Mercer Bachelor of Business Administration

Curriculum

Curriculum

Students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree complete general education requirements, three mathematics courses, one business communication course, one information systems  course, 12 business core curriculum courses, and a Personal Portfolio of Study. 

A. General Education (36 hours):

English Composition I and II
One Public Speaking or Writing course
One Literature course
One History course
One Religion course
One Lab Science course
One Social Science course
One Fine Arts, Philosophy or Foreign Language course
Three additional courses from the disciplines above

B. Mathematics, Communication, and Computer Science (15 hours):

MATH 130: Precalculus
MATH 181: Calculus
MATH 226: Statistics
COMM270: Communication for Business
INSY 102: Application Software Suites

C. Business Core Curriculum (36 hours)

The business core curriculum is designed to ensure that all students receiving the BBA degree share an important common body of knowledge. This program of study provides the foundation of thinking tools needed throughout a wide range of positions of authority in business and not?for?profit organizations.

ECN 150 and 151: Micro- and Macroeconomics
ACC 204 and 205: Financial and Managerial Accounting
BUS 346: Legal, Ethical & Regulatory Environment
BUS 349: Management Information Systems
MGT 382: Production and Operations Management
ECN 3XX: One Economics courses numbered above 300
FIN 362: Principles of Finance
MGT 363 Principles of Management
MKT 361: Principles of Marketing
MGT 498 Strategic Management (Capstone)

D. Personal Portfolio of Study

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program enables students to develop the administrative, analytical, decision-making, communication, and computer skills necessary to succeed in today’s managerial driven world.  The Personal Portfolio of Study in the BBA program allows students greater flexibility in selecting courses that correspond to life and career goals. 

Personal Portfolio of Study (PPS) (18 hours):
Students create their own area of study by selecting six 300?400 level courses from one or more business disciplines.

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing

E. Free Electives:

Taken as needed to reach the required total hours

Total Graduation Requirements: 120 hours