College of Business and Economics


Department of E-Business and Technology Management

Combined Major in Electronic Business and Business Administration (Marketing)

The combined major in Electronic Business and Business Administration (Marketing) requires a minimum of 125 units to be earned with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher. The program consists of 18 units of lowerlevel courses, 33 units of upper-level BUAD core courses, 15 units of marketing courses, 15 units of upper-level e-Business courses, and 6 units of elective courses from a specified list as well as the General Education requirements.

Requirements for Admission to the Combined Major in Electronic Business and Business Administration (Marketing)
Application Procedure
Lower-Level Core Courses
Upper-Level Business Courses
Marketing Concentration Required Courses
e-Business Courses
Two Electives from list


Requirements for Admission to the Combined Major in Electronic Business and Business Administration (Marketing)


Students are admitted to the combined major in Electronic Business and Business Administration (Marketing) on a competitive basis after first being admitted to the University. Admission to the university does not guarantee admission to the combined major. Each term, the Department of Marketing and e-Business considers applications for admission to the major for the following term. In order to be admitted to the major, students must satisfy specific screening requirements and complete an application form. To be eligible for admission to the combined major, students must meet the following screening requirements: complete each of the six lower-level core courses with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher, a minimum average GPA of 2.7 for ALL six lower-level courses, and pass the CBE Computer Proficiency Exam.

Degree candidates intending to pursue the combined major in Electronic Business and Business Administration (Marketing) are designated as "pre-e-Business" (PEBU) and "pre-business" (PBUA) or until admitted into the majors. Students are required to meet each term with their assigned faculty adviser to evaluate their progress in completing the requirements for admission to the major and the degree.

Admission Requirements
Candidates for the double major in e-Business and Business Administration (Marketing) must satisfy the admission requirements for the e-Business and Business Administration majors.


Application Procedure

Students who meet the admission requirements at the end of the term must complete an Application for Admission to the BUAD major and a change of major declaration form before registering for upper-level "majors-only" CBE courses (BUSX, EBTM, ECON, FIN, LEGL, MKTG, and MNGT). The forms are available in the CBE Student Academic Services office, Stephens Hall, Room 301.

Students must earn a 3.00 or higher in Information Technology (EBTM 337) and Principles of e-Business (EBUS 311).  After successful completion of both EBTM 337 and EBUS 311, students then need to apply for admission to the e-Business major. Please make an appointment to meet with the e-Business coordinator (Stephens Hall, Room 123) to complete the process.

Lower-Level Core Courses

(18 credits)
Course NumberCourse Name
ACCT 201 Accounting Principles I (3)
(or Honors ACCT 211)
ACCT 202 Accounting Principles II (3)
(or Honors ACCT 212)
ECON 201 Microeconomics Principles (3)
(or Honors ECON 203)
ECON 202 Macroeconomics Principles (3)
(or Honors ECON 204)
LEGL 225 Legal Environment of Business (3)
and either
ECON 205 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
or  
MATH 231 Basic Statistics (3)
(or Honors MATH 233)


Upper-Level Business Courses

(33 units)
Course NumberCourse Name
BUSX 301 Business Cornerstone (3)
Note: GenEd I.D. Advanced writing course is taken prior to or concurrent with BUSX 301.
BUSX 460 Professional Experience (3)
EBTM 311 Principles of e-Business (3)
ECON 306 Statistics for Business and Economics II (3)
FIN 331 Principles of Financial Management (3)
MKTG 341 Principles of Marketing (3)
(or Honors MKTG 342)
EBTM 337 Information Technology (3)
MNGT 361 Principles of Management (3)
EBTM 365 Principles of Operations Management (3)
MNGT 375 International Business: Theory and Practice (3)
MNGT 481 Business Strategy and Policy (3)

NOTE:  All Accounting, Business Administration, and e-Business majors are required to take the
Comprehensive Test of Core Business Knowledge in the capstone course, MNGT 481
Business Strategy.

Marketing Concentration Required Courses

(12 units)
Course NumberCourse Name
MKTG 425 Buyer Behavior Analysis (3)
MKTG 441 Marketing Research (3)
MKTG 445 International Marketing (3)
MKTG 485 Strategic Marketing (3)


e-Business Courses

(15 units)
Course NumberCourse Name
EBTM 367 Internet Technology (3)
EBTM 411 e-Business Marketing (3)
EBTM 421 Financial Aspects of e-Business (3)
EBTM 431 Advanced e-Business (3)
EBTM 469 Current Developments in e-Business (3)


Two Electives from list

(6 units)
Course NumberCourse Name
ART 317 Graphic Design (3)
CIS 475 Analysis and Design of Websites (3)
COSC 311 Digital Technologies in Society (3)
COSC 484 Web-based Programming (3)
LEGL 328 Cyber Law: The Law of the Internet (3)
MKTG 345 Advertising Management (3)
EBTM 419 Supply Chain Management (3)
EBTM 443 Project Management (3)
MNGT 482 Business Ethics and Society (3)

Department of Marketing
Stephens Hall, Room 123

Phone: 410-704-3351
Fax: 410-704-3772



 

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