School of Business

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS

A business degree from the School of Business is one of the most challenging, yet rewarding experiences, you'll ever have. Choose from majors that emphasize advancing technologies and cutting-edge research with world class professors. Get real-world experience through corporate partnerships and prepare for exceptional career placement. Enjoy the benefits of our unique location, just minutes away from the world's Business Capital. You'll find many opportunities in just one place - the School of Business.

Business Majors:

• Business & Technology
• Economics
• Finance
• Information Systems
• Management
• Marketing
• Quantitative Finance

Major in Business & Technology

Click here for Business and Technology curriculum.

This major requires four courses in a Business concentration and four courses in Technology Concentration (for a total of 8 courses for the major).

Technology Concentration:

Choose coursework from approved list available at the Student Support Center in Babbio 303. If all 4 courses are taken in the same technology area, then this constitutes a "concentration". Otherwise, they are electives.

Business Concentration:

Students choose coursework from one of the five business concentrations:

Marketing Concentration (students select 4 courses from the following)

• BT 214 - Market Research
• BT 403 - Marketing Strategy in a Digital World 
• BT 435 - Social Media and Network Analysis
• BT 445 - Virtual and Physical Consumer Behavior
• BT 465 - Integrated Marketing Communications

Finance Concentration (students select 4 courses from the following)

• BT 325 - Financial Statement Analysis (same course as FIN510)
• BT 425 - Investment Management
• BT 426 - Equity Valuation
• QF 430 - Introduction to Derivatives
• BT 440 - Money, Banking and Financial Institutions 
• BT XXX - Fixed Income
• BT XXX - International Finance and Economics

International Business Concentration (students select 4 courses from the following)

• 3-4 courses taken while studying abroad, with approval from Associate Dean
• Up to 1 international Business course taken at Stevens Institute

Information Systems Concentration (students select 4 courses from the following)

• Whichever of the 3 courses (BT416 Business Process Management, BT421 Systems Analysis & Design or MIS460 IT Strategy) that the student didn't take as part of their required coursework
• BT 310 - Programming for Mobile Applications
• BT 333 - Database Management
• BT 353 - Project Management
• BT 435 - Social Media and Network Analysis or IS Seminar (TBD)

Management Concentration (students select 4 courses from the following)

• BT 353 - Project Management
• BT XXX - Creativity and Innovation
• MGT 472 - Assessment & Financing of Technical Business Opportunities
• BT XXX - Decision Making
• BT 419 - Entrepreneurship Practicum
• HPL 456 - Business Ethics
• BT 403 - Marketing Strategy in a Digital World

Major in Economics (all six courses are required)

• BT XX1 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
• BT XX2 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
• QF 201 - Econometrics
• BT XX4 - International Finance and Economics
• BT XX5 - Economics Elective
• BT 440 - Money, Banking and Financial Institutions 

Major in Finance (all eight courses are required)

• BT 425 - Portfolio Management
• BT 426 - Equity Valuation
• BT 440 - Money, Banking and Financial Institutions
• BT 325 - Financial Statement Analysis
• QF 103 - Basic Financial Tools
• QF 430 - Intro to Derivatives
• BT XXX - Fixed Income Analysis
• Finance elective

Major in Information Systems (all six courses are required)

• BT 435 - Social Media and Network Analysis 
• CS 115 - Intro to Computer Science
• BT 310 - Programming for Mobile Applications
• BT 333 - Database Management
• BT XXX - Decision Making
• BT XXX - Data Analytics

Major in Management (all six courses are required - students choose electives from a list of pre-approved courses)

• BT 353 - Project Management
• BT XXX - Creativity and Innovation
• BT XXX - Decision Making
• BT XXX - Management Elective
• BT XXX - Management Elective
• BT XXX - Management Elective 

Major in Marketing (all six courses are required)

• BT 214 - Marketing Analytics & Research
• BT 465 - Integrated Marketing Communications
• BT 403 - Marketing Strategy in a Digital World
• BT 445 - Virtual and Physical Consumer Behavior
• BT 435 - Social Media and Network Analysis 
• BT XXX - Data Analytics

Major in Quantitative Finance

The Stevens QF program has been designed to provide students with a thorough and rigorous foundation in this multi-disciplinary field. Students will be selected for strong quantitative aptitude, high motivation and work ethic, and a strong interest in the field of business and finance.

Over the course of eight semester terms, plus an optional intensive summer session in our study abroad module (typically in the summer after Sophomore year), through approximately 140 credit-hours of course work, students will follow four main "threads" in the QF curriculum.

• Quantitative Methods: this thread draws on the curriculum of Stevens' Mathematics department and includes a minimum of one year of calculus, and one year of probability and statistics. Electives in this thread extend to more advanced calculus (multivariable, stochastic) and other quantitative techniques used in advanced financial applications.
  
  Required Coursework:
  MA 232 - Linear Algebra
  MA 331 - Intermediate Statistics
  MA 450 - Optimization Models in Finance
  FE 530 - Probability

• Computer Science: this thread draws on the curriculum offered by the Stevens Computer Science department (in the School of Science and Engineering). It begins at the introductory level, and includes seven core courses, building to a reasonable proficiency in C++, basic financial modeling tools and techniques, and an intermediate level of proficiency in web- based programming; beyond the required core. There are elective courses in fields such as data mining, machine learning and computerized trading platform architectures for students interested in developing advanced computer science capabilities.
  
  Required Coursework:
  CS 442 - Databases
  CS 559 - Machine Learning
  QF XXX - Web Technologies for Finance (under development)
  QF XXX - Data Visualization for Finance (under development)

• Finance & economics: (including Financial Engineering): this thread draws on both the Business & Technology Program (Steven's successful undergraduate business degree) and the graduate program in Financial Engineering (in the School of Systems & Enterprises). It encompasses the standard business and finance foundation disciplines such as accounting, economics, corporate and international finance and capital markets - as well as QF - specific topics such as financial engineering, risk management, and market regulation & securities law. Electives drawn principally from the Financial Engineering department cover advanced topics such as derivatives pricing, hedging strategies, fixed income securities and computational finance.
  
  Required Coursework:
  BT 426 - Equity Valuation
  BT 440 - Money, Banking and Financial Institutions
  BT XXX - Fixed Income
  BT XXX - International Finance and Economics

School of Business Humanities Requirement:

Students are required to take two additional courses other than CAL103 and CAL105. One must be at the 100/200 level and one must be at the 300/400 level. Courses must cover at least two different disciplines.

School of Business Physical Education Requirement:

• All students must complete a minimum of four semesters of Physical Education (P.E.). A large number of activities are offered in lifetime, team and wellness areas.
• All P.E. courses must be completed by the end of the sixth semester. Students can enroll in more than the minimum required P.E. for graduation and are encouraged to do so.
• Participation in varsity sports can be used to satisfy up to three semesters of the P.E. requirement.
• Beginning the Fall semester 2015, Club Sports will no longer be available for Physical Education Credit. While Club Sports can meet a physical requirement for P.E. credit, it does not meet the education requirement needed to obtain credit. Students who participated in Club Sports prior to this rule change will not be able to register for a P.E. credit as well. We can no longer add this credit and grade as was done years past. Students should make arrangements to register for a traditional Physical Education class as soon as possible.

Business Minors

Marketing Minor

• BT 100 - Principles of Management (no prerequisite)
• BT 214 - Marketing Analytics & Research (BT 350 prerequisite)
• BT 350 - Marketing (no prerequisite)
• BT 403 - Marketing Strategy in a Digital World (BT113 prerequisite)
• BT 435 - Social Media and Network Analysis (BT113 prerequisite)
• BT 465 - Public Relations (BT350 prerequisite)

Finance Minor

• BT 200 - Financial Accounting (no prerequisite)
• BT 321 - Corporate Finance (BT 200 prerequisite)
• BT 425 - Investment Management (BT 321 prerequisite)
• BT 426 - Equity Valuation (BT 321 prerequisite)
• QF 430 - Introduction to Derivatives (BT 321 prerequisite)
• BT 440 - Introduction to Banking and Credit (BT 321 prerequisite)

International Business Minor

• BT 100 - Principles of Management (no prerequisite)
• BT 360 - International Business
  Plus 4 courses in international business, international economics or cross-cultural studies while studying abroad. These courses require approval from an Associate Dean of the School of Business Undergraduate Studies.

Entrepreneurship Minor

• BT 244 - Microeconomics
• BT 372 - Identifying and Commercialization of Technical Business Opportunities
• E 355 - Engineering Economy or E 356 Engineering Economy
• TG 401 - Entrepreneurship and Business for Engineers and Scientists
• MGT 472 - Assessment and Financing of Technical Business Opportunities
• BT 419 - Entrepreneurial Business Practicum

Quantitative Finance Minor

• QF 101 - Introduction to Quantitative Finance I (no prerequisite)
• QF 102 - Introduction to Quantitative Finance II (no prerequisite but preferred to take QF 101 and QF102 in sequence)
• BT 200 - Financial Accounting (no prerequisite)
• BT 321 - Corporate Finance (BT 200 prerequisite)
• QF430 - Introduction to Derivatives (BT 321 prerequisite)
• FE 535 - Introduction to Financial Risk Management
  Plus one of the following:
  QF 201 - Principles of Financial Modeling
  QF 202 - Intermediate Financial Modeling
  FE 530 - Introduction to Financial Engineering

Information Systems Minor

Requirements for a minor in Information Systems (not available to majors in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, and Service-Oriented Computing):

• BT 333 - Database Management
• BT 416 - Business Process Management
• BT 421 - Systems Analysis and Design
• CS 115 - Introduction to Computer Science or CS 105- Introduction to Programming
• MIS 201 - Fundamentals of Information Systems with Excel Lab
• MGT 460 - IT Strategy

Economics Minor

Economics minor for Business and Technology Students:

Required:

• BT 215 - (or equivalent, e.g., EM 301) Managerial Accounting
• BT 321 - Corporate Finance
• BT 243 - Macroeconomics
• BT 244 - Microeconomics

Plus one course from among the following:

• HHS 123 - European Society and Cultural History to 1500
• HHS 124 - History of European Society and Culture Since 1500
• HHS 125 - U.S. History to 1865
• HHS 126 - U.S. History Since 1865
• HSS 127 - Introduction to Political Science I: National Government

Electives: Two courses from among the following:

• HSS 360 - Public Policy Analysis
• HHS 371 - US Presidency and the Legislative Process
• HSS 379 - International Politics
• HSS 377 - Sociology of Globalization
• HHS 479 - Studies in the History of Technology
• HHS 414 - Industrial America
• HHS 312 - Technology and Society in America
• HHS 465 - Engineering in History
• HHS 367 - Twentieth Century History
• HPL 480 - Environmental Policy
• HST 360 - Research & Innovation Policy
• BT 440 - Money, Banking and Financial Institutions

Economics Minor for Quantitative Finance Students:

Required:

• BT 200 - Financial Accounting
• BT 321 - Corporate Finance
• BT 243 - Macroeconomics
• BT 244 -  Microeconomics

Plus one course from among the following:

• HHS 123 - European Society and Cultural History to 1500
• HHS 124 - History of European Society and Culture Since 1500
• HHS 125 - U.S. History to 1865
• HHS 126 - U.S. History Since 1865
• HSS 127 - Intro. to Political Science I: National Government

Electives: Two courses from among the following:

• HSS 360 - Public Policy Analysis
• HHS 371 - US Presidency and the Legislative Process
• HSS 379 - International Politics
• HSS 377 - Sociology of Globalization
• HHS 479 - Studies in the History of Technology
• HHS 414 - Industrial America
• HHS 312 - Technology and Society in America
• HHS 465 - Engineering in History
• HHS 367 - Twentieth Century History
• HPL 480 - Environmental Policy
• HST 360 - Research & Innovation Policy
• BT 440 - Money, Banking and Financial Institutions

Economics Minor for Engineering/Science/ Arts & Letter Students:

Required:

• E 355 - Engineering Economy (E 356 for science, arts & letters majors)
• BT 243 - Macroeconomics
• BT 244 - Microeconomics

Plus one course from among the following:

• HHS 123 - European Society and Cultural History to 1500
• HHS 124 - History of European Society and Culture Since 1500
• HHS 125 - U.S. History to 1865
• HHS 126 - U.S. History Since 1865
• HSS 127 - Intro. to Political Science I: National Government

Electives:  Three courses from among the following:

• HSS 360 - Public Policy Analysis
• HHS 371 - US Presidency and the Legislative Process
• HSS 379 - International Politics
• HSS 377 - Sociology of Globalization
• HHS 479 - Studies in the History of Technology
• HHS 414 - Industrial America
• HHS 312 - Technology and Society in America
• HHS 465 - Engineering in History
• HHS 367 - Twentieth Century History
• HPL 480 - Environmental Policy
• HST 360 - Research & Innovation Policy
• BT 440 - Money, Banking and Financial Institutions

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