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Focus in Corporate and Organizational Studies

The BGS program focus in Corporate and Organizational Studies is designed to provide students with a foundation to respond to the demands of business and industry in today’s global society. Subject areas include core courses and those selected to accommodate a student’s individual professional development and career objectives.

Focus Requirement
24 credits minimum, with 18 credits at the 200s level.
 
Required Courses (6 credits)
TWO of the following:
  Accounting - ACCT*
    131/ 2001 Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
  Economics - ECON
    111/1202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
    112/1201 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
 
Recommended Courses (18 credits)
  Accounting - ACCT*
    200/2101 Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
    260/3260 Federal Income Taxes (3)
  Business Administration - BADM*
    210/3710 Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
    220/3720 Business Law (3)
    230/3730 Financial Management (3)
    240/3740 Managerial and Interpersonal Behavior (3)
    250/3750 Introduction to Marketing Management (3)
    260/3760 Business Information Systems (3)
  Business Law - BLAW*
    271/3671 Fundamentals of Business Law (3)
    275/3675 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (3)
  Communication - COMM
    210/3100 Persuasion (3)
    226/4230 Organizational Communication (3)
    245/3450

Gender and Communication (3)
Also offered as Women's Studies 268.

    272/4460 Cross-Cultural Communication (3)
    280/4800 Communication Processes in Advertising (3)
    282/4820 Public Relations (3)
  Economics - ECON
    203/2102-203W/2102W Economic History of the United States (3)
    217/2327 Information Technology for Economics (3)
    224/2444 Women and Minorities in the Labor Market (3)
    225/2441 Labor Economics (3)
    230/2411 Money and Banking (3)
    242/3421-242W/3421W International Trade (3)
    243/3422 International Finance (3)
    258/3438-258W/3438W Contemporary Problems in Economics (3)
    267/3461 Organization of Industry (3)
  Educational Leadership - EDLR
    251/3251 Introduction to Organizations and Human Resources Education (3)
    252/3252 Introduction to Management and Human Resources Education (3)
    253/3253 Introduction to Planning and Evaluation and Human Resources Education (3)
    254/3254 Introduction to Budget Planning and Human Resources Education (3)
    255/3255 Contemporary Labor Issues (3)
  English - ENGL
    249W/3003W Business Writing (3)
  Finance - FNCE*
    201/3101 Financial Management (3)
    202/3302 Investment and Security Analysis (3)
    205/4305 Global Financial Management (3)
    206/4306 Financial Services (3)
    230/3230 Real Estate Principles (3)
  General Studies - GS
    296/3081 BGS Internship (variable)
    297/4279 BGS Summary Project (3)
    299/3099 Independent Study (variable)
  Management - MGMT*
    201/3101 Managerial and Interpersonal Behavior (3)
    234/3234 Management of Small Businesses and Venture Enterprises (3)
    235/3235 Entrepreneurship and Venture Management (3)
    239/3239 Managing a Diverse Workforce (3)
    291/4271 Small Business Consulting (3)
  Marketing - MKTG*
    201/3101 Introduction to Marketing Management (3)
    208/3208 Consumer Behavior (3)
    225/3625 Integrated Marketing Communications (3)
    252/3452 Professional Selling (3)
    282/3362 Marketing Planning and Strategy (3)
  Occupational Safety and Health - OSH
    278/3278 Workers' Compensation Law (3)
  Operations and Information Management - OPIM*
    203C/3103C Business Information Systems (3)
    204/3104 Operations Management (3)
  Philosophy - PHIL
    215/2215-215W/2215W Ethics (3)
  Psychology - PSYC
    268/2600 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)
    282/3600-282W/3600W Social/Organizational Psychology (3)
  Sociology - SOCI
    274/3411 Work and Occupations (3)
  Women's Studies - WS
    264/3264              Gender in the Workplace (3)
    268/3268

Gender and Communication (3)
Also offered as Communication 245.

 

*Note: No more than 27 credits can be taken in School of Business courses. This credit limit includes BA 1000 transfer credits.