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2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]
Business Administration, B.S.
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Business Administration, B.S.: 4-year sequence , 3-year sequence
Introduction
The Business Administration program at UW-Stout is unique in that it blends business with technology. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). It has a solid foundation of general-liberal studies and covers the functional areas of marketing, manufacturing, finance, personnel, accounting and law. It also requires comprehensive courses in policies, management information systems, leadership, and the legal and ethical aspects of management. The unique aspect of requiring a minor allows a student to tap one or more of UW-Stout’s unique connections to business and industry areas such as property management, construction, human resource management, enterprise technology, logistics management, loss control, packaging, quality management, training, retail management, hospitality and tourism management, and many more to complement the business program.
Keeping pace with the demands of the ever-changing business environment, the business degree at UW-Stout has added a concentration in supply chain management. Recognizing that this is a specialized skill that is being driven by globalization, cost control and increased customer service levels and high-quality requirements; the business program has reached out to give our students an opportunity to specialize in this critical area of commerce. Supply chain management encompasses all logistics management activities. Since this area of business integrates supply and demand management within and across companies and represents approximately 70 to 80 percent of the cost structure of a typical company; it is necessary to operate an efficient supply chain in order to compete. Thus, businesses have deemed this to be a critical business function and skill.
- Recent graduates have obtained positions in areas of sales, project management, retail management, production control, manufacturing supervision, purchasing, cost accounting,
General Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree
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120 credits |
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| General Education |
40 credits |
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| Professional Preparation |
6 credits |
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| Major Studies |
64 credits |
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| Minor/Specialization |
15-31 credits |
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| Supply Chain Management Concentration |
80 credits |
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Racial and Ethnic Studies (6 credits*)
Three credits must be selected from RES-A.
Global Perspective (6 credits*)
Complete 6 credits of global perspective (GLP) approved courses, including GLP-approved instructor-led study abroad courses, or complete a program of university-approved work or university-approved study abroad not led by UW-Stout instructors.
General Education (40 credits)
Communication Skills (9 credits)
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences (10 credits)
Courses must be from the approved areas of analytic reasoning and natural sciences. At least one natural science course with a lab is required.
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Courses must be from two or more areas including art history/music & theater appreciation, creative/performing arts, foreign language and culture, history, literature, and philosophy.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
Courses must be from two or more areas including anthropology, economics, geography, polictal science, psychology and sociology.
Cross-disciplinary Issues (3 credits)
Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)
Courses must be selected from the list of approved social responsibility and ethical reasoning courses.
Selectives (3 credits)
Courses/credits may be selected from any Gen Ed category to meet the 40-credit Gen Ed requirement.
Professional Preparation (6 credits)
Problem Solving (3 credits)
Select one course:
Business Writing (3 credits)
Major Studies (64 credits)
Business Core (31 credits)
Professional Core (21-23 credits)
A minimum 2.5 grade point average is required overall or for the last 64 credits used in the Business Administration program.
Human Resources (2-3 credits)
Integrated Systems (3 credits)
International (3 credits)
Experiential Learning (1 credits)
This requirement must be related to your Professional Core, or with the approval of the Program Director, you may select an appropriate business selective.
Minor or Specialization (15-31 credits)
Upon completion of a minor, if your credit count does not reach 120, additional courses can be taken from the professional core, as well as economics (ECON) or other business-related courses (BUACT, BUFIN, BUINB, BULGL, BUMGT, BUMIS, BUMKG, BURTL, BUSCM).
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