Department of Business Administration

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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MAB 138  Applied Business Calculus
  Prerequisites:  MA 131.
  To introduce students to methods of using calculus to solve problems involving limits,
  derivatives, maxima and minima, curve sketching and optimization techniques.  Emphasis
  will be on application of calculus for analyzing and solving financial management problems.

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BA 130    Introduction to Personal Finance
  Prerequisites:  MA 131.
  This course emphasizes issues in personal finance such as money management, budgeting,
  credit, housing finance (real estate), insurance, and investment.

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BA 133    Business Computer Applications
  Prerequisites: 
  This introductory course is designed to give an overview of the development of the computer,
  concepts and business applications.  Hands-on experiences are provided dealing with the
  principles of information systems and micro-computer applications with Microsoft Office
  software.  A recommended course as a general elective.

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BA 134    Business Information Systems
  Prerequisites:  BA 133.
  This course examines the fundamental concepts of information systems and the way they are
  applied in today's business world.  Projects, cases and hands-on team activities are used to tie
  concepts together and provide simulated real-life business problem-solving activities and skills.
  Also the information age as it applies to technology, business information systems, systems
  development, and social/ethical issues are included in this course.

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BA 231    Micro Economics
  Prerequisites: 
  Considers the problem of scarcity and resource allocation.  An introduction to principles,
  analysis, and policies, with major emphasis on the pricing behavior of business firms, on
  agriculture and business, the consumer, the labor unions, and the market systems.

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BA 232   Macro Economics
  Prerequisites:  MA 131 and MAB 138. 
  This is an introduction to macroeconomic analysis and its application to the American economic
  system.  It includes such topics as the economic role of government and the banking system. 
  The principles, policies, the determination and measurement of national income, economic
  growth, and the elements of monetary and fiscal theory and the performance of the aggregate
  economy.

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BA 234    Business Law I
  Prerequisites:  Sophomore standing.
  A comprehensive course introducing students to legal Principles, business organizations,
  contracts, agency, legal language, critical thinking and the legal environment in business.

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BA 236    Business Statistics I
  Prerequisites:  MAB 138.
  Principles of applied business statistics, collection, tabulation, classification, presentation and
  analysis of business and economic data.  Elementary theory of profitability, frequency and
  density functions, expected values and variances and fundamental concepts of sampling and
  statistical inference.

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BA 237    Business Statistics II
  Prerequisites:  BA 236.
  Comprehensive study of business combinations and consolidations and accounting for
  parent/subsidiary relationships, branches, multinational entities, and foreign subsidiaries.
  Partnership formation and liquidation will also be studied.

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AC 450    Governmental Accounting
  Prerequisites: AC 333.
  Selected accounting topics for governmental and nonprofit entities.

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AC 490    Internships
  Prerequisites: 
  Experience in accounting at a business or government agency.  Requires a written report
  and oral presentation of the job experience.

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AC 411    Seminar in Accounting
  Prerequisites:  Completion of all core business requirements.
  A study of topics related to cost and financial accounting/economic issues and techniques
  for making management decisions.  Course also includes discussion of quantitative methods
  and decision analysis as applied to management accounting.

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FI 330    Money and Banking
  Prerequisites:  AC 231.
  Study of the nature and functions of money and credit, analysis of monetary and credit
  systems, money creating role of commercial banks and the Federal Reserve System and an
  introduction to international banking transactions.

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FI 335    Corporate Financial Management
  Prerequisites:  AC 231.
  Study of risk and return, portfolio theory, capital structure, capital budgeting, dividend policy
  and long-term decisions, liquidity and concepts for planning and measuring profitability.

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FI 390    Investments
  Prerequisites: 
  Study of the primary types of financial investments:  stocks, bonds, futures and options
  contracts and mutual funds and valuation of securities, risk return tradeoffs, principles of
  diversification and analysis of the stock market.

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FI 402    International Trade and Finance
  Prerequisites:  FI 335.
  The course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of international business
  finance within the context of international and currency fluctuations.  The course is inclusive
  of international banking and addresses the issues that must be understood and applied for
  successful international transactions.  Emphasis is placed on the analysis of case studies.

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FI 460    Portfolio Analysis and Management
  Prerequisites: FI 335 and FI 390.
  An in-depth study of portfolio and capital market theories.  Topics include index models,
  portfolio planning, investment analysis and portfolio selection, portfolio evaluation techniques
  and portfolio management using futures and options.

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FI 490    Finance Internships
  Prerequisites: 
  Professional practice during a summer or semester as an intern in an approved program
  with a banking institution, business firm or government agency.  Requires a written report
  and oral presentation of the job experience.

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