Bachelor of Business Administration Majors

ACCOUNTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Accounting Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation Accountants develop and communicate financial and other The entrepreneurship major offers a unique learning experience to economic information for the purpose of making business decisions. students who aspire to start or secure employment in a business Accounting is an international subject that involves critical thinking having high growth potential. The major helps students to identify and working with people. An accounting major provides broad viable career options in entrepreneurship, expand their conceptual career opportunities in public accounting (CPA), industry (CMA), knowledge of the entrepreneurship process, and develop a repertoire and government. Accountants have expertise in accounting, of venture skills and techniques. Course work auditing, budgeting, computer systems, financial management, and culminates in the development of an actual business plan designed taxation. to launch the student’s entrepreneurial career.

ECONOMICS

Economics (Second Major Only) Economics provides a theoretical and empirical framework for International business majors choose from specialized courses in business. The economics major, combined with the professional accounting, economics, marketing, finance, management, and business core, is excellent preparation for a business career or modern foreign language. International business opportunities are graduate study in economics, business or law. Career opportunities available in almost every sector, including the energy, include positions in consulting, financial analysis, commercial telecommunications and information technology industries and in banking, economic development, and government agencies. banking financial services, multinational corporations, international organizations and government agencies. Students must complete one modern foreign language through the fourth level (2320 course) to complete this major.

FINANCE AND INSURANCE

Finance Risk Management and Insurance Finance is concerned with determining value and making decisions. The risk management and insurance curriculum focuses on the The two main areas in finance are corporate finance and financial and economic characteristics of potential exposures to loss investments. Corporate finance focuses on how firms acquire, faced by firms and individuals, and the techniques available to invest, and manage resources, while investments focuses on how minimize the costs associated with such exposures. Employment investors build and manage portfolios of securities and other assets. opportunities may be found in corporate risk management and Related areas include commercial banking, options and futures, brokerage consulting, treasury risk management, insurance home cash management, valuation, and mergers and acquisitions. Finance office operations, and insurance agency operations majors often pursue careers in corporate financial management, investment management, financial consulting, commercial or investment banking, private equity, and wealth management.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS .

Management Information Systems Business for Secondary with Teacher Certification As the demand for information technology intensifies, majors in The business for secondary education with teacher certification Management Information Systems (MIS) are highly marketable. major prepares students for teaching basic business courses at the The MIS major prepares students to become information systems high school level. This major includes all the courses for teacher professionals who focus on integrating information technology certification upon graduation. A combination of business and solutions and business processes to meet the information needs of education courses provides a solid background for the student who businesses and other enterprises, enabling them to effectively and plans a career in secondary education efficiently meet their objectives.

MANAGEMENT

Supply Chain Management Human Resource Management Management The supply chain management curriculum The major in human resource management This major prepares students for managerial prepares students to manage the many prepares students for business careers that positions that are a key to the success of any activities involved in the creation of goods are centered on people. Course work is business organization. Course work focuses and services. Students develop the ability to designed to develop the many skills required on the development of skills necessary for apply problem-solving tools related to of a human resource specialist and focuses the effective and efficient management of productivity improvement, quality control, on areas such as employee recruitment, organizational resources, and it includes production scheduling, and materials placement, performance evaluation, instruction in such areas as leadership management, and to present an integrated compensation/benefit programs, labor development, project management, top-management view of the entire relations, team development, discipline, negotiating and conflict resolution, operations function. Entry-level positions in training/development programs, and career organizational design, productivity supervision, production planning and planning. Career opportunities are found in enhancement, employee motivation, and control, inventory management, quality almost all business fields in firms that are managerial values. Graduates are prepared assurance, project management, and large enough to warrant human resource for leadership positions in a variety of technical sales provide a wide choice of specialists. industries including manufacturing, retail, career options. and services.

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MARKETING

Marketing Professional Selling Marketing is the organization’s way of interfacing with customers. The professional selling major prepares students for success in It involves many activities, all focused on building long-term careers that span the spectrum from account representative to vice relationships with customers. The curriculum strengthens president of sales and marketing. The sales curriculum cultivates the conceptual and analytical skills and improves verbal and written core skill competencies needed in a competitive, complex and ever communication abilities. Choosing from an array of marketing changing marketplace. Students are involved in basic selling, courses, students can prepare for careers in marketing management, managing and growing long-term customer relationships, sales advertising, marketing research, retail management, financial force management and leadership, negotiating, and strategic services, social media marketing and customer analytics. Some decision-making (Application required). students cap their studies with a marketing internship that enables them to explore a specific career opportunity prior to graduation.

BUSINESS FELLOWS

Baylor Business Fellows Program The Baylor Business Fellows major is based on the assumption that students of proven academic excellence may pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with few restrictions on their selection of courses and the methods used to accomplish their work. This major offers the widest latitude in meeting the BBA requirements, allowing the student to specialize in one or more areas in the and/or one or more areas outside the School. Students will prepare for graduate school and analytical careers. Admission is competitive and separate from admission to the University or the School of Business.

CERTIFICATES

Certificate in Energy Commerce Certificate in Business Analytics The Certificate Program in Energy Commerce provides The goal of the Certificate Program in Business Analytics is to undergraduate business students enhanced preparation for careers provide Hankamer School of Business students exposure to in the energy industry. Students who complete the Energy concepts and techniques critical to success in the area of business Commerce certificate will have the advantage of an understanding analytics. This allows students in all business majors to become of the energy field as well as the benefit of several experiences more attractive in the marketplace by providing the skills such as an industry internship, significant interaction with industry necessary to understand and interpret big data and business leaders, field trips to a wide range of facilities and completion of analytics. Course offerings come from across the business school an energy-related capstone project. for this certificate.

3/24/2020 BBA Majors