Program Structure
Higher level managers need critical thinking, analytical skills, and decision-making ability related to:
- adapting the organization to the external environment;
- managing the internal operations;
- remaining financially viable, i.e., managing the money;
- organizing the system so that it can do these things well;
- getting more than a collection of parts; integrating into a coherent whole.
The sequence of the core courses aim at developing these points.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Below is a description of the emphasis requirements from the UAS Catalog.
You can obtain a program suggested course sequence CHECKLIST by downloading the following document
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (2011-2012 catalog)
The AB degree requires a minimum of 65 credit hours. A minimum of 35 of these credit hours must be completed in the University of Alaska General Education Requirements. The remaining degree requirements are comprised of 30 credit hours or more in the business program of study. The A.B. degree includes composition, math, and other general education requirements in addition to specific business prerequisite coursework.
| Minimum Credit Hours | 65 | ||
| General Education Requirements (View) |
35 | ||
| Written Communication Skills | |||
| ENGL | S111 | Methods of Written Communication | 3 |
| ENGL | S212 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| Oral Communication Skills | |||
| Select one from the following (3 credits): | |||
| COMM | S111 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication* | 3 |
| COMM | S235 | Small Group Communication and Team Building* | 3 |
| COMM | S237 | Interpersonal Communication* | 3 |
| COMM | S241 | Public Speaking* | 3 |
| *Grade C or better | |||
| Computational Skills | |||
| MATH | S107 | College Algebra | 4 |
| ECON | S201 | Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON | S202 | Principles of Economics II: Microeconomics | 3 |
| Other Skills | |||
| ACCT | S201 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT | S202 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BA | S151 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BA | S152 | Business Foundation Simulation | 3 |
| BA | S201 | Introduction to Management | 3 |
| BA | S241 | Introduction to Business Law | 3 |
| BA | S260 | Marketing Practices | 3 |
| BA | S232 | Fundamentals of Organizational Management | 3 |
| CIOS | S105 | Computer Literacy | 3 |
| CIOS | S260 | Business Communication | 3 |
| ELECTIVES | 19-20 | ||
| Must include GER electives in fine arts (3 credits), humanities (3 credits), lab science (4 credits), non-lab science (3 credits), social science (3 credits). May not be in economics. | |||