The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business offers students a broad understanding of core business principles while allowing flexibility to explore complementary fields of study. This degree is ideal for students seeking a well-rounded business education that can be applied across a variety of industries or combined with other academic interests.
Expected outcomes of the BA - Business degree include:
- Examine basic principles of management and analytical tools for domestic and global business.
- Apply basic financial and managerial accounting principles.
- Develop marketing strategies using marketing research, product development, pricing, distribution, and promotion strategies.
- Apply financial concepts such as capital budgeting, cash flow analysis and stock and bond evaluations for decision making.
- Devise and communicate business strategies using management theory, legal, and ethical principles for sustainable business operations.
Curriculum
General Education Requirements (I-VII):
I. LMU Specific Courses
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            4
          
    
  
  
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            4.0          
        II. Communication
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            9
          
    
  
  
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            9.0          
        III. Ethics, Fine Arts, and Humanities
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            6
          
    
  
  
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            6.0          
        IV. Behavioral/Social Sciences
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            3
          
    
  
  
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            3.0          
        V. History
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            6
          
    
  
  
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            6.0          
        VI. Mathematics
(see Mathematics Placement)
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            3
          
    
  
  
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            3.0          
        VII. Natural Sciences/Physical Sciences
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                        Credits
          
        
    
            4
          
    
  
  
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            4.0          
        *LMU requires all first-time freshmen students with less than 15 credits of college credit to complete UACT 100.
BBA Core
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                        Credits
          
        
                                      Sub-Total Credits
                      
          
            42.0          
        BA Degree Requirements
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                        Credits
          
        
    
            6
          
    
  
  
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            6.0          
        Additional Elective Requirements
*For the baccalaureate degree, students must complete a minimum of 36 semester credit hours of 300/400-level courses.
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            39.0          
        
            Total Credits
                
    
      122    
  