Department of Business Administration

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Chairperson of Department: Professor Augustus Abbey; Professors: Marjorie Adams, Nathan Austin, Michael Callow, Robert Singh; Associate Professors: Abdul Aziz, Susan Baker, Mary K. Foster, Annette George, Haiyan Hu, David Jacobs, Omar Khan, Leyland Lucas, Christopher Mathis, Karen Proudford, Darlington Richards; Assistant Professors: Shimi Ahmad, Erica Anthony, Christopher Doval, Golshan Javadian, Seon-Taik Kim, John Southall, Chien-Chi Tseng and Miguel Zuniga.

Goals and Objectives

The goal of the Department is to provide the highest quality academic programs in Business Administration, Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality Management. Students are prepared to assume careers in business and industry, government, non-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures. Objectives include the development of future business leaders with an understanding and appreciation of the business world and its relationship to a global economy and society. Students are provided a solid foundation in the general liberal arts education and the majors of Business Administration, Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality Management.

Minors

The Department offer minors in Business Administration, Management, and Entrepreneurship for students enrolled in the GSBM and for nonbusiness students which may be met by fulfilling the requirements.

(Note: A given course can be used to satisfy more than one category of requirements, i.e., it can be double, but not triple counted.)
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**Please contact the department for information regarding the requirements for the above minors.**

Honors Designation

The following courses make up the “Honors” designation in the department:

• ENTR 452 - Advanced Entrepreneurship  
• BUAD 456 - Special Topics in Business Administration  
• MGMT 421 - Training and Development  
• MGMT 465 - Issues in Human Resource Management  
• MKTG 345 - Services Marketing  
• MKTG 465 - Special Topics in Marketing  
• HOMG 219 - Food Service Management and Operation
• HOMG 412 - Meeting and Convention Management  

Programs

• Hospitality Management Honors Program

• Business Administration Honors Program, B.S.
• Business Administration, B.S.
• Entrepreneurship Honors Program, B.S.
• Entrepreneurship, B.S.
• Hospitality Management Honors Program, B.S.
• Hospitality Management, B.S.
• Management Honors Program, B.S.
• Management, B.S.
• Marketing Honors Program, B.S.
• Marketing, B.S.

• Entrepreneurship

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