Business Department
- (Administration) Degree Requirements
Business CoreSeven courses including:
- ACC 221 Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ACC 222 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- BUS 242 Principles of Management or BUS 200 Exploring Business as Vocation
- ECO 113 Principles of Microeconomics
- MIS 260 Problem Solving for Business
- MKT 252 Principles of Marketing
- FIN 331 Financial Management
Note: All business majors are encouraged to take KEY 490 “Vocation and the Meaning of Success” to fulfill the Augsburg Core Curriculum senior keystone requirement. (See course description under Augsburg Core Curriculum.)
Specialization in Music Business (Day students only)
Business Core* plus eight courses:
- MUS/BUS 105 The Music Business
- MUS/BUS 245 Arts Management and Concert Promotion
- MUS/BUS 399 Internship
- ECO 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
- One additional music business elective (1.0 credit taken at Augsburg or MSCM)
- MUS 101 Materials of Music I
- MUS 111 Aural Skills I
- MUS 102 Materials of Music II
- MUS 112 Aural Skills II
- MUS 130 Intro to Music and the Fine Arts
- MUS 220 Worlds of Music
- MUS 241 History of Jazz
*Music Business majors are exempt from BUS 379 and may substitute BUS 254 in place of BUS 242 or 200.
Graduation skills in Critical Thinking (CT), Speaking (S), and Writing (W) are embedded throughout the offered courses. The Quantitative (QR) graduation skill is met by completing two courses: MIS 260 (QF) and 1 of: BUS 264 or BUS 379 or COM 352 (QA).
Transfer students must consult an adviser about potential adjustments to their course requirements to fulfill each of these skills.
Specialization in Marketing (Weekend College students only)Business core plus five courses:
- MKT 352 Marketing Research
- MKT 355 Marketing Communications or MKT 357 Advertising
- MKT 450 Marketing Management
- ECO 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
- BUS 379 Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics or BUS 264 Statistical Literacy for Managers
Graduation skills in Critical Thinking (CT), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), Speaking (S), and Writing (W) are embedded throughout the offered courses and are met by completing the business administration major, marketing specialization. Transfer students must consult an adviser about potential adjustments to their course requirements to fulfill each of these skills.
Combined Major in Business Administration and EconomicsEleven courses including:
- ACC 221 Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ACC 222 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- BUS 242 Principles of Management or BUS 200 Exploring Business as Vocation
- MKT 252 Principles of Marketing
- BUS 379 Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics or FIN 331 Financial Management
- ECO 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECO 113 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECO 312 Intermediate Macroeconomics
- ECO 313 Intermediate Microeconomics
Graduation skills in Critical Thinking (CT), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), Speaking (S), and Writing (W) are embedded throughout the offered courses and are met by completing the combined major in business administration and economics. Transfer students must consult an adviser about potential adjustments to their course requirements to fulfill each of these skills.
Minor in Business Administration
Six courses including:
ACC 221 and 222, BUS 242 or 200, ECO 112 or 113, FIN 331 or BUS 264 or 379, MKT 252. Other configurations may be permitted with the approval of the department chair.
Minor in Music Business
Eight courses including:
MUS/BUS 105, ECO 113, MIS 260, ACC 221, MUS/BUS 399, and one of the following: MUS/BUS 245, BUS 254, plus two additional music course credits beyond MUS 105 and MUS 399 (maximum of 1 credit in MUE and/or MUP courses).
This minor is a collaborative program between the music and business departments. The minor is a course of study designed both for the music major desiring additional preparation in business and for the non-music major interested in pursuing a career in the music industry.
Departmental Honors
See Business Administration department chair.
