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Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Students earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree complete a 51-credit business core that provides an overview of the primary business functions. Students must choose a specialty, providing more in-depth study of a particular business area.

All B.B.A. students complete an internship, which provides an opportunity for application of theory and for the cultivation of business skills. It also enables students to include experience working in a Washington-area business, government agency, or financial institution on their résumés.

Upon successful completion of the business administration program, students will be able to

  • demonstrate functional knowledge of their major specialty, an appreciation for the interrelation of the business areas, and broad-based current business knowledge;
  • use analytical and reflective skills to evaluate issues and situations critically;
  • employ leadership and collaborative skills;
  • demonstrate the ability to function effectively in an international environment;
  • communicate skillfully in multiple forms of expression;
  • use current business technology effectively;
  • exhibit rational and ethical decision making; and
  • apply creative and innovative thinking.

B.B.A. Specializations: Specializations within the B.B.A. allow students to gain a greater depth of knowledge in a field of particular interest. All specialty courses are expected to be completed at Marymount. Students should consult their academic advisor for additional guidance regarding specific specializations or residency requirements. All B.B.A. majors will choose a specialty from the following:

Accounting

This specialization is designed to prepare students to pursue careers in public, private, and government accounting and to pursue advanced degrees in business or law. The program also provides a basic foundation for students to begin preparation for professional certification examinations.

Business Law

This specialization is designed to provide students with a general understanding of the laws that impact businesses and business relationships. It also provides a basic foundation for students interested in pursuing an advanced legal degree.

Finance

This specialization prepares students to pursue careers in corporate finance. The program of study provides instruction in the theory and quantitative techniques used to analyze organizational performance, financing, and investment decisions.

General Business

This specialization offers the greatest degree of flexibility and choice within the B.B.A. major. It allows students, in consultation with an advisor, to combine business specialty, information technology, and/or economics courses in a way that advances their individual career goals.

 

Human Resource Management
This specialization prepares students for a career in human resource management. The specialty consists of coursework that reflects the core areas of the field, and introduces the student to systematic perspectives and strategic approaches to managing human resources. It also provides a basic foundation for students intending on pursuing future certifications or advanced degrees in business.

International Business

This specialization is designed to give students the entry-level skills needed to succeed in the diverse and complex environment of international business operations. Today’s business organizations are increasingly international in their financing, production, and marketing operations as global competition forces U.S. managers to rethink traditional business practices. Students in this specialty are strongly urged to take at least one year of a foreign language and participate in a study abroad program, if possible.

Marketing

This specialization offers students marketing expertise in advertising and sales, as well as such diverse topics as Internet marketing, consumer behavior, marketing research, international marketing, and marketing management. Graduates may find employment in advertising, public relations, brand management, marketing research, and retailing.

Purchasing and Contract Management

This specialization provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to do business with and as the government. Courses focus on procurement and contract management, essential components of doing business with Federal, state and local governments. The program considers the organization of the government, its departments and agencies, and what they buy and sell. The program is designed to build student expertise in the core competencies recognized by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) in their Contract Management Body of Knowledge (CMBOK).

Sport Management

This specialization prepares students for a career focused on the business operations of sports teams or facilities. In addition to a required internship in the senior year, students pursuing this specialty are encouraged to gain practical experience through summer employment in the sport industry.

Internship Prerequisites: A minimum of 90 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all major courses are required in order to register for the internship. Students also should have completed a minimum of 9 credits in their specialty courses. Students should consult their academic advisor and/or the School of Business Administration internship director in the Center for Career Services for more information.

Minimum Grade Requirements:

  • C or better in each of the following courses in order to continue in the B.B.A. degree program: MGT 123, ACT 201, MGT 304, and MGT 489
  • For accounting students, a minimum grade of C in ACT 303
  • For business law students, a minimum grade of C- in every course that serves as a prerequisite for a higher-numbered business law specialty or major course in the specialization
  • For finance and international business students, a minimum grade of C- in FIN 301
  • For all B.B.A. students, a cumulative 2.0 GPA or better in the B.B.A. specialization courses and in all coursework in order to graduate

Degree Requirements — Business Administration

This degree requires from 120 to 122 total credits.

Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements

See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core for details.

Major Requirements

To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. Some courses also satisfy Liberal Arts Core and/or University Requirements.

ACT 201Principles of Accounting I

3

ACT 202Principles of Accounting II

3

ACT 202LPrinciples of Accounting Lab

1

ECO 210Principles of Microeconomics *

3

ECO 211Principles of Macroeconomics *

3

FIN 301Financial Management

3

IT 110Information Technology in the Global Age *

3

LA 248Business Law I

3

LA 249Business Law II

3

MA 132Statistical Analysis *

3

MGT 123The Business Experience

3

MGT 291Business Communication *

3

MGT 304Organizational Management

3

MGT 451Strategic Management *

3

MGT 489Senior Business Seminar *

3

ACT 490Internship

3

OR

MGT 490Internship *

3

MSC 300Business Statistics *

3

MSC 337Operations Management

3

MKT 301Principles of Marketing

3

PH 305Business Ethics *

3

Specialties

All students majoring in business also complete coursework in a chosen specialty as follows:

Accounting Specialty
ACT 303Intermediate Accounting I

3

ACT 304Intermediate Accounting II

3

ACT 306Cost Accounting

3

ACT 406Tax Accounting

3

ACT 410Auditing

3

ACT 420Advanced Accounting Topics *

3

ACT 430Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting

3

One (1) course from the following:

ECO 485International Economics *

3

OR

FIN 485International Finance *

3

Business Law Specialty
LA 280Introduction to the Legal System

3

LA 430Current Issues in Employment Law

3

 

MGT 385International Business *

3

OR

MGT 485International Management *

3

Three (3) courses from the following:

LA 250Legal Aspects of Health Care

3

LA 302Criminal Litigation

3

LA 315Sport Law

3

LA 408Real Estate Practices

3

ECO 353Law and Economics *

3

or other courses approved by the faculty advisor

Note: Marymount has a direct entry affiliation agreement with Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law. This enables qualified third-year Marymount students pursuing a B.B.A. with a business law specialty to be admitted to the first year of law school during their senior year at Marymount. Interested students should discuss this track with their major advisor as soon as possible. For more information, see the degree requirements for the B.B.A. 3+3 Partnership with Catholic University Law School.

Finance Specialty
ECO 332Money and Banking *

3

FIN 334Investments

3

FIN 362Intermediate Financial Management

3

FIN 485International Finance *

3

 

FIN 400Senior Seminar in Finance *

3

OR

FIN 425Applied Portfolio Management

3

(Recommended courses: ACT 306 Cost Accounting, ECO 485 International Economics)

General Business Specialty
Four (4) courses from other specialty areas, 300/400-level economics courses, or IT courses numbered higher than IT 110,
One (1) international course from the following:
ECO 485International Economics *

3

FIN 485International Finance *

3

MGT 385International Business *

3

MGT 485International Management *

3

MKT 485International Marketing *

3

Human Resource Management Specialty
HRM 335Human Resource Management

3

HRM 423Performance Management and Compensation

3

LA 430Current Issues in Employment Law

3

MGT 485International Management *

3

MSC 345Project Management

3

International Business Specialty
ECO 485International Economics *

3

FIN 485International Finance *

3

MKT 485International Marketing *

3

MGT 385International Business *

3

MGT 485International Management *

3

Marketing Specialty
MKT 412Marketing Research

3

MKT 416Marketing Management

3

MKT 485International Marketing *

3

Two (2) courses from the following:
MKT 305Sport Marketing

3

MKT 310Event Planning

3

MKT 313Sales Skills and Strategies

3

MKT 319Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications

3

MKT 360Consumer Behavior

3

Purchasing and Contract Management Specialty
MGT 485International Management *

3

MSC 308Doing Business with the Government

3

MSC 348Government Purchasing and Acquisition Process

3

MSC 358Cost and Price Analysis in Government Contracting

3

MSC 378

Sport Management Specialty
ECO 305Business and Economics of Sports *

3

LA 315Sport Law

3

 

MGT 485International Management *

3

OR

MKT 485International Marketing *

3

 

MKT 305Sport Marketing

3

MGT 405Sport Management

3

Recommended additional courses:

HPR 301Health/Fitness Program Management *

3

MKT 313Sales Skills and Strategies

3

MKT 319Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications

3

MKT 360Consumer Behavior

3

Sample Degree Plan — Business Administration

Please note that this is a sample plan; all students must consult with an advisor in making course selections.

Year One — Fall

MGT 123The Business Experience

3

EN 101Composition I *

3

Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course (psychology, politics, or sociology) *

Natural Science (NS) core course with lab *

DSC 101DISCOVER First-Year Seminar *

3

EN 101: WR core course

Year One — Spring

IT 110Information Technology in the Global Age *

3

EN 102Composition II *

3

HI
Introductory History (HI-1) core course *

3

MA 132Statistical Analysis *

3

PH 100Introduction to Philosophy *

3

EN 102: WR core course

MA 132: MT core course

PH 100: PH-1 core course

Year Two — Fall

ACT 201Principles of Accounting I

3

ECO 210Principles of Microeconomics *

3

LA 248Business Law I

3

EN
Introductory Literature (LT-1) core course *

3

TRS 100Theological Inquiry *

3

ECO 210: SS-1 core course

TRS 100: TRS-1 core course

Year Two — Spring

ACT 202Principles of Accounting II

3

ACT 202LPrinciples of Accounting Lab

1

ECO 211Principles of Macroeconomics *

3

LA 249Business Law II

3

MGT 291Business Communication *

3

Fine Arts (FNA), Advanced Literature (LT-2) or Advanced History (HI-2) core course *

3

ECO 211: SS-1 core course

Year Three — Fall

FIN 301Financial Management

3

MKT 301Principles of Marketing

3

MSC 300Business Statistics *

3

One (1) specialty course

Advanced Social Science (SS-2) or Natural Science (NS) core course *

Specialty course: See Major Requirements for specialty options and course selections.

Year Three — Spring

MGT 304Organizational Management

3

MSC 337Operations Management

3

PH 305Business Ethics *

3

Fine Arts (FNA), Advanced Literature (LT-2) or Advanced History (HI-2) core course *

3

One (1) specialty course

One (1) specialty course or elective

PH 305: PH-2 core course

Specialty course: See Major Requirements for specialty options and course selections.

Year Four — Fall

MGT 451Strategic Management *

3

Three (3) specialty courses

Theological Ethics (TRS-E) core course *

Specialty course: See Major Requirements for specialty options and course selections.

Year Four — Spring

MGT 489Senior Business Seminar *

3

MGT 490Internship *

3

One (1) specialty course or elective

One (1) elective

3

Specialty course: See Major Requirements for specialty options and course selections.

* Fulfills Liberal Arts Core/University Requirements. See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core and the Course Descriptions for further information.