School:
College of Business

Department:
Undergraduate Business

Student Type:
Undergraduate

Program:
Business with Science Applications

Faculty:
Undergraduate Business and Science Faculty

Objectives:
The Business with Science Applications major in the Undergraduate Business Department combines the B.B.A. undergraduate business degree core with the Undergraduate Science core, plus major specialization courses in science management, legal and ethical aspects, innovation and product development, quality systems, product team management, with internship and culminating capstone experience. To accomplish this, seven new specialized courses have been added, BSCI 220, 210, 220, 230, 240, 297 and 380.

The Business with Science Applications program addresses the need for graduates who understand both science and management to launch careers in technology based businesses important to growing our national and global economy. Students acquire a broad base of knowledge, represented by the University’s core courses that will prove valuable in future career development and daily life as a citizen in society. The Business with Science Application major learns the fundamentals of the economic system as it functions nationally, globally and within the corporation, the principles of accounting and managerial finance, and the principles of mathematics along with knowledge in each of the related social sciences: sociology, political science, psychology and ethics. They also learn the fundamentals of science (biology, chemistry and physics) followed by selection of one track from four high growth technology areas – biotechnology, informatics, environment or pharmaceuticals/allied health. A Faculty Advisory Group with representatives from the college of Science track students through their selected technology tracks while the College of Business faculty and staff advise and mentor the students throughout the interdisciplinary program. In addition, the specialization courses capture the management tools of today’s and tomorrows emerging technology-based businesses. These courses have been designed by external business leaders and entrepreneurs with industrial experience. Benedictine’s close location to the I-88 high tech corridor facilitates internship experiences with partner companies thus preparing graduates to launch their careers in technology driven businesses or continue post-graduate studies.

Requirements - Major:
Science Core (36-38): BIOL 197 & 198/199, CHEM 113/114 & 123/124, PHYS 113 & 118, CMSC 180/181 or 183, (MATH 110) + MATH 111 + (MATH 115 or (MATH 170/171+MATH 200) or MATH 210/207), advanced Science Elective (8-10 hours at the 200/300 level with a required selection of 1 out of 4 tracks: biotechnology, informatics, environment and pharmaceuticals/allied health):

--Biotechnology: BIOL-208 Microbiology (4), BIOL-250 Genetics (3), BIOL-260 Recombinant DNA lab(1)
--Informatics: CMSC-200 Computer Programming (4), CMSC-205 Data Structures and Algorithms I (3), CMS-274 Object-Oriented Design and Programming (3)
--Environment: ENVS-205 Intro to Env Sci (3), ENVS-210 OSHA Haz Waste (1), ENVS-305 (3) Env.Tox (or other elective), BIO-281(1) w/ bio dept chair approval.
--Pharmaceuticals/Allied Health: CHEM-103 (3) Intro to Org/Biochem, NUTR-200 Nutritional Science (3), BIOL-258 (4) Human Physiology
The following elective science courses are excluded from this major and will not be applied toward major requirements: BCHM 295, 393, 292, 397, CHEM 295, 393, CIS 396, 399, CMSC 396, 399, HLSC 390, MATH 399, PHYS 393, 396. (These are either "teaching", “internship,” “practica” or “ACCA Seminar” courses.)

Biostatistics 229 will meet requirements for MGT 150 and MGT 251.

Business Core (27): ACCT 111/112, ECON 101/102, MGMT 150/251, FINA 300, MKTG 300, MGT 300

Major Specialization Courses (24): BSCI 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 297, 380 and MGT347/CIS 388

Requirements - Other:
Business with Science Application majors must complete the University core requirements, which are partially satisfied by MGT 252 Business Ethics (which also counts as religion core) or one core approved philosophy course in ethics. Transfer students which meet the core requirements, but did not take an ethics course, must take one to meet the requirements of this business major.

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