Business Studies as a Secondary Major
The Business Studies major is an optional second major for students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree through the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL).
The Business Studies major (BST) complements the critical thinking and acquired knowledge gained through a liberal arts and sciences education with foundational courses in business to develop the necessary leadership and analytical skills for careers in management related fields.
The BST graduate will acquire and possess a broad range of understanding, knowledge, and quantitative skills necessary for attaining a leadership role in business, education, community organizations, and government. Key to the BST is the comprehensive liberal arts and sciences education that provides a strong foundation in thinking creatively, seeing the world through a multi-perspective lens, and acquiring a broad based of knowledge, and an understanding of diverse cultures and literary works.
The Business Studies major is open to non-College of Business students and must be pursued as a second major in conjunction with the primary major in CASL.
For further information about Business Studies as a Second Major, contact CASL Advising and Academic Success.
Dearborn Discovery Core (General Education)
All students must satisfy the University’s Dearborn Discovery Core requirements, in addition to the requirements for the major. Students must also complete all CASL Degree Requirements.
Prerequisites to the Major
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prin: Macroeconomics | ||
| Prin: Microeconomics | ||
| College Algebra | ||
or MATH 105 | Pre-Calculus | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ACC 298 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| FIN 401 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| ISM 310 | Info Systems in Management | 3 |
| MKT 352 | Mktg Principles and Policies | 3 |
| OB 354 | Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| OM 300 | Intro to Operations Management | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Introductory Business Statistics using Excel | ||
| Economic Statistics | ||
| Probability | ||
| Prin of Stat and Exper Design | ||
| Concentration | ||
| Select one of the following concentrations listed below: General Business, Communications, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Psychology. 1 | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
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Some courses listed here may have additional prerequisites that could add to the total credit hours needed.
Concentration Requirements
General Business Concentration
Three courses from any 300 or 400 level COB course (Excluding BA 300, BPS 451, and any BI course). Courses must be from at least two different disciplines.
Communications Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 340 | Professional Communication | 3 |
| or BA 330 | Managerial Communication | |
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| Intro to Media & Culture | ||
| Public Relations Principles | ||
| Communication Research Methods | ||
| Public Comm and Culture Stdies | ||
| Critical Media Studies | ||
| Public Relations Campaigns | ||
| Risk and Crisis Communication | ||
| Advertising | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 9-11 | |
Economics Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required – Three courses from the following: | 9 | |
| Managerial Economics | ||
or ECON 302 | Intermediate Microeconomics | |
| Business Conditions Analysis | ||
or ECON 301 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | |
| Money and Banking | ||
or FIN 443 | Com Bank: Functn and Operatns | |
| Labor in the American Economy | ||
| Industrial Organization | ||
| Experimental Economics | ||
| Antitrust and Regulation | ||
| Beh Econ for Business & Policy | ||
| International Finance | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Economics of the Labor Sector | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| International Business | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
Entrepreneurship Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | 9 | |
| Entrepreneurial Thinking&Behav | ||
| New Venture Planning | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
Psychology Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required – Three courses from the following: | 9 | |
| Human Resource Policy/Admin | ||
| Understanding Customers | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Diversity and the Workplace | ||
| Psychology in the Workplace | ||
| Applied Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |