examines cultural, social, economic, political, legal, and geographic elements. Particular focus on the role of the marketing mix elements in an international application.
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ECON 4440 – International Economics
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ECON 2410, ECON 2420; junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Differences between domestic trade and international trade, foundations of international trade, economic effects of free trade and restricted trade; mechanisms of international payments and structure of balance of payments; history and contemporary issues of trade policies and world monetary systems.
Select 3 hours:
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MKT 3930 – Marketing Research
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MKT 3820; BIA 2610 or MATH 1530 or permission of instructor; junior standing and admission into the College of Business. Modern research methods and their application in gathering information for marketing decisions. Special emphasis given to the implementation of marketing surveys and qualitative research techniques.
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MGMT 3890 – Managerial Decision Making
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3610; admission to the College of Business; junior standing. Investigates the decision-making processes of business professionals to gain an understanding of how decisions are made. Emphasis on creative problem solving, critical thinking, problem formulation, and decision analysis.
Auxiliary Courses (9 hours)
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MATH 1630 – College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra and a Math Enhanced ACT greater than 25 or MATH 1710. Topics include solving systems of linear equations, Leontief models, linear programming, mathematics of finance, set theory, and probability theory. TBR Common Course: MATH 1630
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MATH 1810 – Applied Calculus I
3 credit hours
(may be counted in General Education)
MATH 1810 – Applied Calculus I
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MATH Enhanced ACT 19 or greater or MATH 1710. Introduces mathematical modeling applied to real-world problems. Sets, functions, inverse models, limits, continuity, first and second order model building, single variable differentiation, implicit differentiation, inverse problems (exponential and log models). First and second derivatives used to study the behavior of real-world applications.
- ECON upper-division course 3 credit hours
- FIN upper-division course 3 credit hours
Business Elective (3 hours)
Electives (1-7 hours)
Curriculum: Business Administration
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman Fall
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ENGL 1010 – Expository Writing
3 credit hours
The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.
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MATH 1630 – College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra and a Math Enhanced ACT greater than 25 or MATH 1710. Topics include solving systems of linear equations, Leontief models, linear programming, mathematics of finance, set theory, and probability theory. TBR Common Course: MATH 1630
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MATH 1810 – Applied Calculus I
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MATH Enhanced ACT 19 or greater or MATH 1710. Introduces mathematical modeling applied to real-world problems. Sets, functions, inverse models, limits, continuity, first and second order model building, single variable differentiation, implicit differentiation, inverse problems (exponential and log models). First and second derivatives used to study the behavior of real-world applications.
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ECON 2410 – Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics
3 credit hours
As an aid to understanding modern economic society: economic concepts of national income and its fluctuations, inflation, unemployment, role of the banking system, monetary and fiscal policies, and international topics.
- Elective 1 credit hour
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Subtotal: 14 Hours
Freshman Spring
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ENGL 1020 – Research and Argumentative Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.
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COMM 2200 – Fundamentals of Communication
3 credit hours
Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025
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ECON 2420 – Principles of Economics, Microeconomics
3 credit hours
As an aid to understanding modern economic society: economic concepts of consumer and firm behavior; the pricing of goods, services, and productive factors; international topics; and an overview of the American economy.
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Sophomore Fall
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ENGL 2020 – Themes in Literature and Culture
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.
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ENGL 2030 – The Experience of Literature
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.
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HUM 2610 – World Literatures
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Representative works of French, German, and Hispanic authors in English translation. No foreign-language proficiency required. Carries General Education credit.
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
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ACTG 2110 – Principles of Accounting I
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: A college-level math course; ENGL 1010; sophomore standing. Financial accounting for proprietorships and partnerships with emphasis on the accounting cycle for service and merchandising organizations. Additional topics include accounting for receivables; inventories; property, plant, and equipment; and current liabilities. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 3000.)
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HIST 2010 – Survey of United States History I
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010
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HIST 2020 – Survey of United States History II
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020
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HIST 2030 – Tennessee History
3 credit hours
The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030
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HIST 2040 – Survey African American History I
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.
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HIST 2050 – Survey African American History II
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Sophomore Spring
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ACTG 2120 – Principles of Accounting II
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ACTG 2110. A continuation of financial accounting concepts with emphasis on debt and equity structures, the statement of cash flows, and ratio analysis. Managerial accounting topics include job, standard- and activity-based costing, cost/volume/profit (CVP) analysis, and budgeting. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 2125 or ACTG 3000.) [Same as TBR Community Colleges ACCT 1020.]
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BIA 2610 – Statistical Methods
3 credit hours
The application of collecting, summarizing, and analyzing data to make business decisions. Topics include measures of central tendency, variation, probability theory, point and interval estimation, correlation and regression. Computer applications emphasized.
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
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HIST 2010 – Survey of United States History I
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010
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HIST 2020 – Survey of United States History II
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020
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HIST 2030 – Tennessee History
3 credit hours
The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030
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HIST 2040 – Survey African American History I
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.
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HIST 2050 – Survey African American History II
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
Subtotal: 15 hours
Junior Fall
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FIN 3010 – Principles of Corporate Finance
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Theory of corporate finance, emphasizing wealth creation, valuation, risk, capital budgeting, and cost of capital.
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MGMT 3610 – Principles of Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Concepts of the management functions of planning, organizing, and controlling with an emphasis on behavioral science concepts as applied to managing people in organizations.
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BUS 3000 – The Dale Carnegie Course
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing and major in the Jones College of Business. Uses the proven content and design of The Dale Carnegie Course(R), which includes lecture, in-class activities, reflective exercises, and interactive experiences. Helps students develop self confidence and leadership ability; strengthen ability to relate to and to motivate others; enhance ability to communicate effectively, reduce stress, and present a positive attitude. A Dale Carnegie(R) certificate of completion is a requirement for earning a passing grade (D- or better [0.67 or higher]). May not be audited. Must be taken for a grade.
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BLAW 3400 – Legal Environment of Business
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Legal rights and potential liabilities of business persons. Presentation of the dynamic nature of law in responding to the changing social, ethical, political, regulatory, and international environment. Includes the development and nature of the legal system; business crimes; the law of torts and product liability; constitutional limitations on regulatory powers; legislative, judicial, and administrative control of business activity through the laws of business organizations, securities regulations, antitrust laws, employment laws, labor and safety laws, and consumer protection.
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MKT 3820 – Principles of Marketing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Survey of the functions, processes, and institutions involved in the distribution of consumer and industrial goods and services. Decision making in marketing management introduced.
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Junior Spring
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MGMT 3620 – Supply Chain Operations
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Focuses on the integration between supply chain operations strategies/decisions and their impact on other business functions in an organization. Examines operations management concepts using a global supply chain perspective. Covers topics such as inventory management, lean/just in time, project management, and supply-demand matching. Overarching goal of using supply chain operations strategies to develop a business competitive advantage reinforced. This is a writing-intensive course.
- Business elective 3 credit hours
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BIA 3620 – Introduction to Business Analytics
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: BIA 2610 or MATH 1530, junior standing. Introduces the concepts and application of data analytics in business. Spreadsheet software and associated analytic tools utilized to visualize, model, and analyze business data using a hands-on-approach.
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ACTG 3020 – Managerial Accounting
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ACTG 2120 or ACTG 3000; junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Analysis of costs of products and services, recognition of quantitative techniques relating to management objectives, overview of master budgeting, and planning and control techniques. Designed for nonaccounting majors. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 3310 or Accounting majors.)
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ACTG 3110 – Intermediate Accounting I
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ACTG 2110 and ACTG 2120 or ACTG 2110 and ACTG 2125 or ACTG 3000 with minimum grade of C; GPA of at least 2.00; junior standing; admission into the College of Business; passing grade on departmental pathway exam or ACTG 3100 with a minimum grade of C. Introduces professional accounting standards and financial statement preparation. Review of the accounting cycle. Extensive coverage of time value of money concepts and accounting for and reporting of current assets; investments; property, plant, and equipment; and revenue recognition.
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ACTG 3310 – Cost Accounting
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ACTG 2120 or ACTG 2125 with minimum grade of C; junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Determine costs of products or services, apply quantitative concepts relating to management objectives, prepare master budgets, and perform various techniques for planning and controlling in a business environment.
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Senior Fall
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MGMT 3640 – Managing Key Performance Indicators
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: BIA 2610 or MATH 1530; junior standing; and admission to the College of Business. Focuses on development and use of common Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as a method to monitor and manage business performance. Spreadsheet software will be utilized to analyze, summarize, and present management metrics. Management metrics covered includes financial, customer, employee, and operational and supply chain perspectives.
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MGMT 3705 – Continuous Improvement/Problem Solving
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Admission to Jones College of Business; junior standing. Applies Baldrige Performance Excellence criteria and Lean Six Sigma DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) methodology to business process improvements. Examines how continuous improvement projects follow a structured sequence using DMAIC. Emphasis on established critical thinking models to drive continuous improvement and guide specific problem-solving efforts.
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MGMT 3710 – Management of Quality
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MGMT 3620; admission into the College of Business; junior standing. Introduction to design, operation, and control of quality systems; implementation approaches including behavioral and technical issues; strategic importance; quality improvement tools and their use; supplier certification; awards and recognition.
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MGMT 3715 – International Sourcing
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Admission to the Jones College of Business; junior standing. Benchmark practices of developing and managing international supply chains. Choosing, developing, evaluating, and managing a mixed portfolio of domestic and international procurement including such considerations as political, economic, legal, ethical, cultural, and communication issues associated with a global supply chain. Industry trends in global sourcing locations, approaches, and technologies for both product and service supply chains.
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MGMT 3720 – Supply Chain Distribution
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3620, junior standing, and admission to the Jones College of Business. Focuses on concepts and techniques required to manage the distribution function in a contemporary supply chain. Emphasis on the role of distribution within a supply chain and best practices leading to efficient operational performance.
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MGMT 3725 – Lean Project Management Principles
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Admission to Jones College of Business; junior standing. Theory and practice of managing projects for services, products, or events. Emphasis on application of lean concepts to project management.
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MGMT 3730 – Management of Innovation
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior level; MGMT 3620; and admission to the Jones College of Business. Technologies for products and services, learning from failure, idea generation/screening, management structures that promote innovation, as well as cost justification of new technologies. Examines the management of the process of forecasting, acquiring, and integrating emerging technologies into the firm’s products/services and processes. Typical innovation areas include rapid prototyping/small lot production, last mile delivery, distribution, safety and productivity, entertainment/training, and medical. Course structure may vary.
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MGMT 3750 – International Supply Chain Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission to the College of Business. Design, operations, and control of global and local supply chains; implementation approaches including behavioral (especially cross-functional) and technical issues and the Plan-Source-Make-Deliver-Return model for supply chains.
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MGMT 4700 – Applications in Supply Chain Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MGMT 3620; admission to the College of Business; junior standing. Current issues in managing modern supply chain operations such as group purchasing organizations, health care supply chains, automotive supply chains, small business supply chains, supply chain risks, and sustainable supply chains. Topics covered and course structure vary.
-
MKT 3930 – Marketing Research
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MKT 3820; BIA 2610 or MATH 1530 or permission of instructor; junior standing and admission into the College of Business. Modern research methods and their application in gathering information for marketing decisions. Special emphasis given to the implementation of marketing surveys and qualitative research techniques.
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MGMT 3890 – Managerial Decision Making
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3610; admission to the College of Business; junior standing. Investigates the decision-making processes of business professionals to gain an understanding of how decisions are made. Emphasis on creative problem solving, critical thinking, problem formulation, and decision analysis.
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MGMT 4710 – International Business
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3610; admission to the College of Business. Cultural, political, legal, and economic differences among countries. Global and regional institutions that facilitate international trade and investments. Interface between governments and multinational enterprises. International organizational structures and strategies. Management of functional operations in global markets.
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MKT 4510 – International Marketing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MKT 3820; admission to the Jones College of Business; junior standing. Helps students understand and assess global market opportunities, development of market strategies in the international marketplace, and techniques of entering the international market. Examines cultural, social, economic, political, legal, and geographic elements. Particular focus on the role of the marketing mix elements in an international application.
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ECON 4440 – International Economics
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ECON 2410, ECON 2420; junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Differences between domestic trade and international trade, foundations of international trade, economic effects of free trade and restricted trade; mechanisms of international payments and structure of balance of payments; history and contemporary issues of trade policies and world monetary systems.
- ECON upper-division elective 3 credit hours § OR
- Upper-division business elective for alternate business minor 3 credit hours §
- FIN upper-division elective 3 credit hours § OR
- Upper-division business elective for alternate business minor 3 credit hours §
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Senior Spring
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MGMT 3630 – Organization Theory
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3610; admission to the College of Business. The organization as a system. Emphasis on the external environment, performance measurement, structure (including contingency theory of organization design), bureaucracy, and the impact of behavioral aspects on organization theory.
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MGMT 3810 – Human Resource Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing and admission to the College of Business. An introduction to the management of human resources, including strategic human resource management, diversity and inclusion, employment law, talent acquisition and management, compensation, training and development, employee and labor relations, performance management, and health/safety/security.
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MGMT 4680 – Organization Behavior
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and admission to the College of Business. Human behavior in organizations. Emphasis on motivation, leadership, communication, group processes, and methods for managing change. Understanding human behavior allows student to learn better employee utilization strategies resulting in a more effective and efficient organization.
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BLAW 3430 – Commercial Law
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Legal rights and potential liabilities of business persons. Includes basic law of contracts; UCC; sales; commercial paper; secured transactions and credit; bankruptcy; personal property and bailments; real property; and wills, trusts, and estates.
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BLAW 3460 – Insurance Law
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing and admission into the College of Business. Risks covered by the insurance contract, their selection and control; making, constructing, and enforcing the contract; negotiation and settlement of claims; misconduct of agents. Government regulation of the insurance industry. Emphasis on current principles, policies, procedures, and practices in insurance.
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BLAW 4470 – Real Property Law for Commerce and Agriculture
3 credit hours
(Same as AGBS 3140 and FIN 4470.) Prerequisite: Junior standing. Legal rights and limitations of ownership of property, estates, titles, methods of transferring titles, abstract of titles, mortgages, leases, easements, restrictions on the use of property, real estate development, application of contract law to real property, and the role of real estate in the administration of estates. Emphasis on specific application to agricultural businesses and farms.
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BLAW 4490 – Industrial Relations Legislation
3 credit hours
(Same as MGMT 4490 and ECON 4490.) Prerequisite: Junior standing and admission into the College of Business. Economic background and effects of government regulation of labor relations; emphasis on a detailed examination of the National Labor Relations Act as amended or expanded by the Labor Management Relations Act, the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosures Act, and Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act.
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BLAW 4500 – Employment Discrimination Law
3 credit hours
(Same as MGMT 4500.) Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission into the College of Business. A detailed examination of the legal rights and responsibilities of employers and employees with respect to fair employment practices; emphasis on significant statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions forming the body of antidiscrimination law.
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BUAD 4980 – Strategic Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Admission into the College of Business; must be taken after completion of the business requirements and in the semester in which the student graduates. Development of top management perspective with emphasis on policy and strategy formulation and evaluation through the demonstration of competence in handling multifunctional business problems. Transfer credit not allowed; must be taken in residence.
Subtotal: 15 Hours
NOTE:
*A 2.25 GPA in these courses is required for admission to the Jones College of Business.
§Admission required
Our adjunct faculty bring outstanding professional experience to our programs. Many are industry leaders with decorated careers and honors. Importantly, they are innovative educators who offer hands-on learning to our students to prepare them to enter and thrive in a dynamic, and oftentimes emerging, industry and professional world. They inspire, instruct, and challenge our students toward academic and professional success.
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Senior standing; admission to the College of Business. Cannot be substituted for required MGMT, ENTR, or BUAD courses in these majors or minors. Self assessment of personal attributes and exploration of work options and job search skills and strategies. Topics focus on self-leadership including workplace etiquette and ethics, work relationships, career development, stress management, work-life balance, and other areas of life after college. Students can earn a professional development certificate in this course.
1 to 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Senior standing; overall GPA of 2.50; and admission to the College of Business. Student affiliated with an organization on a part-time basis to develop knowledge and experience in the practical application of business theory to actual business problems in a non-classroom situation.
1 to 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Senior standing; overall GPA of 2.50; and admission to the College of Business. Student affiliated with an organization on a part-time basis to develop knowledge and experience in the practical application of business theory to actual business problems in a non-classroom situation.
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Admission into the College of Business; must be taken after completion of the business requirements and in the semester in which the student graduates. Development of top management perspective with emphasis on policy and strategy formulation and evaluation through the demonstration of competence in handling multifunctional business problems. Transfer credit not allowed; must be taken in residence.
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Admission into the College of Business; must be taken after completion of the business requirements and in the semester in which the student graduates. Development of top management perspective with emphasis on policy and strategy formulation and evaluation through the demonstration of competence in handling multifunctional business problems. Transfer credit not allowed; must be taken in residence.
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