Bernadine Dykes, Associate Professor of Management
Halpin-Harrison Hall 137, (540) 665-4572, bdykes@su.edu
The undergraduate degree program in Business Administration is called the BBA. The BBA is a general management program. In addition to satisfying the general requirements of the BBA, students must organize their electives to satisfy one of the concentrations described after the description of the BBA.
Four elements compose the 120 credit hour degree program*:
ShenEd General Education Courses |
30 credits |
Non-Business Elective Courses |
18 credits |
Business Core Courses |
42 credits |
BBA Supporting Elective Courses |
24 credits |
Free Elective Courses |
6 credits |
Total |
120 credits |
*A grade of “C-” or better is required of each School of Business (BA, EC, IST, SM) course counted toward a major, minor or certificate.
The Management curriculum develops student awareness of management functions, theory and skills within local and global environments. Students learn to use both quantitative and behavioral methods to achieve organizational goals through effective utilization of human and material resources. Individual courses engage the students in problem solving through case analysis, simulation and experiential methods to foster an appreciation of different management approaches in a variety of systems.