Mission Statement
The mission of the School of Business
Administration is to provide high-quality academic
programs at all levels, but with special emphasis at
the graduate level, primarily for non-traditional
students living in the coastal bend region of Texas.
Our mission is supported by hiring and retaining
qualified faculty who ensure that our graduates
possess the knowledge and skills necessary for
successful careers in business and society.
We dedicate ourselves to
continuous improvement in the following areas:
Curriculum:
Providing adaptive programs, particularly at the
graduate level, that prepare our graduates for
successful business careers in a rapidly changing,
global and technological environment.
Outreach:
Offering educational opportunities to underserved
constituencies through a variety of delivery modes
(e.g., off-campus sites and Internet) and
collaborative arrangements.
Intellectual
Contributions:
Fostering intellectual contributions that emphasize
the application of knowledge to improve management
practices, with a lesser emphasis placed on the
discovery of new knowledge and the enhancement of
knowledge related to instructional development.
Service:
Providing a balanced array of services to the
institution, profession and community, within the
constraints of our primary focus on teaching and
research.
Majors and Degrees Offered
The programs of the School of
Business Administration consist of the majors listed
below. Students pursuing an undergraduate major can
emphasize specific areas of business administration
through elective courses.
Secondary Teacher Certification:
Students seeking secondary teacher
certification in business basic or business
composite should refer to the certification
requirements listed in the School of Education
section of this catalog.
MAJOR _________________
DEGREE CONCENTRATIONS
Business Administration
B.B.A. Accounting
Management
Marketing
General Business
M.B.A.
Undifferentiated
Degree Requirements for the Bachelor
of Business Administration
(B.B.A.)
The School of Business
Administration prepares students for entry level and
professional positions in business. Such an education
produces graduates who:
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Understand and
integrate knowledge from the functional areas of
business (accounting, economics, finance,
management, marketing, statistics, and quantitative
management)
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Demonstrate an
awareness of legal, economic, social, ethical,
political, regulatory, environmental, technical, and
global issues.
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Develop effective
communication skills.
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Use electronic
technology for common business purposes and as a
research and communication tool.
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Demonstrate skills in
critical thinking, decision-making, leadership,
creativity, teamwork, and conflict resolution.
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Develop the ability to
locate, assimilate, analyze, and use information.
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Demonstrate an
awareness of the impact of diversity on
organizations.
The following
requirements apply to all candidates for the Bachelor
of Business Administration degree with concentrations
in accounting, management, marketing and general
business.
1. Satisfy
all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree
as found in the section UNIVERSITY DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS of this catalog.
2.
Students whose admission index falls between
1300 and 1399, or whose TOEFL score is between 500
and 549, or whose GMAT verbal or quantitative score
falls below the 10th percentile, may be
accepted by administrative decision of the MBA
Director. Applicants admitted under this category
will be required to successfully complete either
specific MBA courses (such as MGT 6351 or QMS 6351)
or mini-courses that address their verbal or
quantitative deficiencies during their first
semester. Applicants accepted by administrative
decision will be separately identified in the files
and monitored at the end of the semester. (Rev.
10/1/03)
3.
Fifty percent of
upper-level course work in all business
concentrations must be taken from UHV.
Students can accumulate no more than two D’s in the
business major. Undergraduate credit earned
more than seven years prior to admission to
undergraduate study at UHV may not be counted unless
approval is granted by the Dean. It is the
prerogative of the Dean to determine (1) whether the
courses meet current standards of the discipline,
and (2) whether students demonstrate sufficient
retention of the content to apply it.
4. Lower
Division:
a.
A
combined total of 6 semester hours in natural and/or
formal sciences (3 of which must be in natural
sciences).
b.
3
semester hours of mathematics in addition to
university core requirement. Must complete MATH 1324
Finite Math, and MATH 1325 Elements of Calculus for
Business.
c. 6
semester hours of economics (micro and macro).
d. 6
semester hours of principles of accounting.
e. 3
semester hours of business/professional speech.
5. Lower or Upper Division:
a. 3 semester hours of principles of
computing.
b. Free electives to complete 122
s.h. minimum degree requirement. Courses must be
outside of business administration and will not
exceed 11 hours.
6. Upper
Division: 40 semester hours of a common business
core (Professional Writing, Statistics for Business
& Economics, Information Systems in Organizations,
Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing,
Legal Environment of Business, Business Finance,
Quantitative Decision Making, Financial Statement
Analysis, Managerial Economics, Strategy and the
Business Environment, Leadership, and Strategic
Management.)
Accounting concentration:
The mission of the School of
Business Administration for those students
completing the BBA with an accounting concentration
is to prepare graduates for careers in accounting.
UHV seeks to ensure that accounting graduates are
able to
1. Understand
the concepts and techniques used in financial,
managerial, auditing, systems, and tax.
2. Think
analytically and critically.
3. Communicate
effectively interpersonally, as well as speak and
write clearly and persuasively.
4.
Use
technology, including spreadsheets and databases, to
solve accounting problems.
5. Conduct
accounting research, both quantitative and
qualitative, using traditional and electronic media.
Requirements: 21 semester hours
composed of 3 semester hours of cost accounting, 6
semester hours of intermediate accounting, 3
semester hours of tax accounting, 3 semester hours
of auditing, 3 semester hours of accounting
information systems, and 3 semester hours of
advanced financial accounting. The seven required
courses are:
ACC 3311-Costs and
Budgets
ACC
3312-Intermediate Accounting I
ACC
3313-Intermediate Accounting II
ACC
4311-Principles of Federal Income Taxation
ACC 4321-Auditing
ACC
4320-Accounting Information Systems
ACC
4331-Advanced Financial Accounting
Management concentration:
The mission of the School of Business
Administration for those students completing the BBA
with a management concentration is to provide our
students with a substantial base of theoretical and
practical knowledge in the following areas:
organizational behavior, human resource management,
organizational development and change, international
management, and entrepreneurship. Our goal is that
UHV students can apply the skills in the above areas
in both domestic and international setting in order
to effectively manage personnel, and develop and
implement effective organizational policies and
strategies. We are also committed to providing UHV
students the opportunity to build additional breadth
or depth in areas of their choice via electives.
UHV seeks
to ensure that management graduates are able to
1. Apply
motivational and organizational change theories to
common work situations in both domestic and
international settings with diverse work forces,
and/or with local and expatriate personnel.
2. Develop
effective human resource policies for both domestic
and international organizations that meet human
needs, support organizational strategies, meet legal
and ethical requirements, and deal with issues of
diversity.
3. Seek out and
evaluate business opportunities, develop strategies
and business plans for new business ventures, and
display a basic knowledge of the steps required to
begin a business including obtaining financing and
meeting legal requirements.
4. Analyze the
political, economic, legal, social, and cultural
environments of domestic and multinational
organizations in order to develop and implement
ethical and competitive policies and strategies,
and minimize the risks of operating in a global
environment.
Requirements: 21 semester hours
composed of 15 semester hours of required management
courses and 6 semester hours of management
electives. The five required courses are
MGT 4311-Human
Resources Management
MGT 4316-International
Management
MGT
4325-Organizational Change
MGT
4303-Entrepreneurship
MGT 4320-Advanced
Organizational Behavior
Electives- 6 semester
hours selected from the following courses (No more
than 3 semester hours may be selected outside of
management.):
MGT
4304-Entrepreneurship Field Studies
MGT 4312-Staffing
MGT 4313-Compensation
MGT 4315-Contemporary
Issues in Management
MGT
4318-Organizational Theory and Development
MGT 4335-Project
Management
Any Marketing course
(except MKT 3311)
Courses in areas
related to management or marketing (PSY 3310, HUM
4322, COM 3316)
Marketing Concentration:
The mission of the
School of Business Administration for those students
completing the BBA with a marketing concentration is
to provide students with the knowledge and skills
needed by marketing managers for developing marketing
strategy, including applying the latest research
methodologies for marketing decision-making and use of
buyer behavior theory as a basis for developing
marketing strategy. The marketing concentration also
includes elective courses to provide breadth of
marketing knowledge beyond the core requirements. The
program emphasizes experiential learning through the
use of case analysis, independent projects, and
research papers. UHV seeks to ensure that marketing
graduates are able to
1. Use the principles of
contemporary buyer behavior theories to evaluate
different strategies for marketing products and
services to consumers.
2. Use marketing research
to develop strategies for marketing products and
services to consumers.
3. Evaluate and develop a
strategic marketing plan.
4. Apply marketing
research and decision-making skills developed by
solving cases, conducting projects, and writing
research papers.
5.
Develop breadth of
knowledge in marketing beyond the core studies by
exploring in depth a number of specialties within
the field of marketing.
Requirements: 21
semester hours composed of 9 semester hours of
required marketing courses and 12 semester hours of
marketing electives. The three required courses
are:
MKT
4311-Buyer Behavior
MKT
4313-Marketing Research
MKT
4340-Marketing Management
Electives-12 semester
hours selected from the following courses:
MKT
3321-Selling and Sales Management
MKT
4312-Promotion Management
MKT
4315-Business-to-Business Marketing
MKT
4316-Electronic Marketing
MKT
4317-Services Marketing
MKT
4321-Retailing Management
MKT
4325-International Marketing
General
Business concentration:
The mission of the
School of Business Administration for those students
completing the BBA with a general business
concentration is to provide students with a broad
academic foundation in business administration. The
general business concentration combines a solid
foundation of general education with understanding
of the fundamental theories and procedures of
business functions. The diversity of background
provided through the flexibility of the general
business concentration opens job opportunities in
business, government, and not-for-profit sectors and
prepares students to pursue professional or graduate
degrees. This degree is designed for students who
seek a strong interdisciplinary business program.
Requirements: 21
semester hours of business courses (beyond the core
requirements) from at least three of the following
areas: Accounting, Finance, International Business,
Management or Marketing. No more than 9 hours may be
taken in any one area. All 21 semester hours must be
designated as upper-division courses.
The above information
is summarized in the following table:
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