2024-2025 University Catalog
Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration
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Pamela Kennett-Hensel, Dean
Mission - College of Business Administration
The College of Business Administration is a comprehensive urban research institution committed to enhancing the social, economic, intellectual and cultural development in the New Orleans region and beyond by providing a high-quality education to a diverse group of current and future business professionals. The College strives to achieve excellence by providing quality undergraduate and graduate degree programs that can prepare students to become successful and ethical business professionals, conduct and disseminate research that advances the global business environment, and actively engage and serve the local, regional, national, and global business community.
Scope - College of Business Administration
The College of Business Administration offers a number of challenging and in-demand programs, many of which are uniquely linked to industry and professions in the greater New Orleans region. The College of Business Administration grants bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in academic programs, including business administration, management, healthcare management, marketing, finance, financial economics, accounting, and hotel, restaurant, and tourism administration.
Vision Statement - College of Business Administration
The College of Business Administration will be recognized as the leading regional business school in developing intellectual, ethical, and culturally diverse business professionals and in contributing to the advancement of knowledge that directly impacts the local and global economy.
Goals in 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
1. Enhance Student Recruitment, Retention, and Opportunities for Success
2. Positively Impact Local, National, and Global Communities through Innovative Teaching, Research, and Scholarly Endeavors
3. Strengthen Alumni Relations and Participation
4. Maximize Engagement with Professions, Industry and The Community
Accreditation
The following undergraduate and graduate programs in business and accounting offered by the College of Business Administration, University of New Orleans, are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International):
Business, Bachelor of Science Degree
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Healthcare Management
- Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Administration
- Management
- Marketing
Business and Accounting, Bachelor of Science Degree
Master’s Degree
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Science in Accounting
- Master of Science in Tax Accounting
- Master of Science in Health Care Management
- Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Doctoral Degree
- Ph.D. in Financial Economics
Minors in Business
The following minors in the College of Business Administration are available to all students:
- Accounting
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Global Business Studies
- Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism
- Information Systems Management
- Management
- Marketing
Requirements for these minors may be found under each major program description in the College of Business Administration section.
The following minor in the College of Business Administration is available to non-business administration students only:
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree
Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours and at least 50 percent of the business credit hours required for the business degree at the University of New Orleans.
Students transferring from another University are required to take at least 50% of the hours in their Major area in the College of Business Administration at UNO.
Students are also held responsible for knowing degree requirements, for enrolling in courses that fit their degree programs, and for taking courses in the proper sequence to ensure orderly progression of work. Each student is held responsible for notifying the college office of graduation plans at the beginning of the semester proceeding the student’s final semester. At that point, a degree audit is prepared which outlines the student’s current scholastic position and indicates the course requirements remaining for the degree.
Students in the College of Business Administration are strongly encouraged to complete ENGL 1158 with a C or better and MATH 1115 at the earliest possible time in their college career. Several required sophomore-level courses have these courses as prerequisites.
In addition to the general degree requirements (listed below), each student must complete the college degree requirements as follows.
General Education Course Requirements
| Courses |
Cr. Hrs. |
| MATH 1115 or MATH 1125 , MATH 2785 |
6 |
| Science1 |
9 |
| Must include six hours of one science and three hours of another. One of the sciences must be biology and the other must be chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, or physics. |
| English |
6 |
| ENGL 1157 and ENGL 1158 or ENGL 1159 with a grade of C or better. |
| Arts1 |
3 |
| Humanities1 |
6 |
| Literature1 |
3 |
| Social Sciences1 |
3 |
A student may use as electives no more than three hours credit taken in health and physical education courses, six hours taken in military science courses, six hours taken in religion, or a maximum of six hours combined credit in these three areas.
- Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
Business Administration Course Requirements
- HRT majors take HRT 3016
- HRT majors take MANG 3467 in lieu of MANG 3402 and HRT 4000 in lieu of MANG 4480
Additionally, completion of the prescribed course of study in one of the following programs is required for the Bachelor of Science degree. All majors in the College of Business Administration must demonstrate their possession of global awareness. A 2.0 average must be earned in all courses taken at UNO in the student’s Major as a requirement for graduation.
Division of Business and Economic Research
Since 1963, the Division of Business and Economic Research (DBER) has provided a wide range of research-related services to businesses, government agencies, media, nonprofit organizations, and concerned individuals. DBER has been a member of the Association of University Business & Economic Research (AUBER) since 1975.
The DBER provides statistical information from local, state, and federal governments and private sector sources. For information not covered within the DBER’s vast data collection, a well-informed referral service is offered.
The DBER provides customized research services to organizations to facilitate strategic planning/problem solving. Principally known for its economic analysis and forecasts, the DBER also conducts: Economic Impact Analysis, Event Studies, Customer Profiles, Survey Design and Analysis, Customer Satisfaction Surveys, Industry/Market Analysis, Workforce Analysis, and Gambling Research.
The DBER, in collaboration with the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism, comprises the Hospitality Research Center (HRC) at the University of New Orleans.
Hospitality Research Center
Approved by the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Hospitality Research Center (HRC) at the University of New Orleans is a collaborative effort of the Division of Business and Economic Research (DBER) and the Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration (HRT). The HRC is the Premier center for hospitality and tourism research in the nation and a Center of Excellence at the University of New Orleans. The HRC is consistently recognized for research productivity in the hospitality field. The function of the Hospitality Research Center is to provide a variety of research services to hospitality and tourism organizations for local, state and out-of-state clients. Research projects include: Visitor Profiles, Tourism Indicators and Forecast, Impact of Festivals on the Economy, Industry Salary Surveys, Convention Studies, Perception Studies, Convention Bookings Studies, Louisiana Tourism Conversion Studies and Sporting Event Studies.
Institute for Economic Development and Real Estate Research
The Institute for Economic Development and Real Estate Research combines the resources of the Center for Economic Development and Real Estate Research Center to provide technical assistance and applied research for public, private and nonprofit organizations throughout its service area.
The Institute’s website is www.realestate.uno.edu .
Center for Economic Development
The Center for Economic Development was established in 1978 as a joint effort of the state and federal government to work cooperatively with local agencies and non-profit organizations to create an environment which encourages economic diversification and growth. The Center has been engaged in a wide variety of research and technical assistance programs involving resources from within the College of Business Administration as well as other colleges and community service units at UNO.
Real Estate Research Center
The Real Estate Research Center was established to serve the real estate community as well as the general public. The three main areas of services offered by the Center are professional real estate education, primary real estate market data and contracted research.
The mission of professional real estate education is primarily accomplished through continuing education courses and conferences, including the annual Economic Outlook and Real Estate Forecast Seminars for New Orleans and the Northshore.
Market data has been published annually in the Metropolitan New Orleans Real Estate Market Analysis since 1978. The report was renamed in 2013 to New Orleans and Northshore Region Real Estate Market Analysis to reflect the expansion in coverage to Tangipahoa, Washington and Livingston Parishes. It covers real estate market trends for apartments, office, retail, warehouse and industrial properties. The report also describes current trends for single-family and condominium housing by parish and zip code. In addition to real estate trends, the analysis includes regional economic information, population statistics and major projects. This analysis of the real estate market is distributed at the local, state and national levels.
Master of Science in Engineering Management
The College of Business Administration cooperates with the College of Engineering in offering a Master of Science in Engineering Management. This program makes use of the expertise and resources of the faculty of both colleges. A full description of this graduate program may be found in the Graduate Programs in Engineering section of this catalog.
ProgramsGraduate MajorGraduate Program
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