Business Administration (B.S.B.A.)

Our B.S.B.A. Major in Business Administration Program

A degree in Business Administration provides students with the knowledge base and functional skills required to meet the varied and complex responsibilities faced by managers in businesses, governments, not-for-profits, and other organizations.

Students complete a set of business core courses that encompass all of the major functional areas essential to the successful operation of any organization. This ensures that graduates are prepared to enter a variety of positions upon graduation. Students must also take at least four advanced business electives beyond the business core: these may be used to expand the breadth of their knowledge in several subject areas or to increase their depth of understanding in one area. At least one of the four electives must be chosen from International Business.

A wide range of opportunities exist for business majors upon graduation. Large corporations, small or family-held businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government agencies all have need for the skills and knowledge possessed by a business administration major. Participation in co-op often helps students to narrow their career focus to a specific occupation, firm, or industry.

The College reserves the right to add or delete course offerings and to redesign the program.

Degree Requirements (120 credits)

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    Business Major Courses (48-51 credits)

    • BUS 1600 Business as a Profession * (3 credits)
    • ACC 2010 Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
    • ACC 2020 Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)
    • BUS 2310 Business Law I (3 credits)
    • BUS 3110 Organizational Design and Structure (3 credits)
    • BUS 3120 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
    • BUS 3130 Financial Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 3150 Quantitative Methods for Decision-Making (3 credits)
    • BUS 3160 Control of Operations Management and Quality (3 credits)
    • BUS 3170 Management of Information Systems (3 credits)
    • BUS 3180 Leadership and Teams with Diverse People (3 credits)
    • BUS 3190 Ethics, Business Leadership and Social Responsibility (3 credits)
    • BUS 4990 Strategic Policy and Management (3 credits)
    • BUS International business elective ** (3 credits)
    • BUS Other upper-level business electives *** (9 credits)

    * BUS 1600 is only required of freshman Business students.

    ** For the international business elective, select one course from: ACC 4130, BUS 3700, BUS 4000, BUS 4350, BUS 4560, BUS 4570, BUS 4870, BUS 4790, BUS 4940.

    *** For the upper-level business electives, select 3 additional courses from BUS 3200-4980 or ACC 3110-4999. If you have declared a concentration, upper-level business electives may be selected from classes listed in that area of concentration.

    Students majoring in Business Administration may select their international business and business electives from among the business and accounting upper-level course offerings.

    Students require a minimum of 120 credits to obtain the undergraduate degree. More credits will be required in order to satisfy undergraduate degree requirements if courses in the University Core Curriculum are not able to be double-counted.

    Students must have attained at least a 2.0 in Business Administration major courses by graduation.

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    Business Supportive Courses (15 credits)

    (Note: several courses also fulfill Detroit Mercy core requirements)

    • BUS 2950 Principles of Managerial Economics (3 credits)
    • ECN 2960 Macroeconomic Principles (3 credits)
    • ENL 3080 Business Writing (3 credits)
    • MTH 1120 Mathematical Analysis II (3 credits)
    • STA 2250 Statistics (3 credits)
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    University Core Curriculum Courses (39-51 credits)

    University Core Curriculum

    In addition to the program-specific courses, students must also fulfill all requirements contained in the University Core Curriculum. Some of these core curriculum requirements may be satisfied by courses required by the program.  Please review the Degree Evaluation or consult an academic advisor for more information. The number of credits needed to satisfy core curriculum requirements will depend on courses taken. 

    Honors Students

    Contact an advisor in the University Honors Program for specific requirements.

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    General Elective Courses (18 credits)

    Students may select from courses offered at Detroit Mercy. The number of required general elective credits needed for degree completion will depend on courses taken.

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    Optional Concentrations for Business Administration Students

    Students may choose to focus their upper-level business electives within an area of business by selecting a concentration. Students may select up to two concentrations. Concentrations are not required. All 3000 and 4000 level ACC and BUS courses (excluding ACC and BUS courses required by the business major) can be used to fulfill these electives. Students should review the catalog listings of courses and talk with their academic advisor. 

    Students must have at least three courses within a concentration and obtain a minimum of 2.0 for the area of concentration. Students who wish to complete two concentrations must take at least three courses within each area of concentration and obtain a minimum of 2.0 for each area of concentration. Students may not count an upper-level business elective course toward more than one concentration.

    Accounting Concentration (select at least three)

    • ACC 3070 Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits)
    • ACC 3110 Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits)
    • ACC 3120 Intermediate Accounting II (3 credits)
    • ACC 3310 Cost Accounting Systems and Procedure (3 credits)
    • ACC 3320 Cost Accounting Planning and Control (3 credits)
    • ACC 4130 Advanced Accounting (3 credits)
    • ACC 4300 Federal Income Taxation I (3 credits)
    • ACC 4400 Federal Income Taxation II (3 credits)
    • ACC 4500 Accounting Information Systems (3 credits)
    • ACC 4510 Auditing (3 credits)

    Business Intelligence Concentration (select all three)

    • BUS 4605 Business Intelligence (3 credits)
    • BUS 4610 Database Management for Business (3 credits)
    • BUS 4615 Business Analytics (3 credits)

    Business Law Concentration (select at least three)

    • BUS 3520 Labor Law & Collective Bargaining (3 credits)
    • BUS 3700 International Business Law (3 credits)
    • BUS 3720 Sports Law (3 credits)
    • BUS 4760 Legal Environment of Real Estate (3 credits)
    • BUS 4770 Insurance Law and Risk Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 4790 Human Rights Law (3 credits)

    Decision Sciences Concentration (select at least three)

    • BUS 3680 Research Methods for Sports Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 4000 Global Sustainable Development (3 credits)
    • BUS 4001 Sustainable Development of a Social Enterprise (3 credits)
    • BUS 4600 eBusiness (3 credits)
    • BUS 4605 Business Intelligence (3 credits)
    • BUS 4610 Database Management for Business (3 credits)
    • BUS 4615 Business Analytics (3 credits)
    • BUS 4625 Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 4635 Project Management (3 credits)

    Finance Concentration (select at least three)

    • BUS 3300 Fundamentals of Investments (3 credits)
    • BUS 3310 Social Venture Capital and Impact Investing (3 credits)
    • BUS 3340 Corporate Finance (3 credits)
    • BUS 3370 Management of Financial Institutions (3 credits)
    • BUS 4310 Advanced Investments (3 credits)
    • BUS 4350 Global Finance (3 credits)
    • BUS 4360 Real Estate (3 credits)

    Human Resources Concentration (select at least three)

    • BUS 3510 Human Resources Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 3520 Labor Law & Collective Bargaining (3 credits)
    • BUS 3530 Seminar in Human Resource Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 3550 Individual and Group Behavior, Motivation, Decision Making, and Performance (3 credits)
    • BUS 4520 Labor Relations (3 credits)

    International Business Concentration (select at least three)

    • ACC 4130 Advanced Accounting (3 credits)
    • BUS 3700 International Business Law (3 credits)
    • BUS 4000 Global Sustainable Development (3 credits)
    • BUS 4350 Global Finance (3 credits)
    • BUS 4560 Comparative International Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 4870 Global Marketing Strategies (3 credits)
    • BUS 4940 International Studies in Business (3 credits)

    Management Concentration (select at least three)

    • BUS 3550 Individual and Group Behavior, Motivation, Decision Making, and Performance (3 credits)
    • BUS 4620 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
    • BUS 4540 Organizational Strategy, Cultural Design, Development, Change, and Performance (3 credits)
    • BUS 4560 Comparative International Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 4570 Current Issues in Organizational Management & Leadership (3 credits)
    • optionally, up to one course from the business law concentration
    • optionally, up to one course from the human resources concentration

    Marketing Concentration (select at least three)

    • BUS 3820 Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
    • BUS 3860 Business Research Methods (3 credits)
    • BUS 3870 Internet Marketing (3 credits)
    • BUS 3880 Sports and Entertainment Marketing (3 credits)
    • BUS 4590 Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
    • BUS 4600 eBusiness (3 credits)
    • BUS 4620 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
    • BUS 4810 Promotion Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 4820 Channel and Retailing Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 4830 New Product Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 4840 Ethics in Marketing (3 credits)
    • BUS 4870 Global Marketing Strategies (3 credits)
    • BUS 4890 Marketing Strategy (3 credits)

    Social Entrepreneurship Concentration (select at least three)

    • BUS 3310 Social Venture Capital and Impact Investing (3 credits)
    • BUS 4000 Global Sustainable Development (3 credits)
    • BUS 4001 Sustainable Development of a Social Enterprise (3 credits)
    • BUS 4590 Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
    • BUS 4620 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

    Sports Management Concentration (select all three)

    • BUS 3680 Research Methods for Sports Management (3 credits)
    • BUS 3720 Sports Law (3 credits)
    • BUS 3880 Sports and Entertainment Marketing (3 credits)
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    Business Administration Major - Suggested Plan of Study

    Suggested Plan of Study

    First Year Term I (15 credit hours)

    • BUS 1600 Business as a Profession * (3 credits)
    • Physical Sciences Core Course (3 credits)
    • ENL 1300 College Writing (3 credits)
    • MTH 1110 Mathematical Analysis I (3 credits)
    • PHL 1000 Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)

    * BUS 1600 is only required of freshmen. This class is replaced with a general elective course for other students.

    First Year Term II (15 credit hours)

    • ENL 1310 Academic Writing (3 credits)
    • MTH 1120 Mathematical Analysis II (3 credits)
    • PHL 2010 Ethics (3 credits)
    • Integrating Themes Core Course (3 credits)
    • Religious Knowledge Core Course (3 credits)

    Second Year Term I (15 credits)

    • ACC 2010 Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
    • BUS 2310 Business Law I (3 credits)
    • CST 1010 Fundamentals of Speech (3 credits)
    • BUS 2950 Principles of Managerial Economics (3 credits)
    • STA 2250 Statistics (3 credits)

    Second Year Term II (15 credit hours)

    • ACC 2020 Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)
    • ECN 2960 Macroeconomic Principles (3 credits)
    • ENL 3080 Business Writing (3 credits)
    • Literary Experiences Core Course (3 credits)
    • Aesthetics Experiences Core Course (3 credits)

    Third Year Term I (15 credit hours)

    • BUS 3110 Organizational Design and Structure (3 credits)
    • BUS 3120 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
    • BUS 3130 Financial Management (3 credits)
    • Upper level business elective course (3 credits)
    • Integrating Theme Core Course (3 credits)

    Third Year Term II (15 credit hours)

    • BUS 3150 Quantitative Methods for Decision-Making (3 credits)
    • BUS 3170 Management of Information Systems (3 credits)
    • BUS 3180 OB: Leadership and Teams with Diverse People (3 credits)
    • BUS Business Elective (3 credits)
    • Various: Undergraduate Elective (3 credits)

    Fourth Year Term I (15 credit hours)

    • BUS 3160 Control of Operations Management and Quality (3 credits)
    • BUS 3190 Ethics, Business Leadership and Social Responsibility (3 credits)
    • BUS International Business Elective (3 credits)
    • Historical Experiences Core Course (3 credits)
    • Various: Undergraduate Elective (3 credits)

    Fourth Year Term II (15 credit hours)

    • BUS 4990 Strategic Policy and Management (3 credits)
    • BUS Business Elective (3 credits)
    • BUS Business Elective (3 credits)
    • Philosophy or Religious Studies Core Course (3 credits)
    • Various: Undergraduate Elective (3 credits)
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    Dual Major in Business Administration and Accounting - Suggested Plan of Study

    Students interested in the dual major should discuss this option with their academic advisor. Students may be required to take credits beyond the minimum 120 credits to satisfy the requirements for both majors. 

    Suggested Plan of Study

    First Year Term I (15 credit hours)

    • ACC 2010 Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
    • BUS 1600 Business as a Profession * (3 credits)
    • Physical Sciences Core Course (3 credits)
    • ENL 1300 College Writing (3 credits)
    • MTH 1110 Mathematical Analysis I (3 credits)

    * BUS 1600 is only required of freshmen. This class is replaced with a general elective course for other students.

    First Year Term II (15 credit hours)

    • ACC 2020 Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)
    • ENL 1310 Academic Writing (3 credits)
    • MTH 1120 Mathematical Analysis II (3 credits)
    • PHL 1000 Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
    • Religious Knowledge Core Course (3 credits)

    Second Year Term I (15 credits)

    • ACC 3110 Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits)
    • BUS 2310 Business Law I (3 credits)
    • CST 1010 Fundamentals of Speech (3 credits)
    • BUS 2950 Principles of Managerial Economics (3 credits)
    • PHL 2010 Ethics (3 credits)

    Second Year Term II (18 credit hours)

    • ACC 3120 Intermediate Accounting II (3 credits)
    • ECN 2960 Macroeconomic Principles (3 credits)
    • ENL 3080 Business Writing (3 credits)
    • STA 2250 Statistics (3 credits)
    • Integrating Theme Core Course (3 credits)
    • Literary Experiences Core Course (3 credits)

    Third Year Term I (18 credit hours)

    • ACC 3310 Cost Accounting Systems and Procedures (3 credits)
    • BUS 3110 Organizational Design and Structure (3 credits)
    • BUS 3120 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
    • BUS 3130 Financial Management (3 credits)
    • Upper level business elective course (3 credits)
    • Integrating Theme Core Course (3 credits)

    Third Year Term II (18 credit hours)

    • ACC 4500 Accounting Information Systems (3 credits)
    • ACC Accounting Elective (3 credits)
    • BUS 3150 Quantitative Methods for Decision-Making (3 credits)
    • BUS 3170 Management of Information Systems (3 credits)
    • BUS Business Elective (3 credits)
    • Aesthetics Experiences Core Course (3 credits)

    Fourth Year Term I (18 credit hours)

    • ACC 4130 Advanced Accounting (3 credits)
    • ACC 4300 Federal Income Taxation I (3 credits)
    • BUS 3160 Control of Operations Management and Quality (3 credits)
    • BUS 3190 Ethics, Business Leadership and Social Responsibility (3 credits)
    • BUS Business Elective (3 credits)
    • Historical Experiences Core Course (3 credits)

    Fourth Year Term II (18 credit hours)

    • ACC 4510 Auditing (3 credits)
    • BUS 3180 OB: Leadership and Teams with Diverse People (3 credits)
    • BUS 4990 Strategic Policy and Management (3 credits)
    • BUS International Business Elective (3 credits)
    • BUS Business Elective (3 credits)
    • Philosophy or Religious Studies Core Course (3 credits)

    Students electing to do the dual major in Accounting and Business Administration must select their business electives outside of the field of accounting. That is, required and elective accounting courses cannot be used to fulfill the international business elective or other business electives.

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    Experiential Education

    Students in the four-year Business Administration program may participate in an experiential education program by completing internship or cooperative education assignments. These are generally completed during the summers after the junior and senior years. A mentor from the voluntary alumni mentoring program will assist and guide each student in career planning and development. This mentoring will supplement the academic advising provided by the College of Business Administration and the many services provided by the University's Center for Career & Professional Development. In recent assignments, students have worked with American Axle, BCBS of Michigan, Chrysler, DTE, Ford, General Motors, Merrill Lynch, O'Keefe & Associates, Quicken Loans, State Farm, Talmer Bank, and other firms.

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    Program Contact Information

    College of Business Administration
    University of Detroit Mercy
    4001 W. McNichols Road
    Detroit, MI 48221-3038

    Location: Commerce and Finance, CF 112, McNichols Campus
    Telephone: 313-993-1202
    Fax: 313-993-1673
    Email: petersea@udmercy.edu

    Dean, College of Business Administration : Joseph Eisenhauer, Ph.D.
    Telephone:  313-993-1204
    Email: joseph.eisenhauer@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 122

    Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs : Leonard Kloft, Ph.D.
    Telephone: 313-993-1200
    Email: leonard.kloft@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 109

    Director of Undergraduate Business Programs : Evan A. Peterson, J.D., Ph.D.
    Telephone: 313-993-1202
    Email: petersea@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 115

    Director of Graduate Business Programs : Omid Sabbaghi, Ph.D.
    Telephone: 313-993-1172
    Email: omid.sabbaghi@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 245

    Coordinator of Student Services: Carrol Parris, M.A.
    Telephone: 313-993-1203
    Email: carrol.parris@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 114

    Accounting Discipline Coordinator : Jeanne M. David, Ph.D.
    Telephone: 313-993-3325
    Email: jeanne.david@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 225

    Decision Sciences Discipline Coordinator : Gregory W. Ulferts, D.B.A.
    Telephone: 313-993-1219
    Email: ulfertgw@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 143

    Finance Discipline Coordinator : Suk Kim, Ph.D.
    Telephone: 313-993-1264
    Email: kimsuk@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 244

    Management Discipline Coordinator : Gerald Cavanagh, S.J., D.B.A.
    Telephone: 313-993-1195
    Email: cavanagf@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 126

    Marketing Discipline Coordinator : Ram Kesavan, Ph.D.
    Telephone: 313-993-1115
    Email: kesavar@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 204

    Office Manager : Wendy Marshall, M.B.A.
    Telephone: 313-993-1200
    Email: marshawl@udmercy.edu
    Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 112

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