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Business and Marketing Education B.S.

Work and Human Resource Education
College of Education and Human Development

• Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2009.
• Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
• Required credits within the major: 52 to 55.
• Degree: Bachelor of Science.

This undergraduate program focuses on business and marketing education, with a choice of computer or sales and marketing emphasis areas.

Coursework includes computer training, business communication, management, and marketing. The program prepares students to work as educators in business settings or to work in technical support and administration positions. This area of study can also prepare students for careers in office systems, accounting, marketing, sales, entrepreneurship, and international business.

Admission Requirements

Students must complete 30 credits before admission to the program.  

For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the   Office of Admissions Web site.

General Requirements

All students are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the liberal education requirements.

Program Requirements

A minimum grade of C- for is required in major courses with BIE, EDHD, HRD, and WHRE designators. A minimum grade of C- is also required for general psychology. Students must complete at least 30 credits in the college, with at least 20 credits completed in the senior year. A minimum 2.80 GPA in undergraduate coursework and additional requirements are required for admission to the M.Ed./initial licensure program in business and marketing education and Minnesota state teaching licensure in grades 5-12 business education.

 Major Courses
 ECON 1101, ECON 1102, and BA 3033W are required for students seeking Minnesota teaching licensure.
      ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics, IP, SSCI (4.0 cr)
   or ECON 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics, IP, SSCI (4.0 cr)
   or APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics, SSCI (3.0 cr)
   or APEC 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics, IP, SSCI (3.0 cr)
      MGMT 3033W - Business Communication, WI (3.0 cr)
   or WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing, WI (4.0 cr)
      COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking (3.0 cr)
      PSTL 1281 - Principles of Psychology, SSCI (4.0 cr)
   or PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology, SSCI (4.0 cr)
      PSTL 1004 - Statistics, MATH (4.0 cr)
   or MATH 1001 - Excursions in Mathematics, MATH (3.0 cr)
   or MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability, MATH (3.0 cr)
   or STAT 1001 - Introduction to the Ideas of Statistics, MATH (4.0 cr)
   or A higher level math course may be taken to fulfill this requirement. Consult an adviser for course options.
      WHRE 3011W - Introduction to Technology and Public Ethics, C/PE, WI (3.0 cr)

 Supporting Program
 Students must create a supporting program of at least 13 credits with a business content. Students may choose from one of the three following three options, but students seeking Minnesota teaching licensure for grades 5-12 business education must select from the licensure course group.
  Programmatic
  Students select at least 13 business-related credits, all of which have a common course designator.
  or Thematic
  Students select 13 credits that support a general business theme, regardless of course designator.
  or Licensure
  Courses should be selected with faculty adviser approval.
  Take 13 or more credit(s) from the following:
    ·  ACCT 2050 - Introduction to Financial Reporting (4.0 cr)
    ·  BLAW 3058 - The Law of Contracts and Agency (4.0 cr)
    ·  HRIR 3021 - Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (3.0 cr)
    ·  IDSC 3001 - Information Systems for Business Processes and Management (3.0 cr)
    ·  MGMT 3001 - Fundamentals of Management (3.0 cr)
    ·  MGMT 3014 - Topics in International Business, Government, and Society (4.0 cr)
    ·  MGMT 4008 - Entrepreneurial Management (4.0 cr)
    ·  MKTG 3001 - Principles of Marketing (3.0 cr)
    ·  MKTG 4xxx
    ·  FSOS 3101 - Personal and Family Finances (3.0 cr)
    ·  INS 4201 - Personal Financial Management (2.0 cr)


Program Focus Areas
Students seeking Minnesota teaching licensure for grades 5-12 business education must select the computer focus area.

Students are required to complete one of the following course groups.

 Computer Focus
     BIE 5011 - Introduction to Computer Applications (3.0 cr)
     BIE 5012 - Advanced Word Processing (3.0 cr)
     BIE 5013 - Spreadsheet Analysis Using Computers (3.0 cr)
     BIE 5014 - Database Computer Applications (3.0 cr)
     BIE 5015 - Integrated Computer Applications in Business and Marketing Education (3.0 cr)
     WHRE 5628 - Multimedia Presentations in Business (3.0 cr)
  Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
    ·  BIE 5597 - Internship: Business and Industry Education (1.0-8.0 cr)
    ·  HRD 3201 - Introduction to Training and Development (3.0 cr)
    ·  HRD 3301 - Introduction to Organization Development (3.0 cr)
    ·  HRD 5302 - Managing Work Teams in Business and Industry (3.0 cr)
    ·  WHRE 5121 - Principles of Supervisory Management (3.0 cr)
    ·  WHRE 5301 - Philosophy and Practice of Career and Technical Education (2.0 cr)
    ·  HRD 5627 - Management and Supervisory Development (3.0 cr)
    ·  BIE 5662 - Computer Training in School and Industry Settings (3.0 cr)
    ·  WHRE 5601 - Student and Trainee Assessment (2.0 cr)
    ·  WHRE 5629 - Course Development for Business and Industry (2.0 cr)
    ·  WHRE 5661 - Instructional Methods for Business and Industry (2.0 cr)

-OR-

 Sales and Marketing Focus
     BIE 3061 - Professional Sales Management (3.0 cr)
     BIE 5001 - Teaching Marketing Promotion (3.0 cr)
     BIE 5011 - Introduction to Computer Applications (3.0 cr)
      HRD 5624 - Sales Training (3.0 cr)
      HRD 5626 - Customer Service Training (3.0 cr)
  Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
    ·  BIE 5597 - Internship: Business and Industry Education (1.0-8.0 cr)
    ·  HRD 3201 - Introduction to Training and Development (3.0 cr)
    ·  HRD 3301 - Introduction to Organization Development (3.0 cr)
    ·  HRD 5302 - Managing Work Teams in Business and Industry (3.0 cr)
    ·  WHRE 5121 - Principles of Supervisory Management (3.0 cr)
    ·  WHRE 5301 - Philosophy and Practice of Career and Technical Education (2.0 cr)
    ·  HRD 5627 - Management and Supervisory Development (3.0 cr)
    ·  BIE 5662 - Computer Training in School and Industry Settings (3.0 cr)
    ·  WHRE 5601 - Student and Trainee Assessment (2.0 cr)
    ·  WHRE 5629 - Course Development for Business and Industry (2.0 cr)
    ·  WHRE 5661 - Instructional Methods for Business and Industry (2.0 cr)

Program Sub-plans

A sub-plan is not required for this program.

Honors UHP

This is an honors sub-plan.

Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements in addition to degree program requirements. For any course required in a degree program, UHP students must register for the honors version if one is offered. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.

 

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