Majors in Business (BBA)

BBA MAJORS

We offer 3 majors in the BBA program: Finance, International Business and Actuarial Studies. 

All three BBA majors require twelve core courses covering the basics of Economics and Accounting. Students must also study mathematics, business economics, and marketing.

Before applying students must complete ECON 101, ECON 102, ACCT 101 and ACCT 102 with a minimum GPA of 2.7 across the 4 courses and have no individual grade below a C-. 

Within the BBA program students must choose one of the four concentrations:

  1. Corporate Finance
  2. FinTech
  3. International Business
  4. Actuarial Studies
HOW TO APPLY
BBA applications are reviewed once a month, at the end of the month. Applicants will be notified of the department’s decision on the first week of the following month after their application submission.

Students who wish to declare a BBA major must fulfill all of the following requirements in order to be considered for the BBA program:

    1. Complete ECON 101 & 102 and ACCT 101 & 102 before applying
    2. Submit an application form for entrance to the BBA program
    3. Obtain a minimum GPA of 2.7 across the 4 courses listed above
    Area Studies Electives

    For International Business majors only

    (Finance and Actuarial Studies majors, see Globalization and Environment electives)

    ECONOMICS

    ECON 211: Economics of Asia

    ECON 212: Economic Problems of Latin America

    ECON 245: Economics Technology, Media, and Telecommunications

    ECON 231: Economics of China

    ECON 301: Economics of CryptoAsset

    ECON 302: Blockchain and Money

    ECON 327: Political Economy of the European Union: Past, Present, Future

    ANTHROPOLOGY

    (Topics covered in the following courses vary by instructor. Depending on the topics chosen, the courses may count towards the area studies electives with the permission of an advisor.)

    ANTH 206: Peoples of South America

    ANTH 208, 208W: Peoples of South Asia

    ANTH 209: Peoples of Europe

    ANTH 210: Peoples of East Asia

    ANTH 211: Peoples of Africa

    ANTH 212: Peoples of the Middle East

    ANTH 215, 215W: Peoples of the Caribbean

    HISTORY

    HIST 222: Europe Since 1945

    HIST 106: History of Latin America, 1825 to the Present

    HIST 145: Modern South Asia

    POLITICAL SCIENCE

    PSCI 230: Politics of Development

    PSCI 233: Transitions to Democracy

    PSCI 234: Contemporary Western Europe

    PSCI 235: Contemporary Russia

    PSCI 238: Contemporary Asia

    PSCI 239: Contemporary Latin America

    PSCI 240: Contemporary Middle East

    PSCI 252: Contemporary Issues in International Relations

    PSCI 254: The Politics of the International Economy

    PSCI 257: Western Europe in World Politics

    PSCI 258: Asia in World Politics

    PSCI 269: Colloquium In International Politics

    SOCIOLOGY

    SOC 273: Social Change in Africa

    SOC 274: Social Change in Latin America and the Caribbean

    SOC 275: Sociology of Asian Americans

    Globalization and Environment Electives

    For Finance and Actuarial Studies majors only

    (International Business majors, see Area Studies electives)

    ECONOMICS

    ECON 204: International Political Economy

    ECON 207: Comparative Economic and Financial Systems
    *Note: If ECON 207 is chosen as a major elective, it may not also be chosen as a globalization elective.

    ECON 208: Process of Economic Development

    ECON 232: Economics of Climate Change

    ECON 228W: Economics of the Environment

    ECON 326: International Economics

    ECON 245: Economics Technology, Media, and Telecommunications

    ECON 301: Economics of CryptoAsset

    ECON 302: Blockchain and Money

    ECON 328: International Finance
    *Note: If ECON 328 is chosen as a major elective, it may not also be chosen as a globalization elective.

    ANTHROPOLOGY

    ANTH 302: Ecology and Culture

    ANTH 304: Anthropology of Development

    ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

    ENSCI 100: Our Planet in 21C

    GEOLOGY

    GEOL 025: Natural Resources and the Environment

    HISTORY

    HIST 222: Europe since 1945

    HIST 106: History of Latin America: 1825 to Present

    POLITICAL SCIENCE

    PSCI 231: Political Culture and Political Socialization

    PSCI 232: Comparative Political Economy

    PSCI 233: Transitions to Democracy

    PSCI 234: Contemporary Western Europe

    PSCI 235: Contemporary Russia

    PSCI 236: The Politics of Developing Nations

    PSCI 237: Contemporary Africa

    PSCI 238: Contemporary Asia

    PSCI 239: Contemporary Latin America

    PSCI 240: Contemporary Middle East

    PSCI 243: Contemporary Central America

    PSCI 250: International Law

    PSCI 251: International Organization

    PSCI 252: Contemporary Issues in International Relations

    PSCI 253: Problems in International Law and Administration

    PSCI 254: The Politics of the International Economy

    PSCI 255: Comparative Foreign Policy

    PSCI 256: Africa in World Politics

    PSCI 257: Western Europe in World Politics

    PSCI 258: Asia in World Politics

    PSCI 259: Latin America in World Politics

    PSCI 260: The Middle East in World Politics

    PSCI 261: Russia in World Politics

    SOCIOLOGY

    SOC 279: Globalization: Social and Geographic Perspectives