B.S. in Business Administration

Students will:

  • Analyze current societal trends and their impact on the aviation/aerospace industry.
  • Apply business and leadership principles to lead teams ethically and effectively across business functions.
  • Prepare business communications to effectively engage diverse audiences.
  • Use research and data to develop reasoned, defendable solutions to business problems.
  • Demonstrate they possess critical business knowledge in accounting, economics, management, quantitative business analysis, finance, marketing, legal and social, information systems, and international issues.
  • Disclose to stakeholders accounting analysis obtained in accordance with accepted accounting principles.
  • Demonstrate they possess critical business knowledge related to the accounting discipline.
  • Apply appropriate analytical techniques to make optimal financial decisions.
  • Demonstrate they possess critical business knowledge related to the finance discipline.
  • Critique organizational behavior and general management concepts and theories.
  • Demonstrate they possess critical business knowledge related to the management discipline.
  • Apply marketing concepts to recommend appropriate marketing strategies for organizations.
  • Demonstrate they possess critical business knowledge related to the marketing discipline.

General Education Requirements

For a full description of Embry-Riddle General Education guidelines, please see the General Education section of this catalog. These minimum requirements are applicable to all degree programs.

General Education36
Program Support12
Business Core36
Major21
Open Electives15
Total Credits120

General Education*

Communication Theory and Skills 9
Lower-Level Humanities 3
Lower-Level Social Sciences (EC 210)3
Lower or Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences (EC 211) 3
Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences 3
Computer Science (BA 125)3
Mathematics6
Physical and Life Sciences6
Total Credits36

Embry-Riddle courses in the general education categories of Communication Theory and Skills, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physical and Life Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences may be chosen from those listed above, assuming prerequisite requirements are met and with the permission of the advisor. Courses from other institutions are acceptable if they fall into these broad categories and are at the level specified above in the Aviation Business Administration vertical outline. Other courses may also be used with the permission of a department chair.

Program Support

AS 120Principles of Aeronautical Science3
BA 232Techniques in Business Analytics 3
BA 352Business Analytics for Decision Making3
MA 222Business Statistics3
Total Credits12

Business Core

ACC 210Financial Accounting3
ACC 312Managerial Accounting3
BA 201Principles of Management3
BA 225Business Law3
BA 317Organizational Behavior3
BA 320Business Information Systems3
BA 325Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management3
BA 335International Business3
BA 420Management of Production and Operations3
FIN 332Corporate Finance I3
MK 220Marketing3
MK 490Strategic Marketing Analytics and Data Visualization *3
or BA 490 Strategic Management
Total Credits36
*

Required Core course for Marketing Major

Open Electives
Students select a minor or complete open electives of their choice.15
Total Credits15

Accounting and Finance Major

ACC 338Intermediate Accounting I3
ACC 348Intermediate Accounting II3
FIN 334Investment Analysis3
FIN 434Corporate Finance II3
Specified Elective **3
Major Elective6
Total Credits21
**

Any ACC/BA/EC/FIN/MK Upper-Level course not required in Business core or Major.

Major Electives
Students must complete a combination of six hours from the courses listed below:6
International Accounting
Auditing Principles and Procedures
Entrepreneurship I
Business Law II
Airport Administration and Finance
Total Credits6

Management Major

BA 314Human Resource Management3
BA 427Management of Multicultural Workforce3
EC 315Managerial Economics3
Select one of the following:3
Entrepreneurship I
Airline-Airport Operations
Investment Analysis
Specified Electives **9
Total Credits21
**

Any ACC/BA/EC/FIN/MK Upper-Level course not required in Business core or Major, or COM 415 or HF 300

Marketing Major

Marketing Major Capstone: required of all students, Senior standing with completion of 12 hours of MK major classes, with MK 355 a specified prerequisite; used in place of BA 490 for the Marketing major
MK 330Professional Selling3
MK 355Data Driven Decision Making3
MK 402Creative Content3
Select four of the following12
Entrepreneurship I
Supply Chain Management
Logistics Management for Aviation/Aerospace
Social Media Marketing
Corporate Aviation Marketing
Aerospace Marketing
Airline Marketing
Airport Marketing
Government as Customer: Aerospace Business Development
Total Credits21
*

See General Education in the introduction

Total Degree Credits120

Suggested Plan of Study

Management Major

Year One
Credits
AS 120 Principles of Aeronautical Science 3
BA 101 Introduction to Business Programs and Careers 1
BA 125 Foundations in Business Data Analytics 3
BA 201 Principles of Management 3
BA 232 Techniques in Business Analytics 3
COM 122 English Composition 3
EC 210 Microeconomics 3
EC 211 Macroeconomics 3
Lower-level Humanities 3
Mathematics 6
 Credits Subtotal31.0
Year Two
ACC 210 Financial Accounting 3
ACC 312 Managerial Accounting 3
BA 225 Business Law 3
BA 314 Human Resource Management 3
COM 219 Speech 3
COM 222 Business Communication 3
MA 222 Business Statistics 3
MK 220 Marketing 3
Physical and Life Science 3
Physical and Life Science Lab 1
Open Elective 3
 Credits Subtotal31.0
Year Three
BA 317 Organizational Behavior 3
BA 320 Business Information Systems 3
BA 352 Business Analytics for Decision Making 3
BA 427 Management of Multicultural Workforce 3
BA 327 Airline-Airport Operations 3
Entrepreneurship I
Investment Analysis
EC 315 Managerial Economics 3
FIN 332 Corporate Finance I 3
Physical and Life Sciences 3
Upper Level Humanities or Social Sciences 3
Open Elective 3
 Credits Subtotal30.0
Year Four
BA 325 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management 3
BA 335 International Business 3
BA 420 Management of Production and Operations 3
BA 490 Strategic Management 3
Specified Electives 9
Open Electives 9
 Credits Subtotal30.0
 Credits Total: 120

Suggested Plan of Study
Marketing Major

Year One
Credits
AS 120 Principles of Aeronautical Science 3
BA 101 Introduction to Business Programs and Careers 1
BA 125 Foundations in Business Data Analytics 3
BA 201 Principles of Management 3
BA 232 Techniques in Business Analytics 3
COM 122 English Composition 3
EC 210 Microeconomics 3
EC 211 Macroeconomics 3
Lower-level Humanities 3
Mathematics 6
 Credits Subtotal31.0
Year Two
ACC 210 Financial Accounting 3
BA 225 Business Law 3
BA 352 Business Analytics for Decision Making 3
COM 219 Speech 3
COM 222 Business Communication 3
MA 222 Business Statistics 3
MK 220 Marketing 3
MK 330 Professional Selling 3
Physical and Life Science 3
Physical and Life Science Lab 1
Open Elective 3
 Credits Subtotal31.0
Year Three
ACC 312 Managerial Accounting 3
BA 317 Organizational Behavior 3
BA 320 Business Information Systems 3
BA 335 International Business 3
FIN 332 Corporate Finance I 3
MK 402 Creative Content 3
Physical and Life Sciences 3
Specified Major Elective 3
Upper Level Humanities or Social Sciences 3
Open Elective 3
 Credits Subtotal30.0
Year Four
BA 325 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management 3
BA 420 Management of Production and Operations 3
BA 490 Strategic Management 3
Strategic Marketing Analytics and Data Visualization
MK 355 Data Driven Decision Making 3
Specified Electives 6
Specified Major Elective 3
Open Electives 9
 Credits Subtotal30.0
 Credits Total: 120

Accounting & Finance Major

Year One
Credits
AS 120 Principles of Aeronautical Science 3
BA 101 Introduction to Business Programs and Careers 1
BA 125 Foundations in Business Data Analytics 3
BA 201 Principles of Management 3
BA 232 Techniques in Business Analytics 3
COM 122 English Composition 3
EC 210 Microeconomics 3
EC 211 Macroeconomics 3
Lower-level Humanities 3
Mathematics 6
 Credits Subtotal31.0
Year Two
ACC 210 Financial Accounting 3
ACC 312 Managerial Accounting 3
BA 225 Business Law 3
COM 219 Speech 3
COM 222 Business Communication 3
MA 222 Business Statistics 3
MK 220 Marketing 3
Physical and Life Science 3
Physical and Life Science Lab 1
Specified Major Elective 3
Open Elective 3
 Credits Subtotal31.0
Year Three
ACC 338 Intermediate Accounting I 3
BA 317 Organizational Behavior 3
BA 320 Business Information Systems 3
BA 352 Business Analytics for Decision Making 3
FIN 332 Corporate Finance I 3
FIN 334 Investment Analysis 3
Physical and Life Sciences 3
Upper Level Humanities or Social Sciences 3
Major Elective 3
Open Elective 3
 Credits Subtotal30.0
Year Four
ACC 348 Intermediate Accounting II 3
BA 325 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management 3
BA 335 International Business 3
BA 420 Management of Production and Operations 3
BA 490 Strategic Management 3
FIN 434 Corporate Finance II 3
Open Electives 9
Specified Elective 3
 Credits Subtotal30.0
 Credits Total: 120