Business Administration
Chairperson
Joseph McAloon
Professors
James Noonan
Louis Zivic
Associate Professors
Diane Caggiano
Sylvia Charland
Kwahng Kim
Joseph McAloon
Harold Schonbeck
Charles Wellens
Assistant Professors
Beverly Hollingsworth
Francis Morrison
Gary Vostok
Objectives for the Program in Business Administration
The Business Administration Department prepares each student to take a responsible position within the world of business equipped with a knowledge of business theories, policies, and procedures.
The curriculum is based in the liberal arts, coupled with professional courses and a variety of practical business experiences including the opportunity for experiential learning through internships, structured to give the participant an opportunity to apply the theory of the classroom to a specific work experience.
Accreditation Standards
Accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
Requirements for the Major in Business Administration
Concentrations/Options
The Business Administration Program at Fitchburg State College includes concentrations in one of four areas of business: accounting, management, marketing and international business and economics.
Core Curriculum
BSAD 2010 Introduction to Financial Reporting
BSAD 2020 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
BSAD 3200 Principles of Management
BSAD 3300 Fundamentals of Marketing
BSAD 3400 Basic Finance
BSAD 3500 Business Law I
BSAD 4890 Business Policy and Strategy*
Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements
SPCH 1000 Speech
ECON 1100 Macroeconomics
ECON 1200 Microeconomics
BSAD 1700 Introduction to Computer Information Systems for Business
MATH 1800 Business Statistics
MATH 2200 Calculus for Business
The courses beyond the core curriculum are open only to Business Administration majors. These upper-level courses are not transferable from another college if they are required within a student's concentration.
* Jr./Sr. Writing Requirement
Specializations for the Major in Business Administration
Accounting Curriculum
BSAD 3010 Financial Reporting Theory and Practice I
BSAD 3020 Financial Reporting Theory and Practice II
BSAD 3120 Cost Accounting
BSAD 4010 Financial Reporting Theory and Practice III
BSAD 4110 International Accounting and Taxation
BSAD 4120 Individual Taxation
BSAD 4140 Auditing
BSAD 4500 Business Law II
15 semester hour electives
One Directed Advanced Elective from the following:
BSAD 4100 Consolidations and Mergers or
BSAD 4130 Corporate, Estate, and Gift Taxation or
BSAD 4160 Not-for-Profit Accounting
Management Curriculum
BSAD 3210 Human Resources Management
BSAD 3220 Production Management
BSAD 4200 Organizational Behavior and Theory
BSAD 4210 Social and Political Environment of Business
BSAD 4230 Business Fluctuations and Forecasting
BSAD 4880 International Business Management
21 semester hour electives
Marketing Curriculum
BSAD 3310 Consumer Behavior
BSAD 3320 Market Research
BSAD 3330 Advertising
BSAD 4880 International Business Management
In addition, three marketing electives (from list below) are also required:
BSAD 3340 Small Business Management
BSAD 3350 Total Quality Management
BSAD 4300 Sales Management
BSAD 4310 Retail Marketing
BSAD 4320 Industrial Marketing
BSAD 4330 International Marketing
BSAD 4340 Developing Marketing Strategies
18 semester hour electives
Business Administration/International Business and Economics
The International Business and Economics program provides students with an understanding of the rapidly changing global economy. It concentrates on explanations of the complexities of the business discipline in relationship to the theory of international trade and finance and the changing roles of international institutions (such as the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund). The concentration provides the student with knowledge of the intricacies of doing business internationally. Students will study international marketing and the commerce, trade and investments of international business.
LAS Requirements
BSAD 1700 Introduction to Computer Information Systems for Business
MATH 1800 Business Statistics
MATH 2200 Calculus for Business
ECON 1100 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 1200 Principles of Microeconomics
IDIS 1200 Introduction to International Studies or
IDIS 1800 Global Issues
HIST 1150 World Civilizations III
SPCH 1000 Speech
ENGL 2400 World Literature I or
ENGL 2500 World Literature II
ENGL 3100 World Novel I or
ENGL 3110 World Novel II
Major Requirements in Business Administration and Economics
BSAD 2010 Introduction to Financial Reporting
BSAD 2020 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
BSAD 3200 Principles of Management
BSAD 3210 Human Resource Management
BSAD 3300 Fundamentals of Marketing
BSAD 3400 Basic Finance
BSAD 4330 International Marketing
BSAD 4880 International Business Management
BSAD 4890 Business Policy and Strategy
ECON 3550 International Economics
ECON 3600 International Finance Economics
And either 2 courses from the following list of Macroeconomic courses:
ECON 2200 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 2400 Money and Banking
ECON 2500 Economic Development
ECON 3650 Intermediate Macroeconomics Theory
Or 2 courses from the following list of Microeconomics courses:
ECON 2300 Industrial Organization
ECON 2400 Money and Banking
ECON 3660 Intermediate Microeconomics Theory
ECON 3750 Managerial Economics
Requirements for the Minor in Business Administration
The minor in Business Administration consists of 18 credits. The following four courses are required:
BSAD 2010 Introduction to Financial Reporting
BSAD 3200 Principles of Management
BSAD 3300 Fundamentals of Marketing
BSAD 3500 Business Law I
Two business electives must also be taken. Two of the six required courses may be transferred from another college. Students minoring in Business Administration may take a maximum of two upper-level courses. These courses must be taken at Fitchburg State College and they must be approved by the department chairperson.
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