Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 45 | |
| Major Requirements | 54 | |
| Electives | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
BUS 3450 |
Business Statistics
This course will provide students with a working knowledge of statistics, which will be help them make proper business decisions under uncertain conditions. Areas to be covered include descriptive statistics, probability, inferential statistics, discrete and continuous probability distributions, and regression analysis. | |
ECON 2200 |
Macroeconomics
This course presents principles and theories of macro-economics with emphasis on economic policies and their impact on the national welfare. Special attention is giving to the application of economic thinking methods to solving the macro-economic problems. | |
COMM 1100 |
Public Speaking
This course considers the fundamentals of giving speeches that are informative, persuasive, inspirational, or entertaining. Students learn to manage speech tension, use vocal variety, improve delivery, and organize and support effective presentations with research and visual aids. | |
or COMM 2100 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| Business Fundamentals | ||
| ACCT 2000 |
Accounting & Finance for Business Professionals
This course provides an overview of accounting and finance topics necessary for entry level business professionals. This course is not intended for those students who wish to pursue advanced courses in accounting and finance. Topics include: financial statements and analysis, the accounting cycle, accounting presentation for current assets, PP&E, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity, cost-volume-profit relationships, cost management, budgeting and control, decision making, and capital investments. | 3 |
| BUS 1200 |
Business Essentials
This course provides an overview and application of technology and soft-skills necessary within a business context. The course explores the use of various information technology formats for communication, data management and problem solving in the organizations. Students will apply these technological skills within their preparation of vocation and career-related skills needed in today’s business climate. Students conduct extensive laboratory activities culminating in a final project that evaluates proficiency in skills needed for professional success and etiquette. | 3 |
| or BUS 1400 | Quantitative Business Essentials | |
| BUS 2200 |
Business Law I
This course offers an introduction to the American Legal System and several specific legal topics including, but not limited to, criminal law, torts, employment law and discrimination, agency, contracts and sales. Note: This is a course required for students majoring in the business discipline. Grades lower than a C- will not satisfy the requirements of the Business Core. | 3 |
| BUS 3420 |
Management Information Systems
This course presents an overview of management information systems. This course examines total organizational effort required in the management function. Topics of special interest include communication and systems theory, accounting cycles and applications systems, costs of data processing software and hardware, systems control and systems design. | 3 |
| BUS 3999 |
Business Internship
This course provides credit for a pre-approved on-the-job work experience in the student’s major field of study. The course further prepares the student for employment by teaching interviewing, networking and budgeting strategies; the role benefits play in companies; as well as professional etiquette and other life skills. | 3 |
| BUS 4420 |
Business Policy and Ethics
This course provides management to guide resource deployment to maintain competitive advantages in meeting the corporate mission. The course provides a demonstration of the integration of the functional areas of business administration and a realistic approach to business problems. Prerequisites: senior status or permission of the professor. | 3 |
| ECON 2100 |
Microeconomics
This course provides a unifying theme of microeconomics, showing how micro-economics is the synthesis of theories, decision sciences, and the various fields of business administration studies. Special emphasis is placed on the interaction between the firm’s business strategy and the market structure as the firm attempts to reach optimal performance in the face of economic constraints. | 3 |
| MGMT 1200 |
Management & Leadership
This course introduces the student to the fundamental principles and practices of management and leadership. After a brief historical review, the concepts of organizational culture, globalization, and social responsibility are examined. The basic functions of management - planning, organizing, leading, and controlling - are studied in depth. This course introduces students to creating people-focused organizations. | 3 |
| or BUS 5110 | People-Focused Management | |
| MKTG 1300 |
Sales and Marketing
This course studies the basics of the role of marketing in society and within the firm. This course covers marketing history, the present-day practices, personal selling strategies and future projections. | 3 |
| Required Courses | ||
| BUS 2600 |
Employment and Labor Relations
This course studies the management and administration issues related to group and individual performances and their effective contributions to the organizational objectives. Strategies for successful self-management, team building, and delegation will be emphasized. | 3 |
| BUS 2620 | 3 | |
| BUS 3680 |
Compensation and Benefits
This course examines the development, administration, and evaluation of financial and non-financial compensation and benefits reward. Topics will include relevant theoretical and legal perspectives, compensation structure, compensation systems and benefit plans/ systems. | 3 |
| MGMT 3600 |
Human Resource Management
This course gives students an introduction to the field of HRM, and the theories and technical aspects of the HRM function. Although not every student taking this course will become an HR professional, the materials covered in this course are beneficial no matter what career path one chooses. For some students who plan to be in a management type of roles in the future, this course is an introduction to the concepts of managing and directing the work of employees. | 3 |
| BUS 3660 |
Training and Employee Development
This course emphasizes proper training and development within an organization and the introduction to a systematic approach to training. It examines the development and implementation of training, including needs, job and task analysis, design and evaluation of training programs, transfer of training and employee development. | 3 |
| BUS 4600 |
Integrative Project: HR Management
In this course elements of professional human resource practice are examined and summarized. Students integrate concepts of planning and evaluating strategic human resource initiatives with legal, social, management, and ethical approaches. This is an advanced course which can only be taken by students who have completed all other HR major requirements. Cannot be transferred in from another school. | 3 |
| Total Hours | 45 | |