Program Overview
The degree of Bachelor of Business Administration requires successful completion of 120 hours including (1) the UCA Core: complete 38 hours to meet lower-division UCA Core requirements (complete upper-division UCA Core requirements using designated BBA foundation, core and major courses; (2) the BBA foundation and core requirements; (3) a major as listed below; and (4) electives to bring total credit hours to 120.
Mathematics Pathway. First-time, first-year BBA students majoring in Economics, Finance, or Insurance and Risk Management enter the College Algebra Mathematics Pathway and must enroll in MATH 1390 during their first year of study, unless they have already been awarded credit for MATH 1390.
Abbreviation Key – UCA Core Program
LD = Lower Division
UD = Upper Division
C = Effective Communication
D = Diversity
I = Critical Inquiry
R = Responsible Living
Z = Capstone Experience
Program Outline
Major in Finance (24 hours)
The major consists of eight upper-division level classes. There are five required upper-division courses:
- FINA 3340 Money, Banking, Financial Markets
- FINA 3350 Personal Financial Planning [UD UCA Core: R]
- FINA 4332 Investments
- FINA 4333 International Finance
- FINA 4336 Advanced Financial Management [UD UCA Core: C]
A student must take one of the following four classes:
- CISA 4325 Predictive Analytics
- ECON 3335 Econometrics
- INSU 3335 Managing Risk: From Data to Decisions
- FINA 4334 Financial Derivatives
The student must also take two of the following classes:
- FINA 3323 Real Estate
- FINA 3382 Internship in Finance
- FINA 4331 Bank Management
- FINA 4334 Financial Derivatives (if not used to meet the requirement in the previous section)
- FINA 4376 Entrepreneurship Finance
- FINA 4390 Independent Study
- FINA 4395 Special Problems
- ACCT 3311 Intermediate Accounting I
- ACCT 3312 Intermediate Accounting II
- INSU 3324 Risk and Insurance
- MGMT 4341 Quantitative Methods in Management
- CISA 4330 Prescriptive Analytics
Minor in Economics (18 hours)
- ECON 2320 Principles of Macroeconomics [ACTS: ECON2103]
- ECON 2321 Principles of Microeconomics [ACTS: ECON2203]
- ECON 3301 Intermediate Microeconomics
- ECON 3302 Intermediate Macroeconomics [UD UCA Core: I, C]
- And any two of the following:
- ECON 1310 Modern Political Economy
- ECON 3310 Public Sector Economics [UD UCA Core: R]
- ECON 3322 Law and Economics
- ECON 3330 Environmental Economics
- ECON 3335 Econometrics
- ECON 3382 Internship in Economics
- ECON 4V95 Special Problems in Economics
- ECON 4335 International Trade [UD UCA Core: D]
- ECON 4375 Economics of Developing Nations
- ECON 4380 Senior Seminar [UD UCA Core: Z]
- ECON 4390 Independent Study
Minor in Actuarial Studies (21 hours)
This is a 21-hour minor which will help prepare students for careers in the actuarial field. Students will complete courses designed to provide the foundation of business and insurance knowledge necessary for entry level economics and finance exams in this field. Students wishing to pursue a career in the actuarial field will also be required to have a strong background in statistical analysis beyond the scope of this minor.
Not open to students earning a BBA degree.
Required courses (18 hours):
- ACCT 2310 Principles of Accounting I [ ACTS: ACCT2003 ]
- ECON 2320 Principles of Macroeconomics [ACTS: ECON2103]
- ECON 2321 Principles of Microeconomics [ACTS: ECON2203]
- FINA 3330 Managing Finance and Capital [UD UCA Core: I]
- FINA 4336 Advanced Financial Management [UD UCA Core: C]
- INSU 3324 Risk and Insurance
- Elective courses (3 hours):
- ECON 3335 Econometrics
- INSU 3335 Managing Risk: From Data to Decisions
- FINA 4334 Financial Derivatives
or
any 3000- or 4000-level economics, finance, or insurance course approved by the advisor
Minor in Insurance and Risk Management (18 credit hours)
Required courses (12 credit hours)
- INSU 3324 Risk and Insurance
- INSU 3315 Life and Health Insurance
- INSU 3320 Property and Liability Insurance
- FINA 3350 Personal Financial Planning [UD UCA Core: R]
Electives (6 credit hours: choose two)
- INSU 1300 Introduction to Insurance
- INSU 3335 Managing Risk: From Data to Decisions
- INSU 4315 Employee Benefits
- INSU 4320 Corporate Risk Management [UD UCA Core: C]
- INSU 4330 Insurance Operations and Regulations
- INSU 4395 Special Topics in Insurance
3000- or 4000-level insurance or finance course approved by the advisor
Minor in Financial Services
A minor in Financial Services requires 18 unique hours, that is, these 18 hours may not be used for any other major or minor. Students earning a BA or BS in Economics cannot earn this minor.
Required courses 12 credit hours)
- ECON 2320 Principles of Macroeconomics [ACTS: ECON2103]
- ECON 2321 Principles of Microeconomics [ACTS: ECON2203]
- FINA 2330 Personal Finance or FINA 3350 Personal Financial Planning [UD UCA Core: R]
- FINA 3340 Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
Electives (6 credit hours: choose two)
- FINA 3323 Real Estate
- FINA 4331 Bank Management
- FINA 4332 Investments
- FINA 4333 International Finance
- INSU 3324 Risk & Insurance
