B.A. Degree with a Major in Management

Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies is exclusively for students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from Iowa Western Community College. This advising guide is effective for students entering BVU in the 2011-12 academic year. As course and degree requirements change, students are encouraged to consult with BVU personnel.

Iowa Western Community College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at IWCC can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through BVU.

Common Business Core
ACCT 205 - Financial Accounting..........................................................................ACC 121 - Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 206 - Managerial Accounting......................................................................ACC 122 - Principles of Accounting II
ECON 205 - Principles of Microeconomics........................................................ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 206 - Principles of Macroeconomics.......................................................ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics
FNBK 306 - Managerial Finance
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics.........................................................MAT 157 - Statistics
MGMT 206 - Managerial Science
MGMT 306 - Principles of Management..............................................................MGT 101 - Principles of Management
MGMT 315 - Business Law I.................................................................................BUS 185 - Business Law I
MGMT 492 - Business Policy & Strategy
MRKT 306 - Principles of Marketing....................................................................MKT 110 - Principles of Marketing

Major Courses:
MGMT 307 - International Business
MGMT 320 - Human Resource Management....................................................MGT 170 - Human Resource Management
MGMT 380 - Social Responsibility of Business
FNBK 301 - Personal Finance..............................................................................FIN 121 - Personal Finance

Students must select one of the tracks below:

Entrepreneurship Track
MGMT 375 - Entrepreneurship/Small Business................................................BUS 130 - Intro to Entrepreneurship
Pick FOUR of the following courses:
ACCT 309 - Cost Accounting or ............................................................................ACC 221 - Cost Accounting
FNBK 301 - Personal Finance
FNBK 322 - Analysis of Financial Statements
MGMT 410 - Organization Theory
MGMT 495 - Management Internship
MIS 300 - Intro to MIS
MRKT 410 - E-Commerce
MRKT 414 - Selling
MRKT 418 - Market Research

Human Resource Track
MGMT 420 - Advanced Human Resource Management
Pick FOUR of the following courses:
COMM 355 - Conflict Management
COMM 374 - Interviewing
FNBK 301 - Personal Finance
MGMT 410 - Organization Theory
MGMT 495 - Management Internship
MIS 300 - Intro to MIS
PHIL 336 - Professional Ethics
PSYC 364 - Industrial Psychology

Sports Track:
MGMT 390 Sports Management
Pick FOUR of the following courses:
DIGI 230 Intro to Integrated Communication
EXSC 345 Facility and Event Management
MGMT 410 - Organization Theory
MGMT 495 - Management Internship
MIS 300 - Intro to MIS
MRKT 353 - Field Experiences in Sports Marketing and Management
MRKT 354 - Sports Marketing
MRKT 414 - Selling

Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University. All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis. If questions should arise, please contact the Graduate & Professional Studies Council Bluffs site at 800.798.0788 or 2700 College Road, Box 4-C, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51502.