Winthrop University: Majors and More - Business Administration

Majors and More

All Business Administration programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB-International), the premier accrediting agency for business school programs. AACSB-International accreditation assures quality and promotes excellence and continuous improvement.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Students may choose from ten options within the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration:

 

 Business Administration Minor

The minor in business administration consists of 18 hours of the following:

  • BADM 180 (3) Contemporary Business Issues 
  • ACCT 280 (3) Accounting Information for Business Decisions I [MATH 105, 150, 151, or 201 is pre-requisite] 

 Two of the following:

  • MGMT 321 (3) Principles of Management 
  • MKTG 380 (3) Principles of Marketing 
  • FINC 311 (3) Principles of Finance 

Two of the following, one of which must be above 299:

  • ACCT 281 (3) Accounting Information for Business Decisions II 
  • CSCI 207 (4) Introduction to Computer Science 
  • ECON 215 (3) Principles of Microeconomics 
  • ECON 216 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics 
  • HCMT 200 (3) Introduction to Health Care Management 
  • QMTH 205 (3) Applied Statistics I  
  •  Any course above 299 in ACCT, BADM, ECON, ENTR, FINC, HCMT, MGMT, or MKTG. 

Proficiency in computer applications equivalent to the level required for the successful completion of

  • CSCI 101 (1.5) Introduction to Computers and Information Processing
  • CSCI 101 B (.5) Using Microsoft Excel  

and two from

  • CSCI 101 A (.5) Using Microsoft Windows, Frontpage, and Powerpoint
  • CSCI 101 C (.5) Using Microsoft Access
  • CSCI 101 F (.5) Learning Adobe Photoshop
  • CSCI 101 I (.5) Learning Adobe Illustrator 
  • CSCI 101 P (.5) Introduction to C++ Programming  

Professional Business Minor

The professional business minor prepares a student to enter many graduate business programs (including the Winthrop MBA program) upon undergraduate degree completion.  A Winthrop undergraduate student who selects this minor will be able to complete the Winthrop MBA Program in four semesters (including summers).

The professional business minor consists of 21 - 24 hours as follows:

  • ACCT 280 (3) Accounting Information for Business Decisions I [MATH 105, 150, 151, or 201 is a pre-requisite] 
  • ACCT 281 (3) Accounting Information for Business Decisions II [MATH 105, 151, or 201 is a pre-requisite]  
  • ECON 215 (3) Principles of Microeconomics 
  • ECON 216 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics 
  • FINC 311 (3) Principles of Finance 
  • MGMT 321 (3) Principles of Management 
  • MKTG 380 (3) Principles of Marketing 
  • QMTH 205 (3) Applied Statistics I (A statistics course from the student's major may substitute). [MATH 105, 151, or 201 is a pre-requisite] 

Computer proficiency is required. A minimum grade of C- is required in each course.

Accelerated Programs

The Finance and Human Resource Management concentrations have opportunities for students to complete an undergraduate and graduate degree in five years with a total of 150 hours: 120 undergraduate hours and 36 graduate where the programs would share six 500-level hours. The combined program includes increased rigor, when compared to the undergraduate program, while allowing certain classes to overlap between the B.S. and M.B.A.
Students must complete an Intent to Pursue a Combined Program form prior taking any of the 500-level courses for graduate credit as an undergraduate student; must have a 3.0 undergraduate GPA at the time of completion of the Intent to Pursue a Combined Program form and prior to taking each of the 500-level courses for graduate credit; and are limited to a maximum load of 16 credit hours when taking the 500-level courses for graduate credit.

Master of Business Administration

Graduate students can pursue a general MBA degree, or select a concentration.

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Last Updated: 3/23/23