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Management, BBA

Degree Requirements

  1. The minimum total credits required for a BBA degree is 120.
  2. At least 30 hours of upper-level courses must be completed at UTPB
  3. The minimum number of upper-level credit hours is 54.
  4. At least 50 percent of the upper-level business core must be taken from an AACSB-accredited program (12 sch).
  5. The College of Business requires a GPA of 2.25 in the following lower-level courses: COMM 1315, ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, MATH 1314, ACCT 2301, ACCT 2302, BUSI 1301, BUSI 2342, BUSI 2345, and ECON 2302.
  6. Student much achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all upper-level business core courses, the capstone course, and all business elective courses.
  7. Students must receive a "C" or better in all required major courses including options and major electives.

General Education Requirements

Communication

ENGL 1301Composition I

3
ENGL 1302Composition II

3
Total Credit Hours:6

History (U.S. History)

HIST 1301History Of The Us To 1877

3
HIST 1302History Of The Us Since 1877

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Language, Philosophy, and Culture

COMM 1301Introduction to the Study of Communication

3
ENGL 2322British Literature To 1800

3
ENGL 2323British Literature Since 1800

3
ENGL 2327American Literature To 1865

3
ENGL 2328American Literature Since 1865

3
PHIL 2300Introduction to Philosophy

3
SPAN 2311Intermediate Spanish I

3
SPAN 2312Intermediate Spanish II

3
SPAN 2320Introduction to Latin American Studies

3
UNIV 1301Honors Freshman Seminar I

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Mathematics

MATH 1324Applications Of Discrete Math

3
MATH 1314College Algebra

3
MATH 2412Precalculus

4
Total Credit Hours:3-4

Life and Physical Sciences

ASTR 1301Descriptive Astronomy

3
BIOL 1306General Biology I

3
BIOL 1307General Biology II

3
BIOL 1308Biology For Non Science Majors

3
CHEM 1311General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 1312General Chemistry II

3
GEOL 1301Physical Geology

3
GEOL 1302Historical Geology

3
PHYS 2325University Physics I

3
PHYS 2326University Physics II

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Political Science (U.S., State of Texas and Local Government)

PLSC 2305American National Politics

3
PLSC 2306State And Local Politics

3
UNIV 2301Honors Sophomore Seminar I

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Creative Arts

ARTS 1301Art Appreciation

3
ARTS 1303Art History Survey I

3
ARTS 1304Art History Survey II

3
DRAM 1310Introduction To Theatre Arts

3
MUSI 1301Jazz, Pop, and Rock

3
MUSI 1306Music Appreciation

3
UNIV 1302Honors Freshman Seminar II

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

ECON 2301Principles Of Macroeconomics

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Component Area

COMM 1315Introduction to Public Speaking

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Component Area Option

ASTR 1101Descriptive Astronomy Lab

1
BIOL 1106General Biology I Lab

1
BIOL 1107General Biology II Lab

1
BIOL 1108Biology Non Science Majors Lab

1
CHEM 1111General Chemistry Lab I

1
CHEM 1112General Chemistry II Lab

1
GEOL 1101Physical Geology Laboratory

1
GEOL 1102Historical Geology Laboratory

1
PHYS 2125University Physics I Laboratory

1
PHYS 2126University Physics II Laboratory

1
COMM 1115Communication Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:2-3

Total Credit Hours: 42

Lower Level Business Courses

ACCT 2301Principles Of Financial Accounting

3
ACCT 2302Principles Of Managerial Accounting

3
BUSI 1301Business Principles

3
BUSI 2342Principles of Statistics

3
BUSI 2345Data Analysis with Excel

3
ECON 2302Principles Of Microeconomics

3

Total Credit Hours: 18

Business Core

BLAW 3324Business and the Law

3
BUSI 3311Business Communications

3
FINA 3320Principles Of Finance

3
MNGT 3310Principles of Management

3
MNGT 3333Information System Fundamental

3
MNGT 3340Production Operations Management

3
MRKT 3300Principles Of Marketing

3

Capstone Class

MNGT 4375Strategic Management

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

Upper Level Business Electives

  • 9 sch of ACCT, BUSI, ECON, FINA, MNGT, or MRKT courses not already used to meet a requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 9

Major Courses

Required

MNGT 3312Human Resources Management

3
MNGT 3330Organizational Behavior

3
MNGT 4307Project Management Elements

3
Total Credit Hours:9

International Option

Choose one course.

FINA 4320International Finance

3
MNGT 4320International Management

3
MRKT 4320International Marketing

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Management Electives

  • 15 sch of MNGT courses not already used to meet a requirement of the degree.

Total Credit Hours: 27

Operations Management Concentration

This concentration will require management students to take four courses as part of their five major electives.

MNGT 4340Operations Analysis & Control

3
MNGT 4380Total Quality Management

3

Choose two of these four courses

MNGT 3303Introduction to Business Analytics

3
MNGT 3350Supply Chain Concepts

3
MNGT 3360Global Logistics

3
MNGT 3380Managing Technology

3

Total Credit Hours: 12

Accelerated Master's Pathway (AMP)

This program has an Accelerated Master's Pathway (AMP) option. AMP allows for highly qualified students in the UTPB undergraduate program noted above to be eligible for admissions to a master's level program. Students who successfully complete the AMP will be granded automatic admissions into the corresponding UTPB graduate program. For more information about the AMP program please contact the office of Graduate Studies or the AMP Coordinator for this major.