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Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
 
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program is designed to prepare undergraduate students from Guam and the Asia-Pacific region to assume professional business positions in the private and public sectors.  Students who pursue this degree program may design a course of study that leads to the BBA degree with a concentration in one of the following areas: Finance and Economics, Marketing, International Tourism and Hospitality Management.  A custom-designed concentration is also permitted with the approval of the School of Business and Public Administration advisor and Administrative Chair.
The School of Business and Public Administration has designed its program to achieve the following objectives.  The successful student will:
  • Have the knowledge and skills to understand the business world, achieve success in their careers and be prepared for subsequent graduate work.
  • Earn a degree that stresses fundamental business skills, emphasizes a general management perspective and ensures basic levels of literacy, knowledge and technical competency.

In conjunction with business leaders from the region, the School has developed a curriculum and learning outcomes that contain the qualities vital for personal and professional success.  The curriculum is integrated with the University's General Education requirements.  The business curriculum and activities of the School do not stop at the walls of the University.  The School, its students and alumni set the stage for lifelong learning and growth through student internship programs, membership in student and business organizations, community and university service, and applied research and consulting.  To receive the BBA degree, students complete one hundred and twenty-four (124) semester credit hours.

Summary of degree requirements

BBA Degree with a Concentration

 

General Education Courses
BBA Foundation Courses*
BBA Concentration Courses*
Upper-Division Free Electives                        

55
51
12
     6    

Semester Credit Hours

124

 

General Education Component

Students are required to complete fifty-five (55) semester credit hours selected from the University's General Education Requirements, as found in the Undergraduate Catalog.

The General Education philosophy states, "While courses in one's major field prepare a student for success in a chosen profession, the General Education program helps prepare one for success in life."  These courses are important to the BBA degree program, particularly in the areas of essential skills, global and regional studies, modern language and the diversity of society.  When all BBA degree program components are taken into consideration, approximately fifty percent (50%) are from non-business coursework.

While there are many choices among the General Education courses offered, it is strongly recommended that BBA students include the following courses during their first year of study (note: BA130 and BA110 are prerequisites to several required BBA Foundation courses):

Suggested General Education Courses
for Year 1

Category Met
(Essential Skills)

EN110
EN111
CO210
MA110
BA130
BA110

Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition
Fundamentals of Communications
Finite Mathematics
Intro. to Computer Operations
Principles of Economics

English Writing
English Writing
Communications
Mathematics
Statistics/ Computer
Individual & Society

         
The School intends that its students achieve the following learning outcomes from the General Education Component.  Successful students will:

  • Complete the General Education Program, an important step toward a well-rounded education
  • Demonstrate essential skills sufficient to communicate clearly and effectively, use information technology for business purposes, and apply conceptual reasoning and quantitative analysis
  • Understand diversity, as displayed by the knowledge of other languages, cultures and regions.  Know the political, social and economic environments in which businesses operate
  • Take subjects that will contribute to life-long learning in their personal lives and careers.

BBA Foundation Component

Students are required to complete fifty-one (51) semester credit hours selected from the BBA Foundation.  These courses are fundamental to understanding the commercial world and developing sound business skills.

BBA Foundation courses are to be taken in each of a student's four years at the University.  Courses beginning with the number 1 are suggested for freshmen (e.g. BA110); 2 for sophomores (e.g. BA260); 3 for juniors (e.g. BA320); and 4 for seniors (e.g. BA440).  During the senior year after having completed most of the General Education and Foundation coursework, students take courses that challenge the fundamental concepts learned.  BA441 Operations Management, BA481 Practical Applications in Small Business / Entrepreneurship or BA482 Business / Research Internship, students prepare for the practice of business.  They work on projects, meet practicing professionals, and enhance their understanding of how organizations operate.  In the capstone BA480 Business Strategy and Policy, students examine business problems from a general management perspective, use and integrate concepts form different functional perspectives, develop strategy, make strategic decisions, and analyze the factors that affect the ability of a business to execute its strategy.

The School intends that its students achieve the following learning outcomes from the BBA Foundation Component.  Successful students will:

  • Understand the management process, the profit motive, and how firms operate and compete
  • Apply fundamental concepts and techniques from the functional areas of accounting, economics, finance, information technology, marketing and management to island, national and global business environments
  • Know how to deploy and manage diverse resources using a variety of management processes
  • Know how legal, regulatory and political environments affect business decisions
  • Solve business problems using case analysis, statistics and functional principles
  • Effectively use teamwork, leadership, and written and oral communication skills in business situations
  • Recognize ethical issues and develop socially responsible resolutions
  • Solve business problems in real-world situations to the satisfaction of practicing managers
  • Integrate fundamental concepts in developing strategic plans and making general management decisions
  • Observe and network with business managers and professionals.

BBA Foundation required coursework
    

Course

Title

Credit
Hours

Prerequisites

BA200

Principles of Financial Accounting
    

3

BA130 / test out

BA201

Principles of Managerial Accounting
    

3

BA200

BA210

Basic Statistics for Business and Economics
    

3

BA110, BA130 / test, MA110
    

BA240

Management of Organizations
    

3

 

BA260

Fundamentals of Marketing
    

3

BA240

PA233

Impact of Government Regulatory Admin
   on Business
    

3

 

BA310

Applied Statistics for Business Decisions
    

3

BA210, BA240

BA320

Basic Business Finance
    

3

BA201, BA210

BA330

Info. Technology and Networks for Business
    

3

BA210, BA240

BA340

Human Resource Management
    

3

BA240

Choice of:

BA333 Mgmt. Info. Systems OR
BA380 E-Business
    

3

varies with course

Choice of:

BA252 International Tourism OR
BA341 International Business Environment OR
BA420 International Corporate Finance OR
BA460 International Marketing
    

3

varies with course

LW442

Business Law 1
    

3

 

BA440

Organizational Behavior
    

3

BA240, SO101 / PY101
    

PA405

Ethics in the Professions
    

3

 

Choice of:

BA441 Operations Management OR
BA481 Practical Applications in
   Small Business / Entrepreneurship OR
BA482 Business / Research Internship
    

3

varies with course

BA480

Business Strategy and Policy
    

3

graduating senior

 

Total Credit Hours:

51

 

BBA Concentration Component

Students are required to complete twelve (12) semester credit hours selected from a BBA Concentration.  In this component, students develop additional expertise in one area of their business education.

By the end of their second year, students select one of the following concentrations:

  • The Finance and Economics Concentration is for students interested in further graduate study and professional careers in fields such as financial analysis and management, treasury, cash management, risk management, economic analysis and policy-making, and planning.  Jobs in these fields are found in many different types of business firms and at various levels of government.  This Concentration is also for students interested in specialized industries such as banking, brokerage, insurance, personal financial planning and real estate.  Although the emphasis is on profit-oriented organizations, the principles and concepts developed are also applicable to not-for-profit and autonomous government organizations.  Finance and Economics courses stress general management concerns with particular emphasis on economic, financial and quantitative analysis.  Students are developed to think logically about problems, to understand how markets and economic / financial institutions operate, and to see the interrelationships among consumers, businesses and governments.  Students are provided with applied concepts, tools and techniques for formulating decisions and policies.

    Finance & Economics Concentration required coursework
        

    Course

    Title

    Credit
    Hours

    Prerequisites

    BA323

    Corporate Finance
        

    3

    BA320
        

    Choice of:

    Two electives selected from the following:
    BA311 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory,
    BA312 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory,
    BA321 Money and Banking,
    BA322 Personal Financial Planning,
    BA421 Investments & Real Estate,
    BA-9- Special Courses in Economics /
       Finance, or
    GE321 Economic Geography
        

    6

        
    BA210
    BA210
    BA110

    BA320
    Advisor approval
        

    BA410

    Managerial Economics
        

    3

    BA310
        

     

    Total Credit Hours:

    12

     

  • The Marketing Concentration is for students interested in further graduate study and professional careers in fields such as advertising, market research, selling and sales management, distribution, international marketing, services marketing and marketing management.  Although the emphasis is on profit-oriented organizations, the principles and concepts developed are also applicable to not-for-profit and autonomous government organizations.  Marketing cuts across products and services, consumer and business markets, domestic and global boundaries, and traditional and electronic business environments.  Key concepts include identifying customer needs and wants, developing products and services to satisfy these needs and wants, establishing channels and communications to move products and services through intermediaries to end users, and monitoring transactions and customer responses to guide future activities.

    Marketing Concentration required coursework
        
    Course
    Title
    Credit
    Hours
    Prerequisites
    Choice of:
    Two electives selected from the following:
    BA360 Transportation & Physical Distribution,
    BA361 Consumer Behavior,
    BA363 Advertising & Sales Promotion,
    BA461 Retailing
    BA-9- Special Courses in Marketing
        
    6
        
    BA260
    BA260
    BA260
    BA260
    Advisor approval
        
    BA462
    Marketing Research
        
    3
    BA260, BA310
        
    BA463
    Marketing Management
        
    3
    BA260, Senior