BA 325 Business Communication

Identical with EN 325. Communication skills needed for success

in business. Includes business letter, memo, report writing. Oral

presentation skills, job application skills, communication theory,

technology. Writing intensive. Prerequisite: third- or fourth-year

standing; writing preparatory competency.

AC 121, 122 Principles of Accounting I, II

Preparation and understanding of financial statements for business

enterprises. Accounting procedures and relevance in management decision

making. Prerequisite: Math 90 competency. AC 122 prerequisite:

AC 121.

BA 334 Business Finance

Introductory finance course. Introduction to financial markets,

financial ratio analysis, valuation of bonds and stocks, long-term

planning, working capital management. Prerequisite: AC 122.

EC 141 Introduction to Macroeconomics

Introduction to basic economic tools. Study of how overall economic

activity works in a given economy. Examination of the roles of government

and the Central Bank. Interconnected: Social Science. Prerequisite:

MA 90 competency.                                        

BA 345 Principles of Management

Reaching organizational goals by working through people and

other organizational resources. Emphasis on planning, organization,

leading, and controlling functions and contemporary tools

available to reach high-quality decisions. Interconnected: Social

EC 142 Introduction to Microeconomics

Introduction to basic economic concepts. Study of how consumers and

producers interact to determine market prices. Analysis of theories

about how firms interact and implications of this interaction.

Prerequisite: MA 90 competency.

BA 353 Marketing

Techniques, strategies used to develop new products and promotions and to determine prices and channels of distribution.

Introductory topics of marketing research, consumer behavior,

advertising, sales, product management, international marketing.

Group project. Prerequisite: second-year standing; EC 141, 142

recommended.
 

BA 460 Senior Seminar in Business

Analysis and application of strategic planning models to business

decision making, business ethics, contemporary issues related to

corporations’ social responsibility. May include case studies, outside

readings, data analysis. Writing intensive. Capstone.

Prerequisite: fourth-year standing. 

BA 365 Principles of Insurance

Survey of how the insurance industry helps businesses and individuals manage property, casualty, life, health, disability risks.
 

BA 331 Business Law I

Concepts needed for everyday business affairs. Understanding of

legal systems, contracts, Uniform Commercial Code, sales,

employment, bailments, insurance, real estate, wills. Prerequisite:

second-year standing.