Academic Catalog

Business Administration Major — B.S.

This B.S. degree requires 60 liberal arts credits out of the 120 credits required for graduation.

Summary

Business Core and Concentration59-60
Integrative Core Curriculum and Electives 161-60
Total Credits120

Degree Requirements

Business Core
BINT 10100World of Business4
ECON 12000Principles of Economics4
Select one of the following:4
Finite Mathematics with Calculus
Applied Calculus
Calculus I
Select one of the following:4
Statistics for Business, Economics and Management
Statistics for the Health, Life, and Social Sciences
Statistics in Psychology
ACCT 22500Financial Accounting2
ACCT 22600Management Accounting2
MGMT 20600Organizational Behavior and Ethics4
MGMT 26000Business Analytics and Technology I2
FINA 31100Business Finance4
MGMT 34500Operations Management2
MKTG 31200Principles of Marketing3
MGMT 42100Strategic Management (ICC-CP)3
Total Credits38

Concentration Requirements

Corporate Accounting Concentration

Note: Students interested in sitting for the certified public accountant (CPA) examination should select the five-year option, consisting of the B.S. in accounting and the MS. in accounting. The B.S. in business administration with corporate accounting concentration might not qualify the student to sit for the CPA examination. The corporate accounting concentration is available only as a second concentration.

Course Listing
ACCT 31500Cost Analysis and Decision Making3
ACCT 34500Intermediate Accounting I3
ACCT 34600Intermediate Accounting II3
Choose 6 Credits from list:6
ACCT 3xxxxAny level-3 accounting course
ACCT 4xxxxAny level-4 accounting course
GBUS 30700Commercial Law
Approved Electives
Business electives 16
Total Credits21

 Finance Concentration: Corporate Finance Track

Course Listing
FINA 32100Security Analysis and Portfolio Management3
FINA 37000International Finance3
FINA 48000Advanced Business Finance3
Finance electiveFINA course level 2 or above3
FINA Mini Courses 13
Business electives 26
Total Credits21

Finance Concentration: Asset Management Track

Course Listing
FINA 32100Security Analysis and Portfolio Management3
FINA 37500Fixed Income Analysis and Portfolio Management3
FINA 38000Equity Portfolio Management3
FINA 42000Alternative Asset Management3
FINA mini courses 13
Business electives 26
Total Credits21

Finance Concentration: Wealth Management Track

Course Listing
FINA 21000Personal Financial Planning and Wealth Management3
FINA 32100Security Analysis and Portfolio Management3
MKTG 32500Sales and Sales Promotion3
FINA 40500Wealth Management3
Finance electiveFINA course level 2 or above3
FINA mini courses 13
Business electives 23
Total Credits21

International Business Concentration

Course Listing
INTB 26500International Business Operations3
MKTG 38000International Marketing3
FINA 37000International Finance3
INTB 48000Export-Import Operations3
INTB mini courses 13
Business electives 26
Total Credits21

Notes:

  1. As part of the liberal arts requirements, students pursuing the international business concentration must take two liberal arts electives with Global designation.
  2. As part of the international business concentration, students must take at least two intermediate college-level or above foreign-language courses (in the same language). If English is the student's second language, the student should see the assistant dean regarding this requirement.

Management Concentration: Strategic Leadership Track

MGMT 31200Leadership and Collaboration3
MGMT 34000Human Resource Management3
MGMT 30500Data-Driven Management Decisions3
MGMT 46000Leading Organizational Change3
MGMT 49600Negotiations3
Business Elective 13
BUS Elective with International Focus 23
Total Credits21

Management Concentration: Business Analytics Track

MATH 24600Intermediate Statistics3
COMP 17100Principles of Computing Science I4
MGMT 36500Intermediate Business Analytics3
MGMT 30500Data-Driven Management Decisions3
MGMT 48100Advanced Decision Making with Analytics3
Business Elective 13
Business Elective (select one of the following)3
Econometrics
Marketing Analytics
Total Credits22

Marketing Concentration

Course Listing
MKTG 41100Marketing Analytics3
MKTG 32300Consumer Behavior3
MKTG 32500Sales and Sales Promotion3
MKTG 48600Senior Seminar in Marketing3
MKTG 49100Digital Marketing3
Business electives 16
Total Credits21

Sport Management Concentration

Students interested in the sport management concentration should enroll in SMGT 11000 within the first three semesters at Ithaca College.

Course Listing
SMGT 11000Introduction to Sport Management3
SMGT 26500Policy and Governance in Sport Organization3
SMGT 30300Sport Law I3
SMGT 33500Sport Event and Facility Management3
SMGT 32600Sport Marketing and Sales3
SMGT 41000Contemporary Issues in Sport Management3
Sport Management elective; select one of the following:3
International Sport
College Sport
Current Issues in Professional Sport
Labor Relations in Sport
Sport Economics
Advanced Sport Marketing
Digital Marketing in Sport
Selected Topics in Sport Management
Strategic Management in Sport
Internship with Academic Enhancement: Sport Management
Fieldwork requirement 10
Total Credits21

Sport Marketing Concentration

The sport marketing concentration is available only as a second concentration. Students must be enrolled in either the Marketing or Sport Management concentration prior to adding Sport Marketing as a secondary concentration.

MKTG 32500Sales and Sales Promotion3
MKTG 41100Marketing Analytics3
SMGT 11000Introduction to Sport Management3
MKTG 32300Consumer Behavior3
SMGT 32600Sport Marketing and Sales3
SMGT 38500Advanced Sport Marketing3
MKTG or SMGT 2xxxx-4xxxxMKTG or SMGT at 20000-level or above3
Total Credits21