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College of Business Administration
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Edward M. Mazze, Dean
Shaw K. Chen, Associate Dean
Mark Higgins, Associate Dean
Peg Ferguson Boyd, Assistant Dean
Faculty: Professors Beauvais, Budnick, S. Chen, Comerford, Cooper, Della Bitta, N. Dholakia, R. Dholakia, Hickox, Higgins, Jarrett, Laviano, Mangiameli, S. Martin, Matoney, Mazze, Mojena, Narasimhan, Overton, D. Rosen, Scholl, Schwarzbach, Sink, Venkatesan, and Westin; Associate Professors Beckman, Boyle, Creed, Dash, Dugal, Dunn, Graham, Hazera, Y. Lee, Lloyd, Oppenheimer, Sheinin, and Surprenant; Assistant Professors Dadult, Dorado-Banacloche, Hales, Hamilton, Leonard, Lin, McCray, Odabashian, Shin, Stuerke, Varki, Wang, and Yu.
The seven majors in the College of Business Administration allow students to develop competence in special fields of interest and prepare them to meet the changing complexities of life and leadership in the business community. Majors are offered in accounting, finance, general business administration, international business, management, management information systems, and marketing.
Basic courses required of all undergraduates at the University introduce the student to the humanities, social sciences, physical and biological sciences, letters, foreign language and culture, and the arts. The business curriculums develop the student’s professional capabilities through a broad group of business courses with specialization in one area of study. Business programs provide a strong foundation in accounting, information systems, finance, marketing, organization and management theory, operations management, and statistics. The college emphasizes behavioral studies and computer technology to meet the needs of the business community and society as a whole. Emphasis is placed on the total business environment as a part of the national and world economic structure. Theory, analysis, and decision making are stressed in all areas of learning.
The College of Business Administration is a professional school with courses in lower and upper divisions. The lower-division courses constitute those taught in the freshman and sophomore years; the upper-division courses constitute those taught in the junior and senior years. Courses taken by transfer students at the lower-division level may be applied to satisfying upper-division requirements only after successful completion of a validating examination. All 500- and 600-level courses in the college are open to matriculated graduate students only.
A student enrolled in this college must complete the curriculum in one of the majors and must obtain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better for all required courses in the major. Students wishing permission to substitute required courses or waive other requirements may petition the college’s Scholastic Standing Committee. Petition forms are available in the Office of the Dean.
Admission Requirements
All students are initially enrolled in University College, where they complete general education and business core courses. Core requirements include accounting, economics, management information systems, mathematics, and statistics. First-semester sophomores who complete a minimum of 42 credits with an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher and who have a 2.70 or higher average in BUS 111, 201, 210, and ECN 201 will be admitted. Students not qualifying after the first semester of their sophomore year must still meet the requirements of an overall grade point average of 2.50 and a 2.70 or higher average in BUS 111, 201, 210, 211, and ECN 201 and 202.
Students who have not satisfied entrance requirements may petition the Scholastic Standing Committee of the college for a waiver of those requirements during their fourth or succeeding semesters. Students in the University College business programs who have not met entrance requirements to the College of Business Administration are permitted to enroll only in 100- and 200-level business courses and in nonbusiness courses.
To ensure that business majors have access to required courses, a strict registration policy will be followed with regard to business courses. Highest priority will be given to students for whom a course is a program requirement, as stated in this catalog, followed by any student in the College of Business Administration.
Curriculum Requirements
The first two years are common to all majors in the college.
Freshman Year: 16 credits in the first semester and 15 credits in the second semester. All students must complete a behavioral science course from the following list: APG 203; PSY 103, 113; SOC 100, 204. BUS 110 and 120 are taken in alternate semesters, with the balance of credits in general education. Students majoring in international business are required to complete LET 151J and PSC 116.
Sophomore Year: 15 credits in each semester. The BUS 201, 202, ECN 201, 202, and BUS 210, 212 sequences are begun in the first semester and completed in the second. WRT 227 may be taken in either semester. The balance of credits is made up of general education requirements and free electives.
General Education. Students are required to select and pass 39 credits of course work from the general education requirements as listed on pages 34-35. Specific requirements of the College of Business Administration in each group follow:
Group A. A minimum of three credits in literature.
Groups L and N. Any course for which prerequisites have been met.
Group M. BUS 111 in the freshman year.
Group S. ECN 201, 202 in the sophomore year.
Group C. COM 100; WRT 104, 105, 106, 201, or 333 in the freshman year; WRT 227 in the sophomore year.
Group F. The language requirement can be met using either of the following options:Option 1. A two-course sequence in a language previously studied for two or more years in high school through at least the 103 level in a living language or 301 in a classical language appropriate to a student’s level of competence (e.g. 102 and 103). Note: Study abroad may be used to complete the second semester requirement of a foreign language only under option 1.Option 2. A two-course sequence in a language not previously studied (or studied for less than two years in high school) through the beginning level (e.g. 101 and 102).
Electives. Free electives may be either professional or liberal electives. Professional electives are upper-level courses offered by departments in the College of Business Administration and by the Department of Economics. Liberal electives are courses offered by departments outside the College of Business Administration.
Business Track in the Honors Program. In cooperation with the University Honors Program, academically talented business students are able to enhance their intellectual development and strengthen their preparation by participating in the Business Track in the Honors Program.
Minors. College of Business Administration majors are encouraged to develop a nonbusiness minor. Special permission may be given for business majors to pursue a business minor as long as the number of credits for the business minor falls within the 50 percent rule of the AACSB, the International Association for Management Education. This rule requires that 50 percent of a student’s curriculum is chosen from general education requirements or courses in colleges other than the College of Business Administration.
International Business Studies Minor. In cooperation with URI’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, the College of Business Administration offers an opportunity for students to include an international emphasis within their undergraduate business major. The business requirements include a major in finance, general business administration, management, or marketing with professional electives in multinational finance, international dimensions of business, and international marketing. The student also develops a language component, choosing from French, German, Italian, or Spanish. In addition, studies in international politics, European history, and courses in history and literature of the target country are included. Following the junior or senior year, students have the opportunity to compete for professional internship positions with international firms.
Accounting
The College of Business Administration offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in accounting. The college also offers the Master of Science (M.S.) degree, which provides the education recommended by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for the practice of public accounting.
The increased scope of governmental and business activities has greatly extended the field of accounting and has created an unprecedented demand for accountants in both government and industry. This curriculum has been designed to meet that demand.
In addition to providing a general cultural and business background, the curriculum offers specialized training in the fields of general accounting, cost accounting, and public accounting. It offers specific, basic training to students who wish to become industrial accountants, cost analysts, auditors, credit analysts, controllers, income tax consultants, teachers of specialized business subjects, certified public accountants, government cost inspectors, or government auditors.
The broad scope of the courses offers fundamental training in the accounting field of the student’s choice, whether this training is to be used as an aid to living or as a basis for graduate study.
Junior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 301 (3) 320 (3), 340 (3) 401 (3), and one free elective (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 302 (3), 345 (3), 355 (3), 365 (3), and 403 (3).
Senior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 315 (3), 402 (3) and 404 (3), one professional elective (3), and one free elective (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 401 (3), 445 [capstone] (3), one professional elective (3), and two free electives (6).
Note: All accounting majors are required to complete a minimum of three credit hours in each of the following areas. Ethical Foundations: fulfilled by taking PHL 212 as a Letters general education requirement or as a free elective. Political Foundations: fulfilled by taking PSC 113, 116, or GEG 104 as a free elective.
Finance
The College of Business Administration offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in finance. The college also offers the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree with an opportunity for specialization in finance and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.
A major in finance prepares the student for managerial positions in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. The curriculum emphasizes both financial decision making and implementation.
Careers in finance are found in commercial banking and other financial institutions; security analysis, portfolio, and related investment management; corporate financial management leading to positions as treasurer, controller, and other financial administrative positions; and financial administration tasks in federal and state agencies as well as in the nonprofit sector in hospitals, nursing homes, and educational institutions.
Junior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 320 (3), 322 (3), 340 (3), 355 (3), and one liberal elective (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 315 (3), 321 (3), 365 (3), one professional elective (3), and one liberal elective (3).
Senior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
Two finance electives (6),* BUS 428 (3), one professional elective (3), and one liberal elective (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
One finance elective (3),* BUS 445 [capstone] (3), two professional electives (6), and one free elective (3).
*Finance electives must be drawn from BUS 420, 421, 422, 424, 425, 426, 427, 429, and 430.
General Business Administration
The College of Business Administration offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in general business administration. This curriculum offers the student an opportunity to study all phases of business operation. It is particularly suitable for: 1) those students who are planning to operate their own businesses and are seeking a broad business background; 2) those who are preparing for positions in large organizations with training programs in which specialization is taught after employment; and 3) those who desire a general business background at the undergraduate level prior to taking more specialized graduate work.
Students who major in general business administration will be limited to a maximum of nine credits of professional electives in a specific business or economics major. A general business administration student should take a broad spectrum of courses and not concentrate in one special field of study. For students interested in courses offered outside the College of Business Administration, four professional electives may be taken from the 300- and 400-level courses offered in other colleges.
All general business administration majors are strongly encouraged to include in their program of study one of the following: three to six credits of internship, a three-credit course in community service or another course outside the management area that offers collaborative experience, a study abroad experience, or a minor.
Note: BUS 445 is the capstone experience in this program.
Junior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 320 (3), 340 (3), 355 (3), 365 (3), and one free elective (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 315 (3), 335 (3), one elective in finance (3), one elective in marketing (3), and one free elective (3).
Senior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 345 (3), two professional electives (6), and two free electives (6).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 445 [capstone] (3), three professional electives (9), and one free elective (3).
Note: One professional elective must be chosen from ECN 338, 344, BUS 428, 448, or 468.
International Business
The College of Business Administration offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in international business. The curriculum is designed to prepare students to meet the challenges of an international career by achieving a high degree of proficiency in the language of another country as well as a background in its history, economy, politics, culture, and arts. In addition to the common body of knowledge required of all business students, international business majors will study business principles taught from a global perspective. A required internship abroad and/or study abroad experience is an essential part of the program.
Students are strongly encouraged to use professional and free electives to develop a specialization in one of the functional business areas such as accounting, finance, management, marketing, or management information systems.
Junior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 320 (3), 340 (3), 355 (3), 365 (3), and one foreign language or culture course (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
Two professional electives (6), and three electives (9). (Study Abroad.)
Senior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 315 (3), 428 (3), 448 (3), one international business elective (3), and one course that is part of both the Letters and Foreign Culture general education divisions (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 445 [capstone] (3), one international business elective (3), two professional electives (6), and one free elective (3).
Note: International business electives must be chosen from BUS 317, 429, 448; COM 337; ECN 338, 344.
Management
The College of Business Administration offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in management. The college also offers the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree with an opportunity for specialization in management and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.
This curriculum is intended to provide the student with a background in the conceptual, analytical, and applied aspects of the management of organizations. The areas of study focus on decision making from the perspective of the policy sciences. Courses tend to cluster in the areas of behavioral science, including organizational theory, business law, general business administration and policy, and industrial and labor relations. Courses are carefully integrated to include an overall introduction to business administration, with a number of complementary areas of study in organizational theory and behavior, the management of human resources, industrial and labor relations, personnel administration, general business administration, and business law.
Careers in business, government, hospitals, and other organizations are open to students who have successfully completed the curriculum. These studies also provide a good background for graduate programs in management.
All management majors are strongly encouraged to include in their program of study one of the following: three to six credits of internship, a three-credit course in community service or another course outside management that offers collaborative experience, a study abroad experience, or a minor.
Junior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 340 (3), 355 (3), 365 (3), one liberal elective (3), and one free elective (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 320 (3), 341 (3), 342 (3), one liberal elective (3), and one professional elective (3).
Senior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 315 (3), 345 (3), two management electives (6), and one free elective (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 445 [capstone] (3), two management electives (6), one professional elective (3), and one liberal elective (3).
Note: If BUS 448 is not selected as a management elective, then one professional elective must be selected from ECN 338, BUS 428, 448, or 468.
Management Information Systems
The College of Business Administration offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in management information systems (MIS). The college also offers the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree with an opportunity for specialization in management information systems and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.
URI’s management information systems major reflects the advanced technologies used in business and industry today. Graduates earn a B.S. in business administration with an emphasis on computer applications, system analysis and design, and database management. Graduates will possess skills in the application of microcomputer software and related tools. They will understand the value of “information” and the various technologies used to help organizations use information.
MIS majors must receive a C or better in each prerequisite course for all management information systems courses counting toward the major. They must also receive a C or better in each MIS course required for completion of the major.
Junior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 315 (3), 320 (3), 355 (3), 356 (3), and one liberal elective (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 340 (3), 365 (3), 456 (3), one major elective (3)*, and one professional elective (3).
Senior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 359 (3), one major elective (3), two professional electives (6), and one liberal elective (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 445 (3), 457 (3), one professional elective (3), and two free electives (6).
*Major electives: BUS 310, 358, 401, 458, 459, 460, 461, 493.
Marketing
The College of Business Administration offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in marketing. Elective courses in the department expose students to career opportunities in advertising, product management, sales management, marketing research, and other facets of marketing management. The college also offers the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree with an opportunity for specialization in marketing and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.
A major focus of marketing is determining product and service needs of consumers and industries. Marketing research, information systems, and analysis are used in the development and management of products and services, as well as the design and execution of communications, pricing, and distribution channels. Three unspecified but required marketing electives allow students to plan, in consultation with their advisors, an arrangement of courses to meet individual career objectives. With prior permission of the advisor and chairperson, one marketing elective may be replaced by a course outside the department to enhance career objectives.
Junior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
BUS 340 (3), 355 (3), 365 (3), one free elective (3), and one liberal elective (3).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 315 (3), 320 (3), 366 (3), 367 (3), and one free elective (3).
Senior YearFirst semester: 15 credits
One liberal elective (3); two marketing electives selected from BUS 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 491, and 492 (6); one professional elective (3); and another professional elective (3) selected from BUS 448; ECN 338, 344; and BUS 468 (unless BUS 468 was taken as a marketing elective).
Second semester: 15 credits
BUS 445 [capstone] (3); BUS 470 (3); one professional elective (3); one liberal elective (3) selected from APG 203; COM 103, 200, 210, 220; PHL 212; PSY 113; SOC 100, 102, 204; WRT 300, 333; and one marketing elective (3) selected from BUS 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 491, and 492.
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