Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is designed to build a strong foundation for entrepreneurs or those seeking business careers in aviation and beyond.
About the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) provides graduates with the knowledge and skills essential for successful entry into desirable business careers. Students emerge with a strong business foundation and the skills needed to be successful in a business, entrepreneurship and management-focused career.
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University's close affiliation with companies that serve global aviation and aerospace industries and beyond provides students with additional business opportunities. Students beginning this program will gain strong business analytics skills along with principles of management, consulting, supply chain computer systems and economics.
Student Learning Outcomes
While earning a business degree, you will have the opportunity to:
- Defend and articulate business societal problems
- Demonstrate subject matter expertise in marketing competencies
- Analyze the business ethical environment and apply ethical reasoning
- Create well-written plans on relevant business topics
Business Administration Career Opportunities
Careers and Employers
Embry-Riddle graduates are prepared to enter the aviation business industry and beyond, often finding careers as managing directors, operating officers, program directors and operations directors.
Students earning a degree in business administration often accept employment offers from top Aerospace and Defense companies such as The Boeing Company, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and NASA.
Business Administration Salary Information
Receiving a degree in business administration from Embry-Riddle provides the opportunity for competitive salaries, averaging $61,400 annually as of 2022.
DETAILS
About Business Administration at the Daytona Beach, FL Campus
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is housed in the Department of Management, Marketing, & Operations in the David B. O'Maley College of Business.
The Daytona Beach Campus also features an Applied Aviation Simulation Lab and the Total Airport & Airspace Modeler (TAAM) Lab, which simulates airport operations to “test” the impact of planned changes (new runways, altered flights, etc.).
Embry‑Riddle offers a combined program that allows well-qualified students the chance to begin graduate work toward their Master of Business Administration (MBA) while finishing their degree in Business Administration.
Tracks/Specialties and/or Certificates
This degree lets students select one of three majors:
- Accounting and Finance Major: 21 credit hours
- Management: 21 credit hours
- Marketing: 21 credit hours
Business Administration Information
- Credits: 120
- Online or In-Person: In-Person
Professional Accreditation
The Business Administration with concentrations in Management, Marketing, Accounting and Finance program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
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General Education Requirements
For a full description of Embry-Riddle General Education guidelines, please see the General Education section of this catalog. These minimum requirements are applicable to all degree programs.
| General Education | 36 | |
| Program Support | 12 | |
| Business Core | 36 | |
| Major | 21 | |
| Open Electives | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
General Education*
| Communication Theory and Skills | 9 | |
| Lower-Level Humanities | 3 | |
| Lower-Level Social Sciences (EC 210) | 3 | |
| Lower or Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences (EC 211) | 3 | |
| Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Computer Science (BA 125) | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 6 | |
| Physical and Life Sciences | 6 | |
| Total 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 above, 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.
Program Support
| AS 120 | Principles of Aeronautical Science | 3 |
| BA 232 | Techniques in Business Analytics | 3 |
| BA 352 | Business Analytics for Decision Making | 3 |
| MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Business Core
| ACC 210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 312 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BA 225 | Business Law | 3 |
| BA 317 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BA 320 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| BA 325 | Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management | 3 |
| BA 335 | International Business | 3 |
| BA 420 | Management of Production and Operations | 3 |
| FIN 332 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| MK 220 | Marketing | 3 |
| MK 490 | Strategic Marketing Analytics and Data Visualization * | 3 |
| or BA 490 | Strategic Management | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
- *
Required Core course for Marketing Major
| Open Electives | ||
| Students select a minor or complete open electives of their choice. | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Accounting and Finance Major
| ACC 338 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 348 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| FIN 334 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
| FIN 434 | Corporate Finance II | 3 |
| Specified Elective ** | 3 | |
| Major Elective | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
- **
Any ACC/BA/EC/FIN/MK Upper-Level course not required in Business core or Major.
| Major Electives | ||
| Students must complete a combination of six hours from the courses listed below: | 6 | |
ACC 340 | International Accounting | |
ACC 351 | Auditing Principles and Procedures | |
BA 318 | Entrepreneurship I | |
BA 345 | Business Law II | |
FIN 418 | Airport Administration and Finance | |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Management Major
| BA 314 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BA 427 | Management of Multicultural Workforce | 3 |
| EC 315 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
BA 318 | Entrepreneurship I | |
BA 327 | Airline-Airport Operations | |
FIN 334 | Investment Analysis | |
| Specified Electives ** | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
- **
Any ACC/BA/EC/FIN/MK Upper-Level course not required in Business core or Major, or COM 415 or HF 300
Marketing Major
| Marketing Major Capstone: required of all students, Senior standing with completion of 12 hours of MK major classes, with MK 355 a specified prerequisite; used in place of BA 490 for the Marketing major | ||
| MK 330 | Professional Selling | 3 |
| MK 355 | Data Driven Decision Making | 3 |
| MK 402 | Creative Content | 3 |
| Select four of the following | 12 | |
BA 318 | Entrepreneurship I | |
BA 363 | Supply Chain Management | |
BA 411 | Logistics Management for Aviation/Aerospace | |
MK 400 | Social Media Marketing | |
MK 405 | Corporate Aviation Marketing | |
MK 415 | Aerospace Marketing | |
MK 425 | Airline Marketing | |
MK 435 | Airport Marketing | |
MK 445 | Government as Customer: Aerospace Business Development | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
- *
See General Education in the introduction
| Total Degree Credits | 120 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
Management Major
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Credits | ||
| AS 120 | Principles of Aeronautical Science | 3 |
| BA 101 | Introduction to Business Programs and Careers | 1 |
| BA 125 | Foundations in Business Data Analytics | 3 |
| BA 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BA 232 | Techniques in Business Analytics | 3 |
| COM 122 | English Composition | 3 |
| EC 210 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC 211 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Lower-level Humanities | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 6 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 31.0 | |
| Year Two | ||
| ACC 210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 312 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 225 | Business Law | 3 |
| BA 314 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| COM 219 | Speech | 3 |
| COM 222 | Business Communication | 3 |
| MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MK 220 | Marketing | 3 |
| Physical and Life Science | 3 | |
| Physical and Life Science Lab | 1 | |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 31.0 | |
| Year Three | ||
| BA 317 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BA 320 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| BA 352 | Business Analytics for Decision Making | 3 |
| BA 427 | Management of Multicultural Workforce | 3 |
| BA 327 | Airline-Airport Operations | 3 |
or BA 318
|
Entrepreneurship I | |
or FIN 334
|
Investment Analysis | |
| EC 315 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| FIN 332 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| Physical and Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Upper Level Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 30.0 | |
| Year Four | ||
| BA 325 | Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management | 3 |
| BA 335 | International Business | 3 |
| BA 420 | Management of Production and Operations | 3 |
| BA 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Specified Electives | 9 | |
| Open Electives | 9 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 30.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 120 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
Marketing Major
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Credits | ||
| AS 120 | Principles of Aeronautical Science | 3 |
| BA 101 | Introduction to Business Programs and Careers | 1 |
| BA 125 | Foundations in Business Data Analytics | 3 |
| BA 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BA 232 | Techniques in Business Analytics | 3 |
| COM 122 | English Composition | 3 |
| EC 210 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC 211 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Lower-level Humanities | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 6 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 31.0 | |
| Year Two | ||
| ACC 210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 225 | Business Law | 3 |
| BA 352 | Business Analytics for Decision Making | 3 |
| COM 219 | Speech | 3 |
| COM 222 | Business Communication | 3 |
| MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MK 220 | Marketing | 3 |
| MK 330 | Professional Selling | 3 |
| Physical and Life Science | 3 | |
| Physical and Life Science Lab | 1 | |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 31.0 | |
| Year Three | ||
| ACC 312 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 317 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BA 320 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| BA 335 | International Business | 3 |
| FIN 332 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| MK 402 | Creative Content | 3 |
| Physical and Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Specified Major Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 30.0 | |
| Year Four | ||
| BA 325 | Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management | 3 |
| BA 420 | Management of Production and Operations | 3 |
| BA 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
or MK 490
|
Strategic Marketing Analytics and Data Visualization | |
| MK 355 | Data Driven Decision Making | 3 |
| Specified Electives | 6 | |
| Specified Major Elective | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 9 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 30.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 120 | |
Accounting & Finance Major
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Credits | ||
| AS 120 | Principles of Aeronautical Science | 3 |
| BA 101 | Introduction to Business Programs and Careers | 1 |
| BA 125 | Foundations in Business Data Analytics | 3 |
| BA 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BA 232 | Techniques in Business Analytics | 3 |
| COM 122 | English Composition | 3 |
| EC 210 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC 211 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Lower-level Humanities | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 6 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 31.0 | |
| Year Two | ||
| ACC 210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 312 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 225 | Business Law | 3 |
| COM 219 | Speech | 3 |
| COM 222 | Business Communication | 3 |
| MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MK 220 | Marketing | 3 |
| Physical and Life Science | 3 | |
| Physical and Life Science Lab | 1 | |
| Specified Major Elective | 3 | |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 31.0 | |
| Year Three | ||
| ACC 338 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| BA 317 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BA 320 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| BA 352 | Business Analytics for Decision Making | 3 |
| FIN 332 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| FIN 334 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
| Physical and Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Upper Level Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Major Elective | 3 | |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 30.0 | |
| Year Four | ||
| ACC 348 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| BA 325 | Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management | 3 |
| BA 335 | International Business | 3 |
| BA 420 | Management of Production and Operations | 3 |
| BA 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| FIN 434 | Corporate Finance II | 3 |
| Open Electives | 9 | |
| Specified Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 30.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 120 | |
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