Louisville, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Mar 2025
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
The Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Business Studies (BSIBS) provides the opportunity for mature adult learners to individualize their college education by co-designing an individualized degree program that includes the study of two business or business-related disciplines. Working closely with an advisor from the College of Business Administration, students in the on-campus and online interdisciplinary business studies degree track form a program of study in two business or business-related fields that most effectively support his or her desired goals. Generally, the student and the faculty advisor co-design a personalized program that may draw upon the combined strengths of the College of Business Administration, College of Information Technology, the College of Health Sciences, General Education, and/or the National Center of Hospitality Studies. The Dean of the College of Business Administration or the Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration must approve the program of study and the course planner must approve for the BSIBS program.
The degree program requires 180 total quarter hours, of which 40 must be at the upper-division (300/400) level. A minimum of 25% of credit hours must be completed through Sullivan University. Up to 75% of the degree requirements can be met via a combination of credits transferred from other institutions and through prior learning assessment (e.g., credit by examination, credit for military/corporate training, and/or credit by prior learning portfolio).
Generally, the student and the faculty advisor co-design a personalized program that may draw upon the combined strengths of the College of Business Administration, College of Information Technology, the College of Health Sciences, General Education, and/or the National Center of Hospitality Studies. The Dean or Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration must approve the program of study and the course planner approved for the BSIBS program.
Ideal Students
What qualities should a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Business Studies student have?
This degree is designed for students who typically have received college credits from another institution and can apply those credits toward a broadly based degree with two areas of concentration. It also fits well for students who may not want to concentrate on a single area of study.
Admissions
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Curriculum
Courses
- Principles of Management
- Social/Behavioral Sciences Electives
- Composition I
- Composition II
- Information Systems for Managers
- Budget Analysis
- Principles of Marketing
- Humanities/Fine Arts Electives
- Natural Sciences/Mathematics Electives
- General Studies Electives
- 300/400 Level Concentration Area #1
- 300/400 Level Concentration Area #2
- Free Electives
Total Credit Hours: 180
More than 180 credit hours may be required if prerequisites are required for the completion of courses in the selected concentration.
BSIBS Concentrations may only be in an area currently offered as a Bachelor of Science Degree at Sullivan University.
Examples of concentration areas chosen by previous students have included, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Healthcare Management
- Hospitality Management
- Human Resource Leadership
- Information Technology
- Criminal Justice
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Management
- Marketing
Program Outcome
Objectives
Sullivan's Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Business Studies program is co-designed by the student and the department chairs administering the targeted areas of study in order to meet the student's specific career goals. For example, students seeking to merge Healthcare Management with Logistics and Supply Chain Management would work collaboratively with both program's department chairs throughout their degree.
Career Opportunities
What are some possible areas of study that may be selected in the design of the BSIBS degree?
- Accounting
- Finance
- Healthcare Management
- Hospitality Management
- Human Resource Leadership
- Criminal Justice
- Information Technology
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Management
- Marketing