Bachelor
of Business Administration Degree in Management Science
Management science is a general discipline that supports
and supplements human decision-making abilities. It uses mathematics,
statistics and computers for the purpose of analyzing, understanding,
visualizing, and interpreting data. It seeks to provide a rational
basis for decision analysis across a broad spectrum of decision
problems. The minimum number of semester credit hours required for
the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Science
is 120.
All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum
requirements, the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) requirements, and
the degree requirements, which are listed below. Top
Core Curriculum requirements:
Students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree
in Management Science must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements
in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the
table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum
requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both
requirements, then students will need to take additional courses
in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required
for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy
the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 9-13 of this catalog.
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Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
All students seeking a B.B.A. degree in the College
of Business must complete the following Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
courses in addition to the Core Curriculum.
In addition to the Core Curriculum requirements and requirements from
the College of Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), all candidates
for the degree must complete the following degree requirements. Top
Degree Requirements
A. 9 semester credit hours of required management science courses:
MS 3063 Decision Support Systems
MS 4323 Simulation Applications in Business
MS 4343 Production/Operations Management
B. 15 semester credit hours of business upper-division electives chosen
from the following:
A minimum of 6 hours must be management science courses
MS 3313 Statistical Applications in Business
MS 3403 Logistics Management
MS 4353 Service Operations Management
MS 4363 Quality Management and Control
MS 4373 Applied Computer Modeling in Logistics
MS 4543 Supply Chain Management
MS 4573 Management Science Applications
in Business
MS 4583 Current Technology: Issues for
Business
MS 4913 Independent Study in Management
Science
MS 4933 Internship in Management Science
MS 4953 Special Studies in Management
Science
MGT 3613 Managing Human Resourcefulness
FIN 4873 Computer Modeling of Financial
Applications
MKT 3083 Marketing Research
To substitute another course for one of the above electives, a student
should submit a petition to the Undergraduate Business Advising Office
and receive approval from any management science full-time faculty
member before registering for the course.
C. 9 semester credit hours of electives taken outside the College
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