Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

US Culture and Business Practices, B.A.

120 hours (minimum)

Any student earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete a minimum of 39 hours at the 300+ level. These hours are generally completed by the major requirements. However, keep this hour requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. See the complete description of College requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree .

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

UK Core hours: 30

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

USB 495 - SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR Credit(s): 3

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR)

College Requirements

I. Foreign Language: 0-14

(placement exam recommended)

II. Disciplinary Requirements

a. Natural Science: 6

b. Social Science: 6

c. Humanities: 6

III. Laboratory or Field Work: 1

IV. Race and Ethnicity Requirement: 0-3

V. Electives: 6

College Requirement hours: 25-42

Major Requirements

USB 201 - US CULTURE AND BUSINESS STUDIES Credit(s): 3
USB 495 - SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR Credit(s): 3
plus 18 hours from the following:
ACC 221 - ACCOUNTING FUNDAMENTALS Credit(s): 3
ANT 480 - BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES Credit(s): 3
B&E 201 - INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS Credit(s): 3
ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3
ECO 202 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II Credit(s): 3
ECO 311 - BUSINESS ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
FIN 250 - PERSONAL INVESTING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING Credit(s): 3
HIS 363 - SPORTS, POLITICS, AND BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES Credit(s): 3
MGT 292 - INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP Credit(s): 3
MGT 301 - INTRODUCTION TO MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS Credit(s): 3
MGT 410 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
MGT 450 - NEGOTIATIONS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION Credit(s): 3
MKT 300 - MARKETING MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
MKT 315 - DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY AND SALES Credit(s): 3
PHI 334 - BUSINESS ETHICS Credit(s): 3
WRD 203 - BUSINESS WRITING Credit(s): 3

Major Requirement Hours: 24

Guided Electives

Students must choose 18 hours from the courses below. At least 3 credit hours must come from each of the three areas: National Formations (includes US in the World), American Communities & Identities, and Literary Arts.

National Formations (includes US in the World)

ANT 311 - ANTHROPOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION Credit(s): 3
ANT 312 - BUSINESS, CULTURE AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
ANT 330 - NORTH AMERICAN CULTURES Credit(s): 3
ENG 191 - LITERATURE AND THE ARTS OF CITIZENSHIP Credit(s): 3
ENG 251 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
ENG 252 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3
GEO 220 - US CITIES Credit(s): 3
GEO 320 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Credit(s): 3
GEO 422 - URBAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GWS 301 - CROSSROADS: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
GWS 506 - HISTORY OF SEXUALITY Credit(s): 3
HIS 108 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH 1876 Credit(s): 3
HIS 109 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIS 208 - HISTORY OF THE ATLANTIC WORLD Credit(s): 3
AAS 260 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865 Credit(s): 3
OR
HIS 260 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865 Credit(s): 3
AAS 261 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 1865-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
OR
HIS 261 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 1865-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
HIS 265 - SEX & GENDER IN AMERICAN HISTORY Credit(s): 3
HIS 461 - THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1763-1789 Credit(s): 3
HIS 467 - MODERN AMERICA: 1941-1974 Credit(s): 3
HIS 468 - CONTEMPORARY AMERICA: 1974-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
PS 101 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Credit(s): 3
PS 430G - THE CONDUCT OF AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS Credit(s): 3
PS 433G - POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS Credit(s): 3
PS 463G - JUDICIAL POLITICS Credit(s): 3
PS 465G - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Credit(s): 3
PS 472G - POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS Credit(s): 3
PS 475G - POLITICS AND THE MASS MEDIA Credit(s): 3
PS 484G - THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY Credit(s): 3
AAS 400 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICANA STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
HIS 350 - TOPICS IN U.S. HISTORY BEFORE 1789 Credit(s): 3
HIS 351 - TOPICS IN U.S. HISTORY SINCE 1789: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
HIS 460 - COLONIAL AMERICA TO 1763 Credit(s): 3
HIS 463 - ANTEBELLUM AMERICA: EXPANSION AND CONFLICT, C. 1800-1861 Credit(s): 3
HIS 464 - CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION Credit(s): 3
HIS 465 - EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA, 1877-1917 Credit(s): 3
HIS 466 - MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM WW I TO PEARL HARBOR, 1917-1941 Credit(s): 3
HIS 572 - AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY Credit(s): 3
HIS 573 - AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY Credit(s): 3
HIS 574 - THE DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1919. Credit(s): 3
HIS 575 - THE DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1919 Credit(s): 3
HIS 576 - FRONTIER AMERICA, 1400-1869 Credit(s): 3
HIS 577 - FRONTIER AMERICA, 1869-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
HIS 587 - THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE U.S. SINCE 1930 Credit(s): 3
APP 300 - TOPICS IN APPALACHIAN STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
APP 399 - PRACTICUM Credit(s): 1 - 6 (Variable)
WRD 222 - CURRENT EVENTS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: U.S. CITIZENS, GLOBAL CITIZENS Credit(s): 3

American Communities & Identities

AAS 200 - INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Credit(s): 3
ANT 341 - APPALACHIAN ENGLISH Credit(s): 3
APP 200 - INTRODUCTION TO APPALACHIAN STUDIES Credit(s): 3
AAS 168 - ALL THAT SPEAK OF JAZZ: AN INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY INTO JAZZ AND DEMOCRACY Credit(s): 3
OR
ENG 168 - ALL THAT SPEAK OF JAZZ: AN INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY INTO JAZZ AND DEMOCRACY Credit(s): 3
ENG 425 - ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING Credit(s): 3
GEO 221 - IMMIGRANT AMERICA: A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE Credit(s): 3
GEO 285 - INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING Credit(s): 3
GEO 322 - GEOGRAPHY OF KENTUCKY Credit(s): 3
GEO 485G - URBAN PLANNING AND SUSTAINABILITY Credit(s): 3
GWS 360 - LGBTQ HISTORY IN THE UNITED STATES Credit(s): 3
AAS 360 - RACE AND SPORTS IN AMERICA Credit(s): 3
OR
HIS 360 - RACE AND SPORTS IN AMERICA Credit(s): 3
HIS 580 - HISTORY OF APPALACHIA Credit(s): 3
PS 461G - CIVIL LIBERTIES Credit(s): 3
PS 470G - AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES Credit(s): 3
PS 471 - RACE, ETHNICITY AND POLITICS Credit(s): 3
OR
AAS 471 - RACE, ETHNICITY AND POLITICS Credit(s): 3
PS 479 - WOMEN AND POLITICS Credit(s): 3
AAS 235 - INEQUALITIES IN SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
OR
SOC 235 - INEQUALITIES IN SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
SOC 446 - MASS INCARCERATION Credit(s): 3
ANT 534 - SOCIOLOGY OF APPALACHIA Credit(s): 3
OR
SOC 534 - SOCIOLOGY OF APPALACHIA Credit(s): 3
HIS 360 - RACE AND SPORTS IN AMERICA Credit(s): 3
OR
AAS 360 - RACE AND SPORTS IN AMERICA Credit(s): 3
HIS 112 - THE MAKING OF MODERN KENTUCKY Credit(s): 3
HIS 240 - HISTORY OF KENTUCKY Credit(s): 3
HIS 404 - U.S. WOMEN’S HISTORY TO 1900 Credit(s): 3
HIS 405 - U.S. WOMEN’S HISTORY SINCE 1900 Credit(s): 3
HIS 578 - HISTORY OF THE OLD SOUTH Credit(s): 3
APP 200 - INTRODUCTION TO APPALACHIAN STUDIES Credit(s): 3
SPA 208 - U.S. LATINO CULTURE AND POLITICS Credit(s): 3
SPA 302 - COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL SPANISH Credit(s): 3

Literary Arts

ENG 260 - INTRODUCTION TO BLACK WRITERS Credit(s): 3
ENG 265 - SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
ENG 266 - SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3
ENG 352 - AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURES TO 1900 Credit(s): 3
ENG 353 - AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURES POST-1900 Credit(s): 3
ENG 355 - AMERICAN POETIC TRADITIONS Credit(s): 3
ENG 357 - CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LITERATURE Credit(s): 3
ENG 368 - CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOICES Credit(s): 3
ENG 450G - STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 (Subtitle required)
ENG 460G - STUDIES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
ENG 168 - ALL THAT SPEAK OF JAZZ: AN INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY INTO JAZZ AND DEMOCRACY Credit(s): 3
OR
AAS 168 - ALL THAT SPEAK OF JAZZ: AN INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY INTO JAZZ AND DEMOCRACY Credit(s): 3
AAS 264 - INTRODUCTION TO BLACK WRITERS Credit(s): 3

Guided Elective Hours: 18

Electives

Students must complete at least 6 hours of free electives to bring the total number of credit hours to 120. Free electives may not be counted toward UK Core or A&S requirements. Students may not take additional courses offered by the Gatton College of Business and Economics to fulfill free electives.

US Culture and Business Practices, B.A.

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics