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Undergraduate Programs

The School of Business Administration creates a challenging undergraduate program that motivates you to learn, inspires you to be a responsible citizen, and develops your career potential through a rigorous classroom experience and experiential learning opportunities.

Upon successful completion of the School of Business Administration’s undergraduate program you will:

  • be competent in core business concepts
  • be proficient in discipline-specific knowledge and skills pertaining to your major
  • have an interdisciplinary perspective on problem-solving and decision making
  • be an effective communicator
  • demonstrate effective interpersonal skills
  • have effective critical thinking skills
  • be able to identify and consider the ethical and social responsibility implications of decisions made in the business environment

Basic Curricula in Accounting, Economics, International Business, and Management

Majors in the School of Business Administration must complete all courses listed below. Additional coursework specific to the Major complements this core curriculum.

Core Curriculum - 49 semester hours
BUS 110 Introduction to Business Concepts
BLAW 150 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
MIS 180 - Computing and Spreadsheets
ACCT 204-ACCT 205 - Financial/Managerial Accounting 
EC 201-202 - Principle of Macro- and Microeconomics (Social Sciences)
QA 251-252 - Elementary/Intermediate Statistics
MGT 210 - Foundations of Management
MIS 290 - Management Information Systems
EC Elective - (300 level or above)
FIN 303 - Financial Management
OPM 352 - Operations Management
MGT 365 - International Business
MKT 300 - Marketing Principles 
MGT 452 - Management Policy and Strategy

General Education

"Skills" Courses - 7 credits
ENGL 101 - Composition & Critical Thought
PRWR 215 - Effective Communication
PE 101-102 - Physical Education
Math and Science Requirements - 12 credits
MATH 117-118
Electives in mathematics, physical science, natural science,
or computer science (6 credits)
Humanities - 12 credits
ENGL 102 - Advanced Composition and Literature
PHIL 352 - Business Ethics
Two additional humanities courses
Social Sciences - 9 credits
ANTH 105 - Cultural Anthropology
Two additional social science courses, one of which must be
a 200 level or above
Additional Requirements - 9 credits
See your major/concentration curriculum for non-SBA specific
requirements.
   

   

School of Business Administration

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Chester, PA 19013

Office of the Dean
Savas Özatalay, Dean
tel:  610-499-4300
sozatalay@widener.edu

Academic Programs
Lou Anne Vike
Assistant Dean
tel: 610-499-4303
lavike@mail.widener.edu

Relationship Development
Jessica F. Hoopes
Assistant Dean
tel: 610-499-4304
jfhoopes@widener.edu

Graduate Enrollment
Ann Seltzer
Administrator
tel: 610-499-4305
apseltzer@widener.edu

   
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