<h2 id="section---FrequentlyAskedQuestions">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <h3 id="section---WhatKindOfProgramIsIt">What Kind of Program Is It?</h3> <p>Offered both online and on-campus, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management program at Liberty University is designed to introduce you to key concepts in business law, international business, corporate finance, and accounting, including cash flow and financial statement preparation and analysis, cost accounting, cost-volume-profit analysis, operational budgeting, and capital budgeting. You'll also have the opportunity to study organizational behavior and ethics, business management, operations management, human resource management, non-profit management, and marketing. Specialization coursework is intended to examine the processes of initiating, planning, implementing, controlling, and closing projects, and focuses on the nine project management competencies as defined by the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), which are Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Time Management, Project Cost Management, Project Quality Management, Project Human Resource Management, Project Communications Management, Project Risk Management, and Project Procurement Management. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreThePrerequisites">What Are the Prerequisites?</h3> <p>To apply to Liberty University's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management program, you must have already earned a high school diploma or GED. A natural ability for organizing and managing multiple details would also be helpful. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreTheCourseRequirements">What Are the Course Requirements?</h3> <p>To earn the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management, you must complete a minimum of 120 credits. This includes 59-63 general education credits, 39 core credits, 15 concentration credits, and 3-12 credits in directed courses. Courses listed below are for residential students; course requirements for online students may vary. </p> <p><u>Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management Course Requirements</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Code</th><th>Course Name</th></tr> <tr><td><b>General Education Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>COMS 101</td><td> Speech Communication</td></tr> <tr><td>ENGL 101</td><td> Composition and Rhetoric</td></tr> <tr><td>CRST 290</td><td> History of Life</td></tr> <tr><td>Math Elective</td><td> Choose a math course above 110</td></tr> <tr><td>Natural Science Elective</td><td> Select One</td></tr> <tr><td>Natural Science Elective<br /><b>OR</b><br />Math Elective<br /><b>OR</b><br />BUSI 201</td><td>Select One<br /></td></tr> <tr><td>ENGL 102</td><td> Composition and Literature</td></tr> <tr><td>HIEU 201 or 202<br /><b>OR</b><br /> HIUS 221 or 222</td><td> Select One</td></tr> <tr><td>ENGL 201, 202, 215, 216, 221, or 222</td><td> Select One</td></tr> <tr><td>GOVT 200<br /><b>OR</b><br />PSYC 101 or 210<br /><b>OR</b><br />SOCI 200 or 201</td><td> Select One</td></tr> <tr><td>PHIL 201</td><td> Philosophy/Contemporary Ideas</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Select one of the following:</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>Humanities/Arts Elective<br /><b>AND</b><br />General Education Elective<br /><b>OR</b><br />Language Courses</td><td> HUMN 101, THEA 101, ARTS 105, or Music 103<br /><b>AND</b><br /> Select a non-language elective<br /><b>OR</b><br />Select two Language courses</td></tr> <tr><td>BIBL 105<br /><b>OR</b><br />BIBL 205</td><td> Old Testament Survey<br /><b>OR</b><br /> Old Testament Life/Literature</td></tr> <tr><td>BIBL 110<br /><b>OR</b><br />BIBL 210</td><td> New Testament Survey<br /><b>OR</b><br /> New Testament Life/Literature</td></tr> <tr><td>BWVW 101</td><td> Biblical Worldview I</td></tr> <tr><td>BWVW 102</td><td> Biblical Worldview II</td></tr> <tr><td>EVAN 101</td><td> Evangelism and Christian Life</td></tr> <tr><td>PSYC 150</td><td> Psychology of Relationships</td></tr> <tr><td>THEO 201</td><td> Theology Survey I</td></tr> <tr><td>THEO 202</td><td> Theology Survey II</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Business Administration Core Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>ACCT 211</td><td> Principles of Accounting I</td></tr> <tr><td>ACCT 212</td><td> Principles of Accounting II</td></tr> <tr><td>ECON 214</td><td> Principles of Macroeconomics</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 301</td><td> Business Law</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 303</td><td> International Business</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 310</td><td> Business Management</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 320</td><td> Corporate Finance</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 330</td><td> Principles of Marketing</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 340</td><td> Organizational Behavior</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 342</td><td> Human Resource Management</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 409</td><td> Non-Profit Management</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 411</td><td> Operations Management</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 472</td><td> Organizational Ethics</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Project Management Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 413</td><td> Foundations of Project Management</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 414</td><td> Project Management I</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 415</td><td> Project Management II</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 416</td><td> Leading Global Projects</td></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 492</td><td> Capstone: International Business and Project Management</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Directed Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>These courses may be counted toward General Education requirements</td><td /></tr> <tr><td>BUSI 201</td><td> Business Computer Applications</td></tr> <tr><td>ECON 213</td><td> Principles of Microeconomics</td></tr> <tr><td>MATH 125</td><td> Finite Mathematics</td></tr> <tr><td>MATH 201</td><td> Introduction to Probability and Statistics</td></tr> </table><h3 id="section---WhatCouldIDoAfterIGraduate">What Could I Do After I Graduate?</h3> <h4 id="section---CareerOpportunities">Career Opportunities</h4> <p>As a graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management program, you will have the training necessary to seek project management-related positions in a variety of fields. Your job duties may include planning the scope of a project, scheduling and budgeting projects, managing quality control, or coordinating with internal departments and external parties, such as suppliers and contractors. Examples of positions you could pursue include: </p> <ul><li>Project Manager, Operations </li><li>Project Manager, Manufacturing </li><li>Project Scheduler </li><li>Project Control Manager </li></ul><h4 id="section---AdvancedDegrees">Advanced Degrees</h4> <p>After completing the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management program, continue your education by pursuing graduate studies. Earning a related master's degree could help you prepare for additional career opportunities by offering you further training in business and finance, project control, procurement laws, and quality, risk, cost, communication, and time management. Consider degree programs such as: </p> <ul><li>Master of Business Administration </li><li>Master of Business Administration in Project Management </li><li>Master of Science in Project Management </li><li>Master of Project Management</li></ul>