BBA-Management Concentration

The Management concentration focuses on developing students’ leadership skills. Students learn how to build strategic plans, align resources to run businesses, apply business law, and make businesses profitable. The critical skills of managing a business are taught and developed within the student to give them the confidence to lead people through the competitive landscape demanded in today’s business world. 

In the Texas A&M University-Texarkana College of Business, Engineering, and Technology, we take great pride in educating and graduating the future business leaders of our world, who leave our campus with the skills and qualities sought by employers throughout the global marketplace.

Degree Requirements

Students should refer to their DegreeWorks degree audit in their Web for Students account for more information regarding their degree requirements.

Major Requirements
General Education Requirements42
Business Administration Core Courses
FIN 354Financial Management3
ACCT 430Business Ethics3
GBUS 310Business Communications3
GBUS 440International Business (EL)3
MGT 395Principles of Management3
MGT 439Business Strategy and Policy3
MGT 465Production and Operations Management3
MIS 360Essentials of Management Information Systems3
MKT 363Marketing3
MGT 324Business Data Analytics I3
or SCM 324 Business Data Analytics I
Management Concentration 18
Organizational Behavior
Entrepreneurship (EL)
Business Data Analytics II
Business Data Analytics II
Human Resource Management
Choose 2 of the following courses:
Financial Institutions Management
Retailing (EL)
Sales Management
Principles of Supply Chain Management (SL)
Other Requirements-Business Introductory courses
ACCT 2301Principles of Accounting I3
ACCT 2302Principles of Accounting II3
BUSI 2301Business Law3
ECON 2301Principles of Macroeconomics 23
ECON 2302Principles of Microeconomics 23
MATH 1342Elementary Statistical Methods3
BBA Secondary Core
12sch upper division Business Electives 318
Minimum Hours for Degree 120
2

Satisfies Core Curriculum

3

Upper Division Business Electives include 300 & 400 level courses from Accounting, General Business, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing & Supply Chain Management

Note: A minimum of 54 upper division hours (300 and 400 level courses) are required for this degree. Resident credit totaling 25% of the hours is required for the degree.  A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in three areas for graduation:  Overall GPA, Institutional GPA, and Major GPA.

First Year

FallSemester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301Composition I requires minimum grade of 'C', Satisfies Core Curriculum3
HIST 1301United States History I Satisfies Core Curriculum3
MATH 1342Elementary Statistical Methods Satisfies Core Curriculum3
Creative Arts Core Curriculum Requirement
ECON 2301Principles of Macroeconomics Satisfies Core Curriculum3
IS 1100University Foundations mandatory for FTIC students only1
Fall Total Semester Credit Hours16
SpringSemester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302Composition II Satisfies Core Curriculum3
or ENGL 2311 Technical Writing & Communication
HIST 1302United States History II Satisfies Core Curriculum3
Language, Philosophy and Culture Core Curriculum Requirement3
SPCH 1315Public Speaking Satisfies Core Curriculum3
or COMM 1307 Introduction to Mass Communication
or COMM 1311 Introduction to Communication Studies
ECON 2302Principles of Microeconomics3
Spring Total Semester Credit Hours15
Total First Year Semester Credit Hours31

Second Year

FallSemester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences Core Curriculum Requirement3-4
PSCI 2305U.S. Government and Politics3
ACCT 2301Principles of Accounting I3
BUSI 2301Business Law3
Component Area Option B of the Core Curriculum3
Fall Total Semester Credit Hours15-16
SpringSemester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences Core Curriculum Requirement3-4
PSCI 2306State and Local Government3
ACCT 2302Principles of Accounting II3
MGT 395Principles of Management3
MKT 363Marketing3
Spring Total Semester Credit Hours15-16
Total Second Year Semester Credit Hours30-32

Third Year

FallSemester Credit Hours
MIS 360Essentials of Management Information Systems3
FIN 354Financial Management3
MGT 324Business Data Analytics I3
or SCM 324 Business Data Analytics I
Upper Division Business Elective (300-400 level from: ACCT, GBUS, MGT, MIS, MKT, SCM)3
Select One Course from:3
Financial Institutions Management
Retailing (EL)
Sales Management
Principles of Supply Chain Management (SL)
Fall Total Semester Credit Hours15
SpringSemester Credit Hours
MGT 465Production and Operations Management3
GBUS 310Business Communications3
MGT 321Organizational Behavior3
Upper Division Business Elective (300-400 level from: ACCT, GBUS, MGT, MIS, MKT, SCM)3
Elective - Upper or Lower Division as needed to meet upper division and overall requirement3
Spring Total Semester Credit Hours15
Total Third Year Semester Credit Hours30

Fourth Year

FallSemester Credit Hours
MGT 446Entrepreneurship (EL)3
GBUS 440International Business (EL)3
ACCT 430Business Ethics3
Upper Division Business Elective (300-400 level from: ACCT, GBUS, MGT, MIS, MKT, SCM)3
Upper Division Business Elective (300-400 level from: ACCT, GBUS, MGT, MIS, MKT, SCM)3
Fall Total Semester Credit Hours15
SpringSemester Credit Hours
MGT 439Business Strategy and Policy3
MGT 476Business Data Analytics II3
or SCM 476 Business Data Analytics II
MGT 495Human Resource Management3
Elective - Upper or Lower Division as needed to meet upper division and overall requirement3
Select one course from:3
Financial Institutions Management
Retailing (EL)
Sales Management
Principles of Supply Chain Management (SL)
Spring Total Semester Credit Hours15
Total Fourth Year Semester Credit Hours30
Minimum Semester Credit Hours for Degree120

Note: A minimum of 54 upper division hours (300 and 400 level courses) are required for this degree. Resident credit totaling 25% of the hours is required for the degree.  A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in three areas for graduation:  Overall GPA, Institutional GPA, and Major GPA.