Business Administration Major Concentrations 

Specialize in business with one of seven concentrations to choose from. Concentrations prepare students for higher-level management in specialized business sectors. 

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For a complete list of degree plans for each concentration please visit the Advising Resources page.

For course descriptions, please visit the UCR Course Catalog at registrar.ucr.edu/registering/catalog

• Accounting & Auditing

  Accounting & Auditing Concentration Requirements (24 Units)

  Students must take Bus 021 (4 units) and six upper-division elective courses in Accounting & Auditing. The Accounting & Auditing concentration consists of six upper-division elective courses in Accounting & Auditing. In addition to those 24 units, students in this concentration are highly encouraged to complete Bus 021 prior to their Junior Year. 

  Number	Course title	Units
  BUS 154	Business Law	4
  BUS 160/ECON 160	Industrial Organization	4
  BUS 161	Forensic and Fraud Auditing	4
  BUS 162/ECON 162	Managerial Economics	4
  BUS 165A	Intermediate Financial Accounting	4
  BUS 165B	Intermediate Financial Accounting	4
  BUS 165C	Intermediate Financial Accounting	4
  BUS 166	Accounting Information Systems	4
  BUS 167	Advanced Financial Accounting	4
  BUS 168A	Individual Taxation	4
  BUS 168B	Federal Taxation for Corporations, Partnerships, Estates, and Trusts	4
  BUS 169A	Auditing	4
  BUS 169B	Quality Assurance in Auditing	4
  BUS 170	Financial Statement Analysis	4

• Business Analytics

  Business Analytics Concentration Requirements (24 Units)

  Focuses on developing new insights and understanding of business performance based on data and statistical methods.
  The Business Analytics concentration consists of three required courses (Bus 124, Bus 125, and Bus 130) and three upper-division elective courses in Business Analytics.

  Number	Course Name	Units
  BUS 123 - REQUIRED	Spreadsheet Modeling for Decision-Making	4
  BUS 124 - REQUIRED	Business Analytics	4
  BUS 125 - REQUIRED	Simulation for Business	4
  BUS 130 - REQUIRED	Supply Chain Modeling	4
  BUS 129 - ELECTIVE	Supply Chain Management	4
  BUS 136 - ELECTIVE	Investments: Security Analysis & Portfolio Management	4
  BUS 161 - ELECTIVE	Forensic & Fraud Auditing	4

• Finance

  Finance Concentration Requirements (24 Units)

  The Finance concentration consists of three required courses (Bus 132, Bus134, and Bus 136) and three upper-division elective courses in Finance. Students are strongly advised to choose one of the following tracks to specialize their educational path, and supplement with additional courses as needed to complete the 24 unit requirement: 

  • 1 = Investment
  • 2 = Corporate Finance

  Selecting a track will not appear on your transcript, but it can be reflected on your resume. 

  Number	Course	Units
  BUS 132	Foundations of Finance	4

  Investment Track		Corporate Finance Track		Additional Courses
  BUS 131 Fixed-Income Securities	4	BUS 134 Corporate Finance	4	BUS 131 Fixed-Income Securities	4
  BUS 134 Corporate Finance	4	BUS 135 Corporate Finance Policy	4	BUS 134 Corporate Finance	4
  BUS 136 Investments: Security Analysis & Portfolio Management	4	BUS 136 Investments: Security Analysis & Portfolio Management	4	BUS 135 Corporate Finance Policy	4
  BUS 137 Investments: Derivatives Markets	4	BUS 138 International Finance	4	BUS 136 Investments: Security Analysis & Portfolio Management	4
  BUS 139 Real Estate Investments	4	BUS 140E Current Topics in Finance	4	BUS 137 Investments: Derivatives Markets	4
  BUS 140E Current Topics in Finance	4	BUS 147 Entrepreneurial Finance	4	BUS 138 International Finance	4
  BUS 141	4			BUS 139 Real Estate Investments	4
  	4			BUS 140E Current Topics in Finance	4
  				BUS 141	4
  				BUS 147 Entrepreneurial Finance	4

• Information Systems

  Information Systems Concentration Requirements (24 Units)

  The Information Systems concentration consists of six upper-division elective courses in Information Systems.

  Number	Course	Units
  BUS 110	Data Mining & Visual Analytics	4
  BUS 125	Simulations for Business	4
  BUS 128	Project Planning and Control	4
  BUS 163	Technology Entrepreneurship	4
  BUS 171	System Analysis and Design	4
  BUS 172	Information Economics	4
  BUS 173	Introduction to Databases for Management	4
  BUS 174	Electronic Commerce	4
  BUS 175	Business Data Communications	4
  BUS 179	Business Applications of Geographic Information Systems	4

• Management

  Management Concentration Requirements (24 Units)

  The Management concentration consists of six upper-division elective courses in Management. Students are strongly advised to choose one of the following tracks to specialize their educational path, and supplement with additional courses as needed to complete the 24 unit requirement: 

  • 1 = Organizational Behavior & Human Resources
  • 2 = Strategy and Entrepreneurship

  Selecting a track will not appear on your transcript, but it can be reflected on your resume. 

  Organizational Behavior & Human Resources		Strategy & Entrepreneurship		Additional Courses
  BUS 121	4	BUS 143 Judgment and Decision Making	4	BUS 121	4
  BUS 143 Judgment and Decision Making	4	BUS 145 Conflict and Cooperation in Groups	4	BUS 143  Judgment and Decision Making	4
  BUS 144 Negotiation Fundamentals	4	BUS 146 Introduction to Entrepreneurship	4	BUS 144 Negotiation Fundamentals	4
  BUS 145 Conflict and Cooperation in Groups	4	BUS 147 Entrepreneurial Finance	4	BUS 145 Conflict and Cooperation in Groups	4
  BUS 155 Managing Human Resources	4	BUS 148 Business Plan Development	4	BUS 146 Introduction to Entrepreneurship	4
  BUS 156 Leadership Development	4	BUS 149 Application of Psychology and Economics to Management	4	BUS 147 Entrepreneurial Finance	4
  BUS 157 Managing Work Force Diversity	4	BUS 150	4	BUS 148 Business Plan Development	4
  	4	BUS 156 Leadership Development	4	BUS 149 Application of Psychology and Economics to Management	4
  	4	BUS 163		BUS 150	4
  				BUS 154 Business Law	4
  				BUS 155 Managing Human Resources	4
  				BUS 156  Leadership Development	4
  				BUS 157 Managing Work Force Diversity	4
  				BUS 158/ANTH 105 Organizations as Cultural Systems	4
  				BUS 163	4

• Marketing

  Marketing Concentration Requirements (24 Units)

  The Marketing concentration consists of six upper-division elective courses in Marketing. Students are strongly advised to choose one of the following tracks to specialize their educational path, and supplement with additional courses as needed to complete the 24 unit requirement: 

  • 1 = Consumer Marketing
  • 2 = Business Marketing
  • 3 = Marketing Research and Analytics
  • 4 = Marketing Consulting

  Selecting a track will not appear on your transcript, but it can be reflected on your resume. 

  Consumer Marketing		Business Marketing		Marketing Research & Analytics		Marketing Consulting		Additional Courses
  BUS 112 Consumer Behavior	4	BUS 113 Marketing Institutions	4	BUS 115 Marketing Research	4	BUS 113 Marketing Institutions	4	BUS 111 Services Marketing	4
  BUS 117 Advertising	4	BUS 116 Pricing Strategy and Management	4	BUS 119 Database Marketing	4	BUS 115 Marketing Research	4	BUS 112 Consumer Behavior	4
  						BUS 116 Pricing Strategy and Management	4	BUS 113 Marketing Institutions	4
  						BUS 119 Database Marketing	4	BUS 114 Marketing in a Global Environment	4
  								BUS 115 Marketing Research	4
  								BUS 116 Pricing Strategy and Management	4
  								BUS 117 Advertising	4
  								BUS 118 Electronic Marketing	4
  								BUS 119 Database Marketing	4
  								BUS 151	4
  								BUS 152	4
  								BUS 159	4
  								BUS 164	4

• Operations & Supply Chain Management

  Operations and Supply Chain Management Concentration Requirements (24 Units)

  The Operations and Supply Chain Management concentration consists of six upper-division elective courses in Operations and Supply Chain Management.

  Number	Course	Units
  BUS 122	Linear Programming with Applications	4
  BUS 123	Spreadsheet Modeling for Decision Making	4
  BUS 124	Business Analytics	4
  BUS 125	Simulations for Business	4
  BUS 126	Practical Business Forecasting	4
  BUS 127/STAT 127	Introduction to Quality Improvements	4
  BUS 128	Project Planning and Control	4
  BUS 129	Supply Chain Management	4
  BUS 130	Supply Chain Modeling	4
  BUS 173	Introduction to Databases for Management	4