Interdisciplinary Business Major (BS)

Program Declaration

At the time of admission to the University or by completion of a College of Management Program Change/Add form by the published deadline after meeting the criteria below:

• a UMass Boston cumulative GPA of 2.75 on regular coursework (coursework from an international partnership program may not be included in this calculation)
• at least 24 college credits; 12 of which must have been earned at UMass Boston as a full degree seeking student and have a letter grade assigned to them (i.e.: no “P” grades) and will count towards the CM degree.*
• no incomplete grades (“INC”) on their UMass Boston transcript

*Certain courses do not count in the credit totals, including: All Academic Skills courses, ESL courses below ESL 101, P.E. activity courses and Freshman Studies Seminar (OCAS 100)

Degree Requirements

If this is the student’s primary major, all degree requirements below must be completed for graduation. See graduation requirements  for more information.

All University Requirements  including the 

MAP Requirement: Students must complete the Management Achievement Program (MAP) as part of their graduation requirements. See your major advisor for details.

Declare a Major: Students must declare a major in either Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems and Business Analytics, Interdisciplinary Business, International Management, Management and Leadership, Marketing, Sport Business, or Supply Chain Management. Students may choose more than one major.
 

Major Requirements

Complete the Business Core, the Interdisciplinary Business Required courses, the Interdisciplinary Business Elective courses, and the Capstone course. 

Residency: At least five courses in the Business Core and, in addition the Capstone course, must be completed in residence at UMass Boston.

Transfer: A maximum of two courses combined in your Interdisciplinary Business Required courses and Interdisciplinary Business Elective courses can be completed with transfer credit.

Pass/fail: No courses taken Pass/Fail may be used in the major requirements. 

Business Core Courses (36 credits)

Complete all twelve Business Core courses. 

• AF 210 - Financial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
• AF 211 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
• AF 301 - Introduction to Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
• BC 290 - Professional Written Communication & Critical Analysis 3 Credit(s)
• MGT 303 - Managing Organizations 3 Credit(s)
• MGT 330 - Business Environments and Public Policy 3 Credit(s)
• MGT 331 - Managerial Ethics and Social Issues 3 Credit(s)
• MKT 301 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 110 - Introduction to Computers and Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 111L - Managerial Statistics 3 Credit(s)

• or

• IT 111L - Managerial Statistics 3 Credit(s)

• or

• MATH 125 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credit(s)

• or

• MATH 134 - Managerial Calculus 3 Credit(s)

• or

• ECON 205 - Statistical Methods 3 Credit(s)

• or

• PSYCH 370 - Statistics 3 Credit(s)

• or

• SOCIOL 350 - Social Statistics 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 212 - Managerial Decision Making 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 301 - Operations Management 3 Credit(s)

Interdisciplinary Business Required Courses (12 credits)

Complete four courses from the list below.

•   Take one from:

• AF 315 - Accounting Information Systems 3 Credit(s)

• or

• AF 325 - Theory of Corporate Finance 3 Credit(s)

•   Take one from:

• MGT 401 - Int Hum Resource Mgt 3 Credit(s)

• or

• MGT 421 - Management Practices 3 Credit(s)

• or

• MGT 470 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Organizations 3 Credit(s)

•   Take one from:

• MKT 403 - Integrated Marketing Communication 3 Credit(s)

• or

• MKT 405 - Web Page Marketing 3 Credit(s)

•   Take one from:

• IT 370 - Introduction to Analytics 3 Credit(s)

• or

• MSIS 454L - Supply Chain Management 3 Credit(s)

• or

• SCSM 454L - Supply Chain Management 3 Credit(s)

Interdisciplinary Business Elective Courses (3 credits)

Complete one course from the list below. 

This course must be in additon to the courses used to fulfill the required courses above. 

• AF 315 - Accounting Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
• AF 325 - Theory of Corporate Finance 3 Credit(s)
• MGT 470 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Organizations 3 Credit(s)
• MGT 401 - Int Hum Resource Mgt 3 Credit(s)
• MGT 421 - Management Practices 3 Credit(s)
• MKT 403 - Integrated Marketing Communication 3 Credit(s)
• MKT 405 - Web Page Marketing 3 Credit(s)
• IT 370 - Introduction to Analytics 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 454L - Supply Chain Management 3 Credit(s)

• or

• SCSM 454L - Supply Chain Management 3 Credit(s)

Business Capstone (3 credits)

Complete the Capstone Course requirement.

• MGT 490 - Strategic Management 3 Credit(s)