Academic Programs / Business & Management
Business Management
101 Speakman Hall
1810 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-204-7676
http://sbm.temple.edu/programs/busmng.htm
The business management curriculum is designed for students who wish to follow a broad and general curriculum. Students are encouraged to join a student professional organization that meets their interests and also to pursue a minor or certificate program in addition to their major. Courses taken for the major will not also count for a minor or certificate.
Summary of Requirements
University Requirements
All new students starting in academic year 2011-2012 and beyond are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
Note that students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.
College Requirements
Students must meet College Graduation Requirements, including the requirements of the major listed below. Business Management students must attain a 2.0 GPA in the major and a 2.0 cumulative GPA in order to graduate. Use the major GPA calculator at www.fox.temple.edu/advising to calculate the GPA in the major.
Major Requirements for new students
Suggested Sequence for new students
Requirements of Business management
| Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
| Human Resource Management |
3501 |
Power, Influence, & Negotiation |
3 |
|
| Human Resource Management |
3503 |
Communicating in Organizations |
3 |
|
| Human Resource Management |
4597^ |
Critical Skills for Effective Managers |
3 |
WI |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Select three Major courses: |
|
9 |
|
| Economics |
3507 |
Health Economics |
|
|
| Economics |
3511 |
Economics & Management of Privatization |
|
|
| Economics |
3513 |
Economics of State & Local Governments |
|
|
| Economics |
3535 |
Public Control of Business: Antitrust |
|
|
| Economics |
3541 |
The Economics of Sports |
|
|
| Strategic Management |
2501 |
Fundamentals of Asian Business |
|
|
| Strategic Management |
2502 |
Fundamentals of Latin American Business |
|
|
| Strategic Management |
3501 |
Entrepreneurial & Innovative Thinking |
|
|
| Strategic Management |
3502 |
Software Applications to Business Problems |
|
|
| Healthcare Management |
3501 |
Introduction to Health Services Systems |
|
|
| Healthcare Management |
3502 |
Healthcare Financing & Information Technology |
|
|
| Human Resource Management |
2501 |
Introduction to Human Resource Management |
|
|
| Legal Studies |
1102 |
Law of Contracts |
|
|
| Legal Studies |
3502 |
Law for the Entrepreneur |
|
|
| Legal Studies |
3503 |
The Consumer & the Law |
|
|
| Legal Studies |
3504 |
Sports & the Law |
|
|
| Marketing |
3501 |
Integrated Marketing Communications |
|
|
| Marketing |
3503 |
Promotion Management |
|
|
| Marketing |
3504 |
Sales & Sales Management |
|
|
| Real Estate |
3501 |
Real Estate Fundamentals |
|
|
| Real Estate |
3502 |
Real Estate Practice |
|
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
18 |
|
| ^ This major capstone is taken in the final semester and all prerequisites must be met. |
Suggested Sequence of the Business Management Major
Please note that this sequence is suggested only, ensuring prerequisites are met. Students' academic sequences may differ based on individual academic plans.
| Semester I - Fall |
| Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
| Statistics |
1001 |
Pre-Calculus for Business |
3 |
|
| English |
0802, 0812 or 0902 |
Analytical Reading & Writing |
4 |
GW |
| Economics |
1101 |
Macroeconomic Principles |
3 |
|
| HRM |
1101 |
Leadership & Organizational Management |
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Semester II - Spring |
| Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
| IH |
0851 or 0951 |
Mosaic: Humanities Seminar I |
3 |
GY |
| Statistics |
1102 |
Calculus for Business |
3 |
|
| Economics |
1102 |
Microeconomic Principles |
3 |
|
| Legal Studies |
1101 |
Legal Environment of Business |
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Semester III - Fall |
| Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
| IH |
0852 or 0952 |
Mosaic: Humanities Seminar II |
3 |
GZ |
| MIS |
2101 |
Information Systems in Organizations |
3 |
|
| Statistics |
2103 |
Business Statistics
{waives GenEd GQ requirement} |
4 |
|
| Accounting |
2101 |
Financial Accounting |
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Semester IV - Spring |
| Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
| Accounting |
2102 |
Managerial Accounting |
3 |
|
| BA |
2101 |
Professional Development Strategies |
1 |
|
| BA |
2196 |
Business Communications |
3 |
WI |
| Marketing |
2101 |
Marketing Management |
3 |
|
| RMI |
2101 |
Introduction to Risk Management |
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Semester V - Fall |
| Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
| Finance |
3101 |
Financial Management |
3 |
|
| MSOM |
3101 |
Operations Management |
3 |
|
| HRM |
3501
or
3503 |
Power, Influence, & Negotiation
or
Communicating in Organizations |
3 |
|
| Major Course |
|
Select one Major course from requirements above |
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Semester VI - Spring |
| Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
| BA |
3103 |
Integrative Business Applications |
3 |
|
| BA |
3102 |
Business Society & Ethics |
3 |
|
| HRM |
3501
or
3503 |
Power, Influence, & Negotiation
or
Communicating in Organizations |
3 |
|
| Major Course |
|
Select one Major course from requirements above |
3 |
|
| IB |
3101 |
Fundamentals of International Business |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Semester VII - Fall |
| Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
| BA |
4101 |
Global Business Policies |
3 |
|
| Major Course |
|
Select one Major course from requirements above |
3 |
|
| Free Elective |
|
|
4 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Semester VIII - Spring |
| Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
| HRM |
4597 |
Critical Skills for Effective Managers |
3 |
WI |
| Free Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
| Free Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
| Free Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
| Free Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Total credits for the B.B.A. in Business Management: |
124 |
|
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