The mission of the Business programs is to provide experienced, skilled and supportive faculty who offer relevant curricula that will help prepare students to thrive in and face the challenges of an ever-changing world. More specifically, the department strives
- To prepare students for ethically and socially responsible roles in business, not-for-profit organizations, and society in general
- To develop in students the ability to recognize, analyze, and solve problems
- To prepare students to speak and present in front of various audiences in an articulate and compelling manner
- To help students achieve their personal and career goals
- To prepare students for entry-level positions in either the private or public sector and/or to prepare students for coursework at the graduate level
The bachelor of science degree in Business Administration is designed to work together with the University's liberal arts core curriculum to achieve the following goals:
- Facilitation of students' acquisition of basic business knowledge in the functional areas of business including, but not limited to, accounting, business law, economics, finance, management, and marketing
- Facilitation of students' acquisition of technical skills and competencies in quantitative techniques
- Provide students with the opportunity to focus their business studies by selecting one (1) of six (6) concentrations: management, marketing, economics, international business, social entrepreneurship, or health sector management
- Provide experiential opportunities, including at least one credit-bearing internship, to hone students' skills and facilitate their career exploration and professional job search;
- Facilitation of students' ability to integrate their knowledge of the functional areas of business with their technical skills and competencies and their professional experiences and to apply that knowledge and those skills.
A business administration student in their sophomore year may, with the permission of the Business chair, enroll in one (1) of the following concentrations.
Management
| Choose any five (5) courses from the list below for a total of fifteen (15) credits | Credits |
|---|
| BUMG 301 – Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUMG 303 – Management of Non-Profit Organization | 3 |
| BUMG 307 – Operations Management | 3 |
| BUMG 315 – Triple Bottom Line Reporting | 3 |
| BUMG 360 – Leadership | 3 |
| BUMG 400 – Management Seminar | 3 |
| BUMK 405 – Sales Management | 3 |
| BUMG 495B – Internship (with approved Management focus) | 3 |
Marketing
| Choose any five (5) courses from the list below for a total of fifteen (15) credits | Credits |
|---|
| BUMK 310 – Advertising | 3 |
| BUMK 335 – Global Marketing | 3 |
| BUMK 350 – Social Media Marketing Strategy | 3 |
| BUMK 400 – Marketing Seminar | 3 |
| BUMK 405 – Sales Management | 3 |
| BUMK 495B – Internship with approved marketing focus) | 3 |
Economics
| Choose any five (5) courses from the list below for a total of fifteen (15) credits | Credits |
|---|
| BUEC 370 – Money, Credit, and Banking | 3 |
| BUEC 375 – International Trade and Finance | 3 |
| BUEC 380 – Economic Development of the United States | 3 |
| BUEC 385 – Health Economics | 3 |
| BUEC 390 – Environmental Economics | 3 |
| BUEC 395 – Ecological Economics | 3 |
| BUEC 399 – Economic Topics | 3 |
| BUMG 495B – Internship (with approved Economics focus) | 3 |
| PSC 332 – International Political Economy | 3 |
International Business
| Choose any five (5) courses from the list below for a total of fifteen (15) credits | Credits |
|---|
| BUMK 335 or 335G – Global Marketing | 3 |
| PSC 332 – International Political Economy | 3 |
| CMM 320 – Intercultural Communications orSOC 206 – Cross-Cultural Communications | 3 |
| BUEC 375 – International Trade and Finance | 3 |
| BUFI 347G – International Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUMG 400 – Management Seminar orPSC 240 – American Foreign Policy or PSC 320 – Global Organizations, Politics, and Culture or PSC 409 – Origin of Modern Global Systems or SOC 255 – Globalization of Technology or SOC 377 – International Development | 3 |
| BUMG 495B – Internship (with approved international business focus) | 3 |
Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
| Required Courses | Credits |
|---|
| Choose two (2) of the following: | Credits |
|---|
| Choose one (1) of the following: | Credits |
|---|
| BUMG 120 – Innovation through Technology (EXP) | 3 |
| BUMG 313 – Social (Innovation and) Entrepreneurship (ADV) | 3 |
| Total | 6 |
| CMM 240 – Social Applications of Web 2.0 (SGA) | 3 |
| BUMG 309 – Hacking Maine Food Chain (ADV) | 3 |
| BUMK 312 – Entrepreneurship/Small Business | 3 |
| BUMG 307 – Operations Management | 3 |
| BUMG 314 – Grant Writing (ADV) or WRT 317 - Proposal and Grant Writing | 3 |
| BUEC 380 – Economic Development of the US | 3 |
| BUEC 390 – Environmental Economics (ADV) or BUEC 395 – Ecological Economics | 3 |
| DSC 205/BUFI 205 – Introduction to Data Analysis and Modeling | 3 |
| MAT 225 – Computer Programming w/MALAB | 3 |
| Total | 6 |
| BUMG 410 – Creating Social Enterprises through Design Thinking and Innovation | 4 |
| BUMG 495B* – Internship with Social I&E Focus | 3 |
| Total | 3–4 |
| Total Concentration Credits | 15–16 |
*Can be substituted with an Internship of another major with the permission of the BUMG 495B coordinator.
Students will be allowed to use up to 12 credits from another minor or from their major to complete this concentration.
Health Section Management
| Required Courses | Credits |
|---|
| BUEC 380 – Health Economics | 3 |
| BUMG 400 – Management Seminar | 3 |
| BUMG 495B – Internship (with approved Health Sector Management focus) | 3 |
| Two (2) department-approved courses | 6 |
Individualized Concentration
| Choose any five (5) courses from the list below for a total of fifteen (15) credits, with advisor approval | Credits |
|---|
| BUEC 365 – Evolution of Economic Theory | 3 |
| BUEC 370 – Money Credit and Banking | 3 |
| BUEC 375 – International Trade and Finance | 3 |
| BUEC 380 – Economic Development of the United States | 3 |
| BUEC 385 – Health Economics | 3 |
| BUEC 390 – Environmental Economics | 3 |
| BUEC 395 – Ecological Economics | 3 |
| BUFI 302 – Personal Finance | 3 |
| BUFI 321 – Investment Management | 3 |
| BUFI 322 – Investments | 3 |
| BUMG 120 – Innovation through Technology | 3 |
| BUMG 295 – Business Internship | 3 |
| BUMG 301 – Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUMG 303 – Mgmt of Non-Profit Orgs | 3 |
| BUMG 309 – Hacking the Maine Food System | 3 |
| BUMG 313 – Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BUMG 314 – Grant Writing | 3 |
| BUMG 315 – Triple Bottom Line Reporting | 3 |
| BUMG 328 – Employment Law | 3 |
| BUMG 360 – Leadership | 3 |
| BUMG 400 – Management Seminar | 3 |
| BUMG 410 – Creating Social Enterprises | 4 |
| BUMG 495B – Internship in Business Administration | 3 |
| BUMK 310 – Advertising | 3 |
| BUMK 335 – Global Marketing | 3 |
| BUMK 350 – Social Media Marketing Strategy | 3 |
| BUMK 405 – Sales Management | 3 |
| WRT 233 – Professional and Technical Writing | 3 |
A student pursuing a major other than Business Administration may, with the permission of the academic director, minor in Business Administration.
Minor in Business Administration Curriculum
| Required Courses | Credits |
|---|
| BUAC 201 – Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUMK 200 – Marketing | 3 |
| BUMG 200 – Management | 3 |
| BUEC 204 – Microeconomics | 3 |
| Business Electives – 300 and 400 level courses | 6 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
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- Demonstrate foundational knowledge in accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing in application of concepts and theories.
- Demonstrate effective skills in written and oral communications using appropriate technologies.
- Demonstrate an ability to integrate the concepts of the core areas of business.
- Demonstrate awareness of the importance of the ethical requirements of business activities.
- Demonstrate an ability to conduct methodological, secondary research into business issues, which may relate to general business or to a specific business function, which requires familiarity with a range of data, research sources, and appropriate methodologies.
Concentration Learning Outcomes
Management
The management concentration covers the organizational, operational and sales aspects of management, as well as introduces non-profit management techniques.
Upon completing the concentration in management, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an ability to apply general Management know-how in practical business situations.
- Develop an understanding of business that reflects the moral responsibility of
