BBA graduates in General Business acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities to pursue lifelong learning with many career options in business. They typically enter the workforce at the assistant manager position or as team leaders at many organizations across many industries. They are responsible for planning and managing the operations of a single business unit or an entire organization.
Marketable Skills
Students will develop the following marketable skills:
- Communication: Reach mutual understanding through effective exchange of information, ideas, and feelings
- Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues
- Critical thinking: Analyze and evaluate issues in order to solve problems and develop informed opinions
- Leadership: Step up, think, and act critically and creatively to bring others together to accomplish a common task
- Organization: Use resources effectively and efficiently in order to stay focused on different tasks
- Teamwork: Participate as an effective, efficient member of a group in order to meet a common goal
Additionally, students will become aware of the social responsibility expectations placed upon a business organization and engage in strategic planning.
This program is offered online through UTEP Connect.
Degree Plan
Course List
Code |
Title |
Hours |
| |
| Calculus I | |
| Math for Social Sciences I | |
| Precalculus | |
| |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| 42 |
| |
ACCT 2301 | Principles of Accounting I C | 3 |
ACCT 2302 | Principles of Accounting II C | 3 |
ECON 2304 | Principles of Microeconomics C | 3 |
MATH 2301 | Math for Social Sciences II C | 3 |
QMB 2301 | Business Stats & Analytics I C | 3 |
| |
BLAW 3301 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
BUSN 3304 | Global Business Environment | 3 |
or BUSN 3305 | Global Busn Environ-Study Away |
ISBA 3305 | Foundations of Info Sys & BA | 3 |
FIN 3310 | Business Finance | 3 |
MGMT 3303 | Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha | 3 |
MGMT 4300 | Strategic Management | 3 |
MKT 3300 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
OSCM 3321 | Production/Operations Mgmt | 3 |
QMB 3301 | Business Stats & Analytics II | 3 |
| 36 |
| Intermediate Accounting I | |
| Managerial Economics | |
| Money and Banking | |
| Investments | |
| Managerial Finance | |
| Entrepreneurship | |
| Intro to Human Resource Mgmt | |
| Small Business Management | |
| Principles of Retailing | |
| Services Marketing | |
| Service Operations Management | |
| Purchasing & Supply Management | |
| |
Total Hours | 120 |
University Core Curriculum
The department may make specific suggestions for courses which are most applicable towards your major.
All courses require a C or better
I. Communication (six hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| 6 |
| |
| Written and Oral Communication | |
| Writing About Literature | |
| Rhetoric & Composition I | |
| Rhetoric & Composition 2 | |
| Rhetoric, Composition & Comm | |
| |
| Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl | |
| Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl | |
Total Hours | 6 |
II. American History (six hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| |
HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
Total Hours | 6 |
III. Language, Philosophy & Culture (three hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| 3 |
| Intro-African Amer Studies | |
| Latina/o Presence in the U.S. | |
| English Literature | |
| English Literature | |
| Intro to American Fiction | |
| Intro to American Drama | |
| Intro to American Poetry | |
| Making of the "Other" Americas | |
| World History to 1500 | |
| World History Since 1500 | |
| Introduction to Philosophy | |
| Ethics | |
| Introduct to Religious Studies | |
| Seeing & Naming: Conversations | |
| Introduction to Womens Studies | |
| Global Feminisms | |
Total Hours | 3 |
IV. Mathematics (three hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| 3 |
| College Algebra | |
| Trigonometry and Conics | |
| Math in the Modern World | |
| Math for Social Sciences I | |
| Calculus I | |
| Precalculus 1,2 | |
| Math for Social Sciences II | |
| Statistical Literacy | |
| Elementary Statistical Methods | |
| |
| |
Total Hours | 3 |
V. Life & Physical Sciences (six hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| 1-4 |
| Astronomy Lab I | |
| Elem Astronomy-Solar System | |
| Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies | |
| Introductory Biology Lab | |
| Human Biology Laboratory | |
| Topics in Study of Life I | |
| Organismal Biology Laboratory | |
| Introductory Biology | |
| Human Biology | |
| General Biology | |
| Organismal Biology | |
| Human Anat/Physio Lab I | |
| Human Anat/Physio Lab II | |
| Human Anat/Physiology I | |
| Human Anat/Physiology II | |
| Laboratory for CHEM 1305 | |
| Laboratory for CHEM 1306 | |
| Intro General Chemistry Lab | |
| Intro Organic & Biochem Lab | |
| General Chemistry | |
| General Chemistry | |
| Intro to General Chemistry | |
| Intro Organic & Biochemistry | |
| Environmental Sci. Lab | |
| Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301 | |
| Intro to Environment Science 2 | |
| Intro to Environmental Sci | |
| Laboratory for GEOG 1306 | |
| Physical Geography | |
| Lab for GEOL 1313 | |
| Lab for GEOL 1314 | |
| Principles of Earth Sci - Lab | |
| Laboratory for Geology 1212 | |
| Principles of Earth Sciences | |
| Principles of Earth Science | |
| The Blue Planet | |
| Natural Hazards | |
| Intro to Physical Geology | |
| Intro to Historical Geol | |
| Fundamentals of Nutrition | |
| Wellness Dynamics | |
| Microorganisms and Disease | |
| General Physics I | |
| General Physics II | |
| Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | |
| Laboratory for PHYS 2321 | |
| Introductory Mechanics | |
| Introductory Electromagnetism | |
VI. Political Science (six hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| |
POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
Total Hours | 6 |
VII. Social and Behavioral Sciences (three hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| 3 |
| Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog | |
| Intro-Cultural Anthropology | |
| Cultural Geography | |
| Intro to Linguistics | |
| Econ for Engrs & Scientists | |
| Intro to Chicano Studies | |
| Asian American Studies | |
| Interpersonal Communication | |
| Mass Media and Society | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | |
| Introduction to Ed Psychology | |
| Action Research in Classrooms | |
| Introduction to Linguistics | |
| Cultural Geography | |
| Leadership in Action | |
| Introduction to Linguistics | |
| Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics | |
| Introduction to Psychology | |
| Introduction to Sociology | |
| Cultural Geography | |
Total Hours | 3 |
VIII. Creative Arts (three hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| 3 |
| Art Appreciation | |
| History of Art I | |
| History of Art II | |
| Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat | |
| Introduction to Dance | |
| Intro-Art of Motion Pict. | |
| Music Appreciation | |
| Jazz to Rock | |
| Music, Culture, and Society | |
| Introduction to Theatre | |
Total Hours | 3 |
IX. Component Area Option (six hours)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| |
| Intro to Global Business | |
| Public Speaking | |
| Business/Profession Comm | |
| Intro-Computational Thinking | |
| Computer Programming Sci/Engr | |
| Eng Innovation and Leadership | |
| Engineering Design Experience | |
| Applied Engineering Analysis | |
| Introduction to Leadership | |
| Inquiry in Math & Science | |
| Comm. Var. Across the Lifespan | |
| Seminar/Critical Inquiry | |
Total Hours | 0 |