Academic Adviser
Dr. Sam Garcia
Email: sam.garcia@bua.edu
Phone: 210-924-4338
Bachelor of Arts in Business Leadership
Overview & Academics
The Bachelor of Arts in Business Leadership consists of general business courses in the areas of organizational and international leadership development designed within a Christian ministry framework. The entire curriculum has a strong multicultural dimension, albeit from a Hispanic perspective.
The program seeks interaction with the other curricular offerings in Biblical and Theological Studies with the purpose of providing a spiritual foundation for all aspects of leadership independent of the setting in which it is exercised. Students majoring in Business Leadership may also select a concentration area from the other academic majors offered by the University, though doing so will require extra hours beyond the 120 otherwise required for the major.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge in business and leadership best practices
- Exhibit interpersonal and transcultural skills in business and leadership practices
- Evidence biblical ethical values for practice in the profession
- Exhibit servant leadership skills in life and profession
The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the Bachelor of Arts in Business Leadership, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 120.
As a graduation requirement, all students must take four semesters of Chapel attendance, and six semesters of Christian Service Program.
| Course ID | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| BIBL 1301 | Spiritual Formation | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | Freshman Composition I | 3 |
| LEAD 1300 | Personal Dimensions of Leadership | 3 |
| MATH 1324 or MATH 1314 or MATH 1332 or MATH 1380 | Business Math or College Algebra or Mathematics for Liberal Arts or Elementary Statistical Methods | 3 |
| FOUN 1101 | Foundations Class | 1 |
| 13 | ||
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| BIBL 1300 | Introduction to the Bible | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Freshman Composition II | 3 |
| SPCH 1311 | Speech Communications | 3 |
| BUSI 1301 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| FOUN 1102 | Fundamentals of Academic Research | 1 |
| 13 | ||
| THIRD SEMESTER | ||
| BIBL 2300 | Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 |
| BIOL 1308 or ENVR 1301 or BIOL 2301 | General Biology I or Environmental Science or Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| SPAN 1401 or SPAN 3301 | Beginning Spanish I or Grammar and Comp. for Heritage Speakers | 4 |
| BUSI 2301 | Business Information Systems and Processing | 3 |
| 13 | ||
| FOURTH SEMESTER | ||
| BIBL 2302 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| SPAN 1402 | Beginning Spanish II | 4 |
| BUSI 2311 | Business Project Management | 3 |
| ECON 2326 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| 13 | ||
| FIFTH SEMESTER | ||
| THEO 3301 | Introduction to Theology | 3 |
| SPAN 2301 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| MRKT 3305 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| ECON 2325 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| 12 | ||
| SIXTH SEMESTER | ||
| THEO 3302 | Systematic Theology | 3 |
| GOVT 2305 or GOVT 2306 | US Government or Texas Government | 3 |
| LEAD 2301 | Cross-Cultural Communications | 3 |
| BUSI 4301 | Entrepreneurial Process | 3 |
| FINA 3301 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| 15 | ||
| SEVENTH SEMESTER | ||
| BIBL 3302 | Biblical Interpretation | 3 |
| HIST 1301 or HIST 1302 | US History I or US History II | 3 |
| LEAD 3301 | Survey of Leadership Models | 3 |
| ACCT 3301 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| 12 | ||
| EIGHTH SEMESTER | ||
| THEO 1300 | Biblical Ethics | 3 |
| BUSI 3301 | Business Law | 3 |
| LEAD 4312 | Servant Leadership | 3 |
| LEAD 4311 or PMIN 4302 | Leadership for the Non-Profic Org. or Skills in Administration | 3 |
| Adv BIBL or Adv THEO | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| NINTH SEMESTER | ||
| ART 1301 or MUSI 2300 | Art Appreciation or Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MGMT 4301 or MGMT 4315 | Principles of Management or Human Resource Management | 3 |
| LEAD 4301 | Global Leadership and Cross Cultura Issues | 3 |
| FOUN 4201 | Capstone | 2 |
| Adv BIBL or Adv THEO | 3 | |
| 14 |
| Course Name | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT-2301 Principles of Accounting | 3 | BUSI-2301 & MATH-1324 |
| ART-1301 Art Appreciation or MUSI-2300 Music Appreciation | 3 | |
| BIBL-1300 Introduction to the Bible | 3 | |
| BIBL-1301 Spiritual Formation | 3 | |
| BIBL-2300 Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 | BIBL-1300 |
| BIBL-2302 Introduction to the New Testament | 3 | BIBL-1300 |
| BIBL-3302 Biblical Interpretation | 3 | BIBL-2300 & BIBL-2302 |
| BIOL-1308 General Biology I | 3 | |
| BUSI-1301 Introduction to Business | 3 | |
| BUSI-2301 Business Information Systems and Processing | 3 | BUSI-1301 |
| BUSI-2311 Business Project Management | 3 | BUSI-2301 |
| BUSI-3301 Business Law | 3 | BUSI-1301 |
| BUSI-4301 Entrepreneurial Process | 3 | ECON-2325 & MGMT-3305 |
| ECON-2325 Microeconomics | 3 | BUSI-1301 & MATH-1324 |
| ECON-2326 Macroeconomics | 3 | BUSI-1301 & MATH-1324 |
| ENGL-1301 Freshman Composition I | 3 | INRW-0302 |
| ENGL-1302 Freshman Composition II | 3 | ENGL-1301 |
| FINA-3301 Principles of Finance | 3 | ACCT-2301 & BUSI-2311 |
| FOUN-1101 Foundation Class | 1 | |
| FOUN-1102 Fundamentals of Academic Research | 1 | |
| FOUN-4101 Capstone | 2 | |
| GOVT-2305 U.S. Government or GOVT-2306 Texas Government | 3 | |
| HIST-1301 U.S. History I or HIST-1302 U.S. History II | 3 | |
| LEAD-1300 Personal Dimensions of Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD-2301 Cross-Cultural Communication | 3 | ENGL-1302 |
| LEAD-3301 Survey of Leadership Models | 3 | LEAD-2301 |
| LEAD-3302 Cross-Cultural Leadership Development or LEAD-4312 Servant Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD-4301 Global Leadership and Cross-Cultural Issues or BUSI-4302 International Business | 3 | LEAD-3301 & MRKT-3301 |
| LEAD-4311 Leadership of the Non-Profit Organization or PMIN-4302 Skills in Church Administration | 3 | |
| MATH-1324 Business Math or MATH-1332 Mathematics for Liberal Arts or MATH-1380 Elementary Statistical Methods | 3 | |
| MGMT-3301 Principles of Management or MGMT-4302 Human Resource Management | 3 | ACCT-2301 & BUSI-2311 |
| MRKT-3301 Principles of Marketing | 3 | ACCT-2301 & BUSI-2311 |
| SPAN-1401 Beginning Spanish I | 4 | |
| SPAN-1402 Beginning Spanish II | 4 | SPAN-1401 |
| SPAN-2301 Intermediate Spanish I | 3 | SPAN-1402 |
| SPCH-1311 Speech Communications | 3 | |
| THEO-1300 Biblical Ethics | 3 | ENGL-1301 |
| THEO-3301 Introduction to Theology | 3 | BIBL-2302 |
| THEO-3302 Systematic Theology | 3 | THEO-3301 |
| Adv BIBL or Adv THEO | 3 | |
| Adv BIBL or Adv THEO | 3 |