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College of Business students find a job within 6 months of graduation

The Business Management (BSBA) program will provide you with a broad understanding of a variety of systematic business practices, techniques, and philosophies. The program stresses the mastery of key managerial concepts from the perspective of how they affect the behavior, performance, and satisfaction of individuals and how individual performance and satisfaction contribute to organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Special attention is devoted to the necessity of adapting to environmental conditions. Due to the designed flexibility of the program, students have the opportunity to tailor a general management program of study that best fits their individual career interests.

Top ranked Schools StudyThis program provides future business managers with a well-rounded perspective of the strategic and tactical challenges that persist in contemporary business management. During your time at Ship, you will develop strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with a sound analytical foundation. 

The program provides a solid foundation for graduate education in management, industrial relations, human resource management, and organizational development.

The John L. Grove College of Business is internationally accredited by the most prestigious business-accrediting agency, AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Shippensburg University offers small class sizes and plenty of opportunities for one-on-one contact with faculty members.

4+1 Program Available

With careful planning, you may be able to complete a BSBA in marketing and a MBA in with only one additional year of study through a 4+1 program. For more information, contact the College of Business MBA Department.

Course work for Business Management, BSBA

All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits. Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

  • General Education: 46 credits
  • Business Core: 38-41 credits
  • Major Requirements: 21 credits
  • Free Electives: 12-15 credits
  • Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

The Shippensburg University General Education Program is the university curriculum that is shared by all undergraduate students. Details for courses you will take can be found here.

General Education requirements specific for this major:

  • Quantitative (Q) MATH 181 
  • Critical Reasoning (R) ECON 113 

All B.S.B.A. majors in the John L. Grove College of Business should satisfactorily complete the 100-/200-level business core courses during their freshman and sophomore years and the 300-400-level business core courses during their junior and senior years, as listed below.

Required Courses in Related Fields:

  • MATH 140 - College Algebra 

Required Courses in the John L. Grove College of Business:

  • BUSN 101 - Foundations of Business Administration 
  • ITAN 142 - Business Computer Systems 
  • SCMG 200 - Statistical Applications in Business (Digital Marketing & Analytics concentration must earn a C or better in this course.)
  • ACCT 200 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (Accounting majors must earn a C or better in this course.)
  • ACCT 201 - Managerial Accounting (Accounting majors must earn a C or better in this course.)
  • MKTG 205 - Principles of Marketing (Marketing Management and Digital Marketing & Analytics concentrations must earn a C or better in this course.)
  • BLAW 261 - American Legal Environment
  • ECON 280 - Managerial Economics
  • MGMT 305 - Organizational Behavior
  • FINA 311 - Financial Management
  • SCMG 330 - Supply Chain and Operations Management
  • MGMT 447 - Business and Society
  • MGMT 497 - Strategic Management 

Note: Students who place at the advanced level in the mathematics placement/competency test are not required to take MATH 140. In lieu of MATH 140, students are required to take an additional free elective.
Completion of ECON 101 and ECON 102 will satisfy the requirement for ECON 113.

Digital Marketing and Analytics Concentration Course Work

In the Digital Marketing and Analytics Concentration students are exposed to the foundational concepts of marketing, consumer psychology, and marketing research, and also to the in-depth study of digital marketingmarketing through social media channels, marketing analytics principles, and the application of marketing analytics in practice.

Students should meet with their faculty advisor to plan the sequencing of their major program of study. Students interested in a double major and/or minor shall be required to take the prescribed courses in each respective major and/or minor. Students can double count one course between business majors with the permission of the respective department chair(s). Refer to the index under Double Majors and Minors for further information.

  • MKTG 206 - Consumer Behavior 
  • MKTG 331 - Marketing Analytics I (Must earn a C or better in this course.)
  • MKTG 335 - Digital Marketing 
  • MKTG 339 - Social Media Marketing 
  • MKTG 430 - Marketing Research 
  • MKTG 451 - Marketing Analytics II

  • MKTG 325 - Advertising and Promotional Strategy 
  • MKTG 352 - Principles of Retailing 
  • MKTG 360 - International Marketing 
  • MKTG 365 - Relationship Marketing 
  • MKTG 370 - Services Marketing 
  • MKTG 380 - Sports Marketing 
  • MKTG 390 - Selected Topics in Marketing 
  • MKTG 490 - Selected Topics in Marketing 
  • ENTR 337 - Issues in Entrepreneurship 
  • ITAN 240 - Python Programming for Business and Analytics
  • MGMT 450 - Negotiation 
  • SCMG 380 - Data Mining for Supply Chain Management 

Marketing Management Concentration Course Work

In the Marketing Management Concentration students are exposed to the foundational concepts of marketing, consumer psychology, and marketing research, and also to the in-depth study of promotional strategies, marketing internationally, marketing in services contexts, and marketing management.

Students should meet with their faculty advisor to plan the sequencing of their major program of study. Students interested in a double major and/or minor shall be required to take the prescribed courses in each respective major and/or minor. Students can double count one course between business majors with the permission of the respective department chair(s). Refer to the index under Double Majors and Minors for further information.

  • MKTG 206 - Consumer Behavior 
  • MKTG 325 - Advertising and Promotional Strategy 
  • MKTG 360 - International Marketing 
  • MKTG 370 - Services Marketing
  • MKTG 430 - Marketing Research 
  • MKTG 495 - Marketing Management 

  • MKTG 335 - Digital Marketing 
  • MKTG 339 - Social Media Marketing 
  • MKTG 352 - Principles of Retailing 
  • MKTG 365 - Relationship Marketing 
  • MKTG 380 - Sports Marketing 
  • MKTG 390 - Selected Topics in Marketing 
  • MKTG 490 - Selected Topics in Marketing 
  • ENTR 337 - Issues in Entrepreneurship
  • ITAN 300 - Information Technology and Business Operations
  • MGMT 450 - Negotiation 
  • FINA 340 - Principles of Real Estate 

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