Business Administration, B.S. – International Business
Curriculum
General Education
| Foundations | Credits: | |
| FCWR 101 | Writing I: Foundations of College Composition | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: WRIT 100 or Writing Placement Exam A course introducing students to the fundamentals of college composition. Topics include writing process, rhetorical strategies, basics of critical reading and thinking, analytical writing, and argumentative writing. This course serves as a foundation to prepare students to succeed in other academic writing contexts. Coursework includes a computer lab component. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| FCWR 151 | Writing II: Foundations of Research Writing | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: FCWR 101 or WRIT 101 Further development of the academic writing process, critical thinking, and analytical reading skills taught in FCWR 101. Focus on academic research planning, source evaluation skills, and audience awareness leading to a documented research paper. Specific attention to academic integrity in research writing. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| FCSP 105 | Foundations of Speech Communication | 3 |
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Study of the fundamentals of verbal communication including public speaking, interpersonal communication, and small group interaction. Training in methods of obtaining and organizing materials and ideas for effective verbal communication. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| FCSC 101 | Foundations of Scientific Process | 3 |
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This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the big ideas of different scientific disciplines, and is grounded in the scientific process. The course focuses on interdisciplinary aspects, the scientific process, and it is writing intensive, interactive and relevant. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| FCIQ 101 | Foundations of Inquiry | 3 |
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This course introduces you to the fundamentals of critical thinking. Topics include an overview of the research methods in various academic disciplines, reasoning, constructing an argument, and evaluating information. This course serves as a foundation for your continued development of critical thinking skills in other core classes, your major program coursework, and your personal and professional life. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| FCWR 301 | Communication for Business | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Take one course in each group: Group 1 (FCWR 101 or FCWR 111 or WRIT 101 or WRIT 111) and Group 2 (FCWR 151 or FCWR 161 or WRIT 151 or WRIT 161) Building on courses taken in their majors, students will learn and apply concepts of effective written and oral communication appropriate for business careers. Focusing on communicating to specific audiences and developing an effective writing process, students will write in business formats such as memos, letters, reports, proposals, and resumes. Some assignments will include research and documentation. Students will deliver informative and persuasive oral presentations. Course work includes a computer lab component. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| Total: 18 Credits | ||
| Seminars | Credits: | |
| ICLT 3XX | Literature choice | 3 |
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| ICPH 3XX | Philosophy choice | 3 |
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| ICSS 3XX | Social Science choice | 3 |
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| ICBS 3XX | Behavioral Science choice | 3 |
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| Total: 12 Credits | ||
| Math and Science Core | Credits: | |
| MATH 125 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 101 or Math Placement Exam. Review of elementary algebra and selected topics in statistics and probability. Sets, real numbers, graphing, linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, relations and functions, solving systems of linear equations, descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, graphical displays of data, measures of central tendency and dispersion, introduction to probability. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| Science choice | 3 | |
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| Total: 6 Credits | ||
Major Requirements
| Liberal Arts | Credits: | |
| MATH 151 | Fundamentals of Calculus | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 125 or MATH 141 or Math Placement Exam. Applications of calculus to business and social science. Intuitive use of limits and continuity. Derivatives, extrema, concavity, and applications such as marginal analysis, business models, optimization of tax revenue, and minimization of storage cost. The exponential and logarithmic functions. Antiderivatives and the definite integral. Areas and consumer's surplus. Some concepts of probability extended to discrete and continuous sample spaces. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics I | 3 |
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A study of basic economic concepts emphasizing analysis of the aggregate economy. The fundamental concepts of national income and its determination, economic fluctuations, monetary and fiscal policies, and economic growth are covered. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| ECON 204 | Principles of Economics II | 3 |
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An examination of the processes of price determination, output, and resource allocation in perfect and in imperfect competition. Also covers labor economics, international trade and finance, and alternative economic systems. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| QANT 201 | Statistical Sampling Theory | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 141 or MATH 151 or MATH 170. This course introduces students to both descriptive and inferential statistics. Coverage includes applications to business and other disciplines and the use of technology as a decision support tool. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| Total: 12 Credits | ||
| Business Core—Lower Business Core | Credits: | |
| BUSI 100 | School of Management Orientation1 | 0 |
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Three hour School of Management orientation to be completed as part of the professional enrichment requirement during student's first semester enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration academic program. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 0-0-0 |
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| ACCT 101 | Accounting I | 3 |
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A study of accounting fundamentals. Topics include the accounting cycle, statement preparation, systems, asset valuations, accounting concepts, and principles for the sole proprietorship. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| ACCT 110 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ACCT 101 Special emphasis is placed on the collection and interpretation of data for managerial decision-making purposes. A study is made of cost concepts used in planning and control, cost- profit-volume analysis, and budgeting. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| LLAW 110 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
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This course examines the legal and ethical environment of domestic and international business including contracts, agency and intellectual property and analyzes the regulatory environment including employment law, consumer law and antitrust. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| FINC 201 | Corporation Finance | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Take ACCT 101 or ECON 202 and one course in this group: MATH 125 or MATH 141 or MATH 151 or MATH 170. An overview of the financial management function in modern business, emphasizing the time value of money and financial analysis. The financial and economic environment and capital markets and securities are covered. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MGMT 102 | Principles of Management | 3 |
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A study of organizations and of the activities of a manager in an organization. The course follows a functional approach, analyzing such management concepts as organizing decentralization, use of staff, human relations, conflict, decision-making, planning , supervision, communication, and financial and production control systems such as budgeting and PERT. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MRKT 102 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
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Study of the process by which consumers' needs and wants are analyzed and satisfied within the context of a modern marketing system. Investigation of current developments in the external environment affecting the marketing process. The role of marketing institutions in facilitating the flow of goods and services from producers to consumers is analyzed. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| Total: 18 Credits | ||
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| Upper Business Core | Credits: | |
| MIST 315 | Information Systems | 3 |
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| QANT 300 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: QANT 201 Addresses activities required in the process of production of products and delivery of services. Background of concepts, processes and institutions in the production of goods and services will be covered. Computer applications are an integral part of this course. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| QANT 405 | Management Science | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: QANT 201 Quantitative techniques for managerial decision-making are covered. These techniques include linear and integer programming, nonlinear programming, decision analysis, queuing theory and simulation. Problems are modeled and then solved using computer software. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| BUSI 405 | Business Research and Innovation | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Take ACCT 110 and FINC 201 and one course in Group 1 (LLAW 101 or LLAW 110) and Group 2 (MIST 300 or MIST 315). Student innovation and business research are conducted for the purpose of developing a potential value-adding incremental change in a product, process, or service to facilitate potential independent or corporate venturing initiatives. Outcomes include integration of core functional areas into a business plan. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| BUSI 435 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Co-requisite: BUSI 495 This capstone, senior-year course, integrates knowledge and skills in the various functional areas of business for corporate and business strategy development. Student teams will develop a corporate mission, goals and objectives, and implement business policy by managing a complete value chain for a company; deploying marketing, operational and financial strategies and policies in a simulated competitive environment so as to achieve sustainable growth and productivity. Case studies and a computer-based management game will be employed. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| BUSI 495 | Professional Enrichment Capstone1 | 0 |
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Prerequisite: Co-requisite: BUSI 435 This course attends to student career building, professionalism and workforce readiness through Professional Enrichment, Experiential Education, and Community Impact activities during the student's tenure in the School of Management. Senior standing. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 0-0-0 |
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| Total: 15 Credits | ||
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| International Business Concentration | Credits: | |
| ECON 320 | International Economics | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: QANT 201. This course provides the conceptual framework that forms the basis for global commerce. Topics include free trade, the flow of goods and services, investments, balance of payment, and the International Monetary System and the foreign exchange markets in the context of alternative international adjustment mechanisms. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| FINC 301 | International Financial Management | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: FINC 201 This course introduces students to the modern concepts and techniques of decision making in a multi-currency setting. Topics will include international monetary systems, foreign exchange markets, foreign exchange risk management, international taxation, multinational investment decisions, and international financial markets and instruments. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MGMT 335 | International Business | 3 |
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| MIST 345 | Emerging Internet Technologies and Global Business | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MIST 315. This course evaluates models for creating economically viable global businesses using the emerging and contemporary social media technologies. Topics in the areas of the entrepreneurial environment, current web-based technology, and global web-based technology strategy are covered Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MRKT 405 | International Marketing | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MRKT 102. Designed to develop a systematic approach for analyzing trends shaping the global marketplace. Among others, physical, cultural, socio-demographic, legal/political and technological factors are explored. Emphasis is placed on development and implementation of optimal marketing programs to capitalize on emerging market opportunities as well as the avoidance of the pitfalls inherent in crossnational marketing activities. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MGMT 440 | International Business Capstone | 3 |
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| Total: 18 Credits | ||
| Electives | Credits: | |
| Business Electives2 | 9 | |
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| Liberal Arts Electives | 12 | |
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| Total: 21 Credits | ||
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[2] 100-level courses do not count towards Business Electives. |
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| Total Required Credits = 120 |