Business Administration Major, B.A.
The business administration program is designed to prepare students for leadership careers in complex organizations in the public, private and nonprofit sectors of an increasingly global economy and diversified workplace. Our differentiating niche is a strong emphasis on business functions, social accountability, global awareness, quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, and synergy between theory and practice. Because tomorrow’s managers will face intense competitive pressures and strong demands for competency, flexibility and accountability, the business administration program provides a curriculum that builds core competencies and embeds that core curriculum in a liberal arts program. The business administration faculty members, who are active in teaching, scholarship and mentoring, aim to create a collaborative teaching and learning environment. Majors are required to participate in our lecture series and to spend either a semester, year or summer studying abroad or in an internship in a major international city such as Washington, D.C. (International students are exempt from the study abroad and internship requirement.) Majors are also encouraged to work with a faculty member in business administration on at least one research project.
All business administration degrees, B.A. and MBA, and minors are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Common Body of Knowledge
Business Administration Core
Business administration students are expected to have the following competencies: knowledge about the different functional areas of business, quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, and the ability to relate organizations to the greater society in which they exist. The business administration core, which consists of 15 courses, enables students to achieve these competencies. Every business administration major has to fulfill the business administration core requirement.
All majors must take the following courses (33 credits):
| MGMT 205 | Principles of Management: Introduction to Organizations | 3.0 |
| MGMT 281 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3.0 |
| MGMT 284 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3.0 |
| MGMT 301 | Organizational Theory and Behavior | 3.0 |
| ECMG 303 | Principles of Finance & Investment | 3.0 |
| MGMT 306 | Principles of Marketing | 3.0 |
| MGMT 312 | Analytical Methods of Management | 3.0 |
| MGMT 314 | International Business | 3.0 |
| ITMG 388 | Management Information Systems | 3.0 |
| MGMT 411 | Seminar in Strategic Management | 3.0 |
| MGMT 454 | Legal Environment of Business | 3.0 |
All majors must also take the following courses (12 credits):
Majors are also required to participate in a study abroad semester, year or summer or an internship
(International students are exempt from the study abroad and internship requirement.)
Depth of Knowledge
To provide depth of knowledge over and above the common body of knowledge, students must complete a concentration. All depth of knowledge courses must be taken at Hood.
Business Administration Concentrations
Students may choose any three courses from the following to complete a general business administration concentration or concentrate in a discipline by selecting three classes from one of the areas below.
Accounting (9 credits)
Finance (9 credits)
Human Resource Management (9 credits)
International Economics and Finance (9 credits)
Individual Interest Concentration
Business administration majors may develop, in consultation with their business administration faculty adviser, an individual interest concentration that focuses on a particular career interest. Examples of such concentrations include information systems, computer science, public relations and environmental management.
Marketing (9 credits)
Strongly Recommended Courses
Students planning to pursue a graduate degree in business administration should take: