General Business, BBA

General Business faculty: Foster, Fulbright, Gleason, Kohlhausen, Maldonado, Nealy, Stanberry, Usnick

A vital part of UH-Downtown’s mission is to offer high quality business education to prepare students for immediate entry into the local business community. Designed for students who seek a strong interdisciplinary business program, the General Business major combines a solid foundation of general education with understanding of the fundamental theories and procedures of basic business functions.

Through this major, students have the opportunity to tailor their course work to meet individual career goals. For example, a student with an entrepreneurial interest might choose courses in small business management, marketing and personnel. A student interested in working in the oil industry might choose professional land management courses. Students interested in focusing on international business might take the courses offered in international business, international marketing, international business law, international accounting and international economics.

A student majoring in General Business can combine this major with any minor(s). The General Business major cannot be combined with a second business major unless the student takes 30 additional upper-level hours. At least 50% of the upper-level business hours must be taken from the University of Houston-Downtown.

UHD BBA graduates will meet the following learning outcomes:

The student will use quantitative, ethical, and technology-assisted decision-making methods.
The student will demonstrate career skills, including communication, professionalism, and an understanding of teamwork.
The student will understand core business functions.
Identify the factors influencing individual and organizational responsibilities and the ramifications of unethical behavior.

In addition, BBA Learning Outcomes, BBA General Business graduates will meet the following learning outcomes:

Students will identify and apply basic business concepts from the Business Core.
Students will identify the factors influencing individual and organizational responsibilities and the ramifications of unethical behavior.

Bachelor of Business Administration Programs

All majors within the Bachelor of Business Administration degree share the Texas Common Core requirements and a common core of business course requirements (Business core is listed under the Preparatory Area of the degree plan). These two core areas must be completed in addition to the Major Area and Elective Area of the degree plan.

Students must complete the Texas Common Core Area prior to enrolling in upper-division courses. Upon completion of the Texas Common Core Area requirements and earning the requisite GPA, students should file for admission to the Marilyn Davies College of Business.

Degree Requirements

Texas Common Core Area (42 hours)

Common core requirements may be filled by taking any of the courses listed as options under the heading of Common Core Requirements detailed in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section. To fulfill the Mathematics requirement, MATH 1324, or equivalent, is required. Transfer students who have not completed the institutional requirement are recommended to take UHD 2301 - University Seminar-Communication specifically “Going Virtual: Communication in Cyberspace.” Transfer students whose transfer credits, plus UHD credits, enable them to fulfill the common core and business core requirement in fewer than 90 hours may use free electives to complete the hours needed.

Preparatory Area (45-48 hours)

Complete the MDCOB ”Business Core”

Lower Level

Upper Level

Prescribed Elective(s)

Students must select at least one of the following courses:

BBA Field Experience: (ACC 4380, BA 4380, FIN 4380, INT 4380, MGT 4380, MKT 4380, PLM 4380, RMI 4380, SCM 4380)
BA 3304 - International Business and Law
BA 3305 - Entrepreneurship
INT 3350 - Foreign Country/Region Study Tour
MIS 3302 - Management of Information Systems
MGT 3332 - Operations and Supply Chain Management
MGT 4304 - Organizational Behavior
MGT 4308 - Managerial Leadership
Any course a student takes to satisfy a Major area course requirement will not simultaneously count as satisfying a prescribed core elective unless otherwise stated in the Major area’s academic catalog description.

BBA Free Electives

Majors must complete a sufficient number of elective semester credit hours so that their entire coursework, including the above required courses, totals 120 semester credit hours. Upper or lower-level courses that are not used to satisfy other requirements may be applied to this area. Developmental courses, such as ENG 1300, MATH 0300, and MATH 1300, may not be applied as Free Electives to any MDCOB BBA or BAAS graduation requirements. Workforce Education (WECM) coursework may not be applied as Free Electives to any MDCOB BBA graduation requirements.

Total: (120 SCHs)

General Business Major Area (30 hours)

BA 3302 - Commercial Law

27 Hours of Business Courses Beyond the Business Core

From at least three of the following areas:

Accounting
Business Administration
Business Intelligence
Economics
Energy Management
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource Management
Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Professional Land Management
Risk Management and Insurance
Supply Chain Management

No more than 12 of these 27 hours may be taken in any one area. At least 21 of these 27 hours must be upper-level courses that are not being counted toward a second business major.