Business, Bachelor of Science Graduate School of Management
Accepting freshmen in Fall 2025 and transfer students in Fall 2027; current students are accepted beginning in Fall 2027.
Bachelor of Science in Business at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management
The UC Davis Bachelor of Science in Business offers a core foundation anchored in math, statistics and economics while building competencies in fundamental areas of business. Business majors choose to specialize in one or two of the following areas:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Marketing & Business Analytics
- Management & Strategy
The major is a first-of-its-kind campus partnership between the Graduate School of Management, College of Letters & Science, and College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences.
The Graduate School of Management awards the Bachelor of Science in Business.
The major requirements below are in addition to meeting University Degree Requirements & College Degree Requirements; unless otherwise noted. The minimum number of units required for the Business Bachelor of Science is 108.
Students may not double major in the Business Major and Economics or Managerial Economics. In addition, students in the Business Major may not be granted minors offered by the Graduate School of Management.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Preparatory Subject Matter | ||
| All required preparatory courses must be taken for a letter grade with at least a grade of C-. | ||
| Economics | 8 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
or ECN 001AV | Principles of Microeconomics | |
or ECN 001AY | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
or ECN 001BV | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| Mathematics | 12 | |
| Calculus for Biology & Medicine and Calculus for Biology & Medicine and Calculus for Biology & Medicine | ||
OR | ||
| Calculus for Data-Driven Applications and Calculus for Data-Driven Applications and Calculus for Data-Driven Applications | ||
OR | ||
| Calculus and Calculus and Calculus | ||
| Accounting | 8 | |
| Elementary Accounting | ||
| Elementary Accounting | ||
| Statistics | 8 | |
| Elementary Statistics | ||
or STA 013Y | Elementary Statistics | |
or STA 032 | Gateway to Statistical Data Science | |
| Applied Statistics for Business & Economics | ||
| ARE 018 | Business Law | 4 |
| PSC 001 | General Psychology | 4-5 |
| or PSC 001V | General Psychology | |
| or PSC 001Y | General Psychology | |
| or SOC 001 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| or SOC 001V | Introduction to Sociology | |
| ENL 003 | Introduction to Literature | 4 |
| or ENL 003V | Introduction to Literature | |
| or UWP 001 | Introduction to Academic Literacies | |
| or UWP 001V | Introduction to Academic Literacies: Online | |
| or UWP 001Y | Introduction to Academic Literacies | |
| UWP 104A | Writing in the Professions: Business Writing | 4 |
| or UWP 104AV | Writing in the Professions: Business Writing | |
| or UWP 104AY | Writing in the Professions: Business Writing | |
| Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal | 52-53 | |
| Depth Subject Matter | ||
| Core Courses | ||
All required core courses must be taken for a letter grade with at least a grade of C-. All core courses must be taken at UC Davis. | ||
| ARE 100A | Intermediate Microeconomics: Theory of Production & Consumption | 4 |
| or ECN 100A | Intermediate Micro Theory: Consumer & Producer Theory | |
| ARE 100B | Intermediate Microeconomics: Imperfect Competition, Markets & Welfare Economics | 4 |
| or ECN 100B | Intermediate Micro Theory: Imperfect Competition & Market Failure | |
| ARE 106 | Econometric Theory & Applications | 4 |
| ECN 101 | Intermediate Macro Theory | 4 |
| MGT 101 | Sources & Uses of Accounting Information | 4 |
| MGT 120 | Managing & Using Information Technology | 4 |
| MGT 140 | Marketing for the Technology-Based Enterprise | 4 |
| MGT 150 | Technology Management | 4 |
| MGT 160 | Financing New Business Ventures | 4 |
| or ARE 171 | Principles of Finance | |
| MGT 180 | Supply Chain Planning & Management | 4 |
| Core Courses Subtotal | 40 | |
| Specialization Area | 16 | |
| Choose one or two areas of specialization from the following options: | ||
All specialization courses must be taken for letter grade. All specialization coursework must be taken at UC Davis. | ||
| Total Units | 108-109 | |
Specialization Areas
Accounting
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 103 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 4 |
| MGT 105 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 4 |
| MGT 107 | Intermediate Financial Accounting III | 4 |
| MGT 170 | Management Accounting & Control | 4 |
Finance
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Choose four: | 16 | |
MGT 161 | (Pending Approval) | |
MGT 163 | (Pending Approval) | |
MGT 165 | (Pending Approval) | |
| Financial Management of the Firm | ||
| Capital Markets | ||
| Futures & Options Markets | ||
| Money, Banks, & Financial Institutions | ||
or ECN 135Y | Money, Banks, & Financial Institutions | |
| International Finance | ||
Marketing & Business Analytics
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Choose four: | 16 | |
MGT 141 | (Pending Approval) | |
MGT 143 | (Pending Approval) | |
MGT 145 | (Pending Approval) | |
| Econometrics for Business Decisions | ||
| Managerial Marketing | ||
| Economics & Business Data Analytics | ||
Strategy & Management
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Choose four: | 16 | |
| Management of Innovation & Entrepreneurship | ||
MGT 153 | (Pending Approval) | |
MGT 155 | (Pending Approval) | |
MGT 159 | (Pending Approval) | |
| Decision Making | ||
| Industrial Organization | ||
| Theory of Games & Strategic Behavior | ||