Degree Requirements

Emphasis on the information that the language of business provides for decisionmakers. This is accomplished by using a transactions-analysis approach. Individual and team-based problems and cases are used to stress accounting fundamentals as well as the global and ethical issues of accounting decisions.

Covers the role of managerial accounting in corporate management. Emphasis is on the introduction of product and service costing, profit planning, cost analysis, and the cost allocation process. Current financial accounting and control matters are reviewed and evaluated. Individual and team-based problems and cases are used to explore global ethical issues.

Provides an overview of the principles and techniques used in financial management and an introduction to financial markets. Topics include time value of money, measures of risk, models for pricing bonds and stocks, financial analysis, capital structure, cost of capital, capital budgeting, and working capital management. Students are introduced to financial problem-solving using Microsoft Excel.
Prerequisite: Take AC 221

An interdisciplinary study of the management of organizations and decision making, utilizing behavioral and quantitative approaches. Topics include decision-making, motivation and behavior, leadership, group behavior, organizational change, planning, control, and allocation of resources. These topics are addressed against a backdrop of management responses to issues of ethics, social responsibility, and globalization. Lecture and case-study format.

This is a survey course. The objective of this class is to learn to apply legal and ethical principles to managerial-related problems. The course provides a general study of areas of laws pertinent to business, including tort law, contract law, employment law, criminal law, and constitutional law. The student is expected to learn to identify legal issues and consider the ethical implications of his or her solution or decision.

This course serves as the introduction to the operations function of business. All organizations-for profit or not-for-profit, manufacturing, processing, or services-have operations as their central function. Despite their diversity, these organizations share common objectives and problems; in most cases, the same principles can be applied to help manage the operations. Major topics include determining operations strategy and objectives, planning the operations process, controlling operations, and managing its quality. The course introduces concepts to help understand how operations are organized and how operations decisions affect virtually every aspect of the firm.
Prerequisite: Take MGT-101 or BU-201 and MA-133 or MA-131

Explores the formulation and administration of policy, integration of the various specialties of business, and development of an overall management viewpoint.
Prerequisite: Take AC-222 FN-215 MK-201 EC-203 MA-133 or MA-131

Investigates the components of the marketing mix. A managerial approach is employed and case studies supplement each area of exploration. Topics include customer behavior, product policy, channels of distribution, advertising and promotion, price policy, marketing programs, and the legal aspects of marketing.

This course provides a comprehensive review of the global financial markets, instruments, and institutions. It is designed to expand students' awareness and understanding of the conceptual background for financial decision-making related to corporate finance, banking, and international finance. The first part provides an introduction to financial markets, the attributes of financial assets, and the characteristics of the market participants. The second part includes chapters dedicated to various financial markets, some of which include debt, stock, foreign exchange, real estate, derivatives. Finally, the course discusses the risks faced by investors when they are participating in financial markets. In this course, we will stress practical applications and the impact of current events on financial markets.
Prerequisite: Take EC- 203

Introduces students to the various types of investment products and markets both in the United States and globally. Topics include valuation techniques and risk measurements for common stocks, mutual funds, and bonds; use of options; socially responsible investing; and expected returns for each type of investment.
Prerequisite: Take FN-215

Corporate Finance expands upon the principles and techniques of financial management to apply the concepts of the maximization of firm value, the time value of money, marginal cash flow analysis and risk to a range of financial management decisions including financial analysis; financial forecasting, valuation, capital budgeting, the determination of the costs of capital, and optimal capital structure. The course uses case studies and emphasizes the design of financial models in Excel to analyze problems in corporate finance. Certification in the Microsoft Excel 77-727 Exam and use of S&P Capital IQ for industry research and financial analysis is required to successfully complete the course.
Prerequisite: Take FN-215

The internship is focused on developing job search, interviewing, and career assessment skills while providing practical experience. Students work with a faculty advisor and the career development office to write a rsum, search for and obtain an internship, and work at a site for a minimum of 120 hours. The internship introduces students to the opportunities and rigors of the business environment. Upon completion, students work with the supervisor and faculty advisor to reassess skills and career development plans.

Explores the principles of financial management from an international perspective. The course provides a broad introduction to the operations of international financial markets and instruments. Students develop an understanding of the workings of international financial markets, the risks of doing business in the international arena, and management of exchange risk exposure. Among the topics covered are foreign exchange markets, foreign exchange risk, management of exchange risk exposure, impact of different exchange rates, taxation systems and inflation rates on financial decisions, project evaluation, and interaction among various national financial markets.
Prerequisite: Take FN-215 EC-202

This course introduces microeconomic concepts such as supply and demand analysis, theories of the firm and individual behavior, competition and monopoly, welfare analysis, and labor market. Students will also be introduced to the use of microeconomic applications to address problems such as the role of government, environmental policies, insurance markets, and income distribution.

This course introduces macroeconomic concepts and analysis of unemployment and inflation within the context of the business cycle, the determinants of economic growth, the role of interest rates in savings and investment, the interaction of money and the banking system, and corrective monetary and fiscal policies. Students gain an international perspective by assessing the role of international trade and exchange rates in the modern global economy. A prerequisite to EC 301, EC 302, EC 303, EC 316, EC 321, EC 342, EC 373, and EC 399
Prerequisite: Take EC-202 AND MA-106 OR MA-109 OR MA-110 OR MA-151

This course is geared toward liberal arts, science, business, and health science majors." It introduces descriptive statistics, probability distributions (both discrete and normal), confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and correlation. Real-world applications are offered and computer statistical software may be used.