Business Administration - Entrepreneurship, B.S.

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Major Code: 7768	Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Delivery Mode(s): Classroom	Age Restriction: No
Admission Status: Undergraduate	Location(s): Main Campus - Melbourne

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Entrepreneurship prepares students as future leaders in the global workforce. Aligned with the Florida Tech mission, the program provides a range of resources in entrepreneurial development, growth and expansion. The entrepreneurship major includes the foundations of entrepreneurship and innovation through the integration of coursework, business research and hands-on activities.

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Entrepreneurship must complete the minimum course requirements as outlined in the following curriculum.

Freshman Year

Fall (16 credit hours)

Spring (15 credit hours)

BUS 1502 Foundations in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2
BUS 2304 Microeconomics
COM 1102 Writing About Literature
MTH 1702 Applied Calculus
Restricted Elective (PSY) Credits Hours: 3

Sophomore Year

Fall (15 credit hours)

BUS 2211 Introduction to Financial Accounting
BUS 2601 Legal and Social Environments of Business
BUS 3501 Management Principles
Restricted Elective* (COM) Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Elective (Science) Credit Hours: 3

Spring (15 credit hours)

BUS 2212 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
BUS 2703 Business Statistics
BUS 3504 Management Information Systems
BUS 3601 Marketing Principles
Restricted Elective (Science) Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year

Fall (15 credit hours)

BUS 3401 Corporate Finance
HUM 2051 Civilization 1: Ancient Through Medieval
Restricted Elective (BUS global emphasis) Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Elective (Entrepreneurship**) Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Elective (HUM/COM) Credit Hours: 3

Spring (15 credit hours)

BUS 3704 Quantitative Methods
Humanities Core Course Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Electives (Entrepreneurship**) Credit Hours: 6
Restricted Elective (HUM global emphasis) Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year

Fall (15 credit hours)

BUS 4501 Production/Operations Management
BUS 4502 Organizational Behavior and Theory
BUS 4783 Practicum Planning
BUS 4788 Business Plan Research
Restricted Elective (Entrepreneurship**) Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Elective (HUM/COM) Credit Hours: 3

Spring (15 credit hours)

BUS 4701 International Business
BUS 4702 Business Strategy and Policy
BUS 4787 Student Business Incubator Practicum
Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Elective (Entrepreneurship**) Credit Hours: 3

Total Credits Required: 121

*Restricted Elective (COM) can be Business and Professional Writing (COM 2224 ), Writing for the Media (COM 2225 ) or Introduction to Communication (COM 2425 ).

Restricted Electives-Entrepreneurship

Students must choose five courses from the following. At least three must carry the BUS prefix.

BUS 3500 Human-Computer Interaction
BUS 3503 Human Resource Management
BUS 3511 Systems Analysis and Design
BUS 3603 Advertising and Promotion Management
BUS 3605 Consumer Behavior
BUS 3607 Marketing Research
BUS 3705 Managing Small Business
BUS 4218 Advanced Business Law
BUS 4508 Web-Based Technologies
BUS 4511 Project Management for Information Technology
COM 3070 Professional Communication for Executives
COM 3440 Public Relations
COM 4026 Publishing and the Internet
COM 4130 Global Communication
COM 4220 Writing Proposals
CIS 4424 Information Technology and Project Management
Courses from other colleges/departments may be chosen with the approval of the director of the student business incubator.