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Department of Business Administration

College of Arts and Sciences

Breyley, James (Chair)
Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.S., Colorado State University; B.A., Northwestern University		   Associate Professor
     
Daley, Michael
Ph.D., M.A., University of New Hampshire, Whittemore School of Business and Economics-Economics; B.S., University of Maine at Orono- Chemical Engineering		   Assistant Professor
     
Habraken, Joseph W.
M.A., The American University; B.A., B.S. Kent State University; Microsoft Certified Professional; Cisco Certified Network Associate.		   Assistant Professor
     
Leach, Thomas
M.B.A., Eastern Michigan University; B.A., Michigan State University-Business Administration		   Associate Professor

Program Goals

The goals of the Department of Business Administration are to provide competent, supportive faculty and to offer relevant curricula that will help prepare students to cope with and thrive in an ever-changing world. More specifically, the department strives:

 
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 to prepare students for ethically and socially responsible roles in business and society;
     
 
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 to develop in students the ability to recognize, analyze, and solve problems;
     
 
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 to help students achieve their personal and career goals; and
     
 
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 to prepare students for entry-level positions in either the private or public sector and/or to prepare students for coursework at the graduate level.

Curriculum Goals

The bachelor of science degree in business administration is designed to supplement the University's liberal arts core curriculum. In particular, its goals are:

 
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 to facilitate students' acquisition of a basic business knowledge base in the functional areas of business including, but not limited to, accounting, business law, economics, finance, management, and marketing;
     
 
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 to facilitate students' acquisition of technical skills and competencies in computer information systems and quantitative techniques;
     
 
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 to provide professional job search and experience;
     
 
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 to facilitate students' ability to integrate their knowledge of the functional areas of business with their technical skills and competencies and their professional experiences and to apply that knowledge and those skills.

All majors must complete the University Core Curriculum requirements. Those requirements comprise 42-43 semester hours of credit and must include ENG 110, English Composition, and MAT 120, Statistics.

Business majors are required to complete department core requirements. Those requirements comprise 48 semester hours of credit, 45 of which consist of 15 courses designed to provide a theoretical understanding of the functional areas of business and knowledge that will be of personal as well as professional use.
Student field trip to American Tool Company

The department core requirements also include three semester hours of internship credit. The internship typically is completed during the fourth year of study. Students, through a faculty advising process, are linked to local businesses and then engage in projects that are related to their business interests. Internships provide the students with valuable job search, business networking, and professional job experience prior to graduation.

In addition to the department core requirements, business majors must complete an additional 15 semester hours of credit in business courses. In order to enable students to customize their programs to better suit their interests and needs, they may choose any five business courses not otherwise included in the department core requirements.

Finally, business majors must complete 15 semester hours of elective credit. These may comprise any courses of their choosing. Department of Business Administration faculty are committed to assisting students in synthesizing business theory and practice. This is accomplished through the use of case study analysis, field trips to operating companies, guest lecturers, and experiential exercises. By using a variety of techniques, course content attempts to challenge the students' analytical skills and further attempts to develop student abilities to deal with "real life" business issues and situations. Throughout the business degree curriculum, the ideals of social responsibility and stakeholder responsibility are incorporated. Additionally, business students are encouraged to participate in University-sponsored activities that promote community involvement.

Curricula Goals – Minors

The Department also offers minors in business administration and computer information technology management. The goals of the minor in business administration are:
 
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 to familiarize students with the functional areas of accounting, management, and marketing;
     
 
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 to prepare students for additional coursework in any or all of those functional areas.

The overall goal of the minor in computer information technology management is to familiarize students with information technology and priniciples of data communication. In particular, the minor is designed:

 
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 to provide students with literacy in information systems and computer technology;
     
 
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 to provide sutdents with a working knowledge of operating systems, computer hardware, networking, Web design, and software programming.

Faculty

Department of Business Administration faculty come from a variety of academic and business settings. Each is academically qualified in one or more functional areas of business, and all have significant experience in a number of different business settings, large and small, public, and non-profit.

The efforts of the department's full-time faculty are supplemented by qualified and carefully selected adjunct faculty. Their selection is predicated on both academic credentials and business experience. They are selected to teach courses that fit within their respective expertise. Their contemporary views on how to apply current business theories in today's workplace provide a very valuable dimension to the students' undergraduate business education experience.
Course Descriptions

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

  Program/Degree Area  
Credits
  
         
  University Core Requirements (Liberal Arts)  
42-43
  
  Includes ENG 110 English Composition
  
4
  
  Includes MAT 120 Statistics  
3
  
         
  Department Core Requirements (Business)  
48
  
  BUAC 201 - Financial Accounting  
3
  
  BUAC 203 - Managerial Accounting  
3
  
  BUEC 203 - Macroeconomics  
3
  
  BUEC 204 - Microeconomics  
3
  
  BUEC elective from  
3
  
 
BUEC 370 - Money, Credit and Banking      
    BUEC 380 - Economic Development of the United States      
    BUEC 390 - Environmental Economics      
  BUFI 315 - Financial Management  
3
  
  BUFI 402 - Personal Finance  
3
  
  BUMG 200 - Management  
3
  
  BUMG 326 - Business Law I  
3
  
  BUMG 327 - Business Law II  
3
  
  BUMG 335 - International Business  
3
  
  BUMG 495A - Internship  
3
  
  BUMG 498 - Administrative Policy and Strategy  
3
  
  BUMK 200 - Marketing  
3
  
  CITM 100 - Introduction to Microcomputer Software  
3
  
  MAT 110 - Quantitative Reasoning  
3
  
         
  Business Elective Requirements  
15
  
  Choose ANY FIVE of the following courses:*      
  BUEC 370 - Money, Credit and Banking      
  BUEC 380 - Economic Development of the United States      
  BUEC 390 - Environmental Economics      
  BUFI 321 - Investment Management      
  BUFI 370 - Risk Management      
  BUMG 210 - Communication Dynamics in Organizations      
  BUMG 301 - Organizational Behavior      
  BUMG 302 - Human Resource Management      
  BUMG 311 - Business and Society Relations      
  BUMG 312 - Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management      
  BUMG 328 - Employment Law      
  BUMG 360 - Leadership      
  BUMG 400 - Management Seminar      
  BUMG 495B - Internship in Business Administration      
  BUMK 301 - Services Marketing      
  BUMK 310 - Advertising      
  BUMK 400 - Marketing Seminar      
  BUMK 405 - Sales Management      
         
  Unrestricted Electives  
15
  
         
  Elective Credit Sufficient for Minimum Total  
120
  
         
  *Students may substitute one non-Business course. Prior approval of the Chair, Department of Business Administration, is required.      

Minor - Business Administration

  Minor in Business Administration  
18
  
  BUAC 201 - Financial Accounting  
3
  
  BUMK 200 - Marketing  
3
  
  BUMG 200 - Management  
3
  
  Business Electives  
9
  

Minor - Computer Information Technology Management

  Minor - Computer Information Technology Management  
21
  
  CITM 100 - Introduction to Microcomputer Software  
3
  
  CITM 201 - Introduction to Information Technology  
3
  
  CITM 202 - Computer Networking Fundamentals  
3
  
  CITM 301 - Network Operating Systems  
3
  
  CITM 302 - Fundamentals of Web Design  
3
  
  CITM 303 - Introduction to Programming  
3
  
  CITM 305 - Database Management  
3
  

Academic Requirements

Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 in all courses taken. In addition, Department of Business Administration majors and minors must earn at least a C- in all Department courses taken.

Notice and Responsibilities Regarding this Catalog

The University of New England reserves the right in its sole judgment to make changes of any nature in its programs, calendar, or academic schedule whenever it is deemed necessary or desirable, including changes in course content, the rescheduling of classes with or without extending the academic term, canceling of scheduled classes or other academic activities, in any such case giving such notice thereof as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances.

While each student may work closely with an academic advisor, he or she must retain individual responsibility for meeting requirements in this catalog and for being aware of any changes in provisions or requirements.

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