Business Management
Bachelor of Science Degree
The Bachelor of Science in Business Management is designed to prepare students for a wide choice of business and managerial careers. The program provides for a rich exposure to business issues and functions through introductory and core business courses. In addition, the program provides for a significant portion of the degree to be self-defined through elective courses. Through consultation with faculty and program advisors each student is advised with an individualized set of courses designed to best serve the career goals of that student. Students may choose to focus on specific areas of business such as Accounting, Management, Marketing, and International Business or choose from a wide variety of courses in Business Computer Systems and/or Sport Management.
Typical Employment Opportunities
Marketing
Management and Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Accounting and Finance
Customer Relations
Financial Services
Global Business
Production, Quality Control, Inventory and Logistics
Business Management (BS) Program Outcomes:
- Graduates will have the necessary skills to understand and perform in different areas of business in the modern world economy.
- Graduates will be effective communicators and possess critical thinking skills necessary to analyze and solve problems.
- Graduates will function well in teams, develop creative problem solving skills and have the ability to use current technologies in management contexts.
- Graduates will have an understanding of social and ethical issues, data analysis skills, financial theories, and a knowledge of the global economic, political, and legal context within which businesses function.
- Graduates will have an appreciation of markets and organizational behavior, organizational systems and processes, and learn to work effectively in a diverse environment.
Admission to Farmingdale State College - State University of New York is based on the qualifications of the applicant without regard to age, sex, marital or military status, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.
Contact Information
Business
Dr. Nanda Viswanathan
School of Business, Room 329
934-420-2015
business@farmingdale.edu
Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Fall 2024
Subject to revision
| College Requirement | (1 credit) |
| FYE 101 First Year Experience* | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | (61 credits) |
|---|---|
| EGL 101 Composition I: College Writing (GE) | 3 |
| EGL 102 Composition II: Writing About Literature | 3 |
| The Arts (GE) | 3 |
| Communication- Written and Oral (GE) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE) | 3 |
| EGL 310 Technical Writing | 3 |
| US History and Civic Engagement/World History and Global Awareness(GE) | 3 |
| MTH 129 Precalculus or MTH 117 Precalculus with Applications (GE) | 4 |
| World Languages (GE) | 3 |
| ECO 156 Principles of Economics (Macro) (GE) | 3 |
| ECO 157 Principles of Economics (Micro) (GE) | 3 |
| Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning (GE) | 3 |
| Math or Natural Science elective | 3 |
| Arts and Sciences electives (including 6 credits @300-level or above) | 21 |
| Required: Business | (39 credits) |
|---|---|
| BUS 101 Accounting I | 3 |
| BUS 102 Accounting II | 3 |
| BUS 109 Management Theories and Practices | 3 |
| BUS 131 Marketing Principles | 3 |
| BUS 202 Business Law | 3 |
| BUS 240 Business Statistics | 3 |
| BUS 280 International Business | 3 |
| BUS 300 Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 307 Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUS 404 Financial Markets & Institutions | 3 |
| BUS 409 Strategic Management | 3 |
| BCS 102 Computer Concepts and Applications | 3 |
| BCS 300 Management Information Systems | 3 |
| Electives: | (24 credits) |
| BUS, SMT and/or IND courses (300 level or higher) | 9 |
| AET, BCS, BUS, CON, EET, HOR, IND, MET and/or SMT courses | 12 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 124-125 |
Curriculum Summary
*FYE 101 First Year Experience is required for all first time full time students
Degree Type: BS
Total Required Credits: 124-125
Please refer to the General Education, Applied Learning, and Writing Intensive requirement
sections of the College Catalog and consult with your advisor to ensure that graduation
requirements are satisfied.
As a part of the SUNY General Education Framework, all first-time full time Freshman
at Farmingdale State College (FSC) beginning Fall 2023, are required to develop knowledge
and skills in Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ). Students will
be able to fulfill this requirement at FSC by taking a specially designated DEISJ
course that has been developed by faculty and approved by the DEISJ Review Board.
DEISJ-approved courses may meet other General Education Knowledge and Skills areas
and/or core competencies and thus be dually designated. DEISJ-approved courses may
also earn other special designations such as those for Applied Learning or Writing
Intensive.
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