Program Overview
The Bachelor of Business Administration in management provides students a strong foundation in business essentials and develops critical thinking, specialized conceptual knowledge, and problem-solving skills needed in the modern business environment.
With an emphasis in human resource management, the 120-hour online degree program focuses on the development of knowledge and applied skills in managing people and solving people-related problems. Students are prepared for entry-level careers in human resource management and for management roles in organizations of all sizes. Components of the program include the legal environment of employee relations; job analysis and design; employee planning, recruitment and selection; employee training and development; employee productivity improvement, compensation, and other reward systems; union-management relations; and quality of work life.
University Standard Core Courses (18-21 hours)
Please note: Developmental courses are only available through the main campus and must be completed prior to declaring an online program.
First Year Experience (Choose 3 hours)
College of Business students may take BSAD 1100 for equivalent.
PEAW 1300 First Year Colloquium (3 credit hours)
Communication – Written (Choose 3 - 6 hours)
(Select 1 set)
RHET 1311 AND RHET 1312
OR
RHET 1320 Honors Composition
RHET 1311 Composition I (3 credit hours)
RHET 1312 Composition II (3 credit hours)
RHET 1320 Honors Composition (3 credit hours)
Fine Arts (Choose 3 hours)
(select 1)
ARHA 2305 Introduction to Visual Art (3 credit hours)
MUHL 2305 Introduction to Music (3 credit hours)
THEA 2305 Introduction to Theatre and Dance (3 credit hours)
MCOM 2306 Introduction to Motion Pictures (3 credit hours)
Humanities (Choose 3 hours)
(select 1)
ENGL 2337 World Literature (3 credit hours)
ENGL 2339 Mythology (3 credit hours)
PHIL 2320 Ethics and Society (3 credit hours)
RELS 2305 World Religions (3 credit hours)
Social Sciences (Choose 3 hours)
(select 1)
PSYC 2300 is recommended for College of Business students.
ANTH 2316 Cultural Anthropology (3 credit hours)
CRJU 2300 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 credit hours)
ECON 2301 Survey of Economics (3 credit hours)
ECON 2322 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credit hours)
GEOG 2312 Introduction to Cultural Geography (3 credit hours)
GNST 2300 Introduction to Gender Studies (3 credit hours)
POLS 2301 Introduction to Political Science (3 credit hours)
PSYC 2300 Psychology and the Human Experience (3 credit hours)
SOCI 2300 Introduction to Sociology (3 credit hours)
History of Civilization (Choose 3 hours)
(select 1)
HIST 1311 History of Civilization I (3 credit hours)
HIST 1312 History of Civilization II (3 credit hours)
U.S. History or Government (Choose 3 hours)
(select 1)
HIST 2311 US History to 1877 (3 credit hours)
HIST 2312 US History since 1877 (3 credit hours)
College Core Courses (15 hours)
Freshman Experience (Choose 1)
BSAD 1100 Business Perspectives (1 credit hours)
Science (Choose 8 hours)
ANTH 1415 Physical Anthropology (3 credit hours)
ASTR 1301/1101 Introduction to Astronomy and Lab (4 credit hours)
BIOL 1400 Evolutionary and Environmental Biology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 1401 Science of Biology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 2401 Microbiology (3 credit hours)
ERSC 1302/1102 Physical Geology and Lab (4 credit hours)
ERSC 1303/1103 Historical Geology and Lab (4 credit hours)
ERSC 1304/1104 Earth and the Environment and Lab (4 credit hours)
Mathematics (Choose 3 hours)
MATH 1302 College Algebra (3 credit hours)
MATH 1303 Trigonometry (3 credit hours)
MATH 1311 Applied Calculus I (3 credit hours)
MATH 1342 Business Calculus (3 credit hours)
MATH 1401 Pre-calculus (3 credit hours)
MATH 1451 Calculus I (3 credit hours)
STAT 2350 Introduction to Statistical Methods (3 credit hours)
Communications (Choose 3 hours)
ACOM 1300 Speech Communication (3 credit hours)
Required Courses (67 hours)
General Business Courses (Choose 21 hours)
ACCT 2310 Principles of Accounting I (3 credit hours)
ACCT 2330 Principles of Accounting II (3 credit hours)
ECON 2310 Business Statistics I (3 credit hours)
ECON 2322 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credit hours)
ECON 2323 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credit hours)
MATH 1342 Business Calculus (3 credit hours)
MKTG 2380 Legal Environment of Business (3 credit hours)
Professional Business Studies Foundation (Choose 28 hours)
BINS 3305 Business Information Systems (3 credit hours)
BINS 3352 Data Analysis/Visualization (3 credit hours)
BINS 3380 Business Communications (3 credit hours)
ECON 3355 Quantitative Business Analysis (3 credit hours)
FINC 3310 Business Finance (3 credit hours)
MGMT 3300 Principles of Management (3 credit hours)
MGMT 3304 Operations Management (3 credit hours)
MGMT 4380 Business Strategy (3 credit hours)
MGMT 4395 Applications in Human Resource Management (3 credit hours)
MKTG 3350 Principles of Marketing (3 credit hours)
Human Resources Management Emphasis Required Courses (Choose 18 hours)
MGMT 3320 Human Resources Management (3 credit hours)
MGMT 3340 Managing People in Organizations (3 credit hours)
MGMT 4341 Labor & Industrial Relations (3 credit hours)
MGMT 4360 Compensation Management (3 credit hours)
MGMT 4391 Employment Law (3 credit hours)
MGMT 4395 Applications in Human Resource Management (3 credit hours)
Elective Courses (18 hours)
In addition to the courses listed below, students may choose 8-9 hours of unrestricted electives to meet degree requirements.
Human Resources Management Electives (Choose 9 hours)
FINC 4364 Employee Benefits (3 credit hours)
MGMT 3362 Venture Management & Decision Making (3 credit hours)
MGMT 3364 Family Business Management (3 credit hours)
MGMT 4342 Negotiation/Collective Bargaining Agreements (3 credit hours)
MGMT 4375 Sustainable Business (3 credit hours)
MGMT 4377 International Business Management (3 credit hours)
MGMT 4385 Special Topics in Management (3 credit hours)
ACOM 3316 Interviewing (3 credit hours)
ACOM 3323 Conflict Management (3 credit hours)
IBUS 4316 Field Study in International Business (3 credit hours)
Program Details
Admission Requirements
All students admitted to the University can be pre-admitted to the College of Business and begin taking classes. Students are fully admitted with a 2.25 GPA and completion of College Algebra and Composition 2.
Graduation Requirements
This degree program requires a minimum of 120 credit hours. All required courses are available online in the traditional 17-week format.
Program Advisor
Dr. Susie Cox | Chairperson, Advisor and Professor
College of Business | Department of Management
501.569.3357 | sscox@ualr.edu| College of Business website
Accreditation
The College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). UALR is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, affiliated with the Electronic Campus of the Southern Regional Education Board, and designated as “doctoral/research intensive” by the Carnegie Foundation.
Disabilities
UALR makes every effort to meet special accommodation and access needs. For information on specific accommodations for individuals with disabilities, you may contact the department sponsoring the class you wish to attend, call eLearning at 501.569.3003 or the Office of Disability Support Services at 501.569.3143. The Disability Support Services website, ualr.edu/disability/, provides information about the accommodation process and online forms to apply for services.
- Cost per credit hour: $280
