Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management
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The King’s College Business
Management Program prepares
students for careers in
business. This program,
however, differs in two key
ways from most undergraduate
business programs. First, we
approach business as one of
our nation’s (and the
world’s) strategic
institutions. Business
students at The King’s
College learn not just the
techniques of management,
such as accounting and
marketing, but also how to
understand the social,
political, and economic
foundations of free markets.
Second, The King’s
College Business Management
Program centers on the
Christian concept of
stewardship. Our goal is to
prepare students who will be
wise in their prosperity and
employ their wealth for the
betterment of society. To
that end, we are dedicated
to developing our students’
commitment to personal
integrity.
Students in the program
learn how to identify risks
and opportunities, optimize
performance with limited
resources, and to manage and
inspire human talent. The
Business Management major
begins with the Common Core
in the freshman year: a
sequence of courses that lay
the foundation in
macroeconomics, mathematics,
logic, political theory,
theology, and Western
civilization. The Common
Core also emphasizes the
written and spoken
word—essential skills for
the business professional.
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Course |
Year |
Term |
Title |
Credits |
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YEAR 1 |
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CREDITS |
| ENG |
110 |
1 |
Fall |
College Writing I
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3 |
| REL |
112 |
1 |
Fall |
Introduction to Old Testament Literature*
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3 |
| HIS |
111 |
1 |
Fall |
Western Civilization I*
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3 |
| URB |
110 |
1 |
Fall |
Introduction to the City
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3 |
| PHL |
110 |
1 |
Fall |
Logic*
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3 |
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Fall Total |
15 |
| ENG |
120 |
1 |
Spring |
College Writing II
(ENG 110) |
3 |
| ECO |
110 |
1 |
Spring |
Introduction to Economics*
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3 |
| REL |
110 |
1 |
Spring |
Christianity and Society*
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3 |
| MAT |
270 |
1 |
Spring |
Calculus*
(MAT 160 or SAT-M 650/ACT-M 27) |
3 |
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1 |
Spring |
Open Elective
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3 |
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Spring Total |
15 |
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YEAR 1 CREDITS |
30 |
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YEAR 2 |
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CREDITS |
| POL |
210 |
2 |
Fall |
Foundations of Politics*
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3 |
| ECO |
211 |
2 |
Fall |
Microeconomics*
(ECO 110) |
3 |
| HIS |
212 |
2 |
Fall |
Western Civilization II*
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3 |
| BUS |
271 |
2 |
Fall |
Financial Accounting
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3 |
| BUS |
273 |
2 |
Fall |
Principles of Management and Organization
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3 |
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Fall Total |
15 |
| REL |
211 |
2 |
Spring |
Introduction to New Testament Literature*
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3 |
| POL |
216 |
2 |
Spring |
American Political Thought and Practice I*
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3 |
| ECO |
210 |
2 |
Spring |
Macroeconomics
(ECO 110) |
3 |
| BUS |
281 |
2 |
Spring |
Managerial Accounting
(BUS 271) |
3 |
| BUS |
274 |
2 |
Spring |
Statistics for Business and Economics
(MAT 270) |
3 |
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Spring Total |
15 |
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YEAR 2 CREDITS |
30 |
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YEAR 3 |
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CREDITS |
| SCI |
312 |
3 |
Fall |
Scientific Reasoning*
(PHL 110) |
3 |
| POL |
313 |
3 |
Fall |
American Political Thought and Practice II
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3 |
| BUS |
371 |
3 |
Fall |
Introduction to Marketing
(BUS 273) |
3 |
| BUS |
373 |
3 |
Fall |
Corporate Finance
(BUS 271) |
3 |
| ELC |
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3 |
Fall |
Open Elective
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3 |
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Fall Total |
15 |
| REL |
354 |
3 |
Spring |
Biblical Interpretation*
(REL 112 & REL 211) |
3 |
| POL |
315 |
3 |
Spring |
American Political Thought and Practice III
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3 |
| BUS |
378 |
3 |
Spring |
Business Strategy
(BUS 273, BUS 371, BUS 373) |
3 |
| BUS |
382 |
3 |
Spring |
Decision Analysis and Computer Modeling
(BUS 274) |
3 |
| BUS |
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3 |
Spring |
Business Elective
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3 |
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Spring Total |
15 |
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YEAR 3 CREDITS |
30 |
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YEAR 4 |
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CREDITS |
| REL |
412 |
4 |
Fall |
Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought*
(REL 112, REL 211) |
3 |
| BUS |
471 |
4 |
Fall |
Entrepreneurship and Venture Form
(BUS 371, BUS 373) |
3 |
| ELC |
473 |
4 |
Fall |
Legal Studies in Business
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3 |
| BUS |
475 |
4 |
Fall |
Operations Management and Information Technology
(BUS 382) |
3 |
| BUS |
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4 |
Fall |
Business Elective
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3 |
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Fall Total |
15 |
| ENG |
412 |
4 |
Spring |
Persuasive Writing and Speaking*
(ENG 120) |
3 |
| BUS |
482 |
4 |
Spring |
Business Ethics
(BUS 273, BUS 473) |
3 |
| BUS |
484 |
4 |
Spring |
Decision Process and Negotiation
(BUS 371) |
3 |
| BUS |
486 |
4 |
Spring |
Senior Project
(Sr. Standing) |
3 |
| BUS |
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4 |
Spring |
Business Elective
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3 |
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Spring Total |
15 |
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YEAR 4 CREDITS |
30 |
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TOTAL FOR DEGREE |
120 |
Sophomores take Principles
of Management and
Organization, which surveys
key business disciplines:
marketing, financial
accounting, corporate
finance, entrepreneurship,
negotiations, and business
strategy. Sophomores also
take Financial Accounting,
Statistics for Business and
Economics, and Business
Communications.
As Business students
progress into their junior
and senior years, they turn
from studying other people’s
decisions to examining what
will happen if they were to
make the decisions. Juniors
take Introduction to
Marketing, Corporate
Finance, Quantitative
Analysis and Computer
Modeling, and Business
Strategy. Seniors take
Entrepreneurship and Venture
Formation, Legal Studies in
Business, Operations
Management and Information
Technology, Business Ethics,
Decision Process and
Negotiation, and Senior
Project. Juniors and Seniors
also continue to take Common
Core courses and electives.
Business Management classes are taught both by full-time faculty members and
people currently working in the fields they teach. Faculty members include a
venture capitalist, a former bank executive, and a Wall Street investment
specialist. The program aims to prepare students to manage both profit and
non-profit organizations, and both privately held and public corporations. One
program that offers experience to students is the annual
Business Plan Competition, which you can read more about
here.
In teaching business skills, The King’s College puts unusual emphasis on the
historical and philosophical background of capitalism. That’s because we see
ourselves as preparing our graduates to be the innovators and leaders of an
increasingly globalized economy. We do not seek simply to prepare students for
their first job on Wall Street or Madison Avenue. We prepare them for careers in
which they can expertly, confidently, and ethically work with colleagues in
Zurich, Jakarta, and Cape Town, as easily as their colleagues in Trenton,
Denver, and Minneapolis. Business leadership today requires agility to act
wisely within the moment, while never losing sight of the long view. By
grounding the study of business in history, economics, and politics, we seek to
put students on the path to this kind of balanced insight.
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Fall Business Electives |
Spring Business Electives |
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BUS 481: Market Research <BUS 273, 371>; BUS 483: Org
Change <BUS 273>; or BUS485: Valuation/Capital Structure <BUS 373, ECO
210>. |
Business Elective: BUS 376: Investment <ECO 210, BUS 373>;
BUS 372: Human Resource Management <BUS 273>; BUS374: Consumer Behavior
<BUS 371>; BUS 472: International Business <ECO 211, BUS 273>; BUS 474:
Venture Capital & Funding <BUS 274, 373>. |
* These courses are offered in both the Fall and the Spring, students may
take them in either semester.
** Courses in bold (e.g. ENG 120, POL 210 and SCI 312) must be taken at King's. No transfer
credit accepted.
While the Bachelor of Science
program in Business Management
may be started at the beginning
of any semester, students should
be aware that not all courses
will be offered each semester
While completing
this course of study, the
following requirements must be
met:
- No fewer than 60 of the
semester hours of course work
must be earned at The King’s
College, and these 60 hours of
credit must include at least
48 semester hours which apply
to this degree.
- The successful candidate
for this degree must have a
cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all
work completed at The King’s
College. In addition, all
students must maintain at
least a 2.0 cumulative GPA in
the courses that are a part of
the Common Core.
- A student must obtain a
grade of C or higher in both
ENG 110, College Writing I,
and ENG 120, College Writing
II, within his first three
semesters of attendance.
Failure to do so will result
in dismissal from the College.
- The successful candidate
must satisfactorily complete
all the requirements for
Interregnum.
- The successful candidate
for the BS degree must obtain
approval for graduation from
the Office of the Registrar
and upon vote of the faculty.