BACHELOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) degree prepares graduates to seek employment in entry-level positions in various industries of budgeting, accounting, payroll, personnel, computer systems, facilities planning and management, risk management.

Regular Degree Applicant - Students with an Associate Degree or who have accumulated, with passing grades, at least sixty (60) semester units, which 54 semester units are of substantive academic content from a state-approved or regionally or nationally accredited institution.

BACHELOR in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA) -Program (60 units)

BACHELOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Student must complete sixty (60) prescribed units with a cumulative G.P.A of 2.0 or higher. Students must apply for graduation and meet all academic and financial requirements.

BACHELOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION  COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

• BUS 100 Foundations of Business (3 units)The course is designed to address the foundations of business administration. This course is a study of an introduction to the business world. Focus is placed on the identification, analysis, and integration of business, procedures, and policies with strategic planning in relation to the environment, organization and the individual.
• BUS 105 Principles of Accounting (3 units) This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of financial accounting, including financial statement preparation, the accounting system, generally accepted accounting principles, and an introduction to financial statement analysis
• BUS 110 Concepts of Microeconomics (3 units) The course applies economic principles and methodologies to business decision problems relating to costs, prices, revenues, profits, and competitive strategies and provides an analytical base for study of the corporate strategy process. Students will focus on study of public, business choices. For example, consumers decide how much of various goods to purchase, workers decide what job to take & business people decide how many workers to hire and how much output to produce.
• BUS 111 Concepts of Macroeconomics (3 units) this course will focus on macroeconomics and the factors that deal primarily with aggregates (total amount of goods & services produced by society) and absolute levels of prices. It addresses issues such as level of growth of national output (GNP & GDP), Interests rates, unemployment and inflation.
• BUS 117 Introduction to Business Law (3 units) The course offers a detailed study of the nature of contracts, torts, and criminal law and their applications in business organizations, personal property, real property, and commercial transactions. A focus will be placed on interpreting the law through existing case studies
• BUS 120 Foundations of Statistics (3 units) This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the world of Statistics. Students will be introduced to descriptive statistics, probability and application, probability of random variables, and inference.
• BUS 123 Introduction to Organizational Behavior (3 units) This course begins with an examination of critical personal characteristics of organizational members to see how these factors influence the effectiveness of organizations and their members. Special attention is then given to the role of teams in organizations, the stages of team development, and actions that can support the development of effective teams. This course serves as an introductory course to understanding organizational behavior.
• BUS 125 Introduction to Leadership (3 units) The course is designed to inspire those in leadership positions in your organisation to motivate, delegate, communicate and build the team for success.
• BUS 130 Principles of Marketing (3 units) This course is designed to contribute to: your technical and professional preparation in Marketing; your ability to demonstrate written and oral communication skills; your under- standing of the global impact on business organizations; your know- ledge and understanding of ethics in business; your understanding of the legal issues in organizations, the role of cultural diversity in business, and the dimensions of quality in organizations
• BUS 134 Essentials of Corporate Finance (3 units) This course examines the tools and techniques used in the world of finance. Students will be introduced to financial institutions, financial concepts and nomenclature. The course will introduce the student to such key financial concepts such as time value of money, cost of capital, asset valuation, ratio analysis, and risk and reward tradeoff.
• BUS 139 Fundamentals of Decision Making (3 units) This course explores human reasoning and decision making abilities. The course is intended as a survey of new research in these areas. We will also explore parallels between reasoning and decision making.
• BUS 146 Introduction to Information System (3 units) The course introduces the concepts and programming techniques for building successful interactive business systems. Graphical user interfaces (GUI) and event-driven programming, which provide the basis for the ease-of-use feature of successful business systems, are studied using friendly, powerful, and popular systems development tools.
• BUS 149 Foundations in Operations Management (3 units) This course will focus on Operations Management as the systematic direction and control of the processes that transform inputs into finished goods or services. Students will learn that operations management is one of the primary functions of a business. This course is intended to provide managers in all functional areas with sufficient knowledge to make informed "total business decisions" and to introduce standard terms and concepts for communications with operating personnel.
• BUS 152 The Essentials of Entrepreneurship (3 units) This course is designed to examine the fundamentals of organizing a small business. It covers such topics as the challenges of entrepreneurship, building the business plan,, strategic planning, forms of ownership, marketing, pricing, cash flows, financial planning, putting the plan to work, looking at ethical and legal concerns and regulatory environment.
• BUS 156 Introduction to Sales Management (3 units) This course examines the sales function, encompassing both personal selling and sales management principles. Students will be asked to evaluate the development of professional sales techniques as well as creation of sales objectives and strategies, selection, training, compensation and motivation of the sales force, and the use of technology in the contemporary sales function.
• BUS 167 The Necessities of International Marketing & Culture (3 units) This course will examine marketing principles and planning factors and techniques applied in a global environment. In addition, problems of marketing internationally and methods used to reduce them will be studied.
• BUS 173 Introduction to Business Writing (3 units) Emphasis will be on selecting the appropriate information, organization, and style to communicate effectively to a specific audience such as a supervisor, colleague, or client. Group work skills will also be emphasized, and students will be introduced to the Internet as a research tool, as well as introduced to some useful business software.
• BUS 185 Principles of Advertising (3 units) This course will focus on the principles and background of advertising, advertising campaigns and types of advertising. Special emphasis is give to social, legal, planning and the creative aspects of advertising.
• BUS 187 Introduction to Business Research (3 units) This course will focus on the application of both qualitative and quantitative research methodology to the solution of marketing questions. Students will study the role of marketing research and will be involved in the design, execution, analysis, and implementation of a complete research project.
• BUS 190 Development of Business Strategy (3 units) This course is a capstone course for the undergraduate business school students and will be structured around a framework of measurement principles covered throughout the program offered at Irvine University . Each student will be required to use different methods and principles that are learned in this program as a foundation for their final project of the program.

MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree program prepares individuals for careers in management. More specifically, its aim is to provide an opportunity for men and women to develop knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and understanding that will constitute a foundation for growth into competent business management professionals, qualifying graduates to seek employment in major industries including computer-related services, investment banking/securities and consulting in the areas of marketing, research, analysis, and/or finance.

1. Regular Degree Applicant - Student with a Bachelor degree from a state-approved or regionally or nationally accredited institution.
2. Transfer Applicant - Applicants who have earned units from a MBA program from from a state-approved or regionally or nationally accredited institution may transfer up to six (6) semester units to Irvine University College of Business subject to evaluation of grades and courses.

MASTER in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) - Program (30 units)

MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Student must complete thirty (30) prescribed units with a cumulative G.P.A of 2.0 or higher. Students must apply for graduation and meet all academic and financial requirements.

MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

• BUS 500 Organizational Leadership (3 units) This course introduces the graduate organizational leadership program. It discusses Kouzes & Posner’s model of leadership applicable to business organizations. Students will have the opportunity to examine their own leadership styles in the light of this model. Through their studies, students will be able to assess, understand, and improve their own approach to leading, as well as their ability to select and evaluate leaders.
• BUS 505 Economics (3 units) The course applies economic principles and methodologies to business decision problems relating to costs, prices, revenues, profits, and competitive strategies and provides an analytical base for study of the corporate strategy process. Basic economic theory and the application of this analysis to management decision-making are covered first. The general model used for this application is organizational architecture consisting of three aspects of corporate organization. Theory is then applied to topics such as performance evaluation, leadership, understanding the business environment and ethics.
• BUS 510 Marketing Management (3 units) This course covers the theory and practice of selling effectively, including relationship selling, solution selling, and strategic account management. Learners also will explore topics in sales force management, including alignment of the field organization, the use of resellers, and compensation. The course ends with a focus on the economics and best practices of customer acquisition, retention, and relationship expansion. This course will present tools and techniques to help you influence others, build relationships, and inspire trust.
• BUS 520 Sales Management (3 units) This course covers the theory and practice of selling effectively, including relationship selling, solution selling, and strategic account management. The course ends with a focus on the economics and best practices of customer acquisition, retention, and relationship expansion. This course will present tools and techniques to help you influence others, build relationships and inspire trust.
• BUS 525 Business Strategy (3 units) This course will focus on strategic development and the integration of knowledge in functional areas of management. Students will be asked to examine the strategic role of information systems, marketing and management within modern business organizations and review those aspects of organizing, managing and controlling information systems, marketing and management in order to develop an understanding for strategic frameworks.
• BUS 530 Managing Information Systems and Technology (3 units) This course will focus on the impact of technology on the organization. Topics include information awareness, decision architecture, and internal knowledge dissemination. In addition, the course will cover tools and techniques for competitive analysis, strategic planning, and strategy implementation, addressing the use of information, knowledge, and technology as a strategic asset.
• BUS 540 Organizational Behavior (3 units) This course begins with an examination of critical personal characteristics of organizational members to see how these factors influence the effectiveness of organizations and their members. Special attention is then given to the role of teams in organizations, the stages of team development, and actions that can support the development of effective teams. The realities of interpersonal processes are considered through examination of the roles of power, politics, and conflict in organizations. Then leadership behavior is examined, with leaders viewed as facilitators of organizational and member effectiveness.
• BUS 550 Financial Management (3 units) This course is an applied financial and managerial accounting course. The course will focus on the principles of financial and managerial accounting to examine the difficult strategic and operational decisions. The general objective of this course is to provide the decision maker with the financial and managerial accounting theory, concepts, and tools necessary to make better financial management decisions as well as enable the student to make sound judgments regarding financial analyses performed by others.
• BUS 553 Business Law (3 units) This course will focus on the legal environment of the business enterprise from the moral and social aspects of law. Emphasis is the legal system and its significance in decision making.
• BUS 557 Applied Methods (3 units) This course is intended to be a challenging and exciting capstone course for the graduate business school curriculum and it also provides a foundation for using methods to perform empirical research in business areas. The capstone course will be structured around a framework of measurement principles covered in the Executive M.B.A program. The students will be requires to use different methods and principles learned in this program as a foundation for their final project of the program.

DOCTOR in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

All Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) program applicants must show evidence of a bachelor degree from a state-approved, regionally or nationally accredited institution or equivalent.  Specific disciplines may have additional specific educational requirements.
Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) degree program is a 63-unit, 3-year full-time program.
 

DOCTOR  in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) - Program (30 units)

DOCTOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

• BUS 600 Foundations of Applied Ethics (3 units) This course is designed to encourage the individual student to explore her/his personal values and beliefs as they relate to the discipline, and to establish the scholarly implications of that belief structure in the teaching/learning process both in the classroom and as a research agenda. 
• BUS 601 Best Practices in College Teaching (3 units) Examines the evolving role of the professor in the teaching/learning process. Research studies will serve as a primary tool to encourage students to discover the most effective pedagogical approaches for their disciplines and their classrooms. 
• BUS 602 Conceptual Foundations in Management, Marketing, Accounting or Finance (3 units) Utilizing foundational material from common disciplines in the study of business, these seminars address the impact of these fields of study on institutions, social settings and cultures outside the individual organization. Potential issues to consider may include disciplinary impact of social problems, ethical responsibilities of a multi-national firm in “foreign” countries, and implications of the “corporate structure” model to cultural and societal issues. 
• BUS 603 Graduate Seminar (3 units) Presentations and discussions of literature dealing with the theory and practice of various disciplines. Includes the preparation and presentation of students’ original work. 
• BUS 604 Global Business Practices (3 units) Seeks to critically examine academic research on international business. The primary focus is on the organizational structures, strategies and operations of multinational enterprises (MNEs). The topics are intimately linked to MNE’s international trade and investment activities, which in turn, are significantly influenced by the diverse political environments in which the companies operate. This course systematically develops each of these major subject areas, and shows the interconnections among them. Coverage will include historical and current trends with an emphasis on the development of theory.
• BUS 605 Advanced Applications of Ethical Reasoning in Management, Marketing, Accounting or Finance (3 units) Utilizing foundational material from common disciplines in the study of business, these seminars address the impact of these fields of study on institutions, social settings and cultures outside the individual organization. Potential issues to consider may include disciplinary impact of social problems, ethical responsibilities of a multi-national firm in “foreign” countries, and implications of the “corporate structure” model to cultural and societal issues. 
• BUS 606 Teaching Practicum (3 units) A supervised experience focusing on the identification and application of “best teaching/learning practices” in the student’s discipline. 
• DIS 608 Applied Statistics (3 units) Statistical techniques and methods are used to analyze, interpret, and present data, including, but not limited to, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, probability distributions, sampling, analysis of variance, correlation and linear regression. 
• DIS 609 Research Methods (3 units) Presents a basic grounding in research methods available to business scholars. Students will examine, discuss, and use these methods in class assignments. 
• DIS 610 Advanced Research Methods (3 units) Uses a structured environment to assist with the preparation of the student’s dissertation proposal. This course should be taken just prior to the preparation of your dissertation. Students must have the consent of the DBA Director to enroll. 
• DIS 611 Dissertation Research (3 units) After qualifying exams have been completed, the student must be enrolled for at least 3 hours of dissertation credit every semester. In total, the student must register for a minimum of 15 hours of dissertation credit. If the dissertation is not completed after registering for 15 hours of dissertation credit then the student must continually register for one hour of dissertation credit each term (summer, fall, spring) until the completion of the dissertation defense.

Bachelor in Business Administration