SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Business Administration & Management FRESHMAN YEAR FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER UNIV 111 Focused Inquiry I UNIV 112 Focused Inquiry II MGMT 171 Mathematical Applications 1 MGMT 212 Calculus Select two courses from (a) (d) below Select two courses from (a) (d) below Non-business Elective or INFO 160, 161, 162 2 Non-business Elective or SPCH 121 or 321 3 SOPHOMORE YEAR FIRST SEMESTER ACCT 203 Introduction to Accounting I ECON 210 Principles of Economics (Micro) ENGL 200/UNIV 200 Writing and Rhetoric Select one course from (a) (d) below Non-business Elective or MATH 211 Mathematical Structures 5 SECOND SEMESTER ACCT 204 Introduction to Accounting II ECON 211 Principles of Economics (Macro) MGMT 323 Legal Environment of Business 4 Select one course from (a) (d) below Non-business Elective JUNIOR YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER MGMT 301 Business Statistics MGMT 212 Calculus MGMT 325 Organizational Communication ENGL 200/UNIV 200 FIRE 311 Financial Management MGMT 319 Organizational Behavior Select one course from (a) (d) below ACCT 203-204 or ACCT 202, pre- or co-requisite MGMT 301 The Business Administration & Management major has three areas of concentration, also referred to as tracks. At this point you should select and complete one of the following: Business Administration Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management, International Management 1 Requires mathematics placement test. 2 All students must have competency in word processing and spreadsheets prior to junior year. Students who need additional skills should enroll in one or more of the INFO 160, 161, 162, etc. (1 credit each, no more than 4 credits allowed toward degree). 3 Students are strongly encouraged to take SPCH 121, Effective Speech, or SPCH 321, Speech for Business and the Professions, as a non business elective. 4 Students intending to major in accounting should replace this course with a business or non business elective. Students intending to major in information systems should replace this course with INFO 202, Introduction to E- Business Technologies. 5 Only required for students intending to major in Information Systems
Business Administration JUNIOR YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER INFO 360 Business Information Systems Competency in word processing and spreadsheets MGMT 302 Business Statistics II MGMT 301 MGMT 320 Production/Operations Management MGMT 301 MGMT 331 Human Resource Management Global Requirement (select from below) SENIOR YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER ECON 303 Managerial Economics MGMT 212, ECON 210-211 MKTG 301 Marketing Principles MGMT 389 Managerial Skills Development MGMT 319 Decision Tools Requirement (select from below) Management Elective (select from below) SENIOR YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER MGMT 434, Strategic Management Finance & Insurance Elective (select from below) Systems & Marketing Elective (select from below) Fin. & Insurance, Systems & Mktg, Management (select one course from any of these categories below) Business or non business general elective Completion of all Business Core Classes: MGMT 301, MKTG 301, FIRE 311, MGMT 319, MGMT 320, MGMT 323, MGMT 325, INFO 360, ECON 303 Decision Tools Requirement (select one) MGMT 339 MGMT 386 MGMT 439 Quantitative Solutions for Management (MGMT 301 prerequisite) Supply Chain Management (MGMT 301 prerequisite, MGMT 320 pre or co requisite) fall only Intro to Quality Management and Six Sigma (MGMT 301 prerequisite) spring only Global Requirement (select one) MGMT 418 ECON 329 MKTG 320 MGMT 329 International Management International Economics(spring only) International Management Introduction to Intercultural Communication(fall only)
Finance & Insurance Requirement FIRE 312 FIRE 314 FIRE 316 FIRE 333 Intermediate Fin. Mgmt (FIRE 311 prerequisite, MGMT 302 pre or co requisite) Investments (Fire 311 prerequisite) Principles of Real Estate Risk and Insurance Systems and Marketing Requirement MGMT 346 INFO 361 MKTG 340 MKTG 442 INNO 460 Technology & the Management Process(spring only) Systems Analysis & Design Retail Management Services Marketing Product Innovation Da Vinci Project Management Electives MGMT 334 Organization Design and Effectiveness(fall only) MGMT 350 Introduction to Project Management(spring only) MGMT 386 Supply Chain Management* (MGMT 301 prerequisite, MGMT 320 pre or co requisite(fall only) MGMT 420 Seminar in Industrial Relations(spring only) MGMT 321 Introduction to Entrepreneurship MGMT 433 Compensation Management MGMT 439 Intro to Quality Management and Six Sigma* (MGMT 301 prerequisite)(spring only) MGMT 491 Topics in Management *If MGMT 386 or MGMT 439 selected to satisfy decision tools requirement, may not also use as management elective
Entrepreneurship and Small Business JUNIOR YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER INFO 360 Business Information Systems Competency in word processing and spreadsheets MGMT 302 Business Statistics II MGMT 301 MGMT 320 Production/Operations Management MGMT 301 MGMT 331 Human Resource Management MGMT 321 Introduction to Entrepreneurship SENIOR YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER ECON 303 Managerial Economics MGMT 212, ECON 210-211 FIRE 313 Financial Management for Small Business FIRE 311 (fall only) MKTG 301 Marketing Principles MGMT 389 Managerial Skills Development MGMT 319 MGMT 435 New Venture Strategy I (fall only) MGMT 321 SENIOR YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER MGMT 434 Strategic Management Completion of all Business Core Classes: MGMT 301, MKTG 301, FIRE 311, MGMT 319, MGMT 320, MGMT 323, MGMT 325, INFO 360, ECON 303 MGMT 436 New Venture Strategy II (spring only) MGMT 435 Entrepre. & Small Bus. Elective (select from below) Entrepre. & Small Bus. Elective (select from below) Business or non business general elective Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management Electives MGMT 334 Managing Dynamic Organizations MGMT 346 Technology and the Mgmt. Process. MGMT 350 Introduction to Project Management MGMT 386 Supply Chain Management MGMT 422 Managing the Family Firm MGMT 439 Intro to Quality Management and Six Sigma FIRE 316 Principles of Real Estate FIRE 333 Risk and Insurance MKTG 315 Buyer Behavior MKTG 340 Retail Management MKTG 435 Personal Selling and Sales Management MKTG 442 Services Marketing MKTG 450 Product Development and Management SPCH 121 Speech for Business and Professionals* *Students who have received credit for a speech class may not use SPCH 321 as an approved elective.
International Management JUNIOR YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER INFO 360 Business Information Systems Competency in word processing and spread sheets MGMT 302 Business Statistics II MGMT 301 MGMT 320 Production/Operations Management MGMT 301 ECON 329/INTL 329 International Economics ECON 210-211 (spring only) MGMT 418 International Management SENIOR YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER ECON 303 Managerial Economics MGMT 212, ECON 210-211 MKTG 301 Marketing Principles MGMT 329/INTL 327 Introduction to Intercultural Communication (fall only) MGMT 331 Human Resource Management International Management Elective(select from below) SENIOR YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER MGMT 434, Strategic Management Completion of all Business Core Classes: MGMT 301, MKTG 301, FIRE 311, MGMT 319, MGMT 320, MGMT 323, MGMT 325, INFO 360, ECON 303 MGMT 389 Managerial Skills Development MGMT 319 International Management Elective (select from below) International Management Elective (select from below) Business or non business general elective International Management Electives FIRE 416 International Finance MGMT 446 International Human Resource Management MGMT 491 Topics in Management (Study Abroad (see Schedule of Classes for courses offered) MKTG 320 International Marketing MKTG 448 Internet Marketing Consortium International University courses (approval of advisor and department chair) International electives (approval of advisor and department chair)
VCU Core and General Education Courses A minimum of one course must be taken in (a) through (c) below Select remainder of 21 credits from any other courses (a) through (c) or from list (d) (a) Humanities Minimum 3 credit hours ENGL 215 Readings in Literature HIST 201 The Art of Historical Detection HUMS 250 Reading Film MASC/INTL 151 Global Communications PHIL 201 Critical Thinking About Moral Problems PHIL 250 Thinking About Thinking RELS 108 Human Spirituality WRLD/INTL 203 Cultural Texts and Contexts WRLD 230 Introduction to World Cinema (b) Social Sciences (Minimum 3 credit hours) * ANTH/INTL 103 Cultural Anthropology ECON 101/INTL 102 Introduction to Political Economy HUMS 300 Great Questions of the Social Sciences POLI 103 U.S. Government POLI/INTL 105 International Relations PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology SOCY 101 General Sociology WMNS 201 Introduction to Women s Studies *If you are considering accounting as a major, POLI 103, US Government, or POLI/INTL 105, International Relations should be selected for your social/behavioral science. (c) Sciences (Minimum 3 credit hours) BIOL 101 Biological Concepts BIOL/ENVS 103 Environmental Science CHEM 110 Chemistry and Society ENVS 201 Earth System Science FRSC 202 Crime and Science INSC 201 Energy! PHYS 103 Elementary Astronomy (d) Additional General Education Electives (Remainder of 21 credits) Any 200-level ENGL literature course Any foreign language course Any honors module Any HIST, INTL*, PHIL, POLI or RELS course Any ANTH, PSYC or SOCY course except PSYC 214 Applications of Statistics, which business majors cannot take for degree credit Any ARTH, DANC, MHIS, or THEA course open to non-arts majors CHEM 101-102 General Chemistry GEOG/ENVS 105 Physical Geography PHYS 101 Foundations of Physics PHYS 107 Wonders of Technology PHYS 201-202 General Physics *Except INTL 493 International Studies Internship