199R. Service Leadership Internship in Business Management (1-3) (F, W, Sp, Su) Off-campus service learning. Activities related to the major and employment will be approved. Prior approval is necessary, a program coordinated by a faculty member and an on-site supervisor.
200. Personal Finance (3) (as needed) Financial alternatives to individuals and families through the life cycle. Guidelines for money management, consumer credit, home financing, insurance, retirement, taxes, and estate planning.
201R. Leadership Practicum (1-2) (F, W, Sp) Learn and apply leadership principles, guided by a faculty member, and evaluate leadership experience.
242. Ethics and the Legal Environment of Business (3) (F, W, Sp) Ethical foundation and the legal environment of business; contracts; uniform commercial code related to sales, commercial paper and secured transactions; business organization; government regulations; property; bankruptcy, trusts, estates, insurance. (Prerequisite: Business Core.)
Note: In order to enroll in upper-division courses, students must have completed the Business Core.
300. Leadership Principles (3) (F, W, Sp, Su) Fundamentals of management with an emphasis on issues of organizational leadership and teamwork. Covers basic organizational behavior topics including motivation, leadership, organizational change, and so forth. (Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.)
301. Business Finance (3) (as needed) The study of corporate financial decision making. Emphasis on cash flow, risk and return, ethics, agency, dividend policy, capital budgeting, working capital, and financial statement analysis.
302. Business Finance/Entrepreneurship (3) (F, W) Part of integrated School of Business core and entrepreneurship practicum. To acquaint students with the basics of finance in the entrepreneurial setting, to include the basic tools of financial analysis, capital budgeting, and long-term financing. Fee required. (Prerequisite: BUSM 320; Corequisites: BUSM 304, 310.)
304. Marketing/Entrepreneurship (3) (F, W) Part of integrated School of Business core and entrepreneurship practicum. The principles of marketing and the application of the marketing mix for the smaller entrepreneurial enterprise. (Prerequisite: BUSM 320; Corequisites: BUSM 304, 310.)
306. Business Communication/Entrepreneurship (3) (as needed) To provide students with the skills needed to communicate effectively in the entrepreneurial setting. (Prerequisite: Business Core.)
308. Entrepreneurship Practicum (1-3) (F, W) A practicum oriented course requiring the establishment of student teams to plan research, organize, start-up, run, and close an actual nonprofit business. (Prerequisite: BUSM 320; Corequisites: BUSM 302, 304, and 310.)
310. Leadership and Management (3) (F, W) Fundamentals of management emphasizing organizational leadership, human resource management and teamwork. Topics include motivation, organizational structures, multicultural environments, decision-making, corporate responsibility, and organizational change. (Prerequisite: BUSM 320; Corequisites: BUSM 302, 304.)
320. Business Communication (3) (F, W, Sp) Written and oral business communication, including case analysis and problem solving. (Prerequisite: Business Core, ENGL 201.)
325. Career Management (1) (F, W, Sp) Introduction to job search process, employment interviewing, networking and communication skills, negotiation and evaluation of job offers, transition to professional life, planning for career advancement.
327. Human Resource Management (3) (F, W, Sp, Su) The treatment of human resources as an organizational asset contributing to organizational objectives. Topics include planning, development, compensation and security, work-place environment, employee-management relations, auditing multicultural issues. (Prerequisite: Business Core)
341. Marketing Management (3) (as needed) A study of the distribution of goods to the ultimate consumer, including product planning, pricing, distribution channels, and promotion.
361. Operations Management (3) (F, W) Principles and techniques of project management, forecasting, product research, fabrication, inventory planning and control, quality control and operations planning, control and management. (Corequisites: BUSM 302, 304, 308, 310.)
383. Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (3) (F, W) This course is for non-business students to develop their entrepreneurial skills to start a small business. Students will learn the range of activities from identifying opportunities to operating the business. (Prerequisite: junior/senior status within 40 hours of graduation)
390R. Special Topics in Business Management (1-3) (Variable)
399R. Internship in Business Management (1-12) Maximum 12 (F, W, Sp, Su) Credit for applied experience in business management. Prior approval must be obtained and coordinated by a faculty member and on-site supervisor.
401R. Leadership Practicum (1-2) (F, W, Sp) Learn and apply leadership principles, guided by a faculty member, and evaluate leadership experience. (Prerequisite: BUSM 300 or 310.)
410. Investments (3) (as needed) Introduction to security markets including an analysis of all major investments. Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, futures, real estate, and tangible assets are studied. The analysis will be directed towards determining which investments are most appropriate to meet an individual's goals. (Prerequisite: BUSM 301.)
483. Entrepreneurship (3) (as needed) Emphasizes assistance to potential entrepreneurs in starting a small business. An integrative course, applying all the functional concepts to small business situations for both business and nonbusiness majors who intend to open their own business enterprise. (Prerequisite: ACCT 201; Recommended: BUSM 304.)
499R. Strategic Management (3) (F, W) An integration of all the functional areas of business management with emphasis on analysis, decision making, and implementation. (Prerequisites: BUSM 242, 302, 304, 300 or 310, 320.) (Writing and speaking intensive.)
