Business Administration (B.S.)
Bachelor of Science Program
Program Code: BS-SP
Major Code: BSA
Business Department
Chase Hall 322
(716) 878-4239
business.buffalostate.edu/
The bachelor of science degree in business administration prepares students for leadership roles in management and marketing in both domestic and international business public and nonprofit organizations. During the first two years of the program, students acquire a foundation in accounting and economics, as well as in the arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences. The last two years are devoted to upper-division courses in management, marketing, human resources, law, finance, operations management, and a capstone course in business strategy. Upon acceptance into the program, students will be required to choose and complete a 15-hour concentration in one of the following areas: management, marketing, or international business.
Admission Requirements
Transfer students are accepted into the program on a competitive basis. No freshmen are accepted directly into the program. Students interested in business as a major may be admitted as a pre-business major (0424) until completion of entrance requirements. Prior to acceptance into the program, students will be required to attain competency in mathematics, complete CWP 101 and CWP 102 with a C or better, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
Transfer students must take all concentration courses, the six hours of upper-division business elective courses, BUS 430, and BUS 460 at Buffalo State College. Business transfer courses with D or less will not be accepted into the major.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education 23 Requirements | ||
| 33 credit hours | 33 | |
| Business Administration Major Requirements (60 credit hours) | ||
| Business Core (39 credit hours) | ||
| ECO 201 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECO 202 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| BUS 312 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
| BUS 313 | MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
| BUS 320 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| BUS 324 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| BUS 325 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| BUS 334 | BUSINESS LAW I | 3 |
| BUS 360 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| FIN 314 | CORPORATION FINANCE | 3 |
| ECO 305 | STATISTICS FOR ECONOMICS | 3 |
| or MAT 311 | INTRODUCTORY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | |
| BUS 460 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| BUS 430 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Concentration (15 credit hours) | ||
| Select one of the following concentrations: | 15 | |
| Business Electives (6 credit hours) | ||
| Any upper-level Business Department course that is not required in the business core or used in your concentration may be taken as a business elective. The department recommends that students meet the business elective requirement through participation in the internship program, BUS 378. | 6 | |
| All College Electives | ||
| 21-27 credit hours | 21-27 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Marketing Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 15 credit hours from the following: | 15 | |
| DIGITAL MARKETING AND STRATEGY | ||
| SALES METHODS AND TECHNIQUES | ||
| ADVERTISING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES | ||
| SALES MANAGEMENT | ||
| MARKETING MANAGEMENT | ||
| RETAIL MANAGEMENT | ||
| ELECTRONIC COMMERCE | ||
| SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | ||
| SPORTS MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING | ||
| CONSUMER BEHAVIOR | ||
| MARKETING RESEARCH | ||
| INTERNATIONAL MARKETING | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Management Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 15 credit hours from the following: | 15 | |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | ||
| DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE | ||
| SALES MANAGEMENT | ||
| MARKETING MANAGEMENT | ||
| BUSINESS LAW II | ||
| RETAIL MANAGEMENT | ||
| CURRENT PRACTICES IN BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY | ||
| SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | ||
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| SPORTS MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING | ||
| INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
International Business Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 15 credit hours from the following: | 15 | |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | ||
| DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE | ||
| BUSINESS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING | ||
| INTERNATIONAL MARKETING | ||
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING | ||
| INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Students are able to:
- Demonstrate the use of specific Business content area.
- Prepare and deliver an effective managerial presentation.
- Demonstrate clear, concise, and correct writing in a paper on a business topic.
- Identify and formulate the appropriate business problem given a complex case.
- Solve a given business problem using appropriate tools.
- Conduct oneself professionally in a business presentation.
- Identify ethical dilemmas and suggest responsible courses of action in a business case.
- Be evaluated as a successful team member by peers.
- Participate in a group project that produces a successful product.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the functional areas of a complex organization.
- Prepare an internal analysis of the functional areas within a complex organization and determine how each adds value.