About the Program
Enrollment in the combined pathway allows highly qualified, currently enrolled SUNY Buffalo State students to begin work on a Master of Science (M.S.) in Business Management while completing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Nine credits of designated master’s courses are incorporated into the bachelor’s degree program and will count toward both the bachelor’s degree and the master’s degree.
Program Requirements
The combined pathway requires 141 credits total, of which 30 are master’s credits leading to the M.S. in Business Management. Students must meet all college, department, and relevant concentration guidelines.
The program requires careful planning that should begin by the second year of the student’s undergraduate career at SUNY Buffalo State. The student and the primary advisor (or Program Chair) should consult in planning the undergraduate degree program so that the requirements met during undergraduate study and the nine credits of master’s courses from the M.S. in Business Management program are included in the degree plan. Students must meet graduate expectations for academic progress and grade point average in their master’s level courses to remain in the combined pathway.
About the Business Department
322 Chase Hall
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-4239
Fax: (716) 878-3009
https://business.buffalostate.edu/
Admission Requirements
Admission into the combined pathway is highly selective. Matriculated undergraduate students may apply to the B.S./M.S. pathway in their third year (junior year) of study and will complete all of the application requirements for the program. The admission application process includes a minimum GPA of 3.2, completion of 89 credit hours, 30 of which must include business core and prerequisite requirements (see below), and a letter of recommendation.
Program Requirements
General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours 33
Business Administration Major Requirements (60 credit hours)
Core Courses
ECO 201 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3
ECO 202 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 3
BUS 312 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 3
BUS 313 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING 3
BUS 320 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3
BUS 334 BUSINESS LAW I 3
BUS 360 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3
FIN 314 CORPORATION FINANCE 3
ECO 305 STATISTICS FOR ECONOMICS 3
or MAT 311 INTRODUCTORY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
BUS 460 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 430 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 3
Undergraduate Major Concentration Requirements (15 credit hours) 15
Select one of the following concentrations:
Marketing Concentration
Choose 15 credit hours from the following: 15
BUS 321 DIGITAL MARKETING AND STRATEGY
BUS 323 SALES METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
BUS 327 ADVERTISING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES
BUS 329 SALES MANAGEMENT
BUS 330 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
BUS 347 RETAIL MANAGEMENT
BUS 348 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
BUS 364 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
BUS 368 SPORTS MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
BUS 403 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
BUS 404 MARKETING RESEARCH
BUS 420 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
Management Concentration
Choose 15 credit hours from the following:
BUS 300 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
BUS 305 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE
BUS 329 SALES MANAGEMENT
BUS 330 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
BUS 335 BUSINESS LAW II
BUS 347 RETAIL MANAGEMENT
BUS 350 CURRENT PRACTICES IN BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
BUS 364 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
BUS 365 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
BUS 366 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
BUS 367 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
BUS 368 SPORTS MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
BUS 369 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
BUS 424 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
BUS 425 INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING
BUS 473 INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
International Business Concentration
Choose 15 credit hours from the following:
BUS 300 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
BUS 305 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE
BUS 363 BUSINESS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
BUS 417 INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING
BUS 420 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
BUS 424 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
BUS 425 INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING
BUS 473 INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ECO 401 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
FIN 400 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Required Graduate Major Courses (6 credit hours)
BUS 624 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD 3
BUS 640 STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCES 3
Undergraduate Major Electives (3 credit hours) 3
Required Graduate-Level Major Elective (3 credit hours)
BUS 630 MARKETING STRATEGY 3
All College Electives 0-27
Total Credit Hours 108-135
M.S. Business Management
Program Requirements
Required Graduate Major Courses
Core Courses (24 Credit hours)
BUS 612 ACCOUNTING INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKING 3
BUS 624 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD 3
BUS 630 MARKETING STRATEGY 3
BUS 640 STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCES 3
BUS 660 MANAGERIAL ANALYTICS AND DECISION MAKING 3
BUS 666 INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 690 MASTER'S PROJECT 3
BUS 715 MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 3
Choose two of the following: 6
BUS 500 MARKETING OF SERVICES
BUS 519 COMMUNICATION FOR LEADERS AND MANAGERS
BUS 535 SMALL-BUSINESS OPERATIONS
BUS 537 ANATOMY OF BANKING
BUS 688 LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
Total Credit Hours 30