Business Administration Degree Completion - Course Offerings at UWMC
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BUS 320 Principles of Management (3 cr) Theory of management. Explore different ways managers function in profit as well as not-for-profit business and industry organizations. Examine management behaviors from functional and organizational perspectives. Use current and library resources. Study language and philosophy of historical development and psychology of management.
BUS 330 Principles of Marketing (3 cr) Study marketing theories and concepts used to apply marketing strategies to product development, distribution, pricing, and promotion of goods and services.
BUS 340 Business Law I (3 cr) History of legal development, contracts, agency, sale of goods, insurance. Prereq: 320 and 330
BUS 350 Principles of Finance (3 cr) Business units, especially corporate, in present day enterprise; financial principles applicable to their operation. For DBE majors. Prereq: Acct 210; approved major/minor, and cons instr.
BUS 360 Principles of Production-Operations Management (3 cr) Use quantitative management science techniques such as facility layout, process planning, work measurement, inventory control, scheduling, quality control, forecasting, linear programming (LP), just in time (JIT), and statistical process control (SPC) to solve operational problems. For DBE majors. Prereq: Acct 211; Bus 320; Econ 211; 3 cr in statistics; Math 109 or equiv; and cons instr.
BUS 370 Management Information Systems (3 cr) The MIS concept: systems theory of management and organizations; viewing the firm as a system; the systems (analytical) approach to systems; functional (marketing, manufacturing, finance) information systems; planning, designing, implementing and controlling information systems. May not earn credit in both Bus 370 and Acct 370. Prereq: 320 and 330.
BUS 480 Strategic Management (3 cr) Advanced course in business administration using the case method to develop integrative problem-solving approaches to complex management problems. Prereq: Graduating bus admin major or cons instr.
ACCT 311 Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3 cr) Continued study of concepts and principles underlying financial statements, including leases, pensions, income tax allocations, earnings per share and changes in accounting principle application. Prereq: 310.
ACCT 321 Advanced Managerial Accounting (3 cr) Planning, control and analysis of production and marketing costs through budgeting and standard cost accounting techniques, including variance analysis and inventory management; revenue and cost allocations; strategic planning and the balanced scorecard. Prereq: 211 or 320.
ECON 330 Evolution of American Enterprise (3 cr) Evolution of business systems and development of American economy; historical transformation of firms, markets, and government; institutional sources of economic growth. Prereq: 211.
ECON 370 Managerial Economics (3 cr) Economic analysis for business decision making. Theory, mathematical, and statistical analysis of optimization, demand, elasticity, cost, profitable pricing, forecasting, and long-run vs. short-run decisions. Prereq: 211, Math 109, and 355 or equiv.
BUS 321 Entrepreneurship (3 cr) Entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship as integral components of management activity; risk taking, decision making, marketing, finance, personnel selection, record keeping, taxes, and controls unique to the entrepreneurial-type organization and the entrepreneur-manager. Prereq: 320 or cons instr.
BUS 322 Business Leadership for Managers (3 cr) Explore the various theories of leadership within the context of management. The role of the leader's impact on attainment of organizational goals at various levels is studied. Situational leadership approaches are examined. Personal analysis of preferred style is included, as well as skill building techniques needed for development of leadership. Prereq: 320.
BUS 324 Personnel/Human Resource Management (3 cr) Integrate daily operational activities of personnel management, such as job analysis, training, recruiting, and performance appraisal with the long-term strategic perspective of identifying and analyzing human resource issues and trends that may affect the organization and how it is managed. Includes maternity/paternity leave, lack of unskilled workers, increase in number of dual career families, provision for individuals with disabilities. Prereq: 320 or cons instr.
BUS 327 Managing Global Organizations (3 cr) General concepts, techniques, and practices related to managing global organizations. Challenges, rewards, risks, and consequences of managing in diverse countries are discussed. Various cultural theories are studied. Particular emphasis is placed on the comparison of Western cultural influences to non-Western cultural influences on accepted business practices. Prereq: 320 or 330.
BUS 390 Ethics in Business (3 cr) Principles of ethics and professional responsibility applied to specific workplace situations and business activities. Explore interplay between corporate culture, professional codes of conduct, and individual behavior. Develop, clarify, communicate, and defend positions on corporate conduct. May not earn credit in both ACCT 390 and BUS 390. Prereq: 210 and Bus 320, or cons instr.
Note: You may enroll in other courses offered on the UWSP campus that fulfill your Major/minor requirements. Contact your advisor for more information.