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 2010-2011 and beyond are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
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
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| 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: Anti-trust Economics |
|
|
| Economics |
3541 |
The Economics of Sports |
|
|
| Strategic Management |
2501 |
Fundamentals of Asian Business |
|
|
| Strategic Management |
2502 |
Fundamentals of Latin American Business |
|
|
| Strategic Management |
3501 |
Entrepreneurship |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
| Law S.B.M. |
1102 |
Law of Contracts |
|
|
| Law S.B.M. |
3502 |
Law for the Entrepreneur |
|
|
| Law S.B.M. |
3503 |
The Consumer & the Law |
|
|
| Law S.B.M. |
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 |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Statistics |
1001 |
Pre-Calculus for Business |
3 |
|
| English |
0802, 0812 or 0902 |
Analytical Reading & Writing |
4 |
GW |
| Economics |
1101 |
Macroeconomic Principles |
3 |
|
| HR MGMT |
1101 |
Organization & Management |
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Semester II - Spring |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| IH |
0851 or 0951 |
Mosaic: Humanities Seminar I |
3 |
GY |
| Statistics |
1102 |
Calculus for Business |
3 |
|
| Economics |
1102 |
Microeconomic Principles |
3 |
|
| Law S.B.M. |
1101 |
Legal Environment of Business |
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Semester III - Fall |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| 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 |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Accounting |
2102 |
Managerial Accounting |
3 |
|
| BUS ADM |
2101 |
Professional Development Strategies |
1 |
|
| BUS ADM |
2196 |
Business Communications |
3 |
WI |
| Marketing |
2101 |
Marketing Management |
3 |
|
| RSK MGT |
2101 |
Introduction to Risk Management |
3 |
|
| GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Semester V - Fall |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Finance |
3101 |
Financial Management |
3 |
|
| MSOM |
3101 |
Operations Management |
3 |
|
| HR MGMT |
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 |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| BUS ADM |
3103 |
Integrative Business Applications |
3 |
|
| BUS ADM |
3102 |
Business Society & Ethics |
3 |
|
| HR MGMT |
3501
or
3503 |
Power, Influence, & Negotiation
or
Communicating in Organizations |
3 |
|
| Major Course |
|
Select one Major course from requirements above |
3 |
|
| IBA |
3101 |
Fundamentals of International Business |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Semester VII - Fall |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| BUS ADM |
4196 |
Global Business Policies |
3 |
WI |
| 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 |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| HR MGMT |
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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