Business Management (Click here for information on the new Motor Sports Management Program)
Business Management courses develop knowledge and skills in effective communication practices, critical thinking, intelligent problem solving, informed decision making, and responsible action. The focus on communication, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and responsible action expresses the intrinsic connection between professional preparation and a liberal arts education.
Goals:
- To prepare our Business majors with the knowledge, skills, and work ethic needed for career success.
- To instill in our Business majors a commitment to ethical business practices and social responsibility.
- To provide our Business majors with opportunities to apply knowledge and skills learned in courses to field experiences and profession-affiliated student organizations.
- To enhance our Business majors’ ability to become independent learners and thinkers who can take ownership of their careers in a changing business environment.
The following themes are incorporated across the Business curriculum in support of the above goals:
- Communications skills: writing and presentations
- Decision-making and problem-solving: strategies, tools, and techniques
- Technology applications skills: word-processing, presentation, spreadsheet, database, internet research skills, particular to specific disciplines in the business field
- Globalization and diversity in the U.S. workplace and marketplace
- Team building and collaboration
- Critical thinking and reasoning
- Creative thinking and initiative
- Leadership qualities and skills
- Business ethics
B.A. in Business Management
To be eligible for acceptance into the program for the degree, the student must have completed AC211, AC212, EC201, EC202, BU265, and must have earned a grade of C or better in all courses. In addition to these pre-requisite courses, students must complete the requirements outlined in:
The Core Curriculum
Major requirements (300 Level or Above):
- BU 300 Management
- BU 306 Quantitative Analysis
- BU 309 Marketing
- BU 310 Finance
- BU315W Business Communication
- BU 407 Management Seminar
- BU 412 Legal Environment of Business
- BU 436 Operations Management
- IB 310 International Business
Other Courses
- BU453 Internship
- Business concentration courses
- General Elective courses
Requirements for a Double Major in Accounting and Business Management: For a double major in Accounting and Business Management, concentration courses cannot be in Accounting.
Requirements for a Double Major in International Business and Business Management: For a double major in International Business and Business Management, concentration courses cannot be in International Business.
Requirements for a Double Major in Sports Management and Business Management: For a double major in Sports Management and Business Management, concentration courses cannot be in Sports Management.
NOTE: For a BA degree no more than eight of the seventeen departmental requirements in AC/BU/CS/EC/IB may be transferred or awarded as experiential learning credit. A minimum of eight (8) of the fourteen (14) AC/BU/CS/EC/IB courses at the upper level must actually be taken at Belmont Abbey College. Transfer or experiential learning credit will not be awarded for BU 407.
B.S. in Business Management
In addition to fulfilling the Core Curriculum and all requirements for a BA in Business Management, students seeking a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Management must:
- Obtain pre-approval from their advisor and
- Earn twelve (12) additional credits hours in upper level (300+) Business courses. Neither experiential learning nor internships can be used to meet this requirement. This degree may require more than 120 credit hours for graduation.
Concentration Areas
Requirements for concentrations: Students should take one course from their concentration area each semester during their junior and senior years.
- Accounting:
- AC211 & AC212
- 3 upper level (300+) AC courses
- Economics:
- EC201 & EC202
- 3 upper level EC courses
- General Business – for ADP only
- Any 4 upper level (300+) AC/BU/CS/EC/IB courses
- International Business
- IB315, IB317, IB318, IB420
- Management
- Four of the following: AC331, BU/SO 380, BU/SO 401, BU410, IB318, IB420
- Management Information Systems
- CS201, CS202, Cs307, CS309
- Marketing
- Four of the following: BU318, BU319, BU409, IB317, BU419 or SO305, IB430, SO405
- Motorsports Management
- Candidates for this concentration must successfully complete (grade of C or better) AC211, AC212, EC201, EC202, and BU265 before they will be allowed to register for their first Motorsports Management (MS) course. In addition, all Motorsports Management students are required to complete three internships - MS451, MS452, and MS453.
- Sports Management
- Four of the following: SM210, SM300, SM311, SM312, SM314
Minor in Business Management
- AC 211, EC 201, BU 300, and two additional upper level (300 or 400) BU courses excluding, BU 306, and BU 315.
- A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in each course required for the minor.
- At least three courses, including two upper level BU courses, must be taken at Belmont Abbey College. A maximum of two courses may be transferred.
NOTE: Not available to Accounting majors.
It is the responsibility of the student to see that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.
Faculty
Dr. Philip Bayster –Professor of Business, Chair of Business, Economics, International Business, Motorsports Management and Sports Management
B.B.A., University of Michigan, M.A., Wayne State University, M.S., MIT, M.B.A., Rutgers University, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Dr. Robert Stokes – Associate Professor of Business and Economics
B.S., University of Florida, M.B.A., University of Missouri, Ph.D., University of Missouri
Dr. Tracy Rishel – Associate Professor of Business, Director of Motorsports Management Program
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, M.S., Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Mr. Jeff Thomas – Associate Professor of Business
B.B.A., University of Michigan Business School, J.D., Harvard Law School
Dr. Travis Feezell – Associate Professor of Business
B.A., University of Wyoming, M.A., University of Wales, Ed.D., University of Idaho
