Business
Curriculum
| I. Liberal Arts Courses | Credits |
| A. Humanities Courses | |
| ENGL 110 College Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 211 Written Communication | 3 |
| ENGL Literature Elective | 3 |
| PHIL 201 Ethics | 3 |
| RELS 110 Nature and Experience of Religion | 3 |
| RELS 3XX The Religious Traditions | 3 |
| RELS 4XX Religion and Contemporary Thought | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 |
| B. Social Sciences Courses | |
| ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 305 Money and Banking | 3 |
| HIST History Elective | 3 |
| PSYC 203 General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 201 Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Subtotal | 18 |
| C. Mathematics and Science Courses | |
| ECON 227 Business Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 105 Linear Mathematical Analysis | 3 |
| MATH 106 Calculus for Business Decisions | 3 |
| SCI Science Elective1 | 3 |
| SCI Science Elective1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15 |
| D. Liberal Arts Electives2 | 9 |
| Total Liberal Arts Requirements: | 63 |
1 Science requirements: 6 credits from the following: Astronomy & Earth Science 201, 202, Science 203-204, Science 207; other science courses only with the approval of the dean and chair of the department.
2 Liberal arts courses exclusive of the liberal learning theme courses of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. Students may also elect either Physical Education 110 or 430 but not both. Other Physical Education courses may not be used toward the degree.
| II. Business Courses | Credits |
| A. Business Core Program for all Students | |
| ACCT 201 Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 202 Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| CIS 210 Management Information Systems | 3 |
| FIN 301 Principles of Business Finance | 3 |
| LAW 203 Business Law | 3 |
| MKTG 201 Essentials of Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT 201 Introduction to Management | 3 |
| MGMT 307 Operations and Quality Management | 3 |
| MGMT 406 Strategic Management | 3 |
| MGMT 430 Business, Government, and Society | 3 |
| Subtotal | 30 |
| B. Business Program for Non-Accounting Majors | |
| Major Field | 15 |
| Business Electives | 6 |
| Free Electives* | 6 |
| Subtotal | 27 |
| C. Business Program for Accounting Majors | |
| ACCT 301-302 Intermediate Accounting | 6 |
| LAW 304 Business Law II | 3 |
| Accounting Major Courses | 15 |
| Business Electives | 3 |
| Subtotal | 27 |
| Total Business Courses | 57 |
| Total Credits for Graduation: | 120 |
* Business courses or liberal arts course. Other courses only with the approval of the Dean.
Summary of Course Requirements
| FIRST YEAR | Credits | SECOND YEAR | Credits |
| ENGL 110, ENGL Elective | 6 | ACCT 202 | 6 |
| MATH 105-106 | 6 | CIS 210 | 3 |
| HIST Elective | 3 | ECON 201-202 | 6 |
| SCI Electives | 6 | ECON 227 | 3 |
| PSYC 203 | 3 | ENGL 211 | 3 |
| RELS 110 | 3 | MGMT 201 | 3 |
| SOC 201 | 3 | MKTG 201 | 3 |
| 30 | LAW 203 | 3 | |
| 30 | |||
| THIRD YEAR | Credits | FOURTH YEAR | Credits |
| All Students | All Students | ||
| MGMT 307 | 3 | MGMT 406 | 3 |
| ECON 305 | 3 | MGMT 430 | 3 |
| FIN 301 | 3 | Business Elective | 3 |
| PHIL 201 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Electives | 6 | RELS Elective B | 3 |
| RELS Elective A | 3 | Non-Accounting Majors | |
| Non-Accounting Majors | Major Field | 9 | |
| Major Field | 6 | Free Electives | 6 |
| Business Elective | 3 | Accounting Majors | |
| Accounting Majors | Major Field | 12 | |
| ACCT 301-302 | 6 | Law 304 | 3 |
| ACCT 303 | 3 | 30 | |
| 30 | |||
| Total Credits for Graduation: | 120 |
Major Fields
Accounting Major:
Required: LAW 304, ACCT 301, 302, 303, 401, 405, 409, plus three credits from the following: ACCT 303, 320, 404, 410, and 421.
Computer Information Systems Major:
Required: CIS 301, 305, 310, 326, and 431.
Economics Major:
Required: ECON 301, 302, 334, and 433. Plus three credits from the following: ECON 333, 405, 420, 421, 441, 471, and 472.
Finance Major:
Required: FIN 302, 308, 420, and 436, and three credits from the following: FIN 320, 408, 416, 440 and 442.
Global Business Studies (Second Major Only):
Required: MGMT 309, ECON 334, MKTG 412. Plus six credits from the following: ECON 421, FIN 436, MKTG 414, GOVT 309, 351, 357, INTL 405. No more than three elective credits may be taken from any one discipline.
Management Major:
Required: MGMT 309, 415, 420 and six credits from the following: MGMT 304, 305, 308, 316, 441, 450, 460, 470.
Marketing Major:
Required: MKTG 303, 307, 403 and 412.
Plus 3 credits from the following: MKTG 304, 305, 308, 311, 315, 321, 413, 414.
Minor Fields
The following minor program may be taken in
Accounting: 9 credits: ACCT 301, 302, plus three credits from the following: ACCT 303, 320, 401, and 409 in addition to ACCT 201-202 taken by all students.
Computer Information Systems: CIS 301, 305 and 310 or 326 in addition to CIS 210 taken by all students.
Economics: 6 credits: ECON 301 and 302 in addition to ECON 201, 202, 227, and 305 taken by all students.
Finance: 9 credits: FIN 302, 308 and 420 in addition to ECON 201, 202, 227, ECON 305 and FIN 301 taken by all students.
Global Business Studies: 9 credits: MGMT 309, ECON 334 and MKTG 412.
Management: 9 credits of approved courses in addition to MGMT 201, 307, 406 and 430 taken by all students.
Marketing: 9 credits of approved courses in addition to MKTG 201 taken by all students.
The following minor program may be taken in
Communications: (with the College of Mount St. Vincent) 15 credits. The minor must be approved by the chair.
English: 15 credits from courses numbered 300 or above including ENGL 351-352 or 353-354.
Fine Arts: 15 credits with 12 credits taken at either Mt. St. Vincent or the National Academy of Design and including one course in drawing and one art history course taken at Manhattan College or at the College of Mt. St. Vincent.
Art History (Fine Arts Department): 15 credits of approved Art History courses. A studio course may be substituted for one of the art history courses.
Studio Art (Fine Arts Department): 15 credits of approved Studio courses. An art history course may be substituted for one of the studio courses.
Government: 15 credits: GOVT 201 or 203, 309, plus 9 credits of electives.
History: 15 credits of approved courses. 3 of these credits may be used to satisfy the History requirement for all students.
International Studies: 15 credits: ECON 334, GOVT 441, HIST 407, and INTL 201. Three of these credits may be used to satisfy the History requirement.
Modern Foreign Language: 15 credits of approved courses.
Peace Studies: 15 credits: ECON 320, HIST 431, RELS 433, PEAC 419, plus 3 credits of electives from Peace Studies Program.
Philosophy: 15 credits in Philosophy courses which normally should include PHIL 201, and one major author course from among PHIL 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 317, 321, 322, 323 and 325.
Psychology: 12 credits of approved courses in addition to PSYC 203 taken by all students.
Religious Studies: 6 credits of approved courses in addition to 9 credits taken by all students.
Sociology: 15 credits: Any 12 credits chosen by the student after consultation with the Department Chair, in addition to SOC 201 taken by all students.
Urban Affairs: A total of 15 credit hours is required, including URBN 401 and other courses selected from the core curriculum described on page 275.
The following minor programs may be taken in
Biology: 15 credits of approved courses on the 200-400 level. 6 of these credits may be used to satisfy the Science requirement for all students.
Chemistry: 14 credits of required courses: CHEM 105, 106, and CHEM 319, 335. Students weak in high school chemistry should take CHEM 100 before beginning CHEM 105.
Mathematics: 15 credits: MATH 103 or 106, 104, 201 and 9 credits of approved courses in mathematics.
Computer Science: 15 credits: CMPT 101, 102, and three more approved upper division courses.