Business
There are four major options offered through the Business Department at Mary Baldwin College — business for a sustainable future, marketing communication, business with an accounting emphasis, and international economics and business — as well as a business minor. Additionally, the college offers certificate programs in the following areas: sustainable business management,entrepreneurship, human resource management, and marketing communication.
BUSINESS MAJORS
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BUSINESS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
45 semester hours, plus a required minor
Required courses:
- BUAD 100 Clean & Green: Business for a Sustainable Future
- BUAD 200 Management Principles
- BUAD 202 Organizational Behavior and Interpersonal Communication
- BUAD 208 Accounting Principles
- BUAD 209 Financial Decision Making
- BUAD 220 The Legal Environment of Business
- BUAD 222 Social Science Statistics
- BUAD 230 Marketing Principles
- BUAD 266 Social Trends and Their Impact on Business
- BUAD 400 Strategy and Sustainability in Business Decisions
- BUAD 401 Business Senior Seminar
- ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 102 Principles of International and Macroeconomics
One of the following:
- BUAD 250 The Female Executive: Strategies in the Workplace
- BUAD 260 Personal Finance
- INT 118 Managing Life’s Challenges
- PHIL 110 Ethical Issues in Business
One of the following:
- BIOL 148 Environmental Issues
- BUAD 350 Project Management for Sustainable Impact
- ECON 272 Environmental Policy
- SOC 262 Environmental Sociology
- Another course approved by the business faculty
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Required courses:
- The requirements for the BA in Business for a Sustainable Future
- ECON/POLS 301 Advanced Data Analysis
- Three courses in mathematics at the 200-level or above
- Two 200-level lab science courses
MAJOR IN BUSINESS WITH AN ACCOUNTING EMPHASIS
All 300-level accounting courses need to be taken in an online format. Students need to earn at least a grade of “B” in BUAD 208 and 211 in order to qualify to register for 300-level accounting courses.
Required courses:
- BUAD 100 Clean & Green: Business for a Sustainable Future
- BUAD 200 Management Principles
- BUAD 208 Accounting Principles
- BUAD 211 Managerial Accounting
- BUAD 220 The Legal Environment of Business
- BUAD/INT 222 Social Science Statistics
- BUAD 230 Marketing Principles
- BUAD 340 Financial Management
- BUAD 400 Strategy and Sustainability in Business Decisions
- BUAD 401 Business Senior Seminar
- ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 102 Principles of International and Macroeconomics
Five of the following:
- BUAD 310 Intermediate Accounting I
- BUAD 311 Intermediate Accounting II
- BUAD 312 Cost Accounting
- BUAD 314 Tax Accounting
- BUAD 315 Accounting Information Systems
- BUAD 316 Advanced Accounting
- BUAD 317 Accounting for Non-Profit and Government Organizations
- BUAD 318 Auditing
Note: Students planning to take the CPA exam should complete all accounting courses offered at MBC. BUAD 221 is also recommended.
Other business majors: International Economics and Business and Marketing Communication
Note: Students planning to enter a Master of Business Administration program would benefit from taking BUAD 312, 340 305 or 336, and ECON 203.
Note for Transfer Students: Microeconomics and macroeconomics credits transferred from another college meet the ECON 101 and 102 requirements. Only ECON 102 taken at MBC meets International Core credit.
BUSINESS MINORS
The business department offers four minors: business, management, marketing, and human resource management. An interdisciplinary minor, environmental policy analysis is also available for business majors.
MINOR IN BUSINESS
18 semester hours
Required courses:
- BUAD 100 Clean & Green: Business for a Sustainable Future
- BUAD 200 Management Principles
- BUAD 208 Accounting Principles
- BUAD 220 The Legal Environment of Business
- BUAD 230 Marketing Principles
One of the following:
- BUAD 202 Organizational Behavior and Interpersonal Communication
- BUAD 209 Financial Decision Making
- BUAD 250 The Female Executive: Strategies in the Workplace
- BUAD 302 Managing Human Resources
- BUAD 305 Global Business
- BUAD 306 The Entrepreneur: Starting, Marketing, and Managing a Small Business
- BUAD 350 Project Management for Sustainable Impact
Other business minors include: Environmental Policy Analysis, Human Resource Management,Management, and Marketing
