AA/BA in Business

When you enter the workplace, you’ll need to know how to deal successfully with decision making, technology integration, strategic communications, and teamwork.

Beulah Heights University’s business program helps you prepare for these challenges. We tailored our curriculum to give you an advantage in the professional world of business and ministry.

Your course work will enable you to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of business administration concepts and quantitative controls in the business environment by satisfactorily completing specific course work.
• Locate information sources applicable to meet the requirements within the major as well as select appropriate technologies to analyze and interpret data.
• Use written and oral communication guidelines based upon APA style and accepted business practices to clearly express ideas, concepts, and demonstrate the ability to apply in the appropriate business setting.
• Identify business opportunities/problems, develop alternative solutions, and formulate plans.

Associate of Business Administration - 66 Credits

ABA degree is a 2 year program with 4 components:

Required – 27 credit hours (9 courses)

• Acct 101 Accounting I
• Acct 102 Accounting II (Prereq: Acct I)
• Econ 204 Principles of Microeconomics
• Econ 214 Principles of Macroeconomics
• Bus 310 Financial Stewardship
• Bus 325 Business Ethics 
• MKT 220 Introduction to Marketing
• BUS 400 Strategy: Innovation and Global Competition
• LS 205 Enhancing Leadership through Technology 

Bible/Theology – 9 credit hours (3 courses)

• Bi 117 Biblical Literature
• Bi/Th Elective
• Th 203 Systematic Theology I 

General Studies – 21 credit hours (7 courses)

• E 101 English Grammar
• E 102 English Composition (Prereq: E 101)
• Ath 115 Foundations for University Life and Ministry 
• SS 112 Interpersonal Cross-cultural Communication
• Math 117 Basic Concepts of Mathematics
• SC 260 Basic Computers/Word Processing
• SC 366 Principles of Science

General Elective – 9 credit hours (3 courses)

Any three courses from any category

Bachelor of Business Administration - 129 Credits

The BBA program is a four-year program with four components:

Required - 69 credit hours (23 courses)

• Acct 101 Accounting IE 
• Acct 102 Accounting II (Prereq: Acct I)
• LS 202 Nonprofit Developments and Management
• Econ 204 Principles of Microeconomics
• LS 205 Enhancing Leadership and Management through Technology
• Econ 214 Principles of Macroeconomics
• Math 202 Introduction to Statistics (Prereq: Math 117)
• Bus 300 Business Law
• Bus 325 Business Ethics
• Bus 305 Global Business Management
• Bus 310 Financial Stewardship
• HRA 310 Human Resources Management
• BUS 315 Corporate Finance (Prereq: ECON 204 & 214)
• BUS 320 Strategic Management
• BUS 335 Management and Consulting
• MKT 340 Marketing
• MKT 345 Selling and Management (Prereq: Bus 340)
• BUS 350 Organizational Behavior
• HRA 450 Employee and Labor Relations and Compensation 
• BUS 400 Strategy: Innovation and Global Competition
• BUS 455 International Market and Trade Agreements (Prereq: Bus 305)
• LS 462 Leadership Principles in Business
• BUS 499 Internship: Business Administration 

Bible/Theology – 18 credit hours (6 courses)

• Bi 117 Biblical Literature 
• TH 203 Systematic Theology I 
• Th 213 Systematic Theology II 
• Th 313 Systematic Theology III 
• Th 325 Apologetics 
• Bi/Th Elective 

Required General Studies – 36 credit hours (12 courses)

• E 101 English Grammar
• E 102 English Composition
• Sp 107 Effective Oral Communication
• SS 112 Interpersonal Cross-cultural Communication
• Ath 115 Foundations for University Life and Ministry
• Math 117 Basic Concepts of Mathematics
• Hist 253 Survey of World History
• SC 260 Basic Computers and Word Processing
• E 351 Literature of the Western World
• SC 366 Principles of Science
• BUS 121 Business Writing and Communication
• Hist 228 Survey of American History 

General Electives – 6 credit hours (2 courses)

Any two courses from any category

Accounting I - Acct 101  

This course addresses basic accounting principles, practices, and financial management. Students will learn how to interpret financial statements, maintain fiduciary responsibilities, and budgeting techniques for the nonprofit sector.

Accounting II - Acct 102    Prerequisite: ACCT 101

This course will address fundamentals of accounting, including topics such as statement of cash flows, bonds, capital stock, retained earnings, and financial statement analysis.  Also included will be managerial accounting from a global business aspect, including cost accounting measurement systems, decision making, operational and capital budgeting.

Business Law - Bus 300  

The course is designed to equip managers and leaders with an understanding of the legal process and how the process applies to managerial and business affairs. Critical thinking skills are emphasized; torts, labiality, agency and governmental regulations, and contracts will be addressed.  

Corporate Finance - Bus 315   Prerequisite: ECON 204 and 214

This course is an introduction to theories and methods surrounding corporate finance.  Topics included in this course are capital budgeting techniques, time value of money, risk and return, security market efficiency, policy decisions on dividend, and optimal capital structure.

Employee and Labor Relations and Compensation - HRA 440

This course focuses on the broad topic of employee relations, the relationship between management and employees in an organization.  The student develops a better understanding of the Human Resource role and of the day-to-day skills and practices used to manage the relationship.  Topics include conflict resolution, unions, labor relations, and performance management.

Enhancing Leadership through Technology - LS 205  

This course is designed to expose students to various forms of technology that will increase their leadership effectiveness. Students will learn how to apply technologies as an enhancement to their leadership in either the ministry or market place sectors.

Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics - LS 301  

Part I of this course covers a comprehensive study of how to develop and operate a small business, including visioning, legal structures marketing, financing options and financial management. Options in franchising will also be covered. Students will develop a business plan. Part II will cover business ethics and will explore ethics in managing a business, as well as working relationships in the marketplace and the business environment. There will be discussions on the role of faith as a motivator in making ethical decisions. Case studies will be analyzed.

Global Business Management - Bus 305  

The student will develop an understanding of international/ multinational management by examining the challenges and opportunities of operating globally. Emphasis will be on developing an understanding of the complexities of dealing with diverse social, cultural, economic, political, and legal systems. The role of business in this dynamic world environment will be analyzed. 

Human Resources Management - HRA 310  

This course explores the critical role of human achieving resources in business results. The course will help students to have a solid understanding of the fundamentals of human resource management and its strategic relevance in business today.  This course will provide students with a critical perspective on the development of human capital in the context of a unified system of attracting, retaining and developing talent that creates and supports the vision and values of the organization.  Students will develop an understanding of the critical business implications for human resource professionals today.

International Market and Trade Agreements - Bus 455  Prerequisite: BUS 305

This course will study how economic and market integrate among countries including Asia-Pacific Economic, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, North American Free Trade Agreement, etc. In addition major emerging market economies will be evaluated along with challenges and opportunities present to international business firms.

Internship: Business Administration Bus 499  Prerequisite: Senior Standing and Academically Good Standing

Supervised by the chair or faculty member in the business department, the student will select practical work experience in a business field of their choice.  The student must apply for the internship at the work location a semester prior to registering for the internship.  Internships are only completed in the spring or fall semesters.

Introduction to Statistics - Math 202   Prerequisite: Math 117

Students will become familiar with basic elements of statistical theory for professional practice.  Topics will include graphing and summarizing data, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing and regression.

Management and Consulting – Bus 335

This course is designed to overview the consulting profession with a subsequent emphasis on organization consulting issues. Effort will be placed on developing proficiencies in a range of skills required to practice the art of consulting.

Marketing - Mkt 340  

Apply the fundamentals of marketing within an organization and the contemporary market environment. The course will focus on marketing strategy and development of a marketing mix. That is all predicated on product, price, distribution, and promotion.

Marketing Research - Mkt 352  

Studies the nature and scope of research techniques employed in gathering information concerning marketing and advertising procedures. Subjects include sources and collection of data, sampling, interpretation of data, and research in areas of motivation and consumer behavior. The course also employs quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpretation.

Nonprofit Development and Management - LS 202

This course will help students identify the components necessary to start and manage a nonprofit organization both secular and faith-based. We will define the role of the board and what makes nonprofits different from for-profits.  This course will include fundamentals of fundraising, principles of management and leadership and human resource development. Students will complete a ministry/business plan. (Leadership Elective)

Organizational Behavior Bus 350  

This course is an advanced introduction to the major theories and issues in the study of human behavior in work organizations. Included are the topics of perception, motivation, leadership, job satisfaction, group dynamics, stress, organizational climate, and communication processes. Organization theory and design concepts are also incorporated to give the student a more complex framework for managerial decision-making.

Principles of Microeconomics Econ 204  

This course explores the behavior of individuals (or households) and firms in the choices they make to allocate limited resources.  Concepts and microeconomic theories will be applied to real world issues.  Discussions in this course include individual (or household) utility maximization, markets, maximization of profit by firms and other microeconomics topics.     

Principles of Macroeconomics Econ 214  

This course explores the condition and concepts and theories that govern the performance, structure, behavior and decision-making of whole economies.  Topics discussed include output, unemployment and inflation.  Aggregate indicators such as GDP, unemployment rate and price indices will also be discussed.  Government actions to use relevant fiscal and monetary policies to solve problems in the economy will be discussed.      

Selling and Management - Mkt 345  

This course presents the selling function in a context of the total marketing communication function in planning and managing programs for advertising products and services. Topics include preparatory research, objective setting, budget planning, media, creative programs and evaluation of advertising effectiveness. The management function of selling will be presented in the promotion function.

Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations- Bus 320  

This course explores the process of Strategic Management.  Discussions will include how managers can act on the behalf of owners and use concepts, principles and theories from several disciplines to analyze a firm’s internal and external environment and develop strategies to achieve the firm’s strategic objectives.  Cases from a variety of organizations will be utilized to demonstrate principles, techniques and theories.  Knowledge from various business disciplines will be used to formulate, implement and evaluate strategic alternatives.  Other topics include managing strategic change, contingency planning and socio-cultural responsibility. 

Strategy: Innovation and Global Competition – Bus 400

This course is designed to provide students with a powerful set of tools that will prepare them to analyze, formulate, and implement business firm strategies with the aim of attaining sustainable competitive advantage. This course will further allow students to adopt the perspective of the general manager, challenging student knowledge in each functional area in the effort to create integrative strategies that serve the needs of shareholders, as well as other stakeholders inside and outside the company. The course includes conceptual readings, which elucidate the fundamental concepts and frameworks of strategic management, as well as case analyses, which enable students to apply their knowledge to real-world situations and managerial decisions. The course culminates with a final project, which requires student teams to perform a complete strategic analysis on a public company, considering its industry environment and dynamics, its strategic positioning and internal resources, and proposing a course of action for the firm to respond to its strategic challenges.  

Financial Accounting - Acct 220

Financial Accounting is a specialization of accounting that tracks the financial transactions of companies. In this course, students will learn how to prepare statements that show the financial performance and position of the company. Students will also focus on income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and statement of retained earnings following GAAP and IFRS standards.

Managerial Accounting - Acct 230

This course focuses on the fundamental concepts of managerial accounting appropriate for all organizations. This course will introduce students to business concepts and methods used to report managerial performance information to internal users and managers to assist in making sound business decisions.

Intermediate Accounting I - Acct 315 (Prerequisites: Acct 102, SC 260)

In this course, students will be able to apply financial accounting principles that are common in a corporate setting. Topics to be explored include revenue and expense recognition, income statement and balance sheet analysis, cash management receivables, inventories and liabilities, long-term assets and liabilities, and intangible assets. Students will need know EXCEL before taking this class.

Intermediate Accounting II -Acct 316 (Prerequisite: Acct 315)

This course goes beyond the accounting basics as it focuses on advanced time value issues. There will be an in-depth study of accounting for current and noncurrent liabilities, stockholders’ equity, and investments. This course will cover the following topics: bonds, pensions, leases, the equity method of accounting, earnings per share, deferred taxes, other fixed and non-current assets, and liabilities.

Cost Accounting - Acct 330

Cost accounting is an essential management tool designed to uncover profitability improvements and provide support for key business decisions. In this course, students will be introduced to cost accounting concepts and procedures. Students will learn to develop qualitative and quantitative methods for analyzing raw data that supports inventory costing. In this course, students will improve their understanding of the costs of any business.

Introduction to Taxation - Acct 340

This course will guide students through the basics of tax principles and tax planning techniques. Students can expect to develop an understanding of the objectives of the U.S. federal tax system. Course topics will include income the tax treatment of business entities and income tax treatment of individuals.

Principles of Auditing - Acct 415

This course will introduce students to the principles and practices used by public accountants and internal auditors. Students will develop knowledge of auditing standards, ethics and legal environment, statistical audit tools, and audit reports.

Accounting Information Systems - Acct 416 (Prerequisite: Acct 316)

This course will introduce students to internal control procedures. The course will cover revenue and expense cycles, documentation techniques, flowcharting, responsibilities of accountants as they use and develop information technology. The course will also explore accounting software.

Financial Statement Analysis -Acct 435

In this course students will focus on the arcane accounting rules and procedures that make up GAAP. The course will provide a focus on the development of how robust analytical financial data are used for various types of decisions and learn how to avoid misusing financial statements.