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Objectives
Goals for students in the School of Business include:
1.Integrated understanding of the fundamental systems of business
(management, marketing, accounting, finance, and information systems).
2. Depth of understanding and specific competencies in at least
one of these fundamental business systems.
3. Effectiveness in personal and professional communication.
(Ability to listen and to present ideas clearly, both orally and
in writing, in organizational settings.)
4. Capacity for effective and ethical decisions. (Ability to
generate, evaluate, select, and implement alternative consistent
with decision goals and standards of ethical behavior.)
5. Ability to research industries, organizations, and issues
to support business decision processes. (Identify and access appropriate
information sources, select and summarize relevant information.)
6. Ability to apply critical thinking skills (analysis, inference,
explanation, interpretation, and evaluation) to understand and
respond to business issues.
7. Ability to use statistical and financial analysis in evaluating
data and business problems.
8. Ability to generate new alternatives and innovative solutions
to business problems.
9. Integrated understanding of the broad range of factors (global,
political, social, legal, regulatory, environmental, technological,
and demographic) that shape and transform the business environment.
10. Ability to perform effectively on teams. (Ability to work
collaboratively to complete complex tasks, to provide and accept
task-related input and feedback, and to share responsibility for
team performance.)
11. Competency in the use of computer/infromation technology
(business information software and systems, the Internet, and
other data sources) to access and manage information, and to support
communication.
12. Capacity to select a career direction and to identify and
pursue career oriented learning and employment opportunities.
School of Business Requirements
All majors in the School of Business lead to the degree of Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration. Complete requirements for
each of the majors in the School of Business. They are accounting,
computer information systems, finance, general business, management,
marketing, marketing communications/advertising, and sport management.
Each undergraduate major in the School of Business includes a
general education component that normally comprises at least 50
percent of the student's four-year program. Requirements common
to all majors are:
1. Complete at least 33 credit hours of course work at the 300-400
level.
2. Complete at least 12 credit hours of cousre work at the 300-400
level in the major at Western New England College. The identification
of these upper-level courses are listed under each major.
3. Apply no more than 12 credit hours of ROTC courses toward
the graduation requirements.
4. Meet all of the requirements specified under Academics, Undergraduate
Policies, Procedures, Requirements, and General College Requirements
in the catalog.
5. School of Business Core Requirements (80 credit hours)
School of Business Core Requirements
The following courses are required of all business majors and include
College-wide requirements. All are three credit courses unless otherwise
noted.
Business Courses (39 credits)
BUS 101 First Year Seminar*
CIS 102 Computer Tools for Business
MAN 101 Principles of Management
AC 201 Financial Reporting
MK 200 Principles of Marketing
CIS 202 Introduction to Information Systems
AC 202 Managerial Accounting
QM 201 Intorduction to Business Statistics
FIN 214 Corporation Finance
BUS 301 Integrated Business Operations
LS 301 Legal Aspects of Business
QM 310 Quality and Operations Management
BUS 450 Business Strategy
*Required of all entering freshman and transfer students with
fewer than 15 credit hours. Transfer students with 15 or more
credit hours take a general elective in its place.
Non-Business Courses (41 credits)
ENGL 132-133 English Composition I & II (6 cr)
MATH 111-112 Analysis for Business and Economics I & II (6
cr)
-or-
MATH 123-124 Calculus I & II for Management, Life and Social
Sciences (6 cr)
Lab Sciences Choice of any two: biology, chemistry, geology,
meteorology, or physics (6 cr)
EC 205-206 Principles of Economics I & II (6 cr)
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
- or -
SO 101 Introduction to Sociology
HIST xxx History Requirement
COMM 201 Principles of Communication
PH 310 Ethics in the Professions
CUL xxx Elements in Culture Requirement
PEHR 151* Personal Health and Wellness (1 cr)
PEHR 153-159* Lifetime Activities Series (1 cr)
*Not required for off-campus location degree programs
Note: Math 100 Algebra Fundamentals is available for the students
who have a math deficiency. This course is accepted as a non-business
elective credit counted toward graduation.
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