Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- OVERVIEW
- ADVANTAGES
- REQUIREMENTS
- CAREERS
- FACULTY
Overview
Embry-Riddle's Business Administration Degree Program Combines Strong Business Foundation with In-Depth Study of Aviation Specifics
Specialized Management Skills for Aviation
Effective management is essential for corporations to navigate successfully in today's global economy. You can learn these management skills from Embry-Riddle's world-renowned faculty. Our accredited program is geared toward meeting the challenges faced by the constantly evolving aviation and aerospace industry. As an Embry-Riddle business graduate, you will be a valuable asset in any career you choose, working for companies in any industry.
Choose Major: Management or Air Transportation
In this degree program, you will acquire a strong foundation of business and management principles, finance and accounting, information systems, communication skills, and teamwork. You will select a major in Management or Air Transportation. Students should declare their major at the start of their sophomore year.
You may also take advantage of invaluable on-the-job co-op internships with major employers as part of your chosen specialty.
Advantages
The Business Administration Program Encourages Cooperative Education Experiences
Embry-Riddle's Business Administration program at the Daytona Beach Campus is accredited by:
- The Aviation Accreditation Board International
- The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
The College of Business works with the National Business Aviation Association, in cooperation with the University Aviation Association, to establish minimum management certification requirements. Our degree programs meet the needs of the continually changing environment of education, business, and aviation.
Cooperative education experiences are encouraged, with faculty assigned to assist students in securing co-op/internships. In addition, elective courses allow students to broaden their general education or pursue specific interests in aviation/aerospace-related topics. Active guidance on the needs of aviation management is provided by the Business Advisory Committee. Department-sponsored tutoring and labs are also provided.
Students should be aware that several courses in each academic year may require prerequisite subject knowledge and/or class standing. Check the course descriptions in the current catalog before registering for classes to ensure appropriate placement.
Our Business Administration Program Gives You a Strong Business Foundation with Aviation and Operations Knowledge
Requirements
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| Program Support | 12 |
| Business Core | 36 |
| Major | 21 |
| Open Electives | 15 |
| General Education | 36 |
| Total Degree Credits | 120 |
| General Education | Credits |
|---|---|
| Communication Theory and Skills | 9 |
| COM 122, 219, 222, -OR- 221 | - |
| Mathematics | 6 |
| MA 111 -OR- MA 120, MA 112 -OR- MA 220 | - |
| Computer Science | 3 |
| BA 120 -OR- IT 109 | - |
| Physical and Life Sciences | 6 |
| (One course must include a laboratory.) PS 101-109, PS 142, PS 302, PS 308, PS 309 One course must be either chemistry or physics. | - |
| Humanities Lower-Level Course | 3 |
| HU 140 Series | - |
| Social Sciences Lower-Level Course | 6 |
| EC 210, EC 211 | - |
| Humanities/Social Sciences Upper-Level Course | 3 |
| HU 300-400 Level, HF 300, PSY 350, SS 302-360 | - |
| Total Degree Credits | 36 |
Embry-Riddle courses in the general education categories of Communication Theory and Skills, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physical and Life Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences may be chosen from those listed below, assuming prerequisite requirements are met and with the permission of the advisor. Courses from other institutions are acceptable if they fall into these broad categories and are at the level specified above in the Aviation Business Administration vertical outline. Other courses may also be used with the permission of a department chair.
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AS 120 | Principles of Aeronautical Science | 3 |
| BA 221 | Advanced Computer Based Systems | 3 |
| MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MA 320 | Decision Math | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 |
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BA 210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 220 | Marketing | 3 |
| BA 225 | Business Law | 3 |
| BA 312 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 317 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BA 320 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| BA 325 | Social Responsibility and Ethics | 3 |
| BA 332 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BA 335 | International Business | 3 |
| BA 420 | Management of Production and Operations | 3 |
| BA 436 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 36 |
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 314 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BA 427 | Management of the Multicultural Workforce | 3 |
| BA 334 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
| - | -OR- | - |
| BA 326 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| - | -OR- | - |
| BA 327 | Airline-Airport Operations | 3 |
| EC 315 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| - | Specified Electives | 9 |
| Total Credits | 21 |
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 310 | Airport Management | 3 |
| BA 315 | Airline Management | 3 |
| BA 318 | Entrepreneurial Small Business | 3 |
| BA 318 | Business Law | 3 |
| BA 322 | Aviation Insurance | 3 |
| BA 324 | Aviation Labor Relations | 3 |
| BA 326 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| BA 327 | Airline-Airport Operations | 3 |
| BA 334 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
| BA 340 | International Accounting | 3 |
| BA 405 | General Aviation Marketing | 3 |
| BA 410 | Management of Air Cargo | 3 |
| BA 412 | Airport Planning and Design | 3 |
| BA 418 | Airport Administration and Finance | 3 |
| BA 419 | Aviation Maintenance Management | 3 |
| BA 422 | Life Cycle Analysis for Systems and Programs in Aviation/Aerospace | 3 |
| BA 424 | Project Management in Aviation Operations | 3 |
| BA 425 | Trends and Current Problems in Air Transportation | 3 |
| BA 426 | International Aviation Management | 3 |
| BA 430 | International Trade and Regulations | 3 |
| BA 450 | Airline/Airport Marketing | 3 |
| EC 420 | Economics of Air Transportation | 3 |
| BA/EC | 300/400 Level Experimental Courses | 3 |
| COM 415 | Non-Verbal Communications | 3 |
| HF 210 | Human Factors I: Principles and Fundamentals | 3 |
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 215 | Transportation Principles | 3 |
| BA 310 | Airport Management | 3 |
| BA 315 | Airline Management | 3 |
| EC 420 | Economics of Air Transportation | 3 |
| BA 426 | International Aviation Management | 3 |
| BA | Electives (from list below) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 314 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BA 318 | Entrepreneurial Small Business | 3 |
| BA 322 | Aviation Insurance | 3 |
| BA 324 | Aviation Labor Relations | 3 |
| BA 326 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| BA 327 | Airline-Airport Operations | 3 |
| BA 334 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
| BA 340 | International Accounting | 3 |
| BA 405 | General Aviation Marketing | 3 |
| BA 410 | Management of Air Cargo | 3 |
| BA 412 | Airport Planning and Design | 3 |
| BA 418 | Airport Administration and Finance | 3 |
| BA 419 | Aviation Maintenance Management | 3 |
| BA 422 | Airport Administration and Finance | 3 |
| BA 424 | Aviation Maintenance Management | 3 |
| BA 422 | Life Cycle Analysis for Systems and Programs in Aviation/Aerospace | 3 |
| BA 424 | Project Management in Aviation Operations | 3 |
| BA 425 | Trends and Current Problems in Air Transportation | 3 |
| BA 427 | Management of the Multicultural Workplace | 3 |
| BA 430 | International Trade and Regulations | 3 |
| BA 450 | Airline/Airport Marketing | 3 |
| EC 315 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| BA/EC | 300/400 Level Experimental Courses | 3 |
| - | Open Electives | - |
| - | Students select a minor or complete open electives of their choice. | - |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
| Total Degree Requirements | 120 | |
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AS 120 | Principles of Aeronautical Science | 3 |
| - | Communication Theory and Skills | 3 |
| - | Lower-Level Humanities | 3 |
| BA 120 | Introduction to Computer-Based Systems | 3 |
| - | Mathematics | 3 |
| BA 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BA 221 | Advanced Computer-Based Systems | 3 |
| EC 210 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC 211 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 |
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| - | Communication Theory and Skills | 6 |
| - | Physical and Life Sciences | 3 |
| BA 210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 220 | Marketing | 3 |
| BA 320 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MA 320 | Decision Mathematics | 3 |
| - | Open Elective | 3 |
| - | Management Major: | 3 |
| BA 225 | Business Law | 3 |
| - | Air Transportation Major: | 3 |
| BA 215 | Transportation Principles | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| - | Upper-Level Humanities -OR- | - |
| - | Social Sciences* | 3 |
| - | Physical Sciences | 3 |
| BA 312 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 317 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BA 332 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| - | Open Elective | 3 |
| - | Management Major: | 3 |
| BA 314 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BA 427 | Management of the Multicultural Workforce | 3 |
| EC 315 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| BA 334 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
| - | -OR- | 3 |
| BA 326 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| - | -OR- | 3 |
| BA 327 | Airline-Airport Operations | 3 |
| - | Air Transportation Major: | 3 |
| BA 225 | Business Law | 3 |
| BA 310 | Airport Management | 3 |
| BA 315 | Airline Management | 3 |
| BA 420 | Economics of Air Transportation | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 |
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 325 | Social Responsibility and Ethics | 6 |
| BA 335 | International Business | 3 |
| BA 420 | Production and Operations | 3 |
| BA 436 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| - | Open Elective | 9 |
| - | Management Major: | 3 |
| - | Specified Electives | 9 |
| - | Air Transportation Major: | 3 |
| BA 426 | International Aviation Management | 3 |
| - | Specified Electives | 6 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Careers
Manage Your Future
Recent Embry-Riddle business administration graduates are employed in leading airlines, aviation/aerospace and commercial firms, consultancies, and regulatory bodies, including ARC Engineering, Cendant, United Continental, Daimler/Chrysler, Delta, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Express, Lockheed Martin, Lufthansa, UAL,UPS, United Space Alliance, US Airways, and U.S. Armed Forces.
The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Career Services Office offers a resume referral system known as the EagleHire Network.
Business + Aviation Expertise = An Attractive Resume
As the world's air transportation network becomes ever more sophisticated and complex, the demand for professionals with the skills and knowledge required to maximize the efficiency of both people and the aviation system continues to grow.
Employers of Embry-Riddle's business administration graduates can be confident that they are hiring people who possess knowledge of the unique characteristics of the aviation and aerospace industries and the management principles underlying all business.
View Faculty and Details for Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Faculty
Professor, Dean
Economics, Finance, & Information Systems
Ph.D. in Computer Systems, Nova Southeastern University. At Embry-Riddle since 1984.
Professor and Chair
Management, Marketing, & Operations
Ph.D. in Operations Research, 1996, University of New South Wales, Australia. At Embry-Riddle since 1999.
