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Business Undergraduate Curricular Requirements

Business Economics (B.S.Bus.)

Economics (B.A. or B.S.)

Finance (B.S.Bus.)

Information Systems (B.S.Bus.)

Management and Human Resources (B.S.Bus.)

Marketing (B.S.Bus.)

Production/Operations Management (B.S.BUS.)

Business Economics (B.S.Bus.)

This program is offered through the College of Business and Economics.

Students preparing for professional careers as economists in private business, government service, or careers where a broad knowledge of economics is useful should elect this curriculum.

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and:

Econ 351

Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis (3 cr)

Econ 352

Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (3 cr)

Econ 353

Quantitative Economics and Forecasting or

Econ 453

Econometrics (3 cr)

Econ 490

Economic Theory and Policy (3 cr)

And one of the following options:

A. General Option

Additional upper-division credits in economics (9 cr)

Upper-division courses in related field areas, with approval of department (9 cr)

B. Financial Economics Option

Bus 302

Intermediate Financial Management (3 cr)

Bus 407

Financial Institutions (3 cr)

Econ 343

Money and Banking (3 cr)

At least one of the following (3 cr):

Bus 408

Security Analysis (3 cr)

Bus 463

Portfolio Management (3 cr)

Bus 481

International Finance (3 cr)

Additional upper-division credits in economics (6 cr)

Economics (B.A. or B.S.)

This program is offered through the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general College of LASS requirements for the B.A. or B.S. degree, and:

Econ 201, 202

Principles of Economics; or

Econ 272

Foundations of Economics and either

Econ 201 or Econ 202 or

two more credits of an upper-division economics course* (6-7 cr)

Econ 351

Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis (3 cr)

Econ 352

Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (3 cr)

Econ 353

Quantitative Economics and Forecasting or

Econ 453

Econometrics (3 cr)

Econ 490

Economic Theory and Policy (3 cr)

Math 143

Pre-calculus Algebra and Analytic Geom (3 cr) or higher

Math 160

Survey of Calculus,

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I or

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3 cr) and

Stat 262

Decision Analysis (1 cr); or

Stat 271

Statistical Inference and Decision Analysis (4 cr); or higher.

Additional upper-division credits in economics (12-14 cr)

Upper-division credits in related fields, selected with approval of economics faculty. (15 cr)

* A total of six credits in this area is required. Students who have completed Econ 272 with a final grade of B or better may either complete at least two additional upper-division credits in economics or take Econ 201 or Econ 202 for two credits. Students who have completed Econ 272 with a final grade lower than B must take either Econ 201 or Econ 202 for two credits.

Finance (B.S.Bus.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and the following:

Acct 315

Corporate Accounting and Reporting I (3 cr)

Bus 302

Intermediate Financial Management (3 cr)

Bus 407

Financial Institutions (3 cr)

Bus 409

Problems in Financial Management (3 cr)

Upper-Division economics courses (3 cr)

Finance electives, select two of the following (6 cr):

Bus 408

Security Analysis (3 cr)

Bus 463

Portfolio Management (3 cr)

Bus 464

Derivatives and Financial Engineering (3 cr)

Bus 481

International Finance (3 cr)

Supporting electives, select two of the following (6 cr):

Acct 385

Cost and Management Accounting (3 cr)

Acct 414

Corporate Accounting and Reporting II (3 cr)

Acct 415

Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 cr)

Acct 430

Accounting for Public Sector Entities (3 cr)

Acct 483

Fundamentals of Federal Taxation (3 cr)

Bus 362

Real Property Appraisal or

Bus 364

Insurance (3 cr)

Bus 378

Project Management (3 cr)

Bus 414

Entrepreneurship (3 cr)

Bus 415

New Venture Creation (3 cr)

Bus 421

Marketing Research and Analysis (3 cr)

Bus 427

Services Marketing (3 cr)

Bus 439

Systems and Simulation (3 cr)

Bus 456

Quality Management (3 cr)

Econ 343

Money and Banking (3 cr)

Econ 352

Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (3 cr)

Econ 353

Quantitative Economics and Forecasting (3 cr)

Econ 407

Public Finance (3 cr)

Econ 453

Econometrics (3 cr)

Stat 401

Statistical Analysis (3 cr)

Two of the following may be used if not used to satisfy the above Finance elective:

Bus 408

Security Analysis (3 cr)

Bus 463

Portfolio Management (3 cr)

Bus 464

Derivatives and Financial Engineering (3 cr)

Bus 481

International Finance (3 cr)

Electives to total 128 cr for the degree

*Note: These courses may be taken as supporting electives if they are not being used to satisfy the upper-division economics course required above.

Information Systems (B.S.Bus.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and:

Bus 353

Data and Information Management (3 cr)

Bus 355

Systems Analysis and Design (3 cr)

Bus 452

Business Telecommunications Management (3 cr)

Bus 453

Database Design (3 cr)

CS 120

Computer Science I or

CS 127

Programming Language (3-4 cr)

IS electives: at least one course selected from the following (3 cr):

Bus 378

Project Management (3 cr)

Bus 454

Current Issues in Information Systems (3 cr)

Restricted IS electives: at least two courses from the following (6 cr):

Bus 351

Introduction to Electronic Commerce (3 cr)

Bus 352

Modern Information Technology (3 cr)

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

Geog 390

Geographic Visualization (4 cr)

400-Level course offered by the College of Business and Economics

300-Level or higher computer science course

In addition to all other requirements, students must take at least 9 credits from outside the CBE in addition to those specifically required. These may be chosen from the restricted electives or from other courses.

Management and Human Resources (B.S.Bus.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and:

Bus 412

Human Resource Management (3 cr)

Bus 413

Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3cr)

Bus 418

Organization Design and Changes (3 cr)

And one of the following emphases:

A. Management Emphasis

P/OM Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr):

Bus 378

Project Management (3 cr)

Bus 456

Quality Management (3 cr)

Bus 470

Purchasing and Materials Management (3 cr)

Bus 472

Operations Planning and Scheduling (3 cr)

Marketing Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr):

Bus 324

Buyer Behavior (3 cr)

Bus 420

Promotional Strategy (3 cr)

Bus 422

Personal Selling and Sales Force Management (3 cr)

Bus 425

Retail Distribution Management (3 cr)

Bus 426

Marketing Channels Management (3 cr)

Bus 427

Services Marketing (3 cr)

Finance/Information Systems Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr):

Bus 302

Intermediate Financial Management (3 cr)

Bus 351

Introduction to Electronic Commerce (3 cr)

Bus 353

Data and Information Management (3 cr)

Bus 355

Systems Analysis and Design (3 cr)

Bus 362

Real Property Appraisal (3 cr)

Bus 364

Insurance (3 cr)

Bus 407

Financial Institutions (3 cr)

Bus 481

International Finance (3 cr)

One additional course selected from those not taken in the three groups above (3 cr)

Entrepreneurship Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr):

Bus 414

Entrepreneurship (3 cr)

Bus 415

New Venture Creation (3 cr)*

Bus 495

Product and Process Development and Commercialization (3 cr)

Supporting Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr):

Anth 462

Human Issues in International Development (3 cr)

Comm 233

Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)

Comm 235

Organizational Communication (3 cr)

Comm 335

Intercultural Communication (3 cr)

Comm 410

Conflict Management (3 cr)

Comm 432

Gender and Communication (3 cr)

Comm 433

Organizational Communication Theory, Research, and Application (3 cr)

Comm 491

Communication and Aging (3 cr)

Psyc 320

Introduction to Social Psychology (3 cr)

Soc 301

Introduction to Diversity and Stratification ( 3cr)

Soc 427

Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr)

Quantitative Elective: select a total of three credits from the following courses (3 cr):

Math 330

Linear Algebra (3 cr)

Math 451

Probability Theory (3 cr)

Stat 401

Statistical Analysis (3 cr)

Stat 422

Sample Survey Methods (3 cr)

Stat 423

Beginning SAS Programming (1 cr)

Stat 424

Intermediate SAS Programming (1 cr)

Stat 425

Topics in SAS Programming (1 cr)

Stat 433

Econometrics (3 cr)**

Stat 514

Nonparametric Statistics (3 cr)

Electives to total 128 cr for the degree

*Note: Bus 415 may not be used to satisfy the Entrepreneurship Elective if it is used to satisfy the college requirement of Bus 415 or Bus 490

**Note: Stat 433/Econ 453 Econometrics does not satisfy the Upper Division Economics requirement.

B. Human Resources Management Emphasis

Bus 416

Staffing and Compensation (3 cr)

Bus 441

Labor Relations (3 cr)

Specialized Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr):

Psyc 416

Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 cr)

Psyc 430

Tests and Measurements (3 cr)

Psyc 435

Personnel Psychology (3 cr)

Psyc 450

Training and Performance Support (3 cr)

Bus 461

Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits (3 cr)

Supporting Electives: select two of the following courses (at least one selection must be an upper-division course) (6 cr):

Anth 462

Human Issues in Human Development (3 cr)

Comm 233

Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)

Comm 235

Organizational Communication (3 cr)

Comm 332

Communication and the Small Group (3 cr)

Comm 335

Intercultural Communication (3 cr)

Comm 410

Conflict Management (3 cr)

Comm 432

Gender and Communication (3 cr)

Comm 491

Communication and Aging (3 cr)

Soc 301

Introduction to Diversity and Stratification (3 cr)

Soc 427

Racial and Ethnic Relations (3 cr)

Quantitative Elective: select a total of three credits from the following courses (3 cr):

Math 330

Linear Algebra (3 cr)

Math 451

Probability Theory (3 cr)

Stat 401

Statistical Analysis (3 cr)

Stat 422

Sample Survey Methods (3 cr)

Stat 423

Beginning SAS Programming (1 cr)

Stat 424

Intermediate SAS Programming (1 cr)

Stat 425

Topics in SAS Programming (1 cr)

Stat 433

Econometrics (3 cr)*

Stat 514

Nonparametric Statistics (3 cr)

Electives to total 128 cr for the degree

*Note: Stat 433/Econ 453 Econometrics does not satisfy the Upper Division Economics requirement.

Marketing (B.S.Bus.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and:

Bus 324

Buyer Behavior (3 cr)

Bus 421

Marketing Research and Analysis (3 cr)

Bus 428

Marketing Management (3 cr)

One of the following communication courses (3 cr):

Comm 233

Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)

Comm 235

Organizational Communication (3 cr)

Comm 332

Communication and the Small Group (3 cr)

Comm 410

Conflict Management (3 cr)

Tier 1 Marketing Electives: nine credits of the following courses (9 cr):

Bus 420

Promotional Strategy (3 cr)

Bus 422

Personal Selling and Sales Force Management (3 cr)

Bus 424

Pricing Strategy and Tactics (3 cr)

Bus 425

Retail Distribution Management (3 cr)

Bus 426

Marketing Channels Management (3 cr)

Bus 427

Services Marketing (3 cr)

Bus 429

Vandal Solutions (1-6 cr, max 6)

Bus 482

International Marketing (3 cr)

Bus 495

Product and Process Development and Commercialization (3 cr)

Tier 2 Business Elective : one upper division (300-400 level) CBE, statistics, or mathematics courses, (excluding Bus 301, 311, 321, 350, 370.) (3 cr)

Research Elective: select a total of three credits from the following courses (3 cr)*:

Math 160

Survey of Calculus or

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

Math 330

Linear Algebra (3 cr)

Math 451

Probability Theory (3 cr)

Stat 401

Statistical Analysis (3 cr)

Stat 422

Sample Survey Methods (3 cr)

Stat 423

Beginning SAS Programming (1 cr)

Stat 424

Intermediate SAS Programming (1 cr)

Stat 425

Topics in SAS Programming (1 cr)

Stat 433

Econometrics (3 cr)**

Stat 514

Nonparametric Statistics (3 cr)

Other research methods class as approved by your advisor and the marketing area

Electives to total 128 cr for the degree

*Note: Courses that are used to satisfy the CBE General Core Mathematics requirement may not be used to fulfill the Research Elective.

**Note: Stat 433/Econ 453 Econometrics does not satisfy the Upper Division Economics requirement if used to satisfy the Research Elective.

Professional Golf Management Option in Marketing

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and:

Bus 103

Introduction to Professional Golf Management (2 cr)

Bus 150

Professional Golf Management I (2 cr)

Bus 251

Professional Gold Management II (2 cr)

Bus 298

Internship (2 cr)

Bus 324

Buyer Behavior (3 cr)

Bus 385

Professional Golf Management III (2 cr)

Bus 386

Food & Beverage Hospitality with Lab (4 cr)

Bus 398

Internship (6 cr)

Bus 421

Marketing Research and Analysis (3 cr)

Bus 424

Pricing Strategy and Tactics (3 cr)

Bus 425

Retail Distribution Management (3 cr)

Bus 428

Marketing Management (3 cr)

LArc 301

Survey of Landscape Architecture & Golf Course Design (3 cr)

PlSc 302

Golf and Sports Turf Management (3 cr)

Rec 105

Teaching Golf I (2 cr.)

Rec 205

Teaching Golf II (2 cr)

Rec 305

Teaching Golf III (2 cr)

One of the following communication courses (3 cr):

Comm 233

Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)

Comm 235

Organizational Communication (3 cr)

Comm 332

Communication and the Small Group (3 cr)

Comm 410

Conflict Management (3 cr)

Tier 1 Marketing Electives: One of the following courses:

Bus 420

Promotional Strategy (3 cr)

Bus 422

Personal Selling and Sales Force Management (3 cr)

Bus 426

Marketing Channels Management (3 cr)

Bus 427

Services Marketing (3 cr)

Bus 482

International Marketing (3 cr)

*Students must have a 12.0 handicap or better to enter this program. Students must also be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for PGA membership.

Production/Operations Management (B.S.BUS.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and:

Bus 378

Project Management (3 cr)

Bus 439

Systems and Simulation (3 cr)

Bus 456

Quality Management (3 cr)

Bus 470

Supply Chain Management (3 cr)

Bus 472

Operations Planning and Scheduling (3 cr)

Three courses selected from the following (9 cr):

Acct 305

Accounting Information Systems (3 cr)

Acct 315

Corporate Accounting and Reporting I (3 cr)

Acct 385

Cost and Management Accounting (3 cr)

Acct 492

Auditing and Controls (3 cr)

Bus 302

Intermediate Financial Management (3 cr)

Bus 353

Data and Information Management (3 cr)

Bus 355

Systems Analysis and Design (3 cr)

Bus 398

Internship
(must be taken for 3 cr to satisfy this requirement)

Bus 409

Problems in Financial Management (3 cr)

Bus 412

Human Resource Management (3 cr)

Bus 413

Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3 cr)

Bus 418

Organization Design and Changes (3 cr)

Bus 425

Retail Distribution Management (3 cr)

Bus 426

Marketing Channels Management (3 cr)

Bus 427

Services Marketing (3 cr)

Bus 428

Marketing Management (3 cr)

Bus 441

Labor Relations (3 cr)

Bus 453

Database Design (3 cr)

Bus 463

Portfolio Management (3 cr)

Bus 495

Product and Process Development and Commercialization (3 cr)

Econ 385

Environmental Economics (3 cr)

Econ 441

Labor Economics (3 cr)

Econ 447

International Development Economics (3 cr)

EnvS 428

Pollution Prevention (3 cr)

Stat 401

Statistical Analysis (3 cr)

Stat 446

Six Sigma Innovation (3 cr)

Any one business, culture, economics or language class that includes a significant international experience component (3 cr)

Electives to total 128 cr for the degree