

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Business Administration are required to take a total of 45 courses as follows:
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Foundation Curriculum - 48 Credits
Students are required to take 12 foundation courses as follows:
As an introduction to accounting, ACC 1001 introduces the student to the basic structures, principles, and practices involved in understanding and completing the accounting cycle. Each individual step of the accounting cycle, from analyzing source documents to the final preparation of financial statements, is covered with an emphasis on accounting for a sole proprietorship service business.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
This course is a continuation of Accounting I and introduces the student to a more detailed analysis of the components and preparation of the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Retained Earnings, and Statement of Cash Flows for a corporate entity.
Prerequisite(s): ACC1001 (with grade of "C" or better).
Credits: 4
This course is a continuation of Accounting I and II. The student learns to apply the knowledge gained in Accounting I and II to specialized areas of accounting such as financial statement analysis, cost accounting, and managerial accounting.
Prerequisite(s): ACC1002 with grade of "C" or better.
Credits: 4
Business Law I is a study of the development of American law and procedure covering information, operation, completion of contracts, and consumer protection. This course also includes a study of the Uniform Commercial Code. Both the text and case study methods are utilized.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
An introduction to business functions and their opportunities. Students will also be given information about resources available to them through a variety of sources, including the university.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
This course is designed to prepare students to organize and compose effective business correspondence and technical writing. The basic principles of writing and approaches for writing various types of communications are stressed.
Prerequisite(s): ENG1001
Credits: 4
Microeconomics is the study of the internal forces in the market place. Students will develop an understanding of the forces that control the economy, and the effect of changes in those forces. Specific topics include the free enterprise system, capitalism, wage and price theory, law of supply and demand, and government regulation of business.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
The study of macroeconomics includes the basic aspects of economic analysis of the business world. Students will develop an understanding of the monetary system, recession, inflation, and the main cycles of business activity.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
This course exposes the student to a wide range of important issues in managerial and personal finance, including such topics as the role of finance in organizations, principles of financial analysis, forecasting and working capital management, and the basics of analysis and evaluation of investments such as stocks, mutual funds and bonds.
Prerequisite(s): ACC1002
Credits: 4
This course is for students to obtain basic knowledge and skills needed in using office application software and Internet features. A broad range of software used in an office, such as, word processing, spreadsheet, database, slide presentation, email, and Internet research will be introduced. It is not intended for IT majors.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
The latest major approaches and techniques of management are studied, including planning, systems management, new organizational concepts, computer influence, controlling, and quantitative measurement.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
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Prerequisite(s): unknown
Credits: 4
Major Curriculum - 48 Credits
Students are required to take 12 major courses as follows:
An introduction to communication for managers and supervisors. Focus will be on those types of communication encountered in management functions: negotiation, conflict resolution, situational management, team building, organizational structures and communication, and motivation.
Prerequisite(s): ENG2001, MGT2037
Credits: 4
This course explores laws and regulations applicable to modern corporate environments. Topics may include agency relationships, creation and operation of contracts, debtor/creditor relationships, regulatory environment as governed by the Federal securities acts, and transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
Prerequisite(s): BUS1038
Credits: 4
This course provides students with opportunities for analysis, synthesis, prescription, and application of critical thinking and decision making within the organization. Emphasis is placed on preparing managers for decision making in dynamic and rapidly changing environments. Concepts like quantum principles and chaos theory are applied to methods decision-making for organizational change.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
An introductory course in the financial management of non-financial corporations, this course focuses on the role of interest rates and capital markets in the economy. A variety of topics are addressed, including the structure and analysis of financial statements, time value of money circulations, and the valuation of income-producing physical assets.
Prerequisite(s): ACC1003
Credits: 4
The course provides an introduction to applications of business modeling such as entity-relationship diagrams and data-flow diagrams. This course emphasizes application of management information system tools to support modeling.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
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Credits: 4
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Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
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Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to CASE Tools, Project Management, Project Planning and Control, Software Quality, Total Quality Management (TQM), Quality Assurance (QA), Legal Requirements, ISO 9000, Department of Defense 5000.51-G TQM guidelines and the six sigma improvement methodology. Students team to analyze QM concepts and techniques in a TQM case study.
Prerequisite(s): MGT2037
Credits: 4
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Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
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Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
Students study characteristics of international management and the bases for business among countries. Different perspectives on organizational behavior, human resource management, management styles and the practical aspects of international management are discussed. Business in the international environment is interpreted from a strategic management and marketing perspective that yields practical guidance concerning the management of firms and social responsibility. 4 quarter hours
Prerequisite(s): ECO2072, ECO2071
Credits: 4
Capstones - 8 Credits
Students are required to take 2 courses as follows:
This capstone course is intended to integrate subject matter from more specialized business courses and related areas of study to help students develop conceptual skills needed in management. Major topics include the development of organizational strategy, decision making within a strategic framework, the planning process, formulation of objectives and policies, and the management of change. Use of the case method will draw significantly on students' prior management study and experience. (Capstone Course)
Prerequisite(s): Capstone Course. Senior Standing
Credits: 4
In this course, students, using computers and other resources, participate in a directed simulation of business operations. (Capstone Course)
Prerequisite(s): MGT2037, MKT3009, FIN3030, MGT4070
Credits: 4
General Education - 60 Credits
Students are required to take 15 courses as follows, which include 2 Humanities electives from the Humanities elective list below:
Principles of Biology I is the first in a two-course sequence in biology. The course introduces biology, scientific methods, biological chemistry, cells, energy for life, basic genetics, and biotechnology. The course also compares human and plant organization and function. The student will also complete writing assignments that will introduce the student to scientific literature.
Prerequisite(s): MAT0099, and ENG1001 Co/Pre-Requisite
Credits: 4
Principles of Biology II is the second in a two-course sequence. This course continues the study of biology detailing the roles of the endocrine and nervous systems in maintaining homeostasis. The course continues with the study of human development, chromosomal, inheritance, human evolution, and the environment. The student will also complete writing assignments that will advance the student's use of scientific literature.
Prerequisite(s): BIO1020 WITH "C" or better and ENG1001 Co/Pre-Requisite
Credits: 4
This course helps students refine their writing skills by focusing on the elements of style and grammar. Students compose paragraphs and essays in preparation for more advanced composition classes. A minimum grade of C is required to pass this course. Note: This course is offered for institutional credit only.
Prerequisite(s): none
Credits: 4
Students will be introduced to college-level writing processes, including theme, composition, and research. Emphasis will be placed on refining individual skills, writing styles and voices, and on writing procedures. Selected readings in prose, drama, and poetry supplement the course and provide topics for discussion and writing assignments.
Prerequisite(s): ENG0099 or Exemption
Credits: 4
This course is designed to introduce the student to fiction, poetry, and drama and, through literary analysis and interpretation, to develop the life skills of critical thinking and written expression.
Prerequisite(s): ENG1001
Credits: 4
The goal of this course is to refine the student's reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. By analyzing ineffective arguments and constructing effective ones, the student will discover how ambiguity, evasiveness, vagueness, and obscurity weaken his or her credibility as a writer.
Prerequisite(s): ENG1001
Credits: 4
Principles of Algebra is designed to develop basic concepts in algebra needed in more advanced coursework. The approach emphasizes the relationship between arithmetic and algebra, using graphs and applications to motivate students and to provide real world examples. The course begins with signed numbers, proceeds to solving linear equations, introduces the Rectangular Coordinate System and graphs, and concludes with the arithmetic of polynomials. A minimum grade of C is required to pass this course.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
Concepts of algebra including linear and quadratic equations, polynomials, exponents, logarithms and functions. Emphasis on graphical representations of functions. This course is designed to build an adequate background for the college-level mathematics, science and business courses.
Prerequisite(s): MAT0099 or Exemption, and ENG1001 Co/Pre-Requisite
Credits: 4
College Mathematics is an entry-level course for students not wanting to focus their math skills in one area. The fundamentals of several areas are covered including set theory, logic, geometry, probability, and statistics.
Prerequisite(s): MAT0099 or Exemption, ENG1001 Co/Pre-Requisite
Credits: 4
This course introduces the student to fundamental laws of probability, levels of measurement, measures of central tendency and variance, random variables, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, small sample techniques and non-parametric methods.
Prerequisite(s): MAT1001 OR MAT1002
Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to American politics and government, focusing on political processes and institutions and on contemporary political issues.
Prerequisite(s): ENG1002 or ENG2001 Co/Pre-Requisite
Credits: 4
The fundamental questions guiding this course are relatively simple. In what ways are we all alike and in what ways are we different? And why? Although these questions may be simple, the answers, as we shall see, are complex, interconnected, and too often invisible to the untrained eye. Different families... different backgrounds...different sexes... different cultures...different ethnic groups...different ways of looking at things...different behaviors...different values - how are we to understand this incredible diversity of human experience so that we can navigate successfully in an increasingly chaotic and shrinking world? The intent of this course is to examine the psychological foundations underlying the identity of the "self," "identity" and "world view" in an effort to understand the differences that exist from culture to culture, from generation to generation, from family to family, from profession to profession, and from individual to individual.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
This course, a scientific study of human social activity, will provide the student with a new way of looking at the world. In learning about the sociological perspective, the student will be challenged to see the general in the particular, the strange in the familiar, and the importance of the global perspective.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
Students will develop and refine presentation skills focusing on compiling, organizing and outlining the research material in preparation for the assignments.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
This course is designed to help entering students develop a more effective approach to college. On the one hand, students will learn the importance of the relationship between individuals' beliefs and their performance, conditioning, self-image and comfort zones, motivations, affirmations, and goals. On the other, students will learn practical skills, such as time management, notetaking, test-taking, research, and study skills.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
Humanities Electives (Choose 2 courses)
This course focuses on world literary selections. Topics include the critical evaluation of the literary genres: story, poetry and drama.
Prerequisite(s): ENG1002
Credits: 4This course surveys the history of art beginning with the Prehistoric/Tribal period and continuing through the Middle Ages. The concepts, artists, motifs, works, and styles of the periods will be studied. The course introduces students to elements of art and design, and fosters an appreciation for the world of art.
Prerequisite(s): ENG1001
Credits: 4This course surveys the history of art from the Middle Ages to the present. The concepts, artists, motifs, works, and styles of the periods will be studied. The course introduces students to elements of art and design, and fosters an appreciation for the world of art.
Prerequisite(s): ENG1001
Credits: 4This course introduces students to philosophical thinking. Students will confront fundamental questions of self and identity, of freedom and determinism, of belief and truth, and of ethics and morality. Critical thinking activities will challenge students to incorporate philosophy into their daily lives by applying the questions of philosophy to themselves and their world.
Prerequisite(s): ENG1002 or ENG2001
Credits: 4
Specialization Curriculum - 16 Credits
Students are required to take 4 courses in their chosen area of emphasis:
Management & Leadership (Choose 4 Courses):
The management and leadership area of emphasis prepares students with the skills and knowledge they'll need to supervise employees, manage organizational costs, and oversee organizational development to improve overall business outcomes.
In this course, students study the special problems of initiating and managing a small business. The course integrates the functions of finance, marketing and management and stresses the special discipline and characteristics required of the small business entrepreneur.
Prerequisite(s): MGT2037, MKT3009, FIN2005
Credits: 4
This course addresses the practices and issues of small business financial management, including the study of financial records, control, and statements. Issues of personal financial management will be covered.
Prerequisite(s): FIN2005
Credits: 4
The methods and processes of planned change are examined. This course will emphasize design and implementation of continuous improvement systems and issues related to constant change. Change models are examined and students are given opportunities to apply these models to case studies and scenarios. Students are given the skills and tools to facilitate organizational change processes in organizations.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ4010 or BUS3002
Credits: 4
This course will provide the student with an understanding of the main principles of project management. It will provide real-world examples of how and when to apply these principles, including financial, accounting, and budgeting considerations. An overview and usage of project planning software package will also be provided.
Prerequisite(s): ACC1003 and MGT2037
Credits: 4
Description pending.
Prerequisite(s): none
Credits: 4
Finance (choose 4 courses)
The finance area of emphasis provides courses in financial operations, services and techniques, including financial statement analysis, international finance, enterprise risk management, and investments and portfolio management.
ERM is a systematic process for organizing and managing the multitude of possible errors (human, equipment, and external) that threaten the smooth functioning of an organization. This course provides an overview of basic ERM concepts. Students will also be given an opportunity to apply the ERM concepts covered in this course to simulations and case studies. Topics may include: assessing risk to improve decision-making, developing holistic measures to manage organizational risk, and assessing risk levels to optimize planning.
Prerequisite(s): FIN2005, FIN3030
Credits: 4
This course is the study of the banking system in the American economy: monetary and fiscal policies and the impact of money and fund flows upon business decisions and economic activity.
Prerequisite(s): ECO2072
Credits: 4
This course covers the decision-making principles of accounting and finance in an integrated manner. Material includes the recognition and understanding of the estimates and assumptions underlying financial statements.
Prerequisite(s): ACC3004, FIN3030
Credits: 4
This course focuses on the study of financial institutions in the global economic environment. Among the areas covered are foreign exchange markets, international trade, global regulatory environments, interest rate volatility, and technological advances.
Prerequisite(s): FIN2005, FIN3030, ECO2072
Credits: 4
An overview of theories and practices of investments including: financial markets, risk and return, securities, and asset allocation. Student will utilize analytical techniques and tools for investment planning and selection in a selected financial environment. Students will apply these financial models and investment strategies to analyze and manage portfolio investments for various types of organizations.
Prerequisite(s): FIN3030
Credits: 4
Marketing (choose 4 courses)
Choose 4:
The Marketing area of emphasis presents a variety of courses that represent various marketing disciplines, including sales, advertising, public relations, market research and consumer behavior.
Examines the psychological and sociological factors that influence consumption and decision-making. Studies the practical implications of consumer attitudes and behavior for such marketing activities as merchandising, market research, distribution, product development, pricing, branding, and e-commerce. Students are also exposed to applications of traditional and electronic media procedures and theories involved in solving marketing problems related to customer and competitive intelligence and marketing information systems.
Prerequisite(s): MKT3009
Credits: 4
Develops an understanding of the marketing, sales and channel management functions in organizations. An awareness of the interrelated nature of these functions is developed. Students are given an opportunity to examine the nature of this interdependency through simulations, case studies, and experiments. Through these activities, student will explore the strategic and operational aspects of marketing, sales, and channel functions. Students will also explore methods of maintaining relationships between firms and their channel partners including, strategic channel design, channel evaluation, and managing marketing, sales and channels for competitive advantage.
Prerequisite(s): MKT3009
Credits: 4
Designed to present and integrate basic principles in decision areas such as location, layout, organization, personnel, merchandise control, pricing, sales promotion, traditional and e-commerce marketing strategies and channel development considerations. Focuses on strategic management and marketing perspective of retail merchandising.
Prerequisite(s): MKT3009
Credits: 4
The applications of marketing principles are applied to the service sector. This course focuses on customer demand for assessment of services, the employee/customer interface, service operation management, services marketing mix, and development of marketing plans for service organizations. Students will also develop service quality measures and analyze cross-function issues between marketing and operations.
Prerequisite(s): MKT3009
Credits: 4
This course helps students understand how to communications programs using the tools of advertising, direct marketing, sales promotion, public relations, internet advertising, and personal selling.
Prerequisite(s): MKT3009
Credits: 4
This course explores marketing promotion to highlight successful practices and sensitivities in the global business environment. Topics may include international and localized advertising, public relations and publicity, and personal sales techniques. Students may take this course to become more familiar with aspects of International Marketing.
Prerequisite(s): MKT3009, MGT4027
Credits: 4
This course explores how globalization affects marketing channels and channel management across a wide variety of organizations and industries. Topics may include international production and logistical coordination, information flows via the Internet and/or private networks, transportation and distribution across international boundaries and/or within trading blocks, and national/international/trading block regulations. Students may take this course to become more familiar with aspects of International Marketing.
Prerequisite(s): MGT4027, MKT4103
Credits: 4
Description pending
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
Human Resources Management (choose 4 courses)
The Human Resources Management specialization provides coursework and content applicable to the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) examinations. Students will be prepared to pursue entry-level employment in areas such as recruiting, staffing, compensation, benefits, and HR development.
This course explores laws and regulations applicable to modern employment environments. Topics may include public policy applicable to employment, employee-employer relationships, compensation and wages, privacy, medical leave, discharge and termination, and occupational and safety regulations.
Prerequisite(s): BUS2038 and MGT3045
Credits: 4
This course explores how an organization plans for and executes on its human resource needs in order to achieve its strategic and operational goals. Topics may include HR planning and analysis, recruitment methodologies, evaluation and selection of candidates, and exit planning.
Prerequisite(s): MGT3045
Credits: 4
This course explores strategic and operational aspects of executive and employee compensation. Students learn about direct and indirect forms of compensation and benefits, as well as mandatory and non-mandatory benefits. The accountability link between compensation and performance will also be examined. Topics may include individual and group administration of compensation and benefits, initial selection and ongoing evaluation of compensation and benefit plans, performance and incentive plans, and linkage of compensation to strategic goals.
Prerequisite(s): MGT3045
Credits: 4
This course explores strategic and operational aspects of executive and employee training and development. Students learn how training and development span the entire workforce lifecycle from initial orientation to post-retirement learning opportunities. Topics may include the linkage between training and performance, adult learning theories, development of training content, administration of training and development activities, and evaluation of training and development activities.
Prerequisite(s): MGT3045
Credits: 4
This course explores employee-management relationships in a variety of organizational situations. Topics may include unit determination and election procedures, union representation, labor contracts, performance management, employee retention and awards, workplace behavior and grievance systems, code of ethics, and collective bargaining and arbitration.
Prerequisite(s): MGT3045
Credits: 4
This course represents a realistic study of the principles and practices of personnel management, major factors in personnel problems and labor relations, and the organization of personnel work. Attention is also given to the task of procuring, developing, maintaining, and using an effective team.
Prerequisite(s): MGT2037
Credits: 4
Management Information Systems (choose 4 courses)
The management information systems specialization prepares students with the skills and knowledge to pursue careers in areas such as project management, systems analysis, or eCommerce.
The course is an overview of the technical foundation for understanding information systems. The role of information systems is explored with emphasis on business processes, distribution of organizational knowledge to enhance management decision-making, and the implications of ethical and social issues. An examination of electronic commerce and global business is included.
Prerequisite(s): IST1000 or IST1101
Credits: 4
Information systems development methods are covered in this course together with analysis and design techniques focusing on object-oriented analysis and design. Other topics may include the evaluation and selection of systems development, analysis and design methodologies.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
Issues and management techniques involved in administering the activities of resources in an organization, such as management of professionals, development of project management systems, acquisition of hardware/software, organizational structure, planning processes and management control of IT resources.
Prerequisite(s): MGT2037
Credits: 4
Real-world projects dealing with issues related to development, management and maintenance of large-scaled information systems; emphasis is on business information systems for a distributed environment.
Prerequisite(s): MIS3101, BUS4101, MIS4510
Credits: 4
Supply Chain Management (choose 4 courses)
The supply chain management and logistics specialization prepares students with the skills needed to enter careers in inventory and materials management, distribution and logistics management, procurement management, marketing channels, operations research, strategic outsourcing, and more.
This course introduces students to CASE Tools, Project Management, Project Planning and Control, Software Quality, Total Quality Management (TQM), Quality Assurance (QA), Legal Requirements, ISO 9000, Department of Defense 5000.51-G TQM guidelines and the six sigma improvement methodology. Students team to analyze QM concepts and techniques in a TQM case study.
Prerequisite(s): MGT2037
Credits: 4
The methods and processes of planned change are examined. This course will emphasize the design and implementation of continuous improvement systems and issues related to constant change. Change models are examined and students are given opportunities to apply these models to case studies and scenarios. Students are given the skills and tools to facilitate organizational change processes in organizations.
Prerequisite(s): MGT2037, BUS3002
Credits: 4
This course introduces planning models and practical tools for inventory and materials management, distribution and logistics management, and supply chain coordination. Topics may include requisitioning processes, managing inventories across the supply chain, risk pooling, purchasing and outsourcing strategies, warehousing, logistics networks, transportation systems, and distribution strategies.
Prerequisite(s): MGT4058
Credits: 4
This course explores advanced topics in purchasing and vendor management. Special emphasis is placed on relationship and alliance management techniques with local, national, and international vendors. Topics may include planning for materials and services sourcing, delivery, warehousing, production control, traffic and movement, and materials handling.
Prerequisite(s): MGT4058
Credits: 4
This course introduces decision modeling approaches for supply chain management. Topics may include optimization, simulation, and decision analysis, with a focus on general purpose and specialized software tools.
Prerequisite(s): MGT4210, ITS1101
Credits: 4
Description Pending
Prerequisite(s): Unknown
Credits: 4
Real Estate (choose 4 courses)
Though other certificates or licensures may be required, the Real Estate specialization prepares students with the skills needed to enter careers in real estate, property management, brokerage and facilities management.
This course provides students with an overview of the real estate industry. Students explore a variety of property-related professions while acquiring the requisite knowledge, terminology, and analytical skills utilized within the industry.
Prerequisite(s): REA3030
Credits: 4
This course explores the three primary approaches to real estate valuation. Topics may include residential and commercial construction cost estimation, sales comparison analysis, and income capitalization.
Prerequisite(s): REA3001
Credits: 4
This course examines the components of the real estate development process. Topics may include market analysis and site selection using GIS (Geographic Information Systems), project management, regulatory issues, construction management, and marketing.
Prerequisite(s): REA3001
Credits: 4
This course examines the components of debt financing tools used in the real estate industry. Topics may include a wide variety of mortgage mechanics, debt securitization, mezzanine financing, construction financing, and permanent financing.
Prerequisite(s): REA3001
Credits: 4
This course examines the components of equity financing and analysis used in the real estate industry. Topics may include facilities management, discounted cash flow analysis, financial leverage, real estate investment trusts, pension funds, and income tax issues.
Prerequisite(s): REA3001
Credits: 4
Hospitality Management (choose 4 courses)
The Hospitality specialization prepares students with the skills needed to enter careers in the hotel industry, the restaurant industry, the amusement park industry and other related industries.
This course focuses on the essentials of management practices and applications in the hospitality industry. Topics may include competing within the hospitality environment, supervisory skills, marketing to the hospitality customer, utilizing technology within the industry, and crisis management within hospitality.
Prerequisite(s): None. Not available for credit to students who completed HSM1100 and HSM1200
Credits: 4
This course provides the tools and techniques to manage hospitality based operations across multiple industry segments. The student will understand the similarities and differences in managing across various hospitality-based operations, with an emphasis on the basic management functions within various hospitality-based operations. Topics may include strategies and tactics for managing various multiple units within the hospitality industry.
Prerequisite(s): HSM3001. Not available for credit to students who completed HSM1500, HSM2100, and HSM2200
Credits: 4
This course examines legal precedents and cases related to specific situations encountered by managers in the hospitality industry. Topics may include government licensing and record keeping requirements, taxation regulations, franchising and management contracts, tort law and liability, and public health and safety requirements as it pertains to the physical plant itself.
Prerequisite(s): HSM1100 and BUS1038
Credits: 4
This course focuses on human resource practices as it relates to employees within the hospitality industry. Special emphasis will be placed on employment law compliance and employee conflict resolution. Other topics may include recruitment, training, and retention of employees along with compensation and motivation techniques.
Prerequisite(s): HSM1100
Credits: 4
This course provides advanced study of facilities management. Subjects include facility layout and design, maintenance, and the following systems: water and waste water, electrical, lighting, HVAC, and telecommunications. Managing the building, parking areas and exterior facilities will also be covered. Additional topics may include managing equipment for foodservice, housekeeping, laundry operations, recreation, recycling, energy management, and incorporating safety and security concerns.
Prerequisite(s): HSM1100, HSM2100, HSM2200, MGT3058
Credits: 4
This course covers the meeting and convention planners’ points of view to help students identify various market segments and their marketing requirements. Topics may include the organization and planning of a convention, understanding the various forms of meetings, and integrating technology and service into the meeting and/or convention functions. Students will also learn about emerging trends and current events within the meetings and conventions sector.
Prerequisite(s):
Credits: 4
This is a senior-level capstone course designed to give students insight into policy formulation and strategic-decision making within the hospitality industry. Students will comprehend the appropriate forms of analyzing internal and external forces that a typical organization facing when operating within their respected environment. Students will also learn how to achieve and sustain competitive methods in operating a business unit within the hospitality industry.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required and elective Hospitality Management courses
Credits: 4
Construction Management (choose 4 courses)
Graduates with this specialization would have integrated a solid foundation in business fundamentals with essential skills in construction management to make them suitably prepared for entry-level management positions in construction and construction-related industries. (16 credits)
This course provides students with an analysis of the equipment, materials, methods, processes, and sequences used in vertical (building) and horizontal (heavy) construction. Topics may include materials integration, methods of construction, and constructional detailing related to both vertical construction and horizontal construction.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the design process, tools, methods, and techniques used for graphic communication and interpretation of a variety of construction project drawings and documents. Drawings and documents may include architectural, civil engineering, mechanical, electrical, and other related examples.
Prerequisite(s): CON3010
Credits: 4
This course provides an overview of approximate and precise methods for estimating the costs of construction projects. Topics may include preliminary estimating, material quantity surveying techniques, pricing and bidding of construction works, use of cost/price databases, and computer applications.
Prerequisite(s): CON3010, CON3020
Credits: 4
This course explores construction project planning and scheduling, including the application of these concepts. Topics may include linear and network techniques, project control communications, and computer applications for scheduling, resource allocation, and time/cost analysis.
Prerequisite(s): CON3010, CON4010
Credits: 4
This course explores construction project management, with an extensive discussion and application of project design organization, estimating, pricing, bidding, contracting and subcontracting, and resource utilization. Topics may include quality control and safety, project controls, construction bonds and insurance, and the documentation and management of project information.
Prerequisite(s): CON3010
Credits: 4
This course introduces the contract and tort issues in U.S. law and their application in the construction industry, including construction contracting, construction contracts, project delivery systems, roles and responsibilities of construction project parties, risk management, labor and employment issues, subcontract management, legal research, reasoning, and dispute resolution methods. The course also serves as an orientation to occupational safety and health for construction workers as covered by OSHA 29 CFR 1926 and required by the Department of Labor’s 10-hour OSHA construction safety and health certification. Topics may include an introduction to OSHA, general health and safety provisions, electrical, fall protection, personal protective and lifesaving equipment, materials handling, storage, use and disposal, hand and power tools, and scaffolds.
Prerequisite(s): CON4020
Credits: 4
General Business Administration:
The general business administration emphasis provides students with a solid foundation, drawing from each of the four areas of emphasis available. Students take a combination of electives from the marketing, accounting, finance and management/leadership areas of emphasis.
The Bachelor of Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting has the same Foundation, Capstone, and General Education requirements as the regular Bachelor of Business Administration above but the Major Course requirements differ. Students wishing to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting must take the following 12 courses (48 credits):
Major Curriculum for Accounting Specialization – 48 credits
Students are required to take 12 courses as follows:This course provides students with an integrated view of business processes/cycles, information processes, and accounting procedures. Topics may include how business and information processes implement business strategy, with internal controls embedded into mitigate different types of risk. Emphasis is placed on linkages between financial and managerial accounting techniques and business processes.
Prerequisite(s): ACC1003 Accounting III
Credits: 4
This course explores Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) associated with preparing and reporting a corporation's balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. Topics may include the regulatory environment surrounding financial accounting, measurement and reporting of balance sheet assets, and fundamental revenue and expense recognition principles.
Prerequisite(s): ACC1002 Accounting II
Credits: 4
This course continues the exploration of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) associated with a preparing and reporting corporation's balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. Topics may include the measurement and reporting of balance sheet liabilities and equity, more advanced revenue and expense recognition situations, and accounting corrections and changes.
Prerequisite(s): ACC3020 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
Credits: 4
This course continues the exploration of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) associated with complex financial transactions that are fundamental to modern corporations. Topics may include asset and/or utility acquisition through leases, accounting for employee pensions and post-retirement benefits, accounting for federal income taxes, and financial instruments. Students may also prepare more sophisticated financial statements to report the effect of complex financial transactions.
Prerequisite(s): ACC3025 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
Credits: 4
This course explores cost accumulation and budgeting systems applicable to manufacturing, service, and informational organizations. Students relate cost accounting information to management planning and decision-making activities. Topics may include job order, process, and activity-based costing systems.
Prerequisite(s): ACC3010 Accounting Information Systems.
Credits: 4
This course continues the exploration of cost management techniques and approaches used in manufacturing, service, and information organizations. Topics may include performance measurement and reporting systems, total quality management (TQM), cost allocations, decision support for managerial decision making, theory of constraints, and economic valued added.
Prerequisite(s): ACC3040 Cost Accounting and BUS4101 Quality Management
Credits: 4
An introductory course in the financial management of non-financial corporations, this course focuses on the role of interest rates and capital markets in the economy. A variety of topics are addressed, including the structure and analysis of financial statements, time value of money circulations, and the valuation of income-producing physical assets.
Prerequisite(s): ACC1003
Credits: 4
Description pending
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
Students study characteristics of international management and the bases for business among countries. Different perspectives on organizational behavior, human resource management, management styles and the practical aspects of international management are discussed. Business in the international environment is interpreted from a strategic management and marketing perspective that yields practical guidance concerning the management of firms and social responsibility. 4 quarter hours
Prerequisite(s): ECO2072, ECO2071
Credits: 4
An introduction to communication for managers and supervisors. Focus will be on those types of communication encountered in management functions: negotiation, conflict resolution, situational management, team building, organizational structures and communication, and motivation.
Prerequisite(s): ENG2001, MGT2037
Credits: 4
This course explores laws and regulations applicable to modern corporate environments. Topics may include agency relationships, creation and operation of contracts, debtor/creditor relationships, regulatory environment as governed by the Federal securities acts, and transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
Prerequisite(s): BUS1038
Credits: 4
This course advances the concepts learned in the Principles of Management. In addition, behavioral concepts are applied to motivation, leadership, work groups, and communication.
Prerequisite(s): MGT2037
Credits: 4
In addition, a student wishing to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting must complete the following four specialization courses (16 credits):
Accounting (choose 4 courses)
Description unavailable at this time.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
This course explores the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to individual income taxes. Topics may include taxable income, deductions, exemptions, property transactions, filings, and individual tax planning.
Prerequisite(s): ACC3025 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
Credits: 4
This course explores the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to corporate income taxes. Topics may include taxable income, expenses, equity transactions, filings, and corporate tax planning.
Prerequisite(s): ACC4010 Federal Taxation I
Credits: 4
This course explores accounting principles applicable to governmental (state and local), health care, educational, and other not-for-profit organizations. Topics may include the regulatory environment (which includes standard setting bodies such as the GASB), fund accounting, reporting requirements, financial management, and budgets.
Prerequisite(s): ACC3025 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
Credits: 4

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