Business Management Emphasis (with a 3+2 Master in Environmental Management)

The Business Management emphasis allows students to complete the B.A. in Business Administration (BUAD) and the Master in Environmental Management (MEM) at Western in five years. To remain qualified for the 3+2, upon earning 66 credits each student must have:

  • maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a 3.25 GPA within the major;
  • earned a B or above in two social science, two natural science (one with a lab), and one statistics course;
  • fulfilled the 3-credit internship requirement with a B or above and a positive letter from the project sponsor;
  • provided three letters of recommendation, at least one of which is to be a professional reference and at least one of which is to be an academic reference from the student’s major at Western;
  • written a Statement of Purpose to the MEM program, detailing early career ambitions and ideas and connections for the eventual master’s project.

At this point, if any aspect of a student’s performance is found to be insufficient, the MEM Director may reject a 3+2 student from the MEM program, in which case the student will need to find a new emphasis or minor in order to complete the undergraduate degree. Upon meeting the requirements above, and after Junior Year holding to the same GPA and general performance standards outlined above, the School of Graduate Studies will designate students as “MEM candidates with provisional acceptance.” Students who have completed all other requirements of the 3+2 program and all Western undergraduate requirements, yet choose to leave the MEM program before Year 5, will still have completed the undergraduate emphasis in Business Administration and have earned the 120 credits necessary for a Western undergraduate degree.

The Business Management Emphasis requires a minimum of 48 credits including the 21-credit Base Curriculum, the 15-credit Business Administration Nucleus, BUAD 491 Strategic Management, and nine credits of Business Administration electives. 

Base Curriculum
ACC 201Introduction to Financial Accounting3
ACC 202Introduction to Managerial Accounting3
ECON 201Macroeconomics (GT-SS1)3
ECON 202Microeconomics3
Select one of the following mathematics courses:3-4
College Algebra (GT-MA1)
Precalculus (GT-MA1)
Calculus I (GT-MA1)
One of the following:3
Spreadsheets and Analysis
Professional Computer Skills
One of the following:3
Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1)
Statistics for Business and Economics
Total Credits21-22

The 15-credit Business Administration Nucleus forms the core for each of the emphasis areas and also comprises the bulk of the Standard Program. It is important that the student achieve a high level of understanding of the basic fundamental concepts represented by these courses to be successful in the completion of the required upper- level course work and in their business career. If BUAD 350 Human Resource Management Human Resource Management is used to satisfy the requirements of the Business Administration Nucleus, then it cannot be used to satisfy the elective requirement within the major.

Business Administration Nucleus
BUAD 185Business Communication3
BUAD 210Legal Environment of Business3
BUAD 270Principles of Marketing3
BUAD 360Managerial Finance3
One of the following:3
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
Total Credits15

At least six credits of the nine credits must be upper-division Business Administration electives, and no more than three credits may be from: BUAD 101 Business of Life and BUAD 150 Introduction to Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality. An internship, BUAD 499 Internship in Business Administration, is required. Electives should be chosen in consultation with an advisor. BUAD 397 Special Topics or BUAD 497 Special Topics courses are allowed to count toward the nine-credit requirement only with Business School approval.

Core MEM Requirements:
ENVS 601Introduction to Environmental Management5
ENVS 605Science for Environmental Management3
ENVS 608ENVIRONMENTL POLITICS & POLICY3
ENVS 611Integrative Skills for Environmental Management3
ENVS 612Introduction to Analysis and Assessment for Environmental Management3
ENVS 615From Climate Science to Action3
Select one of the following MEM Emphases:3
Sustainable and Resilient Communities Emphasis:
Environmental Organization Development and Management
Global Sustainability Emphasis:
Global Sustainability
Integrative and Public Land Management Emphasis:
PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT
Total Credits23

Upon successful completion of the prescribed courses listed above, University defined General Education, and elective requirements totaling 120 credits (with 40 at the 300-level or higher), students are eligible for their B.A. conferral. Students electing to complete MEM must follow the balance of their declared emphasis curriculum.

For a full description of the required Graduate coursework, please see the appropriate MEM program in the Western Graduate Catalog

Capstone Course Requirement

The following courses in the Business Administration Major fulfill the capstone course requirement: BUAD 491 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT. 

Graduation Requirements

Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation.  Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above).  Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued. 

Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements

Major: B.A. in Business Administration and Master of Environmental Management (3 + 2)

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
MATH 140 College Algebra (GT-MA1) 3
Gen EdGeneral Education 3
Gen EdGeneral Education Courses (Non-Science) 6
HWTR 100 First Year Seminar 1
ENG 102 Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) 3
 Credits16
Spring
ENG 103 Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) 3
ACC 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3
Gen EdGeneral Education Course 3
Gen EdScience Course with Lab 4
ECON 202 Microeconomics 3
 Credits16
Year Two
Fall
ACC 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3
Gen EdScience Course with Lab 4
BUAD 185 Business Communication 3
BUAD 220 Spreadsheets and Analysis 3
ECON 216 Statistics for Business and Economics 3
 Credits16
Spring
BUAD 350
Human Resource Management
or Organizational Behavior
3
BUAD 210 Legal Environment of Business 3
ECON 201 Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) 3
BUAD 270 Principles of Marketing 3
Gen EdGeneral Education Course 3
 Credits15
Summer
BUAD 499
Internship in Business Administration
or Internship in Environmental Studies
4
67 credit mark completed. Submit 3 + 2 application materials by July 1.
 Credits4
Year Three
Fall
Gen EdGeneral Education 3
BUAD 360 Managerial Finance 3
Gen EdGeneral Education Course 3
BUAD 410 Water Law 3
Electives 3
 Credits15
Spring
BUAD 363 Business and the Environment 3
BUAD 491 Strategic Management 3
Electives 9
 Credits15
Summer
ENVS 601 Introduction to Environmental Management 5
 Credits5
Year Four
Fall
ENVS 605 Science for Environmental Management 3
ENVS 608 ENVIRONMENTL POLITICS & POLICY 3
ENVS 611 Integrative Skills for Environmental Management 3
 Credits9
Spring
ENVS 612 Introduction to Analysis and Assessment for Environmental Management 3
ENVS 615 From Climate Science to Action 3
ENVS 616
Environmental Organization Development and Management
or Global Sustainability
or PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT
3
 Credits9
Summer
ENVS 690 MEM Project Development 5
 Credits5
Year Five
Fall
ENVS 620
Studies in Sustainable and Resilient Communities (select six credits of)
or Studies in Environmental Management
or Studies in Integrative and Public Land Management
6
ENVS 694 Master's Project and Portfolio 3
 Credits9
Spring
ENVS 620
Studies in Sustainable and Resilient Communities (select three credits of)
or Studies in Environmental Management
or Studies in Integrative and Public Land Management
3
ENVS 694 Master's Project and Portfolio 6
 Credits9
 Total Credits143