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300 Level Courses
MBUS 300: Accounting in a Global Economy. 3 credits.
Focuses on using basic concepts of accounting and financial management to make investment, credit, and operating decisions for an organization. Emphasizes financial reports to aid planning and control of organizational activities. Notes: May not be taken for credit by School of Business majors. Students who have received credit for both
ACCT 203 and
FNAN 303 cannot also receive credit for MSOM 300 or
MBUS 300. Offered by
School of Business. Limited to three attempts.
MBUS 301: Managing People and Organizations in a Global Economy. 3 credits.
Introduces key issues in management, organizational behavior, and human resource management. Special attention to best practices used by effective managers. Notes: May not be taken for credit by School of Business majors. Students cannot receive credit for both
MGMT 303 and
MBUS 301. Offered by
School of Business. Limited to three attempts.
MBUS 302: Managing Information in a Global Economy. 3 credits.
Provides overview of strategic role of information, need for information systems, organizing information, integration of information systems in management processes and decision making, and related discussions in electronic commerce. Students cannot receive credit for both
MIS 303 and
MBUS 302. Notes: May not be taken for credit by School of Business majors. Students cannot receive credit for both MIS 301 and
MBUS 302. Offered by
School of Business. Limited to three attempts.
MBUS 303: Marketing in a Global Economy. 3 credits.
Presents marketing principles, concepts, strategies, and analytical tools used by profit and nonprofit organizations to market ideas, products, and services to selected target groups. Emphasizes how to develop, promote, distribute, and price firm's offerings in dynamic economic, social, political, and global environment. Notes: May not be taken for credit by School of Business majors. Students cannot receive credit for both
MKTG 303 and
MBUS 303. Offered by
School of Business. Limited to three attempts.
MBUS 304: Entrepreneurship: Starting and Managing a New Enterprise. 3 credits.
Explores behaviors required to successfully launch a new business, tools to identify and evaluate opportunities, and the issues critical to a new firm. Issues include organizational structure, effective marketing strategy, operational logistics, legal issues, financial projections, financing options, and available support structures. Students cannot receive credit for both
MKTG 303 and
MBUS 304. Notes: May not be taken for credit by School of Business majors. Offered by
School of Business. Limited to three attempts.
MBUS 305: Introduction to International Business. 3 credits.
Multidisciplinary approach to global economy from the viewpoint of managing international business. Introduces various aspects of managing business in a global economy including theories and practices of international trade, investment, and business strategies. Notes: May not be taken for credit by School of Business majors. Offered by
School of Business. Limited to three attempts.
MBUS 306: Managing Projects and Operations. 3 credits.
Introduces project management and operations management concepts and tools including project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control; process design, selection and improvement; supply chain management; inventory management; and quality assurance. Students cannot receive credit for both
OM 303 and
MBUS 306. Notes: May not be taken for credit by School of Business students. Students cannot receive credit for both
OM 303 and
MBUS 306. Offered by
School of Business. Limited to three attempts.
MBUS 308: Corporate Finance and Investments in a Global Economy. 3 credits.
Presents an introduction to corporate finance and investment topics within an international context and emphasis on time-value of money, interest rates, stock and bond valuation, and the risk/return relationship in financial markets. Offered by
School of Business. Limited to three attempts.
400 Level Courses
MBUS 491: Special Topics: Business Minor. 3 credits.
Topics related to a minor in business will vary on the focus of the course and by discipline. Notes: May not be taken for credit by School of Business majors. Offered by
School of Business. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.