Business Administration: Social Impact Concentration, B.S.B.A.

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The Social Impact concentration of the Business Administration major provides BSBA students with an opportunity to explore leadership of different types of organizations – especially nonprofits and social enterprises. This concentration includes courses focused on leadership and management of mission-focused organizations, along with a choice of electives from various disciplines to enable students to select courses and professional pathways that align with their interests and values.

Prerequisites for the BSBA Degree:

All Helzberg School of Management students pursuing the BSBA degree are required to complete the following prerequisites:

AC 2000 - Financial Accounting (3)
AC 2100 - Managerial Accounting (3)
BIA 1800 - Data Analysis (3)
BIA 2200 - Statistics and Predictive Analytics (3)
or
BSS 2100 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3)
MG 1900 - Business Leadership and Social Issues (3)
EC 1000 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
or
EC 1050 - Honors Macroeconomics (3)
EC 1100 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
or
EC 1150 - Honors Microeconomics (3)
MG 1001 - Professional Readiness I: Exploration and Foundation (1)
Or
WCC 1000 - Wisdom Core Cornerstone (2)

Note:

The math proficiency required for BSBA majors can only be fulfilled through taking Pre-Calculus or higher.

The Helzberg School of Management Core courses:

The Helzberg School of Management Core courses, which are required for graduation for the BSBA degree, are:

FN 3000 - Essentials of Finance (3)
BIA 3100 - Computing Technologies for Business (3)
BIA 3201 - Prescriptive Analytics for Business Decision Making (3)
MG 3001 - Professional Readiness II: Skill Development (1)
or
MG 3021 - Magis Leaders Program I (.5) and
MG 3202 - Magis Leadership Program II (.5)
MG 3300 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3) *
MG 3350 - Business in Global Environments (3)
MG 3400 - Business Law and Commercial Transactions (3)
MG 4940 - Business Leadership: Strategy, Policy and Ethics (3) **
MK 3000 - Principles of Marketing (3)

Students Pursuing a Concentration:

Students pursuing a concentration in Accounting take AC 3500 - Accounting Information and Control Systems instead of BIA 3100 ; students pursuing a concentration in Finance/Accounting may take AC 3500 instead of BIA 3100 .

Note(s):

**Students pursuing a concentration in Accounting (Option 1 or 2) will take AC 4750 - Auditing instead of MG 4940 . AC 4750 will satisfy the BSBA undergraduate capstone graduation requirement.

*Students with concentrations in accounting pursuing the accelerated MBA Option to meet CPA certification requirements will be waived from this course (MG 3300 ) at the undergraduate level and will instead take an additional upper-division accounting course. These students will take the Core Managerial Perspective course MG 6310 during their graduate work.

***Students in the Business Administration major may not pursue a minor in either General Business or in Business Administration: Pre MBA.

Social Impact Concentration courses:

A total of 15 credit hours are required in the concentration.

Required Courses:

NP 4010 - Leading Mission Driven Organizations (3)
NP 4050 - Resource Development for Social Impact (3)
NP 4090 - Program Planning and Evaluation (3)

Electives (6 credits) - select two of the following:

BIA 3300 - Project Management (3)
CT 3500 - Introduction to Public Relations (3)
CT 3700 - Health Communication (3)
CT 3800 - Study Abroad: Organizational and Intercultural Communication Perspectives (3)
CT 3840 - Persuasion: Theories of Social Influence (3)
CT 3850 - Intercultural Communication (3)
CT 3860 - Media and Politics (3)
CT 4350 - Organizational Communication (3)
CT 4500 - Social Media and Contemporary Culture (3)
EC 3250 - Sustainability and Environmental Policy (3)
EC 3400 - The Developing World: Economics, Politics and Culture (3)
HP 3500 - Perspectives in Global Health (3)
HP 3700 - Global Perspectives on Disability (3)
LDV 3000 - Leading Collaborative Change (3)
LDV 4000 - Applied Leadership (3)
MG 3010 - Principles of Management (3)
MG 3091 - Global Issues in Business and Culture (3)
MG 3500 - Leadership Development (3)
MG 3800 - Competitive Analysis: An International Perspective (3)
MG 4400 - Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (3)
MK 3200 - Consumer Insights (3)
MK 3500 - Integrated Marketing Communication (3)
NP 4200 - Marketing Communications for Nonprofits in the Digital Age (3)
NP 4300 - Charitable Giving and Relationship Management Seminar (3)
NP 4970 - Internship and Professional Development (3-6)
PL 4500 - Ethical Problems (3)
PL 4550 - Business and Ethics (3)
PL 4650 - Philosophy of Justice (3)
PL 4665 - Environmental Ethics (3)
PS 3170 - Political Leadership (CP/AP) (3)
PS 3400 - Public Policy: Analysis and Writing (3)
PS 3600 - Principles of Public Administration (PA) (3)
PS 3750 - Civil Rights (CL) (3)

Related Required Hours

Rockhurst University requires at least 12 related hours for each degree. For the BSBA degree, this requirement is met by the completion of a concentration.

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