Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business 40 courses 120 total credits
The Bachelor of Arts program in business with a concentration in retail management provides a business curriculum focused on the knowledge and skills you need for leadership roles in the retail industry. The program has been developed in collaboration with faculty and industry professionals to provide a curriculum responsive to industry needs. Drawing on coursework from four areas in the concentration, the program offers the full business core plus 18 credit hours of retail-specific coursework, giving you the broad preparation and leadership skills required today.
| Total Credits | 120 credits |
Career Navigation
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WPC 148 | First-Year Introduction to Career Development | 0.25 |
| WPC 248 or WPC 347 | Sophomore Career Narrative Design or Intermediate Career Management | 0.25 |
| WPC 348 | Junior Networking Foundations | 0.25 |
| WPC 448 | Senior Career Transition Management | 0.25 |
| Total Career Navigation | 1 credits | |
Business Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 |
| LES 305 | Business Law and Ethics for Managers | 3 |
| MGT 300 | Principles of Management and Leadership | 3 |
| MKT 300 | Marketing and Business Performance | 3 |
| SCM 300 | Global Supply Operations | 3 |
| WPC 300 | Problem Solving and Actionable Analytics | 3 |
| Total Business Core | 18 credits | |
Business Core - Upper Division International Business Course:
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AGB 302 | International Management and Agribusiness | 3 |
| ECN 306 | Survey of International Economics | 3 |
| MGT 302 | Principles of International Business | 3 |
| MKT 425 | Global Marketing Management | |
| SCM 463 | Global Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Total | 3 credits | |
Major Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AGB 445 | Food Retailing | 3 |
| MGT 411 | Leading Organizations | 3 |
| MKT 396 | Essentials of Services Marketing | 3 |
| MKT 420 | Retail Management | 3 |
| SCM 385 | Business and Sustainability I | 3 |
| SCM 440 | Quality Management/Measurement | 3 |
| Total Major Courses | 18 credits | |
Business Capstone
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WPC 470 | Business Leadership Capstone | 3 |
| Total Business Capstone | 3 credits | |
Business Skills Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 231 | Uses of Accounting Information I | 3 |
| ACC 241 | Uses of Accounting Information II | 3 |
| CIS 105 | Computer Applications and Information Technology | 3 |
| ECN 211 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECN 212 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECN 221 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| Total Business Skills Courses | 18 credits | |
Business Skill - Math Courses - MAT 117 Track:
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MAT 117 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 210 | Brief Calculus | 3 |
| Total | 6 credits | |
Other Business Courses
PSY Elective AND Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE) 3 credit hours SOC Elective AND Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE) 3 credit hours
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 259 | Communication in Business and the Professions | 3 |
| ENG 302 | Business Writing | 3 |
| WPC 150 | Business and Society | 3 |
| Total Other Business Courses | 9 credits | |
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WPC 101 | Student Success in Business | 1 |
| Total ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | 1 credits | |
First-Year Composition
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years. Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in all courses offered by the W. P. Carey School of Business. Students must complete a minimum of 31 credit hours of W. P. Carey School of Business courses at ASU.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 105 | Advanced First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 107 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 108 | First-Year Composition | |
| Total First-Year Composition | 6 credits | |
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