Business Management, Aviation Management Concentration, B.S.

Effective December 19, 2014, Westfield State University is no longer offering flight courses as electives or enrolling students in the flight option of the aviation concentration. Students who are currently enrolled in the flight option may be granted permission to continue with flight courses due to extenuating circumstances and must finish all degree requirements by May 2016. For further information, please contact Estelle Torrens, Aviation Coordinator, etorrens@westfield.ma.edu or Professor Brad Knipes, Program Chair, Economics and Management at bknipes@wetfield.ma.edu.

Requirements for the Business Management Major

Business Management majors must complete a minimum of 30 credits in the major at Westfield State University in order to graduate.

Required Business Core - 39 Credits

ACCT 0104 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 0105 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
FINC 0207 - Financial Management Credits: 3
MGMT 0107 - Software Applications in Management Credits: 3
MGMT 0220 - Production/Operations Management Credits: 3
MGMT 0221 - Business Management: A Survey of Organizational Development and Management Principles Credits: 3
MGMT 0241 - Business Law I Credits: 3 or
AVIA 0243 - Aviation Law Credits: 3 (Aviation Concentration only)
MGMT 0250 - Quantitative Approaches to Business Decisions Credits: 3
MGMT 0308 - Organizational Development & Behavior Credits: 3
MGMT 0321 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3 or
ACCT 0345 - Accounting Information Systems Credits: 3 (Accounting Concentration only)
MGMT 0325 - Business Policy and Strategy Credits: 3
MGMT 0338 - International Business Credits: 3
MRKT 0231 - Marketing Management Credits: 3

Non-Business Required Courses - 18 Credits

ECON 0101 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 0102 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ENGL 0103 - Speech Credits: 3
ENGL 0392 - Business and Technical Writing Credits: 3
MATH 0108 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
MATH 0115 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences Credits: 3 *

Note:

* MATH 0105 or MATH 0106 , Calculus I or II, will also satisfy this requirement.

Aviation Management - 15 Credits

AVIA 0130 - Private Pilot Ground School Credits: 3
AVIA 0135 - Aviation History and Development Credits: 3
AVIA 0261 - Aviation Management Credits: 3

Flight Option:

AVIA 0122 - Private Pilot Flight School: Primary Flight I Credits: 1
AVIA 0123 - Private Pilot Flight School: Primary Flight II Credits: 1
AVIA 0124 - Private Pilot Flight School: Primary Flight III Credits: 1
AVIA 0397 - Aviation Internship Credits: 3-15 (3 Credits required)

Non-Flight Option:

AVIA 0397 - Aviation Internship Credits: 3-15 (6 Credits required)

Additional Information:

Additional elective coursework in Aviation Management is recommended, according to student goals and interests.

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .