Major Requirements
In addition to the University CORE and language requirements, the requirements for the Bachelor of Science with Business Administration major are as follows:
- Common professional component: Business Administration major coursework [42 credits]
- Cognate courses [3-6 credits]
- Concentration [24 credits] Courses offered in accounting, financial economics, international business, management, and marketing are open to all Fisk students who have met the prerequisites. Courses for the concentration in music business administration that are offered through Belmont University are only available to business majors. The common professional component is required of all business administration majors.
Required Courses
The common professional component for the Business Administration major:
CORE Curriculum
CORE Curriculum is required for all majors. Check the description of
CORE Curriculum (in this Bulletin) for more information.
Cognate Courses
Note: BAD 200 Applied Calculus is not required for the management concentration and the music business concentration. but it is still highly recommended. It is, however, required for all other concentrations.
Areas of Concentration
The Department of Business Administration offers six areas of concentration: accounting, financial economics, international business, management, marketing, and music business.
Suggested Program Plan
First year, Fall semester
| CORE 100 | NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION SEMINAR | 1 |
| CORE 150 | COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| MATH 101 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3 |
| BAD 110 | BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE 101 - FRENCH OR SPANISH | 3 |
| GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
First year, Spring semester
| CORE 120 | CRITICAL THINKING | 2 |
| CORE 160 | COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| CORE 220 | THE CREATIVE ARTS | 3 |
| CSCI 100 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING | 3 |
| MGT 280 | MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE | 3 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE 102 - FRENCH OR SPANISH | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Second year, Fall semester
| CORE 201 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
| CORE 240 | NATURAL SCIENCE | 3 |
| CORE 260 | HUMANITIES: THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE | 3 |
| ACC 230 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3 |
| ECON 230 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second year, Spring semester
| ACC 240 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3 |
| ECON 240 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| BAD 250 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS | 3 |
| BAD 260 | APPLIED STATISTICS | 3 |
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| PSY 180 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
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| SOC 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Third year, Fall semester
| BAD 220 | BUSINESS LAW | 3 |
| BAD 320 | MARKETING | 3 |
| FIN 320 | BUSINESS FINANCE | 3 |
| CORE | 3 |
| GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Third year, Spring semester
| BAD 230 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 3 |
| BAD 399 | INTERNSHIP SEMINAR | 3 |
| MGT 330 | PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MUS 200 | WORLD MUSIC | 3 |
| GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth year, Fall semester
| CORE 360 | THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLES | 3 |
| GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth year, Spring semester
| BAD 490 | BUSINESS POLICY | 3 |
| GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 120