College of Business, Public Policy & Health

The College of Business, Public Policy and Health offers programs in business administration and public management. Each of these professional programs provides students with an education based on a strong liberal arts foundation. This broad education is designed to prepare students for successful careers in a rapidly changing global environment while providing them with the skills needed for lifelong learning.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS:

Bachelor of Science in:
Business Administration

Minors:
Accounting
Business Administration
Management

Concentrations:
Management of Information Science
Entrepreneurship
International Business

Each Business Administration concentration is open only to Accounting, Finance, Management or Marketing majors. Please be aware that some of the courses in each concentration have prerequisites.

Management of Information Science Concentration:

Required Courses:

BUA 268 - E-Commerce
BUA 363 - Network Design and Applications
BUA 367 - Databases for Decision Making

Electives - choose a stream (programming or creative project-oriented) and select 2 courses:

Programming (choose 2 courses):

BUA 561 - Knowledge Management & Decision Support Systems
COS 120 - Introduction to Programming I
COS 125 - Introduction to Problem Solving Using Computer Programmin
COS 220 - Introduction to C++ Programming
COS 225 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Design

Creative Project-Oriented (choose 2 courses):

NMD 102 - Introduction to New Media Technologies, Interaction Design and Prototyping
NMD 104 - Design Basics for New Media
NMD 202 - Information Design
NMD 306 - Project Design Workshop I

Entrepreneurship Concentration:

Required Courses:

INV 180 - Create: Innovation Engineering I
BUA 344 - Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
BUA 342 - Small Business Management

Electives - (choose 2 courses):

BUA 330 - Human Resource Management
BUA 460 - Leadership for the Future
ECO 254 - Small Business Economics and Management
PSY 230 - Social Psychology
ENG 418 - Communication for Small Business and Nonprofits

International Business Concentration:

Required Courses:

BUA 376 - International Marketing
BUA 445 - International Management
BUA 455 - International Finance
POS 120 - Introduction to World Politics

Electives - Two internationally-oriented non-business elective courses

A study abroad international experience

NOTES:

Entrance Requirements:
Entrance requirements for the degree programs in the College of Business, Public Policy and Health are noted in the Admission section of this catalog. Please note that admission requirements differ among majors.

Academic Advising:
Faculty in the College of Business, Public Policy and Health are committed to ensuring that students receive thoughtful guidance throughout their academic careers. Each student will be assigned a faculty advisor in his/her intended major. Students may request a change in advisor at any time.

Declaring the Major:
Students applying for admission to the College of Business, Public Policy and Health must designate a major on the application form. Please read the appropriate section in this catalog for more information about the specific majors.

Military Credit Policy:
The Maine Business School allow a maximum of 15 military science credits which will count as free electives. No MSL classes count as Business electives.

Changing Colleges:
Students currently enrolled in another baccalaureate program at the University of Maine may change their enrollment to the College of Business, Public Policy and Health provided they have the required grade point average and are in good academic standing on the effective date of change. For students changing colleges, the Business School requires a 2.0 accumulative grade point average. Students who wish to change Colleges should contact the associate dean of their current college for procedures.

Transfers:
Students from other Universities generally are accepted as transfer students if they have completed a minimum of 12 semester credits with the required grade point average. For students transferring to the Business School the required grade point average is 2.0. Students applying for transfer will receive an evaluation of their transcripts indicating course equivalencies for any courses taken at other institutions. The Maine Business School adheres to University-wide transfer policies. In addition, as an institution accredited by AACSB International-the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the Maine Business School evaluates transfer credit consistent with AACSB accreditation policies. The following transfer policies apply:

Transfer credit is granted for business courses taken at institutions accredited by AACSB.
For business courses taken at institutions not accredited by AACSB, transfer credit is not granted automatically. Contact the Associate Dean’s office or the MBS undergraduate office for information.

Students currently enrolled at the University of Maine who wish to take courses at another institution must obtain written approval from the Associate Dean’s office prior to registration. The Office of Student Records and the Associate Dean’s office will evaluate all courses for which transfer credit is requested.

Course Fees:
In an effort to continue to improve the quality of the MBS in an era of steady or declining state support, additional funding is important. Growth in student numbers has resulted in a need for more faculty, changes in staffing, and other modifications to the MBS. To continue to increase the quality of the MBS, a course fee of $75.00 will be assessed to all students in business courses.

The revenue generated will be used to continue to upgrade the computer lab, to use experienced adjunct faculty in targeted areas, allowing full-time faculty to teach more upper level courses, to support students participating in business competitions in the United States and Canada, and for other items that will directly benefit you and other students. A portion of the fee revenue will be expended based on the recommendations of the Dean’s Student Advisory Board. This will insure that we are focusing on those items that contribute to a positive learning environment for our students.

Program Contacts

Business Administration
Stephanie Welcomer
Maine Business School
211 Donald P. Corbett Business Building
(207) 581-1968
welcomer@maine.edu