Suggested Course Sequence

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Specializations in: General Business; Human Resource Management; International Business; Operations and Supply Chain Management; Marketing; Social Entrepreneurship; Sport Management

Access the complete curriculum for the BS, Business Administration, from the Business Administration Department section of the Daemen catalog.

Following is a suggested course sequence for your program. Courses may be offered as indicated and/or at other times. Consult your Advisor for further direction and planning.

Course Loads

Maximum of 18 credits allowed for all semesters.

NOTE: Students will complete one of the following courses: MGQ360 or MGQ427  or MTH131. Students planning to pursue a graduate degree in Business are advised to take MTH131. Depending upon Math background, a student may be required to complete lower-level Math courses before enrollment in MTH131. Therefore, students who must take additional math courses are encouraged to begin math studies as early as possible.

Year 1

First-Year Seminar & Learning Communities are generally completed in the first year.

First Semester

  • BA101 Introduction to Business Administration (1)
  • CMP101 English Composition* (3)
  • ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
  • First-Year Experience (3)
  • MIS280 Computer Studies & Problem Solving (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth-Exploration) (3)
  • Total Credits (16)

Second Semester

  • BA211 Effective Business Communications* OR BA201 Introduction to International Business* (3)
  • ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
  • Learning Community (6)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth-Exploration) (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

* CMP101 must be taken in Year 1 but may be taken in either semester. Students must earn a C or better in CMP101 to take BA211 and BA201. If students take CMP101 during the first semester, they may take BA211 or BA201 during the second semester. If they take CMP101 during the second semester, they should take BA211 and BA201 during the first or second semester of Year 2.

Year 2

Service Learning course is usually taken during the second year.

First Semester

  • ACC225 Financial Accounting (3)
  • MTH104 Survey of Statistics (Nat/Sci Math Exploration I) (3)
  • MGT208 Principles of Management * (3)
  • BA202 Professional Branding & Sustainability (1)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth-Exploration) (3)
  • Service Learning (3)
  • Total Credits (16)

Second Semester

  • ACC226 Managerial Accounting (3)
  • BA211 Effective Business Communications* OR BA201 Introduction to International Business* (3)
  • MKT209 Principles of Marketing * (3)
  • PHI216 Ethics (Humanities Exploration I) (3)
  • Free Elective (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

* BA201, BA211,  MGT208, MKT209 may be taken in either semester.

Year 3

First Semester

  • BA350 Business Law I (3)
  • FIN325 Corporate Finance * (3)
  • BA303 Business Professional and Personal Horizons (1)
  • Select 1: MGQ360 Production & Operations Management OR MGQ427 Managerial Decision Making  OR MTH131 Calculus & Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences; (OR Core Elective OR Free Elective)* (3)
  • Specialization course (3)
  • Gen Ed (Depth- Discovery I) (3)
  • Total Credits (16)

Second Semester

  • MGT321 Organizational Behavior and Theory (3)
  • Select 1: MGQ360 Productions Operation Management OR MGQ427 Managerial Decision Making  OR MTH131 Calculus & Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences; (OR Core Elective OR Free Elective)* (3)
  • Specialization courses (6)
  • Gen Ed (Depth- Discovery II) (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

N.B.: The requirement to fulfill MGQ360 or MGQ427  or MTH131 may be taken in either semester. In the semester in which it is not taken, a Core Elective should be completed. FIN325 and MGT321 may be taken in either semester.

Year 4

First Semester

  • Business Elective (3)
  • Specialization course (3)
  • CFE301 or CFE401 (2) AND BA340 Internship Facilitation (1)*
  • Gen Ed (Breadth-Exploration) (3)
  • Gen Ed (Depth- Discovery III) (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

Second Semester

  • BA443 Proseminar (3)
  • Specialization course (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth-Exploration) (3)
  • Free Elective (6)
  • Total Credits (15)

* The required 2 credits in Career Field Experience and 1 credit in BA340 may be taken in either semester in Year 4 but must be taken at the same time.