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TABLE OF CONTENTSMission .4Introduction 5Accreditation 5Principles For Responsible Management Education 5Degree-Enhancing Opportunities 5Special Programs 6General Information 7-8Curriculum and FOCUS Program 9-11Business Concentrations

Accounting 12Economics 12

Finance 13Information Technology Management 14International Business 14-15Management: Leadership and Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship 15Marketing 16

Sports Business 16

Supporting Areas 17-18Minors for Non-Business Majors

Business Administration 19Entrepreneurship 19Human Resource Management 19Information Technology Management 19International Business 20Marketing 20Sports Business 20

Co-curricular Programs for Business MajorsService Leadership 21

Sustainable Business Practices Track 22

Study Abroad Opportunities 23Internship Program 24-25Course Descriptions 26-34Appendix A 35

The Undergraduate Program book is intended for information purposes and does not constitute a contract. Although the Undergraduate Program book was prepared with the lastestinformation available atthetime ofpubtication, all statements and schedulesincluding, but not limitedto, tuition, fees, charges, courses, admission, graduation requirements, general regulations andcurricula are subject to change at any time

John cook school of Business

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MissionOur mission is excellence in business education inspired by the Jesuitideals of seeking truth, educating the whole person, and serving others.

John Cook School of Business

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IntroductionThe history of Saint Louis University, a private university underCatholic auspices, can be traced to the foundation of the SaintLouis Academy by The Right Reverend Louis William DuBourg,Bishop of Louisiana, in 1818, three years before Missouri becamea state in the Union. The Society of Jesus took over the directionof the school in 1826 and, in 1832, the small Jesuit collegereceived its charter as Saint Louis University, becoming the firstuniversity established west of the Mississippi.

The School of Business was founded in 1910 as a distinct unit ofSaint Louis University, one of the first schools in the AmericanWest to provide business education at the university level.In fall 2000, the school was named for alumnus John Cook inrecognition of his many contributions to the business schooland university.

The instructional activities of the John Cook School of Bu5inessare founded on certain fundamental principles. First, the schoolseeks to support the development of students by means ofselected disciplines which cultivate critical and analyticalthinking, leadership, and written and oral communication skills.Second, the school encourages the development of intellectual,moral, and social habits which distinguish its graduates asethical leaders in their chosen fields of business and in theircommunities. Further, the school aids graduates in the pursuitof their chosen professional objectives and guides students inthe selection of their business careers.

The John Cook School of Business offers a Bachelor of Science inBusiness Administration (B.S.B.A.) with concentrations availablein multiple business disciplines. The school continues to educate,in the unique Jesuit tradition, well-rounded, knowledgeable,skilled, and ethical business graduates who are prepared toassume leadership roles in a variety of organizations.

AccreditationSelecting a business school is one of the most importantdecisions a student makes; therefore, high standards should beset. The premier business school accrediting body, the AACSBInternational (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness), governs the standards by which business schoolsare evaluated.

Achieving AACSB accreditation in the field of business education ensures continuous quality improvement in the learningenvironment through enhancements to the curriculum,instructional resources, student selection, career planning andplacement, and the intellectual contributions and qualificationsof the faculty.

The faculty and staff of the John Cook School of Business areproud of our accreditation status and believe that it places usin a category of distinction among our peers. Less than 10% ofbusiness schools worldwide have achieved AACSB accreditation.Students who choose to attend an AACSB-accredited businessschool join an environment where a highly qualified facultyguides the students’ study through a curriculum relevant tocontemporary business needs and practices.

Principles for ResponsibleManagement EducationIn December 2008 as Wall Street was crumbling, a group ofuniversities from across the globe gathered at the UnitedNations to define actions that they should take to supporta new approach for business in society. The Principles forResponsible Management Education, PRME (p. 35), are a callto transform curricula, research, and teaching methodologiesbased on the universal values of sustainability, socialresponsibility, and good corporate citizenship. The John CookSchool of Business was pleased to be a signatory since PRMEreflects our values and traditions.

Degree-Enhancing OpportunitiesIn today’s competitive business environment, it is imperativethat students gain career-related experience prior to graduation.Recognizing this necessity, the Cook School of Business providesan internship program (pp. 24-25) with relationships withemployers in the St. Louis region and throughout theUnited States, which gives students a wide range of choices fortheir internship experiences. An internship allows students tocombine classroom learning with practical work experience andis an extremely valuable component of a college education. Withthe school’s urban setting, an ideal location forstudents pursuinga business degree, students have the ability to participate in aninternship while continuing to attend classes.

In addition to the internship program, the location of the schoolprovides students many opportunities to develop leadershipthrough service to the community. Through the nationallyrecognized (The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development) Service Leadership Program (p.21), studentshave the opportunityto bridge Ignatian philosophywith academiclearning, personal experiences, and reflection.

Building sustainable societies is increasingly important, bothpragmatically and as a social issue. The Sustainable BusinessPractices Track (p. 22) within the Service Leadership Programis intended to help undergraduate business studentsunderstand how firms can achieve economic sustainabilitywhile also pursuing environmental and social sustainability.

With the increasing globalization of business, it is importantfor graduates to possess sensitivity to the impact of cultural, social, economic, and political differences, which can begained through a study abroad experience (p. 23). At theuniversity’s Madrid campus, all business studentshavetheoption tostudy for a semester; however, students pursuing a concentrationin International Business or Economics have the option ofcompleting the degree at the Madrid campus. In addition to theMadrid program, the school offers students the opportunity toparticipate in a study abroad or exchange experience at multiplelocations around the world.

Students may elect to participate in one of the school’ssixteen active student organizations that not only aid in thedevelopment of leadership and communication skills, but alsoprovide students invaluable networking opportunities withbusiness and civic leaders from the community.


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Special ProgramsCook Business Scholars - 3 Year Degree ProgramThe Cook Scholars Program is available only to entering freshmenwith at least a 30 ACT or 1330 SAT and a 3.75 CPA. This programwill allow students to complete the business degree in onlythreecalendar years, including summer courses. The curriculum isthe same as our traditional 4-year program; this is only a time-shortened, not content-shortened, program. As a CookScholar, students will have guaranteed enrollment in businesscourses (not particular sections) as long as the curriculum planis followed. To remain in the program, students must maintaina minimum 3.5 cumulative SLU CPA.

Cook Scholars 3+3 Accelerated Program withLaw SchoolPre-professional study is a strength at Saint Louis University andbusiness is a great foundation for the study of law. The John

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Cook School of Business and Saint Louis University’s School ofLaw offer a 3+3 combined bachelor’s degree and law degree.This program allows students to earn a bachelor of science inbusiness administration and a Juris Doctor degree in six yearsinstead of the traditional seven years. Students with a 3.7undergraduate CPA at the time of application to SLU LAW (during3rd year of undergraduate program) will receive guaranteedadmission to the law school. Students will need to submit an [SATscore at the time of application to SLU LAW. This score will not betaken into consideration for admission into SLU LAW, but will beused for consideration in any merit-based scholarship decision.

Accounting Scholars ProgramThe Accounting Scholars Program is available only toentering freshmen whose high school scholastic achievementand admission test scores demonstrate superior academicpotential. Accounting Scholars who complete the programrequirements are guaranteed a seat in Saint Louis University’sIntegrated Accounting Program (see below) and will be givenpriority consideration for graduate-level scholarships.Accounting Scholars will not be required to take the GMAT(GraduateManagementAdmissionTest), butmustformallysubmitapplication material to the Integrated Accounting Program tocomplete their admission.Requirements:• Composite ACT score of at least 30 or a combined SAT scoreof at least 1330 (math and verbal)• High School CPA of at least 3.6 (weighted or unweighted)To remain in the program, students must:• maintain a minimum 3.5 cumulative SLU CPA at the end ofeach year.• complete select coursework and other activities as determinedby the Accounting Department.

Integrated Accounting ProgramThe Integrated Accounting Program allows students theopportunity to complete both the undergraduate and graduatedegrees in accounting simultaneously. This program is designedfor students entering SLU with: 1) a university scholarshipAND 2) college credit earned prior to entering SLU. There maybe a financial aid advantage to this option. Any unusedundergraduate university scholarships may be applied whileenrolled in master-level coursework. However, undergraduatefederal aid would not apply for the master’s component of the

integrated program. For admission into the IntegratedAccounting Program, a student’s overall CPA and GMAT(Graduate Management Admission Test) score are veryimportant. As a general rule, a student with a CPA of at least3.5 and GMAT score of at least 500 will be admissible intothe program. The GMAT requirement may be waived for SLUaccounting undergraduates with at least a 3.6 cumulativegpa at the end of 105 credit hours. Students may apply to beadmitted to this program upon completion of: (a) a minimum of75 semester credit hours of college credit (including a minimumof 15 semester credit hours at SLU with a cumulative CPA of3.0 or higher); and (b) an upper level accounting course takenat SLU with a grade of “B” or higher.

CFA Program PartnerThe Department of Finance is a CFA Program Partner Thisinitiative is a relationship between the CFA Institute and selectcolleges and universities around the world (less than 170 schoolsworldwide are CFA Program Partners) that have embedded asignificant percentage (70%) of the CFA Program Candidate Bodyof Knowledge into their degree programs. In addition, theseinstitutions have committed to covering CFA Institute ethical andprofessional standards in these degree programs. Recognitionas a CFA Partner provides a signal to potential students, currentstudents, and the marketplace that the university curriculumis closely tied to professional practice and is well suited topreparing students to sit for the CFA exams.

SAP University AllianceThe John Cook School of Business is a member of the SAPUniversity Alliance, which allows the school to providestudents in certain courses with hands-on experiencewith SAP (Systems Applications Products) software. Thisenables students to put classroom theory into practice. Students who possess a workable knowledge ofenterprise resource planning (ERP) using SAP software havethe opportunity to obtain an SAP Certificate awarded by SAPAmerica, Inc. This requires the completion of three courses thatutilize SAP software (p. 14).

The Nielsen Company PartnershipThe Marketing Department and The Nielsen Company havepartnered to bring Nielsen’s data and data analysis tools intothe Department’s Marketing Analytics course. Nielsen providestraining to the faculty and student access to the same data andtools used by their support analysts. This partnership providesstudents with current industry concepts and tools that areespecially useful and relevant in the burgeoning area of market

analytics.

Honors, Pre-Law, and Pre-Professional HealthStudies ProgramsThe Cook School of Business participates in the University’sHonors, Pre-Law, and Pre-Professional Health Studies programs.Students in each of these programs have the opportunity tocomplete a major in business in addition to any required programcourses. For more information, contact the advisor for eachprogram: Honors Program: (314) 977-3951; Pre-Law Program:(314) 977-2908; Pre-Professional Health Studies: (314) 977-2840.


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General InformationAdmission RequirementsThe minimum grade point average (GPA) requirement foradmission to the Cook School of Business is 2.5 for freshmenand transfer students. Students must be admitted to thebusiness school no later than one semester before thesemester in which they are applying to graduate.

Academic Advising / Faculty MentoringIn their first semester, business school students are assignedan academic advisor who will assist students in sequencingthe courses needed to graduate. In addition, the academicadvisors serve as the liaison between students and a numberof student-centered services available on campus. Businessschool students also have faculty mentors who providecareer advice, general guidance, and are available to discussstudents’ personal and educational goals.

Academic IntegrityStudents, faculty, and staff members share the responsibilityto maintain a learning environment of mutual trust andintegrity. Academic dishonesty violates this trust and mayresult in grade reduction and/or probation, suspension, ordismissal. Dishonest conduct includes, but is not limited to,soliciting, receiving, or providing any unauthorized assistance,including use of technological devices, in the completion ofany work submitted for academic credit. It is the responsibility of any student who observes such dishonest conduct tocall it to the attention of a faculty member or administrator.

Pass / Fail OptionThe Cook School of Business does NOT allow the pass!fail option to ANY undergraduate student enrolled inbusiness courses. In addition, business students may NOTtake ANY course on a pass/fail basis for courses used to fulfilldegree requirements.

Repeating CoursesStudents may repeat courses, with the most recent gradeincluded in the GPA (effective fall 2014). All grades willremain on the transcript. If a course is taken more than oncewith passing grades, the credit cannot be counted twice forgraduation.

Undergraduate Students Enrolled inGraduate Business CoursesUndergraduate students are generally not permitted to enrollin graduate business courses; however, seniors with at leasta 3.0 cumulative SLU GPA may petition to take up to six hoursof graduate coursework in the last semester of their senioryear. Approval by the assistant dean is required.

Transfer Credit Guidelines / ConcurrentEnrollment / Summer CourseworkStudents interested in transferring credit from anotherinstitution should contact Undergraduate Student Services in theCook School of Business to determine applicability of transfercoursework toward graduation requirements. Students mustearn a grade of “C” or higher in approved transfer courses.Continuing students must receive approval PRIOR to enrollingin courses away from SLU. Full-time, business degree-seekingstudents may NOT take courses concurrently at other institutionsduring the fall and spring semesters unless offered through aninter-university agreement. Students are limited to a total of 9hours of summer coursework; however, students with at leasta 3.0 may petition to take up to 12 hours of summer work.

Academic Probation / DismissalStudents whose cumulative SLU grade point average falls below2.0 are required to apply for probationary status, which allows forno more than two consecutive semesters to improve scholasticallyand to demonstrate the ability to make progress toward a degree.

During the probationary period, advisors help students achieveacademic success by closely monitoring their academicperformance. Students on probation may NOT register for morethan 15 hours of coursework as defined by the terms of theprobation and may not submit an application for a degree.

The conditions under which a student is dismissed from the

school include:

1. Inability to eliminate probationary status within the twosemesters subsequent to the assigment of probation OR2. A total grade point average deficit of more than is points.

Accounting Program ProbationAccounting students will be on program probation if the SLUcumulative GPA falls below a 2.7. Students will have onesemester to increase their cumulative GPA to a 2.7; if not,students will not be allowed to register for 3000 or 4000 level

accounting courses.


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General Information (continued)

Double Business ConcentrationsBusiness majors may supplement a chosen concentration with

a second concentration and/or supporting area in a different

business discipline. Students completing more than one

concentration within the business school will receive a

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with the

transcript indicating the concentrations. If a business course

overlaps two business areas, it may be counted only once and

credited to one functional area, e.g. Sports Marketing may

be used to satisfy a marketing concentration requirement or a

sports business concentration requirement, not both.

From time to time, requests are made to complete a

• second concentration, supporting area, or minor AFTER the—

- undergraduate degree has been awarded. In order for such

designations to be awarded and noted on the transcript, all

coursework for the additional area of study must be completed

within one year after the conferral of the undergraduate degree.

Graduation RequirementsTo be certified for graduation, a student must complete all course

requirements and meet all of the following conditions:1. apply to graduate;2. earn a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in all SLU coursework;

Accounting students must earn a minimum 2.7 cumulativeGPA in all SLU coursework and earn grades of “C”orhigher in all accounting courses that fulfill the concentrationrequirements;

3. earn a minimum 2.0 cumulative CPA in all businesscoursework taken at SLU;

4. complete the Arts and Sciences core as specified in thebusiness school curriculum;

S. complete the final 30 hours in residence at the St. Louiscampus;

6. complete at least 50% of business coursework in residenceat the St. Louis campus;

7. complete concentration course requirements in residence atthe St. Louis campus;t

8. Students transferring from the SLU-Madrid campus mustcomplete a minimum of 40 hours of coursework, including aminimum of 30 hours of business coursework, in residenceat the St. Louis campus.’

9. complete FOCUS program requirements (see page 9 fordetails). Students will receive a transcript notation that thisrequirement was either met or not met.

‘Students may pursue the International Business orEconomics concentrations at the St. Louis campus and/orat the Madrid campus. The residency requirement then appliesto courses taken at either campus.

Graduation HonorsGraduation honors are as follows:

Cum laudeMagna cum laudeSumma cum laude

Averages forgraduation honors are computed only on the basisof coursework taken at Saint Louis University. To be eligible forhonors, transfer students must complete a minimum ofGO hoursat Saint Louis University.

3.5 CPA3.7 CPA3.9 CPA


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Curriculum

The business school’s undergraduate curriculum is developedby the faculty and is guided by standards set by the premierbusiness school accrediting body, the AACSB International. Inaddition, to assist in ensuring that the curriculum is up-to-dateand relevant, the school and many of the departments haveadvisory boards that allow interaction with the business andprofessional communities.

The curriculum affords both important breadth and depth ofknowledge necessary to prepare students for success in today’sdiverse and highly technical business world. The core curriculum(p.10) provides a breadth of knowledge by combining a strongArts and Sciences core (48 credit hours) with Business CommonBody of Knowledge (CBK) coursework (44 credit hours), whichincludes studies in multiple business disciplines: accounting,economics, finance, information technology management,international business, management, marketing, and operationsmanagement.

Included in the business CBK coursework is BIZ-1000, BusinessFoundations. This course provides freshmen with an overviewof the nature of business and shows students how the businesscurriculum is designed to help prepare them for a businesscareer. In addition, the course addresses some commontransition-to-college issues faced by freshmen.

Beyond the business CBK coursework and the Arts andSciences core, a depth of knowledge is achieved throughadvanced courses in a businessconcentration (15-18 credit hours)of the student’s choice: accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information technology management, international business (also requires 12 credit hours of foreign language),leadership and change managment, marketing, and sportsbusiness.

Business majors may supplement a chosen concentration witha second concentration and/or a supporting area in a differentbusiness discipline.

(p.

8, Double Business Concentrations.)

Business majors may elect to pursue certificates, minors, andmajors offered in fields outside of business. (See those programsfor specific requirements.)

FOCUS Program

FOCUS: A Career Development ProgramBeing responsive to student and employer feedback, the JohnCook School of Business has developed FOCUS, a career development program. Participation in FOCUS is a required and essentialcomponent of the undergraduate experience — an added valueat no additional cost to the student. Students will receive atranscript notation that this requirement was either met or notmet.

Designed to help students make decisions about concentrationand career path, secure internships and post-graduatejobs, thisfour-year career development program consists of assessments,workshops, career fairs, and networking events with employersand alumni.

Introduced during Bl7-1000, the FOCUS program is deliveredthrough online and live workshops, reflection assignments,and event participation. This integrated program is flexible toadapt to students’ needs. All students can log in to Blackboardto view their progress, complete online workshops, and accessmultiple resources. Completion of requirements can adapt tostudy abroad or early graduation, but typically, a student willcomplete the program according to the following schedule:

YEAR 1 — Explore:FOCUS Orientation (during BlZ-1000 class)Personality & Your Career (during BIZ-1000 class)Goal Setting WorkshopResearch Your Career Workshop

YEAR 2— Develop:Attend a Career Fair or Internship FairResume & CareerLink WorkshopHow to Network WorkshopBehavior-Based Interviewing Workshop

YEAR 3—Connect:Attend a Career Fair or Internship FairNetworking Meeting with a professionalAlumni Panel EventElective

YEAR 4—Succeed:Attend a Career Fair or Internship FairNetworking Meeting with SLUvisorsCareer Reflection

Upon completion of FOCUS, students will have learned andpracticed skills necessary to assist in their career developmentthroughout their lives.


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B.S.B.A. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

BUSINESS COMMON BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (CBK) REQUIREMENT 44 hoursAccr-2200 Financial Accounting 3

ACCt-2220 Managerial Accounting 3

Bl2-1000 Business Foundations (includes a lab) 1

BIZ-4000 Business Capstone* 1

ECON-1900 Principles of Economics 3

ECON-3120 Intermediate Macroeconomics 3

ECON-3140 Intermediate Microeconomics 3

FIN-3010 Principles of Finance 3

IB-2000 Introduction to International Business 3

ITM.2000/2010 Information Technology With Supply Chains / Enterprise Systems and IT With Supply Chains 3

MGT-2000 Legal Environment of Business I 3

MGT-3000 Management Theory and Practice 3

MGT-4000 Strategic Management and Policy* 3

MKT-3000 Introduction to Marketing Management 3

OPM-2070 Introductory Business Statistics 3

OPM-3050 Introduction to Management Sciences and Operations Management 3

ARTS AND SCIENCES CORE REQUIREMENTS 48 hoursENGL-1900 Advanced Strategies of Rhetoric and Research” 3

ENGL-2250, 2350, 2450,2550,2650,2750,2850 or Foreign Language Literature course 3

ENGL-4000 (strongly recommended), English Literature or Fine Arts course (Art, Art History, Film Studies, Music, Theatre)” 3

CMM-1200 Public Speaking” 3

HIST-1110/1120 Origins of Modern World 3

psy-ioio General Psychology 3

Two additional courses selected from: African American Studies, American Studies, History, Political Science,

Psychology, Sociology, or Women’s Studies 6

MATH-1200 College Algebra”” 3

MATH-1320 Survey of Calculus” 3

One Natural Science course (Biology, Chemistry, Earth &AtmosphericSciences, Physics) 3

One additional Math’” or Natural Science course 3

PHIL-1O5O Introduction to Philosophy: Self and Reality 3

PHIL-2050 Ethics 3

THEO-1000 Theological Foundations 3

THEO-2XXX Theology Course 3

AREA OF BUSINESS CONCENTRATION 15-18 hours

ELECTIVES 10-13 hoursA student may need additional electives to satisfy the degree requirement of 120 credit hours. These electives may be chosen from

any traditional area of study within the University, thus giving the student the opportunity to diversify his/her background.

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR DEGREE 120 hours

Completion of FOCUS Program Requirements (See page 9).

* All other Business CBK must be completed iQrto taking “‘Upper division foreign language may be substituted;

BIZ-4000 and MGT-4000 in the final semester, however, students for whom English is a second language

Mu5t be completed by the end of the sophomore year in order may not complete this requirement in their native language.

to enroll in business courses junior year MATH-iSlO (Calculus I), ““Students exempt from MATH-1200 must replace

or higher level calculus course may be substituted for Math 1320. with approved math course.‘““MATH course must be approved.


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COURSE OF STUDYThe following is one possible sequence of courses to complete the business degree: (See page 10 for program details.)

Course pre-requisites are noted in parenthesis.

First SemesterFRESHMANENGL-1900t 3Arts & Sciences Core 3MATH-1200t 3Arts & Sciences Core 3Arts & Sciences Core 3BIZ-1000 (includes a lab) 1

16SOPHOMOREB-2O00 (ECON 1900) 3ACCT-2200 (Sophomore Standing) 3OPM-2070 (MATH 1200) 3Arts & Sciences Core 3Arts & Sciences Core 3

JUNIORECON-3120 or ECON-3 140 (ECON 1900 & Math 1320 or 1510)...3

FIN-3010 (Aca 2200, OPM 2070, ECON 1900, & ACC 2220) 3MGT-3000 (Sophomore Standing) 3MKT-3000 (Sophomore Standing) 3Arts & Sciences Core 3

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SENIORConcentration 3Concentration 3Arts & Sciences Core 3Elective 3Elective 3

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Second SemesterFRESHMANITM-2000/2010 3ECON-1900 (MATH 1200) 3Arts & Sciences Core 3CMM120o* 3MATH1320* or Math 1510* (MATH 1200 or 1400) .... 3

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SOPHOMOREACCT-2220 (Aca 2200) 3ECDN-3120 or ECON-3140 (EC0N 1900, MATH 1320 or

1510) 3MGT-2000 3Arts & Sciences Core 3

15 Arts & Sciences Core 315

JUNIORConcentration 3Concentration 3OPM-3050 (OPM 2070 & MATH 1320 cr1510) 3Arts & Sciences Core 3Arts & Sciences Core 3

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SENIORConcentration 3Concentration 3MGT4000** 3BlZ4000** 1Elective 3Elective 1

Total Hours required for BSBA Degree: 120

* MATH 1200, 1320 or 1510, ENGL 1900 & cMM 1200 must be completed prior to junior year.** All Business Common Body of Knowledge courses must be completed prior to registering for MGT 4000 & BIZ 4000.

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Business ConcentrationsAccountinghttp://business.slii.edu/departrnents/accountingl

Accounting is the language of business. As organizationsbecome more complex, accountants constantly improvethe processing, reporting and interpreting of information about organizational activities. Accounting is a careerthat involves people, with accountants heavily interacting with others in decision-making and problem-solvingin modern business, With the accounting concentrationstudents gain an understanding of how information is identified,measured, communicated and used. Essentially, accountantsare trained in the area of information processing and analysis.

Students may choose to graduate with the 120-hourbachelor’s degree; however, students who plan to take the CPAExamination are required to complete 150 hours of college creditas a prerequisite for taking the exam. Students may accumulatethe 150 required hours in several ways: complete 150 hoursat the undergraduate level; complete the 120 hour bachelor’sdegree and complete the 30 hour Master of Accounting degreesequentially; or complete the Integrated Accounting Program

(p. 6), which allows students the opportunity to completeboth the undergraduate and graduate degrees in accountingsimultaneously. The GMAT (Graduate Management AdmissionTest) requirement for entry into the Master of AccountingProgram may be waived for SLU accounting undergraduateswith a GPA of at least a 3.6. The Department of Accountingalso offers an Accounting Scholars Program (p. 6) for qualifiedincoming freshmen.

The Department of Accounting offers the Bachelor of Sciencein Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting.

Required:Eighteen (18) hours in addition to ACCT-2200 and ACCT-2220,which are taken as business CBK requirements. Accountingstudents must earn a grade of “C” or higher in all accountingcourses used to fulfill concentration requirements. in addition,a minimum SLU cumulative CPA of 2.7 is a prerequisite for all3000 and 4000 level accounting courses.15 hours as follows: *

ACCT-3110 Financial Reporting IACCT-3220 Cost ManagementACCT-4110 Financial Reporting IIACCT-4250 Accounting Information SystemsACCT-4300 Federal Income Taxi3 hours selected from the following:ACCT-4160 International Financial Reporting StandardsACCT4400 AuditingACCT-4910 Accounting Internship

*Students in the Integrated Accounting Program are requiredto take MGT-4500, Legal Environment of Business II, as acomponent of their undergraduate degree during the jsemester of master’s level coursework.

Economicshttp://business.slu.edu/departments/economicsl

The Department of Economics offers a major through both theJohn Cook School of Business (B.S.B.A. with a concentrationin Economics) and the College of Arts and Sciences (B.A. inEconomics). In addition, students may complete an economicsconcentration (or major) at the Madrid campus.

Economics is the study of how individuals, firms, and nationsmake choices when confronted with limited resources. Studentsof economics learn the principles and methods that individualsand institutions, public or private, utilize to identify the costsand benefits associated with alternative decisions. In doingso, students of economics master a structured, pragmaticapproach to solving problems. They analyze microeconomicissues that are relevant to decision-making in private businessand in formulating public policy. Students also consider globalmacroeconomic issues such as the ramifications of the changesin the international economic environment on the growth andprosperity of nations.

The knowledge and skills that the student of economics acquiresare useful in almost all professions and are highly desirable foremployment requiring strong analytical and problem solvingskills. Students of economics find employment in both privatebusiness and in government service or pursue graduate degreesin business, economics, law, and public policy, among otherareas.

The Department of Economics offers the Bachelor of Sciencein Business Administration with a concentration in Economics.

Required:Eighteen (18) hours in addition to ECON-1900, ECON-3120, andECON-3140, which are taken as business CBK requirements.3 hours as follows:ECON-3010 Introduction to Econometrics15 hours selected from the following:

Economies of Latin AmericaIndustrial Organization and Public PolicyLaw and EconomicsHistory of Economic AnalysisMoney and BankingInternational TradeExchange Rates and the Global EconomyLabor EconomicsEconomics of International MigrationSports EconomicsEconomic DevelopmentPublic FinancePublic Choice and Political EconomyHealth EconomicsAdvanced EconometricsSpecial Topics in Economics

ECON-3790ECON-4080ECON-4120ECON-4160ECON-4200ECON-4300ECON-4310ECON-4400ECON-4450ECON-4500ECON-4560LCD N-4600ECDN-4650ECON-4700ECON-4770ECON-4930


Financehttp:// business .slu.edu/departments/finance/

Finance involves the study of financial markets and institutions,the valuation of financial assets, and the use of those assets toaccumulate wealth and/or mitigate risk. Virtually every businessactivity requires the deployment of financial capital; thus thefield of finance is relevant across the spectrum of economicactivity. Students obtaining a concentration in finance haveopportunities in investment and risk management, capitalacquisition and consulting.

Finance students are strongly encouraged to take additionalcourses in accounting. Although ACCT 2200 and 2220 arerequired of all business majors, many employers lock favorablyupon additional accounting courses. In addition, the CFA level Iexam requires knowledge of accounting that goes beyond thetwo core courses.

The Department of Finance is a CFA Program Partner (p.6) andhas created the Financial Analysis (FA) track within the financeconcentration. In addition, the department offers a FinancialPlanning (FP) track. Both tracks consist of a prescribed set ofeight finance and accounting courses along with two electives.

The Department of Finance offers the Bachelor of Science inBusiness Administration with a concentration in Finance.

Required:Eighteen (18) hours in addition to FIN-3010, which is taken as abusiness CBK requirement. A grade ofat least a “B-” in FIN-3010is a prerequisite for all other finance courses.12 hours as follows:

Fixed Income Securities and MarketsEquity Securities and MarketsFinancial ManagementDerivative Securities and Markets

from the following:InsuranceReal EstateInternational Financial ManagementFinancial Analysis and ModelingFinancial PlanningAdvanced Financial ManagementApplied Portfolio ManagementFinancial Markets and InstitutionsFinance Internship

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS TRACK* (30 hours)Required:Thirty hours in addition to FIN-3010, which is taken as a businessCBK requirement. A grade of at least a “B-” in FIN-3010 is a prerequisite for all other finance courses.

FINANCIAL PLANNING TRACK* (30 hours)Required:Thirty hours in addition to FIN 3010, which is taken as a business CBK requirement. A grade of at least a “B-” in FIN-3010 isa prerequisite for all other finance courses.

24 hours as follows:

A course may 1121 be used to fulfill requirements in two areas, i.e. AcO-3110may be used in eitherof the FinanceTracks orthe Accounting area, but not both.

** In addition to course prerequisites, a 2.7 cumulative SLU GPA is a prerequisitefor all 3000 and 4000 level accounting courses; a 3.0 SLU cumulative GPA andsenior standing are additional prerequisites for 6000 level accounting courses.

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24 hours as follows:

FIN-3330 Fixed Income Securities and MarketsFIN-3630 Equity Securities and MarketsFIN-4230 Financial Management

FIN-4330 Financial Analysis and Modeling

FIN-4530 Advanced Financial Management ORFIN-4630 Applied Portfolio Management

FIN-4650 Derivative Securities and MarketsACCT-3110 Financial Reporting l

ACCT411O Financial Reporting 116 hours selected from the following:FIN-3160 Real EstateFIN-4250 International Financial ManagementFIN-453D Advanced Financial ManagementFIN-4730 Financial Markets and InstitutionsFIN-4911 Financial Analysis InternshipACCT-4300 Federal Income Tax 1ACCT-6110 Financial Reporting Ill”ACCT-6190 Financial Statement Analysis”

FIN -3330FIN-3630

FIN-4230

FIN -4650

6 hours selectedFIN-3 140FIN-3160FIN-4250FIN-4330FIN-4440FIN-4530FIN -4 6 3 0FIN-4730

FIN-4910

FIN-3 140

FIN-3330

FIN-3630

FIN-4230

Fl N-4440

FIN-4650

ACCT-3 110

ACCT-43006 hours selectedFIN-3 160FIN-4730FIN -49 12ACCT-&380

M KT-4440

Insurance

Fixed Income Securities and MarketsEquity Securities and Markets

Financial Management

Financial Planning

Derivative Securities and MarketsFinancial Reporting lFederal Income Tax I”

from the following:Real EstateFinancial Markets and InstitutionsFinancial Planning InternshipWealth Preservation”

Personal Selling


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Information TechnologyManagementhttp://www.slu.edu/business/departm ents/operations-a ndinformation-technology-management!

[he concentration in Information Technology Management (ITM)is designed to prepare business students for careers as informationsystems professionals. The program of study focuses on educatingstudents about the development and use of informationsystems as decision-making and problem-solving tools in abusiness environment. Students develop the technical skills andorganizational insights required to analyze, design, implement, andmanage information systems with an emphasis on the applicationof web-based and object-oriented information technologies.Courses require extensive hands-on projects, teamwork, anduse of high-end computer technology. Typical career options forstudents graduating with a BSBA with a concentration in TMinclude systems analyst, database administrator, software/webdeveloper, IT consultant, and information systems manager.

The John Cook School of Business is a member of the SAPUniversity Alliance, which allows the school to provide studentsin certain courses with hands-on experience with SAP software(the world leader in enterprise systems software). This enablesstudents to put classroom theory into practice. Students whopossess a workable knowledge of enterprise resource planning(ERP) using SAP software have the opportunity to obtain the SAPCertificate awarded by SAP America, Inc. This certificate requiresthe completion of three of the following courses with a grade ofat least a “B” in each:

ITM-2010 ITM-3100 ITM-3700ITM-4900 ACCT-4250

The Department of Operations and Information TechnologyManagement offers the Bachelor of Science in BusinessAdministration with a concentration in Information TechnologyManagement.

Required:Eighteen (18) hours in addition to ITM-2000/2010, which is takenas a business CBK requirement.9 hours as follows:ITM-3100 Program Development TechniquesITM-3300 Database Management SystemsITM-4100 Systems Analysis and Design9 hours selected from the following:

*May be used inboth.

either ITM area or Accounting area but not

International Businesshilp ://www.slu .ed u/business/departments/internationalbusiness/

Students of international business learn about the impactand implementation of international business practicesin the modern marketplace. Since our economy today isincreasinglyglobal in nature, students examine how differencesin language, communication, social interaction, work attitudes,relationships, economies, politics, religion, pace of life, and socialstructures affect global commerce.

Students with a concentration in international businessare strongly encouraged to study abroad (p. 23). Optionsrange from a large selection of full semester destinations toshorter programs of one or two weeks. Currently there aretwo short-term programs, called Global Immersion Courses,offered during the spring semester. Destinationsinclude Panama City, Panama and Budapest, Hungary. Fullsemester options are broad and include partnerships withoverseas business schools in Aarhus, Denmark; Angers,France; Antwerp, Belgium; Beijing, China; Hong Kong;Jonkoping, Sweden; Nurnberg, Germany; and Seoul, Korea.There are also numerous partnerships managed throughthe university with destinations around the world.

The Department of International Business offers the Bachelorof Science in Business Administration with a concentration inInternational Business.

Required:Fifteen (15) hours of international business courses inaddition to lB-2000, which is taken as a business CBKrequirement, and twelve (12) foreign language credit hours.*

Fifteen (15) hours selected from the following:Latin American BusinessAsian BusinessGeopolitics of World BusinessInternational e-BusinessMiddle Eastern BusinessCultural Differences in International BusinessInternational Business StrategiesGlobal Immersion in International Business”International Business InternshipSpecial Topics in International Business

*Students may test out of up to six (6) hours of foreignlanguage.

•*only one can be used to satisfy lB concentrationrequirements

IB-3020IB-3040IB-3 100IB-3 140IB-3 150IB-3160IB-4 120IB-4900IB-4910IB-4930

ITM-3450ITM-3 500ITM-3550ITM-3700ITM-3800ITM-4700ITM-4900ITM-4910ACCT-4250

Web Site Design and DevelopmentInformation Security ManagementIntroduction to Big DataBusiness AnalyticsProject ManagementBusiness Data MiningEnterprise Systems PracticumITM InternshipAccounting Information Systems


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Managementhttp://business.slu.edu/departmentsfmanagementl

The management programs focus on both the human andorganizational aspects of the workplace, including behavioral andtechnical areas. Today’s dynamic business environment demandsgraduates who can effectively handle decisions, as well as workwith and lead people in global organizations. Emphasis is placedon motivating people with a manager’s skill and insight.

The Department of Management offers the Bachelor of Sciencein Business Administration with concentrations in Leadershipand Human Resource Management, and Entrepreneurship. Eachconcentration requires management coursework in additionto the business CBK requirements. The requirements for eachconcentration are listed below.

LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN RESOURCEMANAGEMENTRequired:Eighteen (18) hours in addition to MGT-2000, MGT-3000, andMGT4000, which are taken as business CBK requirements.9 hours as follows:

Organization BehaviorManagement of Human ResourcesFundamentals of Leadership

concentration electives selected from the following:Negotiations & Conflict ResolutionOrganization Failure, Change, &TransformationCurrent Problems in ManagementTalent ManagementCompensationManagement Internship

breadth electives selected from the following:Managing Ideas in Entrepreneurial FirmstSocial EntrepreneurshipIntroduction to Sports ManagementLegal Environment of Business II

AnyOption from the Concentration Elective list not used to satisfythat requirement can be taken as a breadth elective.

*Students cfflrn1 take both MGT-3200 and MGT-3201

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Required:Eighteen (18) hours in addition to MGT-2000, MGT-3000, andMGT-4000, which are taken as business CBK requirements3 hours selected from the following:MGT-3200 Managing Ideas in Entrepreneurial FirmsMGT-3201 Social Entrepreneurship6 hours as follows:MGT-3210 Managing Resources in Entrepreneurial FirmsMGT-4200 Business Plan Development6 hours of concentration electives selected from the following:MGT-3100 Organization BehaviorMGT-3300 Management of Human ResourcesMGT-3301 Negotiations and Conflict ResolutionMGT-4101 Fundamentals of LeadershipMGT41O2 Organizational Failure, Change &

TransformationCurrent Problems in ManagementIntroduction to Family BusinessManagement Internship

breadth electives selected from the following:Real EstateIntegrated Marketing CommunicationsMarketing ResearchPersonal Selling

*Students cannot take both MGT-3200 and MGT-3201.ttA course may not be used to fulfill requirements in two areas,i.e. FIN-3160 may be used in either the Entrepreneurship areaor the Finance area, but not both.

MGT-4 103MGT-420 1MGT-49103 hours ofFIN-3160MKT-3400MKT-3600M KT-4440

MGT-3100MGT-3300MGT-41016 hours ofMGT-3301MGT-4102MGT-4103M GT-430 1M GT-4302MGT-49103 hours ofMGT-3 200MGT-3201MGT-3400MGT-4500


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Marketinghttp :1/business ,slu .edu/depa rtments/m arketing/

Marketing isa core function for organizations and businesses ofall sizes. Marketing focuses first and foremost on customers—understanding them, attracting them and maintaining theirloyalty. In this way, marketing undertakes the management ofdemand.

Marketing develops and tests product concepts, designsmerchandising and promotional campaigns, creates andmanages the relationship with the customer, collects andanalyzes information about the marketplace and createsand carries out the sales plans that generate profit for thefirm. Academic courses therefore undertake the analysis ofbuyer behavior, study integrated methods of marketingcommunications and closely consider the management andimplementation ofawide rangeofmarketingstrategiesandtacfics.

The Marketing Department values and retains close ties withbusinesses and non-profits. For example, the MarketingDepartment and The Nielsen Company have partnered to bringNielsen’s data and data analysis tools into the department’sMarketingAnalytics course. Annuallythe Marketing Departmentconducts a “live case-study” in which a business professionalpresents an actual marketing problem that he or she faced (oris currently facing) and challenges the undergraduate marketingstudents to debate, discuss and help solve practical marketingproblems. The Marketing Department is also fully engaged innew forms of electronic commerce that incorporate social mediaand digital marketing. Current and new course offerings integratetraditional marketing with new non-traditional methods andtechniques.

The faculty also supports students engaged in internships andprovides other support and encouragement as they considerand pursue various career options. Students with multidisciplinary interests and desiring to keep a range of careeroptions open may also find marketing a good fit. Students withinterests in healthcare management, sports business,international business and entrepreneurship often do focusedstudies in the marketing area. An active Advisory Board alsoprovides students with access to a network of professionals.

The marketing program is a practical and career-orientedone. Students in the undergraduate marketing programoffered by Saint Louis University’s John Cook School ofBusiness enhance their prospects for meaningful employment and substantive contributions to society at large.

Required:Eighteen (18) hours in addition to MKT-3000, which is taken asa business CBK requirement.9 hours as follows:MKT-4400MKT-4650MKT-4900

Consumer BehaviorMarketing AnalyticsMarketing Strategy

9 hours selected from the following: *

Marketing Channels and Distribution SystemsIntegrated Marketing CommunicationsSports MarketingMarketing ResearchRetail ManagementPersonal SellingSales ManagementInternational MarketingBrand ManagementMarketing Internship

have an option to organize their required coursesand electives into designated curricular tracks, as the followingexamples illustrate:

Brand Management: MKT-3400, MKT-4SSO, MKT-4600

Business Development: MKT-3300, MKT-4440, MKT-4450

Marketing Analytics: MKT-3600, MKT 4400, MKT 4650

Marketing Communications: MKT-3400, MKT-4440, MKT-4600

Sports Businesshttp://www.slu.edu/business/undergraduate-busi ness-programs/concentrations/sports-business-concentration

The Sports Business concentration prepares students for a varietyof sports-related careers including front-office management andoperations, sports marketing and communication, sponsorshipdevelopment, licensing and representation. The concentrationis interdisciplinary and includes courses from management,marketing, economics, IT management and communication.Sports Business students benefit from an active Sports BusinessAdvisory Board, which includes representatives from majorand minor league franchises, major sponsorship organizations,sporting goods manufacturers and sports agencies. The JohnCook School of Business offers the Bachelor of Science in BusinessAdministration with a concentration in Sports Business.

Required:Eighteen (18) hours taken as follows’:9 hours as follows:MGT-3400MGT-4400MKT-3500 Sports Marketing

9 hours selected from the following:ECON-4500 Sports EconomicsITM-3800MGT-3301MGT-4401

‘A course may jgj be used to fulfill requirements in two areas,i.e. MKT-3500 may be used in either the Sports Business area orthe Marketing area, but not both.

MKT-3300MKT-3400MKT-3500MKT-3600MKT-4300MKT-4440M KT-4450MKT-4550M KT-4600M KT-49 10*Stu dents

Introduction to Sports ManagementIntegrated Sports Business Planning

(continued next column)

M GT4402SPBZ-4910

Project ManagementNegotiations and Conflict ResolutionLegal Issues in Sport and EntertainmentIntercollegiate Athletics ManagementSports Business Internship


Supporting Areas forBusiness Majors

In addition to a chosen area of concentration, business majors may completeone or more supporting areas of study inbusiness. The requirements for the supporting areas are listed below. Studentsare responsible for completing all prerequisites as required.

A course may not be used to fulfillrequirements in two areas (concentrationand/or supporting area), i.e. IB-3100 maybe used in either the International Businessconcentration or the Globalization andTechnology supporting area, but not both

Accounting (12 hours)Students must earn a grade of “C’ or higherin all accounting courses used to fulfill thesupporting area. In addition, a minimum SLUcumulative GPA of 2.7 is a prerequisite forall 3000 and 4000 level accounting courses.

Financial Reporting Iof the following:

Cost ManagementFinancial Reporting IIInternational FinancialReporting Standards

ACCT-4250 Accounting InformationSystems

ACCT-4300 Federal Income Tax I

Business Analytics (12 hours)ITM-3300 Database Management

Systems

Marketing students must take ITM 3550and ITM 4700 since MKT-4650 is a requiredcourse and cannot count for a supportingarea

Economics (12 hours)ECON-3010 Introduction to

EconometricsAnd three (3) of the following:ECON-3790 Economies of Latin

AmericaECON-4080 Industrial Organization

and Public PolicyECON-4120 Law and EconomicsECON-4160 History of Economic

AnalysisMoney and BankingInternational TradeExchange Rates and theGlobal Economy

ECON-4400 Labor EconomicsECON-4450 Economics of

International MigrationSports EconomicsEconomic DevelopmentPublic FinancePublic Choice andPolitical EconomyHealth EconomicsAdvanced EconometricsSpecial Topics in Economics

rship (12 hours)Managing Ideas inEntrepreneurial Firms’Social Entrepreneurship’Managing Resources inEntrepreneurial Firms

MGT-4200 Business Plan Developmentthe following:Organization BehaviorManagement of HumanResources

MGT-3301 Negotiations and ConflictResolution

MGT-4101 Fundamentals ofLeadership

MGT-4102 Organizational FailureChange & Transformation

MGT-4103 Current Problems inManagement

MGT-4201 Introduction to FamilyBusiness

MGT491O Management Internship

Students cannot take both MGT-3200and MGT-3201.

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Finance (12 hours)A grade of at least a “B-” in FIN-3010 is aprerequisite for all other finance courses.FIN-3330 Fixed Income Securities and

MarketsFIN-3630 Equity Securities and

MarketsFIN-4230 Financial ManagementFIN-4650 Derivative Securities and

Markets

Globalization and Technology(12 hours)ITM-3800 Project ManagementlB-3140 International e-BusinessAnd one (1) of the following:IB-3100 GeopoliticsofWorld BusinessIB-4120 International Business

StrategiesOr other lB course approved by InternationalBusiness Department ChairAnd one (1) of the following:ITM-3450 Web Site Design and

DevelopmentOr other ITM course approved by OPM/ITMDepartment Chair

Human Resource Management(12 hours)MGT-3300 Management of Human

ResourcesMGT-4301 Talent ManagementMGT-4302 CompensationAnd one (1) of the following:MGT-310D Organization BehaviorMGT-3301 Negotiations and Conflict

ResolutionMGT-4101 Fundamentals of

LeadershipMGT-4102 Organizational

Failure, Change &Transformation

MGT-4103 Current Problems inManagement

MGT-4910 Management Internship

(Supporting Areas continued next page)

ECON4200ECON-4300ECON-4310

ECON-4S00ECON-4560ECON-4600ECON-4650

ECON-4700ECON-4770ECON-4930

ACCT-3 110And three (3)ACCT-3220ACa-4 110ACCT-4 160

EntrepreneuMGT-3200

ORMGT-3201MGT-3210

And one (1) ofM GT-3 100M GT-3300

ITM-3 700And two (2)ITM-3 550ITM-4700MKT-4650

Business Analyticsof the following:

Introduction to Big DataBusiness Data MiningMarketing Analytics’


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Supporting Areasfor Business Majors(continued)

Information Technology Management(12 hours)Any four (4) of the following:

ITM-2500 Spreadsheet & DatabaseProductivity

ITM-3100 Program DevelopmentTechniques

ITM-3300 Database ManagementSystems

ITM-3450 Web Site Design andDevelopment

ITM-3500 Information SecurityManagement

DesignITM-4700 Business Data MiningITM-4900 Enterprise Systems

PracticumITM-4910 ITM InternshipACCT-4250 Accounting Information

Systems

International Business (12 hours)Any four (4) of the following:18-3020 Latin American Business8-3040 Asian Business

8-3100 Geopolitics of World Business18-3140 International e-Business18-3150 Middle Eastern Business18-3160 cultural Differences in

International Business18-4120 International Business

Strategies18-4900 Global Immersion in

International Business(Only one can be used forsupporting area.)

18-4910 International BusinessInternship

8-4930 SpecialTopicsin InternationalBusiness

Leadership and ChangeManagement (12 hours)MGT-3100 Organization BehaviorMGT-3300 Management of Human

ResourcesAnd two (2) of the following:MGT-3200 Managing Ideas in

Entrepreneurial Firmst

MGT-3201 Social EntrepreneurshiptMGT-3301 Negotiations and Conflict

ResolutionMGT-4101 Fundamentalsof LeadershipMGT-4102 Organizational Failure,

change & TransformationMGT-4103 current Problems in

ManagementMGT-4500 Legal Environment of

Business II

Students cannot take both MGT-3200and MGT-3201.

Marketing (12 hours)Any four (4) of the following:MKT-3300 Marketing channels and

Distribution SystemsMKT-3400 Integrated Marketing

CommunicationsSports MarketingMarketing ResearchRetail ManagementConsumer BehaviorPersonal SellingSales ManagementInternational MarketingBrand ManagementMarketing Analytics

Service LeadershipSee page 21 for the details of thissupporting area.

Sports Business (12 hours)MGT-3400 Introduction to Sports

ManagementMGT-4400 Integrated Sports

Business PlanningAnd two (2) of the following:

Sports EconomicsProject ManagementNegotiations and conflictResolution

MGT-4401 Legal Issues in Sport andEntertainment

MGT-4402 Intercollegiate AthleticsManagement

MKT-3500 Sports Marketing

SPBZ-4910 Sports Business Internship

Supply Chain Management (12 hours)OPM-6440 Global Supply chain

ManagementOPM-6460’ Global LogisticsManagementAnd two (2) of the following”ITM-3300 Database ManagementITM-3700 Business AnalyticsITM-3800 Project Management

* Open only to seniors with a SLU cumulativeCPA of 3.0 or higher.** Another course, subject to the approvalby the Operations & Information TechnologyManagement Chair, may be selected tosubstitute for one of the courses.

ECON-4500ITM-3800M GT-3301

ITM-3550ITM-3 700ITM-3 800ITM-4 100

Introduction to Big DataBusiness AnalyticsProject ManagementSystems Analysis and

MKT-3500MKT-3600MKT-4300MKT-4400MKT-4440M KT-44S0M KT-4550MKT-4600MX T4650


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Minors forNon-Business MajorsStudents enrolled in some traditionaldegree programs outside the business school may complete one or mareof the school’s minors: Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, HumanResource Management, InformationTechnology Management, InternationalBusiness, Marketing, and Sports Business.

Students are responsible for completingprerequisites as required. A minimum2.0 cumulative GPA is required in minorcoursework.

Minor In BusinessAd m in 1st rationIn response to the demand forcareer orienteddegree programs, the John Cook School ofBusiness, in cooperation with other Universitydepartments, developed the minor in BusinessAdministration. Students in some traditionaldegree programs outside the School ofBusiness complete 30 hours of specifiedbusiness coursework for this minor.

Thirty (30) hours as follows:Required Courses:ACC-220Q Financial Accounting 3ACCU-2220 Managerial Accounting 3ECON-1900 Principles of Economics 3FIN-3010 Principles of Finance 3ITM-2000/2010 Information Technology

With Supply Chains / EnterpriseSystems and IT With SupplyChains 3

MGT-3000 ManagementTheory& Practice 3

MKT-3000 Introduction to MarketingManagement 3

OPM-2070 Introductory Business Statistics .3Total Required Hours 24Elective Courses:Two (2) courses selected from the followings:

ECON-3120 Intermed Macroeconomics...3ECON-3140 Intermed Microeconomics...3lB-WOO Introduction to International

Business 3MGT-2000 Legal Environment of

Business 3OPM-3050 Introduction to Management

Sciences and OperationsManagement 3

Total Elective Hours 6Total Hoursfor Minor 30

Students may not use an elective for theminor if it is a requirement in students’ majorprogram.

Minor InEntrepreneurshipThe Entrepreneurship Minor is designed tohelp students across the campus master theskills necessary to start a business buildingon non-business undergraduate majors, orthe passions and skills developed and refinedduring his/her college career The minor givesstudents a foundation on key business coursesin accounting, business law and management,as well as hands-on courses from one of thenation’s top undergraduate entrepreneurshipprograms. Complementing the academics,the Entrepreneurship Program and the Entrepreneurship Canter (http://ecenter.slu.edu)offer a broad range of competitions, clubs,experiences and people to help studentsdevelop networks, refine skills outside ofthe classroom, and connect student to thewealth of community resources that make St.Louis one of America’s top cities for start-ups.Eighteen (18) hours as follows:Required courses:ACCr-2200 Financial Accounting 3MGT-2000 Legal Environment of Business 3MGT-3000 Management Theory &

Practice 3MGT-3200 Managing Ideas in

OR Entrepreneurial Firms” 3MGT-3201 Social Entrepreneurship 3MGT-3210 Managing Resources in

Entrepreneurial Firmst 3M6T4200 Business Plan

Development” 3Total Required Hours 18Total Hours for Minor 18* Prerequisite sophomore standing** Prerequisite MGT-3000. Students cannottakeboth MGT-3200 and MGT-3201.“ Prerequisites MGT-3200 or MGT-3201•s Prerequisites MGT-3200 or MGT-3201 andMGT-32 10.

Minor In HumanResource ManagementMore and more organizations realize that thequality of their workforces is one key way tobuild and sustain a competitive advantage inthe fast-paced and rapidly changing businessenvironment. The minor in Human ResourceManagement is designed to provide the studentwith technical skills and human relationsknowledge to complement a non-businessdegree.Eighteen (18) hours as follows;Required courses:MGT-2000 Legal Environment of Business I 3MGT-3000 Management Theory & Practice 3MGT-3300 Management of

Human Resources 3MGT-4301 Talent Management 3MGT-4302 Compensation 3Total Required Hours 15(Continued next column)

Minor in Human Resource Management(Continued)Elective course:One (1) course selected from the following:MGT-3100 Organization Behavior 3MCT-3301 Negotiations and

Conflict Resolution 3MGT-4101 Fundamentalsof Leadership 3MGT-4102 Organizational Failure, Change &

Transformation 3MGT-4103 Current Problems in

Management 3Total Elective Hours 3Total Hours for Minor 18

Minor In InformationTechnology ManagementThe ITM minor provides undergraduatestudents, in a major outside of the Cook Schoolof Business, with the ability to utilize andapply information technology (IT) in their heldof study. The demand for graduates who areknowledgeable about the design, development,management and evaluation of informationsystems continues to increase. The ITM minorprovides the skills and terminology to become aknowledgeable user of IT.

Any of the ITM courses may be waived ifappropriate material has been covered in aprevious course; however, the waiver requiressubstitution of an additional TM course.

Fifteen (15) hours as follows:Required course:ITM-2000/2010 Information Technology

With Supply Chains /Enterprise Systems and IT With

Supply Chains 3Four (4) courses selected from the following:ITM-2S00 Spreadsheet & Database

Productivity 3ITM-3100 Prog. Development Techniques 3ITM-3300 Database Management

Systems 3ITM-3450 Web Site Design and

Development 3ITM-3SOD Information Security

Management 3ITM-3SSO Introduction to Big Data 3ITM-3700 Business Analytics 3ITM-3800 Project Management 3ITM-4100 Systems Analysis and Design 3ITM-4700 Business Data Mining 3ITM-4900 Enterprise Systems Practicum 3Total Elective Hours 12Total Hours for Minor 15

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Minors forNon-Business Majors(continued)

Minor In

International BusinessThe minor in International Business providesundergraduate students outside the JohnCook School of Business with the opportunityto develop an understanding of how businessapproaches need to change based on cultural,political, economic, geographic and religiousdifferences. The lB minor creates the knowledge and sensitivity for students to knowareas to be researched before undertakingbusiness with any overseas partner, no matterwhat region ofthe world: Europe and Central Asia,East Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, LatinAmerica and the Caribbean, the Middle East,North Africa, and Africa.

Eighteen (18) hours as follows:Required Courses:ECON-1900 Principles of Economics 38-2000 Introduction to International

Business 38-3100 Geopolitics of World Business 3

IB-3160 Cultural Differences inInternational Business 3

Total Required Hours 12Elective Courses:Two (2) courses selected from the following:18-3020 Latin American Business 3IB-3040 Asian Business 318-3140 International e-Business 318-3150 Middle Eastern Business 3(8-4120 International Business

Strategies 38-4900 Global Immersion in

International Business” 3Total Elective Hours 6

Total HoursforMinor 18

*AIso fulfills 3 hours of social/behavioralscience core requirement in the College of Arts& Sciences. Math 1200 is a prerequisite.

Minor In MarketingThe John Cook School of Business offersnon-business school majors the opportunity toearn a minor in Marketing. Completion of theminor provides an excellent foundation in themarketing areas of promotions and consumerbehavior, and allows students to branch outinto additional areas including retail, sales, andmarketing research.

Eighteen (18) hours as follows:Required Courses:MKT-3000 Introduction to Marketing

Management 3MKT-3400 Integrated Marketing

Communications 3MKT-4400 Consumer Behavior 3Total Required Hours 12

Elective Courses:Three (3) courses selected from the following:

Minor In Sports BusinessThe Sports Business minor provides studentsoutside the John Cook School of Business theopportunity to gain specialized knowledge inareas that are critical to success in careersrelated to the business aspects of sports.Industry guest speakers, real-time projects, andsports internships highlight this very dynamicand specialized program. The minor helpsprepare students for possible careers in sportsbusiness.

Required:Minimum of eighteen (18) hours and upto twenty-seven (27) hours, depending onelectives selected, taken as follows:Required Courses:MGT-3000 ManagementTheory and

Practice 3MGT-340D Introduction to Sports

Management 3MGT-4400 Integrated Sports Business

Planning 3Total Required Hours 9Elective Courses:Two (2) courses selected from the following (allprerequisites must be taken)ECON-4500 Sports Economics* 3ITM-3800 Project Management** 3MGT-3301 Negotiations and Conflict

Resolution” 3MGT-4401 Legal Issues in Sport and

Entertainment 3MGT-4402 Intercollegiate Athletics

Managementfl* 3MKT-3500 Sports Marketing***** 3Total Elective Hours 6Total Hours for Minor 15(plus prerequisites for electives)

Prerequisites: ECON 1900, ECON-3140

and MATH-1320 or 1510flPrerequisites ITM-2000/ITM-2010

and junior standing***Prerequisite: MGT-3000

•tt’Prerequisite MGT-2000*s***Prerequisites: MKT-3000

Only one can be used to satisfy this requirement.

MKT-3500MKT-3600MKT-4300MKT-4440MKT-4450MKT-4550MKT-4600MKT-45S0

Sports Marketing 3Marketing Research 3Retail Management 3Personal Selling 3Sales Management 3International Marketing 3Brand Management 3Marketing Analytics 3

Total Elective Hours 6

Total Hours for Minor 18


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Service LeadershipProgram

(Available ONLY to Business Majors)

Service Leadership strivesto teach leadership throughcommunity service, bridgingthe Ignadan philosophy withacademic learning, personalexperiences and reflection.

Saint Louis University strives to develop leaders whodemonstrate competence, conscience, compassion,and commitment to community by integratingthe strong traditions of Jesuit education with thefundamentals of leadership. The John Cook Schoolof Business serves the St. Louis community byeducating business students who graduate ready toassume leadership roles in a variety of occupations.The Service Leadership Program is a key vehiclefor accomplishing this. The Program provides students in the John Cook School of Business the opportunity to develop and hone their leadership skillswhile serving the St. Louis community. Studentscompleting the program will have a supporting areain Service Leadership on their transcript.

QUOTES FROM SERVICELEADERS

“The Service Leadership Programallowed me to keep an open mind,reminded me to live life by the GoldenRule and most importontly, allowedme to get involved in the communityto help those in need, These principleswere a stepping stone as I transitionedinto my first career after graduation.”

-Charlie Schwartz, Alumnus

Service Leadership ProgramCook Hall 124

(314) 977-5234hup://business.slu. edu/

serviceleadership

Requirements:300 Hours of Community Service

•3 Learning Modules12 Leadership Workshops15 hours of coursework

There are numerous exciting opportunities forService Leaders to complete their 300 hours ofcommunity service. The available service sitesare diverse, and each one provides opportunitiesto gain meaningful leadership experience andmake personal connections while serving theeconomically poor and marginalized of society.

Through 3 learning modules, students learn thetheory behind leadership and practice integrating their service experiences into their lives andprofessional careers.

Each year, several leadership workshops areoffered through the Service LeadershipProgram with topics ranging from humor to ethicaldecision making and from personal reflection toprofessionalism. While Service Leaders are notexpected to attend all of these workshops, theyare expected to complete a total of 12 by the timethey finish the program. Students are encouragedto select workshops that will be most helpful inpromoting their individual growth as a leader.

“Besides goining the opportunities to giveback to my community, and the knowledgeto bean ethical leaderl have also goinedosense of community with myfellow serviceleaders. It is so refreshing to be surroundedby a group of people who have the samehigh ideals and value being a servant leader, not just in college, but in everyday life.”

-Katelyn Brungardt, Service Alumna

“For me the Service Leadership Programhas been a life-changing opportunity thatlam grateful to be a part of The programhas allowed me to continue my love forservice while teaching me to be a betterservant leader. Being able to be aroundother people that share a passion for service has created incredible friendships thatI would not trade for anything. Throughthe program I have been able to form relationships with people in the communityas well as other service leaders, I love theService Leadership Program!”

-Chandler Poppen, JCSB Junior

The required 15 hours of coursework can befulfilled through the normal business degreerequirements. Courses may be selected from anarray of disciplines including African AmericanStudies, Communication, History, Philosophy,Psychology, Public Policy, Social Work,Sociology, and Theology.


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Service Leadership Program: Sustainable Business Practices Track(Available ONLY to Business Majors)

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The Sustainable Business Practices Track within the Service Leadership Program in the John Cook School ofBusiness prepares students to be conscientious and socially responsible business leaders with a special focuson the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. To complete the track, students must fulfill the sameprogram requirements as the traditional Service Leadership Program: 300 community service hours,3 leadership modules, 12 leadership workshops, and 15 hours of coursework. However, from theabove listed requirements, the Sustainable Business Practices Track diverges in the following ways:

Community Service/Field WorkStudents must complete 100 hours of field work. This requirement may be subtracted from the 300 hoursof service required for the Service Leadership Program and can be satisfied through a faculty-supervised field project, a sustainability-related internship, or approved community service projects.The remaining 200 hours of service must be completed at an approved Service Leadership service site.

WorkshopsStudents must attend the standard 12 leadership workshops that the Service Leadership Program requires.However, of the 12 workshops, 3 of the workshops must be from a sustainability-focused workshop orseminar. These seminars include events such as the Ameren Sustainability Speaker Series, the Dean’s Breakfastspeakers, Center for Sustainability events and other activities deemed appropriate by the Program coordinator.

CourseworkOf the 15 hours of coursework required for the Service Leadership Program, 6 hours must come from thefollowing Center for Sustainability courses: Sustainability Foundations (MOS 502) and Sustainable BusinessPractices (MOS 505) to be taken during the senior year In many cases, students are able to work these coursesinto their normal degree requirements and therefore do not have to take extra credit hours to complete the track.Note: The Center for Sustainability courses can only be taken during the fall semester of a student’s senior year

(minimum 3.0 g.p.a. required).

sustainability

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Study Abroad OpportunitiesThe world is getting smaller every day, and the languageof the world is exchange and commercel Thus, allprofessionals operating in today’s business world mustpossess sensitivity to the impact of cultural, social,economic, religious, and political differences. A portfolioof international business skills is necessary for certifiedpublic accountants, human resource managers, informationtechnology specialists, marketing managers, entrepreneurs,etc. Courses in international business and participation in atleast one study abroad experience are key tools in buildinginternational fluency.

5LU-aoroved Study Abroad and Exchange ProgramsBusiness students can participate in the business exchangeprograms with international business schools and theother SLU-approved destinations with study abroad agreements. The following outlines somes of the differencesto consider. (Note that you may also submit a non-SLUapproved institution for review by the administration.)* Some offer their courses in English, others in their

native language.* Some agreements are with business

schools, others are with liberal arts schools.* Some partnerships allow students to

pay tuition at Saint Louis University(with all financial aid still applicable).

• Credit will be transferred only for coursesin which you earn a passing grade; butgrades transfer for all courses, thus impacting your SLU CPA. (Note: if you receiveapproval to attend a non-SLU-approveddestination, only the credit will transfer forcourses in which a “C” or higher is earned.)

* Some programs are available for anacademic year, others are available for onesemester (fall, spring, summer), or evena six-week summer session or two-weekseminar.

* Short-stay Global Immersion courses arealso offered each Spring semester. Courses -

are held in Cook Hall before and after theimmersion experience, which in the past has been toPanama in January and to Budapest over spring break.

When to Go AbroadStudents must carefully plan the timing of a study abroadexperience as well as the courses to be taken abroad. Whileit is not recommended that students study abroad duringtheir freshman year, this is the perfect time to begin planning. The best time to study abroad is duringthe sophomoreyear or the first semester of thejunior year. The reasons forthese guidelines are based on the following considerations:1. Residency Requirements -To be eligible forgraduation,

students must (a) complete a minimum ofSO percent ofbusiness coursework in residence attheSt. Louis campusand (b) complete the final 30 hours in residence at the

St. Louis campus. There is an exception to theresidency requirements for students pursuing aconcentration in Economics or International Businessat the Madrid campus.

2. Courses Offered Abroad - During the second semesterjunioryear, students focus on the courses required to complete theirbusiness concentration(s), but some overseas institutions donot offer equivalent courses for these business concentrationrequirements. Additionally, ourAACSB accreditation requiresvalidation of upper-level business courses taken at a nonAACSB school.

For these reasons, it is recommended that students study abroadduring the sophomore year or first semester junior year when itis easier to transfer Arts and Sciences core courses, electives, andsome lower-level business core courses. But, if students plan inadvance and save some Arts and Sciences electives, secondsemester junior year study abroad may be possible.

Performance Expectations1. Students desiring to study abroad are expected to have at

least a 2.5 CPA and meet any additional CPA requirement forthe selected program.2. For students attending a formalized SLU StudyAbroad or Exchange program (http://www.slu.edu/x26920.xml), all grades earned will be included inthe SLU CPA. For all other study abroad or exchangeprograms, only courses with grades of “C” or higherwill transfer; however, the grade will NOT be included in the students’ SLU CPA.

The ProcessEach semester, the Boeing Institute of InternationalBusiness sponsors a Study Abroad InformationSession. Students should attend this meetingas early in their academic career as possible.

IThe first step is to investigate the many studyabroad opportunities available. The second is tohave the course selections evaluated by a business school academic advisor to determine SLUequivalency. Should the institution offer coursesneeded for graduation, the next step is to apply

for the study abroad experience. Once admitted, the paperwork process continues. The Boeing Institute of InternationalBusiness can assist students in this process, with the University’sOffice of International Services providing the final review andconfirmation of all details for a study abroad experience.

For more information on studying abroad contact:Karen Schneider Carpentier, Associate DirectorBoeing Institute of International BusinessJohn Cook School of Business, Cook Hall Suite 332Phone: (314) 977-3630E-Mail: [email protected]: http://business.slu.edu/depar-tments/international-business/study-abroad-opportunities!

BelgiumChina

DenmarkFrance

GermanyHong Kong

H u ngarPanama

SpainSweden

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Internship Program

The Internship Program providessupervised, practical learningexperiences outside the classroomwhere undergraduate businessstudents develop skills related totheir academic concentration orcareer interests.

In today’s competitive business environment, it isimperative that students gain career-related workexperience prior to graduation. Recognizing thisnecessity, the Cook School of Business provides aninternship program that includes resources on findingan internship, resume review, cover letter writingassistance and interview skill development. Theschool maintains relationships with employers in theSt. Louis region and throughout the United States.These employers represent a variety of industriesincluding corporate, government and non-profitorganizations (list of recent sites on pg. 25)

Available to advanced business students (Juniors,Seniors), internships are structured situations whereclassroom learning meets with practical, careerrelated work experience. lnternships providestudents with an opportunity to learn in a real workenvironment with practicing professionals in the held.

Benefits to Completing an

Internship

• Explore concentration andcareer goals

• Develop knowledge andkey skills

• Cain practical employmentexperiences —

• Establish a network ofprofessional contacts

• Great resume builder

Internship Program

Valerie A. DavissonCareer Resources Center (CRC)

Davis- Shaughnessy 150(314) 977-3824

http://business.slu.edu/crc

The typical length of an internship is one to twosemesters; however, a student may be involved inseveral experiences over one to two years with eachexperience offering more challenge than the last.Student interns work an average of 15-20 hours perweek during the Fall and Spring semesters and up tofull-time during the Summer semester. lnternshipsmay be paid or unpaid.

An internship can provide up to three hours of coursecredit when formalized through the UndergraduateInternship Coordinator. To participate, students mustbe in good academic standing and complete theapplication process in accordance with Schoolguidelines. Students must have completed at least60 hours of credit (by the end of the term in whichthey apply for the internship) and have completed15 hours of coursework in the Business School. Inaddition, each concentration area has prerequisitecourses that must be completed before credit canbe granted. All internships for credit must have anapproved position description and a site visit maybe required.

For all internships and co-ops, a written agreementis developed and signed by the student, sitesupervisor, and faculty sponsor or program coordinator outlining specific goals and objectives for thestudent to achieve during the experiential learningperiod. Finally, midterm and final evaluations will beused to evaluate the intern and overall success of thelearning experience.

• Practice professionalbehavior and learn howorganizations function

• Strengthen your candidacyfor after-graduationemployment

• Achieve personal growthand build confidence asyou take on newchallenges

• Practice employmentinterviewing skills and thehiring process

• Experience being anindependent learner

Quotes from an InternMy internship was a valuable port ofmy academic program. Thanks to myprofessors, I was able to apply conceptsI learned during my Marketing Researchand Marketing Analytics classes whileon the job at my internship site. It wasfantastic to connect what we are learningin the classroom with what is actuallyused in the real world.

- Abby Vass, Class of 2016


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Internship Sites*

2014 - 2015

Alive Magazine Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. Pixel PressALS Association, St. Louis Fox Sports Midwest PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPAmeriprise Financial Services Global Spectrum ProformaAnheuser-Busch InBev GUESS? Protective Asset ProtectionArch Grants Hussmann ProtivitiBarry-Wehmiller Companies, Influence & Co. Richard Harnackeç RC.

Inc. Ishift Corp RoiBenjamin An & Company Kansas City T-Bones Baseball Ronald McDonald HouseBig Shoulders Fund Club Charities of MetroBlue Stingray KapDel Inc st. LouisBoeing KASCO Corporation RubinBrown LLPBrown Shoe Company, Inc. Kennedy Capital Saint Louis Football ClubBrown, Smith, Wallace, LLC Management Inc. Saint Louis UniversityBuilding & Construction KPMG Scoftrade

Trades Council Krilogy Sponsorship Science, LLCCatS Commerce Larson Financial Group st. Louis Blues Hockey ClubCBIZ Business Solutions of Leukemia and Lymphoma St. Louis Business Journal

St. Louis, Inc. Society st. Louis Football ClubChaifetz Arena Mallinckrodt St. Louis Mosaic ProjectChang Qing Pharmaceuticals st. Louis RamsCincinnati Reds Mardi Gras Inc Stallone Formal WearCiti Group Maritz Stereotaxis, Inc.Class Legacy Program Martz & Wilson, LLP Synergy ProductionsCommerce Bank MasterCard Worldwide The Boeing CompanyCoolfire Studios Monsanto The BridgeCreative Producers Group NDX The Midwest ProfessionalDeloitte Nesher Pharmaceuticals Basketball AssociationDinan Real Estate Advisory New Creation International (MPBA)Drive Social Media Newell Rubbermaid TopOPPSEmerson Nine Network of Public Travis WolffEnergizer Holding, Inc. Media U.S. BankEnterprise Holdings NISA Investment Advisors UHY Advisors, Inc.Ernst & Young LLP Northwestern Mutual US Department of CommerceEvert Tennis Academy Financial Network Wells Fargo AdvisorsExpress Chem Novus International, Inc.First Financial Bank, N.A. Peoria Chiefs Baseball

*This is a list of sites at which students interned during the 2014-2015 academic year.Numerous additional opportunities are available.


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COURSEDESCRIPTIONSACCOUNTING (AccT)Dr. Ananth Seetharaman, ChairDepartment of Accounting

ACCT-2200 Financial Accounting (3)PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing. Anintroduction to financial reporting of resultsof operations, cash flow and financialposition of corporate entities throughgeneral purpose financial statements.Emphasis is placed on the real-worldenvironment of business and the useof financial accounting information formanagement decision making.

ACU-2220 Managerial Accounting (3)PREREQUISITE: ACCT-22D0. An introductionto the design and use of accountinginformation within an organization.Emphasis is placed on cost and revenueanalysis for planning and control oforganizational units and activities.

ACCT-3110 Financial Reporting 1(3)PREREQUISITES: ACCT-2200 with a gradeof C or higher and a minimum 2.7 SLUcumulative GPA. This course is the first in

a three-course sequence which provides

an overview of accounting and external

financial reporting. Significant emphasis isgiven to the analysis and communication

of accounting information. As theindividual topics are discussed, students

will be expected to identify and explain thesignificance of related accounting concepts

and conventions. Particular attention isgiven to a study of the body of generallyaccepted accounting principles concernedwith the recognition and matching ofrevenues and expenses to determineaccounting net income and the relatedissues of asset measurement.

ACCT-3220 Cost Management (3)

PREREQUISITES: ACCT-2220 with a gradeof C or higher and a minimum 2.7 SLUcumulative CPA. The study of moderntechniques for active management ofoperating costs to achieve organizationalefficiency and effectiveness. Specific topicsinclude: C-v-P analysis,i.IT., identification ofcost drivers, life cycle costing and strategiccost management issues.

ACCT-4110 Financial Reporting II (3)PREREQUISITES: ACCT-3110 with a grade of Cor higher and a minimum 2.7 SLU cumulativeCPA. This course is the second in a three-course sequence which provides an overviewof accounting and external financial reporting.Particular attention is given to the study ofthe generally accepted accounting principlesand authoritative pronouncements concerningmeasurement and reporting of an entity’sliabilities, equity, and cash flow.

ACCT-4160 International Financial ReportingStandards (3)PREREQUISITES: ACG-4110 with a grade of C orhigher and a minimum 2.7 SLU cumulative CPA.Financial reporting in the United States is nowinfluenced and impacted by International FinancialReportingStandards(IFRS). This course is designedto give students a conceptual understandingand overview of IFRS. Part one encompassesrecognition, measurement, disclosure andpresentation standards. The second part focuseson financial instruments including investments.Lastly, part three covers reporting standards forderivatives and hedging.

ACCr-425o Accounting Information Systems (3)PREREQUISITES: ITM-200D and ACCT-3110 witha grade of C or higher and a minimum 2.7 SLUcumulative CPA. Study of the theoretical andpractical aspects of designingand utilizingfinancialinformation systems. Particular attention isdirected to internal financial controls and auditingEDP systems.

ACG4300 Federal Income Tax 1(3)PREREQUISITES: ACCT-3110 with a grade of C orhigher and a minimum 2.7 SLU cumulative CPA.This course introduces the student to federalincome taxation, It is designed to provide thestudent with a framework to understand thestructure of the Federal Income Tax system,to integrate income tax planning into businessdecisions, and to evaluate future changes to theincome tax system (such changes are ongoing andinevitable).This course is also intended to providea base for the student’s future study of advancedtax topics.

ACa-4400 Auditing (3)

PREREQUISITES: ACCT-4110 and ACCT-4250

with grades of C or higher and a minimum 2.7

SLU cumulative CPA. (ACCT-4250 may be taken

concurrently with ACCT-4400) Theory and

application of standards and procedures used

by independent certified public accountants inverifying business data in order to render anan opinion and report on financial statements

of the entity being examined. The duties,

responsibilities and ethics of the auditor (CPA),

and auditing standards are discussed.

ACCT-4800 Accounting Internship (0-3)PREREQUISITES: ITM-2500, ACCT-3110 with

a grade of C or higher, permission of the

department chair, junior or senior standing,

and a minimum 2.7 SLU cumulative CPA. Thiscourse can be used as elective credit or asconcentration credit. Participants will have

the opportunity to develop new skills throughexperiential learning under the direction of askilled practitioner. The arrangements for theworking relationship must be established prior

to the assignment.

ACCT49BO Independent Study (1-3)Permission of the department chair

BUSINESS (BIz)

B2-WO0 Business Foundations (1) (includesa lab) This course provides students with anoverview of the nature of business and showsstudents how the business curriculum isdesigned to help prepare them for a businesscareer In addition, the course will address somecommon transition-to-college issues faced byfreshmen. The lab will coverspreadsheet skills.

BIZ-4000 Business Capstone (1)PREREQUISITES: Completion of BusinessCommon Body of Knowledge coursework,except MCT-4000 which must be takenconcurrently, and senior standing.Application of knowledge and skills gainedthrough completion of the BusinessCommon Body of Knowledge. Also coversethics and value-based decision making.


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COURSEDESCRIPTIONSECONOMICS (ECON)Dr. Heather Bednarek, ChairDepartment of Economics

ECON-1900 Principles of Economics (3)PREREQUISITE: MATH-1200. Analysis of howindividuals, firms, and nations make choicesgiven limited resources; determinants of decisionmaking in market economies; the politicaleconomy of income, employment, and inflationin the aggregate; the role of government and theFederal Reserve.

ECON-3010 Introduction to Econometrics (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-1900 and OPM-2070.Introduction to basic econometric techniquesas preparation to analyze and interpret empiricalregression and to conduct their own appliedanalyses. The course focuses on applicationof quantitative and empirical skills by usingeconometric software to estimate regressionmodels, testing hypotheses and interpretingregression results,

ECON-3120 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-1900 and MATH-1320or MATH-Th10 or higher level Calculus course.Measurement of aggregate economic activity-national income accounting; equilibrium levels fornational income, employment prices and interestrates in aggregate models; policy instruments andgoals, fiscal and monetary policies; empirical andanalytical treatment of economic growth; andinflation and unemployment.

ECON-3140 Intermediate Microeconomics (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-1900 and MATH-1320 orMATH-1S1O or higher level Calculus course. Themaximizing behavior of households (consumers)as constrained by income and prices; businessfirm behavior in price and output decisions andin factor markets; comparisons of the operationof markets under competitive and imperfectlycompetitive conditions; and welfare implicationsof marketplace performance.

ECON-3790 Economies of Latin America (3)PREREQUISITE: ECON-1900. Explores two majorthemes from the perspective of Latin America:the integration of national economies intothe global economy, and the role of the statein addressing market failure, Includes boththeoretical and policy-oriented analyses.

ECON-4080 Industrial Organization andPublic Policy (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3140 and MATH-1320or MATH-1510 or higher level Calculus course.Economic theory, case studies and law areutilized to explore the causes of monopoly power,its effecton rivals and social consequences. Roleand effect of antitrust policy in curbing abusesof monopoly power are also explored.

ECON412O Law and Economics (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3120. ECON-314D, andMATH-132OorMATH-1S10 orhigherlevelCalculuscourse, or permission of department chair;MGT-2000 highly recommended. This coursebroadly examines the roles of prices andmarkets, the causes of market failures and thecriteria for legal and public-policy intervention.Specific topics include (1) the long-run andshort-run economic interests of individual,corporate and public sector clients in a varietyof legal contexts; (2) the normative judgmentsthat are implicit in many economic policies andthe legal structures implementing such policies;and (3) the uses and limits of economic analysisand economic data in solving a variety of socialproblems.

ECON-4160 History of Economic Analysis (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3120, ECON-3140, andMATH-1320 or MATH-1S1O or higher levelCalculus course, or permission of departmentchair. Origins and development of moderneconomic thought, from ancient time, throughthe 19* century.

ECON-4200 Money and Banking (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3120 and MATH-1320or MATH-1510 or higher level Calculus course.Impact of the U.S. Treasury, the FederalReserve System, commercial banks and otherfinancial institutions on economic variablessuch as employment, prices and the balanceof payments.

ECON4300 International Trade (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3120, ECON-3140,MATH-1320 or MATH-1S10 or higher levelCalculus course or permission of the departmentchair. Study of the determinants and pattern oftrade between nations and regions; efficiencywelfare, and distributive effects of trade;protectionism, and the instruments of tradepolicy.

ECON-4310 Exchange Rates and the GlobalEconomy (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3120 and MATH-1320 or MATH-1S10 or higher level Calculuscourse. Examines basic international economicprinciples and determinants of trade balancesand exchange rate movements. The courseevaluates the factors that affect real andnominal exchange rate movements in theshort, medium and long-run. It is designedto ask and answer important questions ofcurrent international macroeconomic issues,particularlywith respectto financial, currency,debt and banking crises.

ECON4400 Labor Economics (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3140 and MATH-1320or MATH-1S1O or higher level Calculus course.Labor markets, determinants of labor supply,labor demand and wages (both as cost andincome); institutions affecting labor, includingtrade unionism and labor law; work-leisuretrade-off; the work ethic as it affects workhours and productivity.

ECON-4450 Economics of InternationalMigration (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3140 and MATH-1320or MATH-lSlOor higher level Calculus course.Students will apply the theoretical tools ofmicroeconomics to the analysis of labormarkets; apply statistical and econometrictechniques in empirical work on wagedetermination; study papers at the cuffingedge of economic research with an eye towardhow economists define questions, marshalevidence, and present results; and grapplewith issues of policy design.

ECON-4500 Sports Economics (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3140, OPM-2070, andMATH-1320 or MATH-ISlO or higher levelCalculuscourse. Usestoolsofmicroeconomicsand statistics to analyze the business ofsports including the study of the interactionsamong leagues, teams, owners/managers,players, and cities. Topics include profitmaximization, revenue sharing, competitivebalance, collective bargaining, player salaries,cost/benefit to host cities.

ECON-4560 Economic Development (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3140 and MATH-1320or MATH-l5lOor higher level Calculus course.Analyzes elements of economic growth ineconomies that are both internationally openand relatively poor: accumulation of humanand physical capital, technological change,market structure, and international linkages.


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COURSEDESCRIPTIONSECONOMICS (ECON)(continued)

ECON-4600 Public Finance (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3140 and MATH-1320 or MATH-iSlO or higher level Calculuscourse. Public finance economics examinestwo key functions of government—taxation and expenditures. These governmentfunctions are evaluated based on efficiencyandequity criterion. Topics including externalities,public goods, Social Security, Medicare and thepersonal income tax are examined.

ECON-4650 Public Choice and PoliticalEconomy (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON 3140 and MATH-1320or MATH-1510 or higer level Calculus course.Public Choice is the study of politics as exchange. It applies the theories and methodsof economics to the analysis of politicalbehavior, a topic traditionally explored bypolitical scientists and sociologists. Keytopics include rent-seeking, collective action,bureaucracy, voting, and political entrepreneurship. While the discipline tends to highlight sources of failure in government and thepolicy process, its ultimate aim is toproduce change that improves governmentand the policy process, and thereby advancesthe human condition.

ECON-4700 Health Economics (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3140 and MATH-1320or MATH-1510 or higher level Calculus course.Analyze the economics of health and healthcare markets using the standard tools ofmicroeconomics and empirical analysis. Thecourse considers three main topics: inputsto health and the demand for medical care,structure and consequences of public andprivate financing of health care, and the supplyof health care. Current public policy topics willbe highlighted.

ECON-4770 Advanced Econometrics (3)PREREQUISITES: ECON 3010, ECON-3120,ECON-3140, and MATH-1320 or MATH-iSlOor higher level Calculus course. Econometricsis concerned with using empirical data andstatistical methods for estimating economicmodels, testing economic theories andhypotheses, measuringthe net marginal effectof one factor on another, and evaluating theeffects of government policies. The mostcommon application of econometrics isthe forecasting of important economic andfinancial variables.

ECON-4910 Economics Internship (0-3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-1900, concurrentenrollment in ECON-3120 or ECON-3140;permission of the department chair and junioror senior standing. This course can be usedas elective credit but not as concentrationcredit. Participants will have the opportunity todevelop newskillsthrough experiential learningunderthe direction ofa skilled practitioner.Thearrangements for the working relationship mustbe established prior to the assignment.

ECON4S3O Special Topics in Economics (1-3)PREREQUISITE: Varies with topic of course.

ECON-4980 Independent Study (1-3)PREREQUISITES: ECON-3120 ECON-3140,and permission of the department chair.

FINANCE (FIN)Dr. Brian Betker, ChairDepartment of Finance

FIN-3010 Principles of Finance (3)PREREQUISITES: ACCT-2200, OPM-2070, andECON-1900 and CO-REQUISITE: ACCT-2220.A grade of B- or higher required in FIN-3010prior to enrolling in all other FIN courses.Introduction to financial decision-making inthe firm, with focus on choices and decisioncriteria forsources and uses of funds. Emphasison financial analysis and investment decisions:ratios, relevance of accounting statement data,use of debt and equity, investment theory andpractice, and firms’ market capitalization.

FIN-3140 Insurance (3)CO-REQUISITES: FIN-3330 and FIN-3530. Surveyof the nature of risk, insurance contracts,property and casualty coverages, life and healthinsurance, insurance carriers and markets,governmental regulations; functions ofunderwriting, sales, rate-making and financialoperation of carriers; risk exposure, lossprevention, combating of risks, and insuranceadministration.

FIN-3160 Real Estate (3)CO-REQUISITES: FIN-3330 and FIN-3630; orpermission of the department chair. Study ofreal estate concepts, practices, institutions;specific attention given to legal aspects,appraisal, market analysis, mortgage financing,realty investment, property developmentand marketing, government influences andprograms, housing and urban problems.

FIN-3330 Fixed Income Securities and Markets(3)PREREQUISITE: FIN-3010 with grade of B- orhigher. The course examines the characteristicsof various fixed income instruments, the factorsthat influence their value and the marketsthat they trade in. Securities studied include,but are not limited to, municipal, treasury,corporate, convertible and mortgage-backedbonds. The role of financial institutions inthe fixed income markets is also covered.

FIN-3630 Equity Securities and Markets (3)PREREQUISITE: FIN-301D with grade of B-or higher. Principles of investing in equitysecurities; types of investments; analysisof securities’ markets and the mechanicsof trading; principles of diversification andportfolio analysis; and security analysis andequity valuation, including economy, industryand company analysis.

FIN-4230 Financial Management (3)PREREQUISITES: FIN-3330 and FIN-3630; orpermission of the department chair. Study ofprinciples of corporate finance and applicationof those principles to a variety of financialmanagement problems; applications includecapital budgeting, working capital management,capital acquisifionand otheraspects of financialmanagement.

FlN4250 International Financial Management(3)CO-REQUISITES: FIN-3330 and FIN-3630; orpermission of the department chair. Studyof international finance with emphasis ininternational management for the firm,international financial institutions and markets,international finance systems, and foreigninvestments and securities.

FIN-4330 Financial Analysis and Modeling (3)PREREQUISITES: FIN-3330 and FIN-3630.Develop a solid understanding of financialanalysis using spreadsheets, and the ability tointegrate a spreadsheet into the identification,analysis and solution stages of a financialproblem. This course will focus on thespreadsheet skills needed to aid in the solutionof financial problems, as well as practicalfinancial applications using Microsoft Excel.


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COURSEDESCRIPTIONSFINANCE (FIN)(continued)

FIN-4440 Financial Planning (3)PREREQUISITES: FIN-3330 and FIN-3630.This course is designed for students who aretargeting careers in financial planning andwealth management. Topics studied includethe financial planning process: determininga client’s financial objectives, consideringalternative methods for meeting thoseobjectives, selecting the method best suitedfor a client’s circumstances, implementingand periodically assessing/revising the plan.Particularfocus will be on retirement planningand ‘big picture” issues in investing in equities,bonds and alternative investments.

F1N4530 Advanced Financial Management (3)PREREQUISITES: FIN-3330, FIN-3630, andFIN-4230. In-depth study of finance topicsapplicable to the firm and attention to financialdecision-making affecting the firm’s investment,financing, and dividend policies; areas ofemphasis will be financial objectives of thefirm, shareholdervalue, capital budgeting, riskmanagement, cost-of-capital, estimations, andfund flows.

FIN-4630 Applied Portfolio Management (3)PREREQUISITES: FIN-3330, FIN-3630, andpermission of instructor. The objective of thiscourse is to provide students with hands-onexperience in evaluating common stocks asinvestments and in the fiduciary managementof investment assets. Students will managean allocation from SLU’s endowment funds.Students will be responsible for recommendinga portfolio of common stocks, sales ofexisting portfolio assets, and recommendingreplacement assets. While the performanceof the portfolio will be a primary focus of thecourse, and will be reviewed on an ongoingbasis, it is not presumed that the students willbe able to beat the market on a consistent basis.Rather, the goal will be to deliver high qualitypractical education in an area of considerableinterest to students and employers alike. Inaddition, the course will cover advanced topicsin investments beyond those offered in FIN3530.

FIN-4650 Derivative Securities and Markets (3)PREREQUISITES: FIN-3330 and FIN-3630; orpermission of the department chair; strongmath skills highly recommended. The courseexamines the various types of derivativesecurities that exist, their uses in investmentand risk management, the market in whichthey are traded, and the arbitrage models usedto estimate their market values.

FIN-4730 Financial Markets and Institutions(3) CO-REQUISITES: FIN-3330 and FIN-3630.Study of both the banking system and bankmanagement, with particular emphasis onthe latter; encompasses management of bankassistance, bank lending, and investmentpractices and policies, trust services, bankequity and profitability, and internationalbanking.

FIN-4800 Finance Internship (0-3)PREREQUISITES: FIN-3330, FIN-3630,permission of the department chair, andjunior or senior standing. This course can beused as elective credit or as concentrationcredit. Participants will have the opportunity todevelop new skills through experiential learningunderthe direction of a skilled practitioner. Thearrangementsforthe working relationship mustbe established prior to the assignment.

IIN-4810 Financial Analysis Internship (0-3)PREREQUISITES: FIN-3330 and FIN-3630 with agrade of at least a “B-” in each; junior standingand successful completion of twelve hoursof accounting, with at least six hours at theadvanced (300) level. The study of topics relatedto the Financial Analysis track in conjunctionwith a concurrent internship experience inthe same held, The objective of the course isto exploit the connection between theory andpractice, and will be reflected in the scholarlywork required to earn credit.

FIN-4820 Financial Planning Internship(0-3) PREREQUISITES: FIN-3330 and FIN-3630with a grade of at least a “B-” in each; juniorstanding and successful completion of twelvehours of accounting, with at least six hoursat the advanced (3000) level. The study oftopics related to the Financial Planning trackin conjunction with a concurrent internshipexperience in the same field. The objective ofthe course isto exploit the connection betweentheory and practice, and will be reflected inthescholarly work required to earn credit.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYMANAGEMENT (ITM)Dr. Reuven Levary, ChairDepartment of Operations and InformationTechnology Management

ITM-2000 Information Technology WithSupply Chains (3)This course introduces students tothe development, implementation, and useof information systems in organizations.It is intended to prepare students for livingand working in an information-rich, networkedworld and to introduce students to theprofession of ITM. A variety of computersoftware is utilized to fulfill the objectives.Majortopics include: the creation, storage andusage of data; the application of informationsystems in organizations and functional areas;information security; IT trends; business analytics; enterprise systems; and the role of IT insupply chain management. As more and morebusinesses globally adopt enterprisesystems, it becomes increasingly importantfor students to understand how real-worldbusiness processes are managed and executed.

ITM-2010 Enterprise Systems and IT WithSupply Chains (3)The material covered in this course is identicalto that covered in ITM-2000. The only differencebetween the two is the type of SAP softwareused. In this course, the students will use thefull size commercial SAP software as opposedto a more limited simulation version of SAPsoftware being used in ITM-2000.

ITM-2500 Spreadsheet & DatabaseProductivity (3)PREREQUISITE: ITM-2000 or ITM-2010. Thepurpose of this course is to help studentsbuild skills and knowledge related to theuse of electronic spreadsheet software. Thefocus is on the use of these tools to improvedecision making and efficiency in organizations. Students will learn how to properlyapplytechniques such as scenario analysis, goalseeking analysis, logical functions and lookuptables. In addition, students will learn howto build simple databases, and retrieve datafrom more complex databases. Students willalso learn how to extract data from databasesto enable analysis in a spreadsheet.

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ITM-3100 Program Development Techniques(3) PREREQUISITE: ITM-2000 or ITM-201D.This course is aimed at providing the studentwith an understanding of how to approachprogramming for business from a structuredand object-oriented viewpoint. This is accomplished through the use of a programminglanguage such as Java. Further, it serves as afoundation course for more advanced topicsthat follow including object-oriented systems.

ITM-3300 Database Management Systems(3) PREREQUISITE: ITM-2DQD or ITM-2010.This course introduces students to theprinciples of relational database design andimplementation and to the practical realitiesof database administration including theneed for security, recovery and resourcesharing. Students learn and practice thefundamentals of the Structured QueryLanguage (SQL), entity-relationship diagrams,dependencies and normalization, multi-usersystems and XML. Projects require the studentto design and develop a database applicationby utilizing design tools and a major DBMSpackage such as Oracle.

ITM-3450 Web Site Design and Development(3) PREREQUISITE: ITM-2000 or ITM-2010.This course will teach students how to designweb sites with creative interfaces, graphic images, functional site organization and logicalnavigation with a concentration on the designof web pages. It will also presentthe basics andthe concepts of developing a web site. The basics include a working knowledge of HTMLandinternet protocols. Students will learn to use aweb site editorsuchasDreamweaverMX.Website design concepts introduced include effective use of color, images, animation and layout.Students will learn to create a basic home pageand publish it on a web server along with advanced navigation and presentation techniquesin the development of a design portfolio. Uponcourse completion, students will be prepared todesign, implement and manage a basic web site.

ITM-3S00 Information Security Management(3) PREREQUISITE: ITM-2000 or ITM-2010. Thiscourse will examine the field of informationsecurity to prepare students for their futureroles as business decision makers. It will presentboth the managerial and the technical aspects

of the discipline and address knowledge areasof the CISSP (Certified Information SystemsSecurity Professional) certification throughout.Information security will be addressed within areal world context and include many examplesof issues faced in today’s businesses.

ITM-3550 Introduction to Big Data (3)PREREQUISITE: OPM 2070. “Big Data” is thebuzzword in business today. It speaks of thegreat volume, velocity, variety, veracity andvalue of available data that can be obtained inthe world.The recent explosion of social media,mobile computing, and the computerization ofvirtually every aspect of economic activity haveresulted in the creation of Big Data, and promisethe discovery of newvalue and opportunitiesin businesses. In a parallel development,computers continue to become more powerful, storage space becomes increasingly more affordable, and cloud computingbecomes more accessible and affordable.Today, we have the ability to reliably andinexpensively store huge volumes of data,efficiently analyze them, and swiftly extractbusiness and socially relevant information.

ITM-3700 Business Analytics (3)PREREQUISITES: ITM-200D or ITM-2010, OPM2070, and a minimum 2.70 gpa. Students inthis course will learn how to apply informationtechnology tools to analyze data for thepurposes of business decision making. Studentswill learn a methodology for analyzing andmodeling business decisions, as well as sourcing,collecting and analyzing data. Data qualityand ethical use issues will also be discussed.

ITM-3800 Project Management (3)PREREQUISITES: ITM-200D or ITM-2D10 andjunior standing. Students in this course willlearn that projects are the vehicles to introducechange into complex organizational systems andthat managing that process requires business,technical and people skills. A growing numberof industries are increasingly using projectmanagement as a way to manage organizationalgoals. Projects may involve disciplines such asinformation systems, accounting, operationsmanagement, marketing and internationalbusiness.The general course objective focuseson developing problem analysis/solutiondevelopmentskills related to project definitionplanning, scheduling, organizing, managing,and closing projects (a.k.a., the project management life cycle). Topics covered align withselected knowledge areas prescribed by theProject Management Institute to set thefoundation for students that might like topursue further study and certification in thisfield.

PREREQUISITE: ITM-2000 or ITM-2010;This course provides general understandingof the systems development life cycle as wellas other techniques including prototyping.Students will develop the analytical skillsrequired to thoroughly understand a problemand formulate the optimal solution. Projectswill require the student to use processmodeling techniques to assist in the analysisand design process.

ITM-4700 Business Data Mining (3)Prerequisite: OPM 2070 or ITM 3700. Datamining is about extracting meaningfulinformation from large data sets, Organizationsgenerate large volumes of structured andunstructured data that needs to be analyzed.Data miningcan increase the powerof decisionmaking by extracting insights from large data —

sets. In this course, students will learn the coreconcepts and techniques of data mining andexamine how data miningtechnologies can beused to improve decision making. Using datamining software tools (IBM SPSS Modeler andSAP Predictive Analytics) students will applydata mining techniques on large businessdatasets. Students will learn the applicationof data mining tools in multiple businessdomains (e.g. Healthcare, Supply Chain, andBanking) to gain useful business insights.

ITM-4900 Enterprise Systems Practicum (3)PREREQUISITES: ITM-2000 or ITM-2010 andjunior standing. This course serves as anintroduction to ERP and also provides a solidfoundation for common business processes inmany disciplines and how they are supportedby modern information systems. The classexamines various elements of an organization’sbusiness process and teaches students toexamine and analyze business processes. Thestudent’s study is reinforced by the use of SAPERP softwareto support both strategic decisionsand day-to-day operations of a business.

ITM-4910 ITM Internship (0-3)

PREREQUISITES: ITM-2000 or ITM-2010,permission of the department chair, andjunior or senior standing. This course can beused as elective credit or as concentrationcredit. Participants will have the opportunityto develop new skills through experientiallearning under the direction of a skilledpractitioner. The arrangements forthe workingrelationship must be established prior to theassignment.

ITM-4980 Independent Study (1-3)Permission of the department chair.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS(IB)Dr. Seung Kim, ChairDepartment of International Business

IB-2000 Introduction to International Business(3) PREREQUISITE: ECON-1900(orequivalent).A broadly based introduction to the held ofinternational business; consists of an interdisciplinary survey of the fundamentals of (1)international trade; (2) environmental factors;(3) international institutions and agencies; and(4) company organization, managerial functionsand operations around the world.

18-3020 Latin American Business (3)PREREQUISITE: IB-2000.The focus of the courseis on the cultural, historical, economic, social,political, and business environments in LatinAmerica and on the activities of multinationalcorporations therein.

18-3040 Asian Business (3)PREREQUISITE: 16-2000 Focusing on a groupof selected Asian economies, this course hasthree objectives: (1) to acquaint the studentswith the region’s basic business environments;(2) to examine the style and practices of Asianmanagement; (3) and to provide insightto theimplications of the Asian business environmentand management practice on strategic planningby non-Asian firms. Students will attain apractical knowledge of the complexity of thebusiness environments of the region andbe able to incorporate analytical skills andstrategic thinking into the reality of the Asianmarkets.

IB-3100 Geopolitics of World Business (3)PREREQUISITE: 8-2000. This course is designedto prepare students to understand howgeography and politics intersect with andinfluence international business andmultinational firms. Upon successfulcompletion of the course, students shouldpossess an awareness of important geopoliticalfacts and should be able to demonstrate theanalytical and strategic thinking skills thatreflect an understanding of how these factsinteract with and affect international businesscompetition. In particular, the course willexamine how geographic location, naturalresource endowments, historical relationships,and national and institutional political factorsinfluence global companies.

IB-3140 International e-Business (3)PREREQUISITES: 16-2000 and ITM 2000 or ITM2010. International e-business is now emergingas an important way of conducting globalbusiness. However, there is a dearth of trainedprofessionals at multinational companies whocan manage and coordinate internationale-business efforts and implement internationale-business strategy. This course will help youunderstand international online market entry,issues regarding web site localization and culturalcustomization. Specifically, the course providesapplied knowledge to sucessfully use the web totap global online markets.

16-3150 Middle Eastern Business (3)PREREQUISITE: 18-2000. The focus of the courseis the business environment of the MiddleEast and North Africa (MENA). National andcorporate cultures, customs and laws, geopoliticalenvironment, economic systems, natural resourcesand security of supply, and other major business-related elements will be covered. This coverage iscomplemented by a description of the changingorder in the MENA region and what it means formultinational firms.

16-3160 Cultural Differences in InternationalBusiness (3)PREREQUISITE: 18-2000. Ample evidence aboundsthat cultures of the world are getting moreand more in contact as the business worldbecomes increasingly global. Given this globallyinterdependent economy, it is imperative thatstudents understand the value of culture whenconducting business across boundaries. Thiscourse examines the concept of “culture” asit applies in an international business context.Amongthose topics discussed are communicatingand negotiating across cultures, the impact ofculture on global alliances and strategy, andmulticulturalteams in internationalorganizations.Classroom discussions are based on text readingsas well as specific country-based cases.

IB-4120 International Business Strategies (3)PREREQUISITE: 18-2000. This course is designedto develop a broad understanding of strategicchallenges in the international businessenvironment. The major objective of the courseis to engender a global mindset and a betterunderstanding of the problems and challengesthat organizations face in the internationalcontext. The challenge is to make sense of theshifting dynamics and multifaceted phenomenathat confronts global business. The courseweaves together conceptual and practicalconsiderations to create a balanced and excitinglearning experience. It is designed to enhanceyour capacity to function more effectively in theinternational business environment.

lB - 4900 Global Immersion inInternational Business (3)PREREQUISITES: 18-2000 and juniorstanding. Only one may be used to fulfillIS concentration requirements. This courseprovides business students a first-hand,practical exposure to business competitionin another country or region. The coursecombines case study, traditional classroomlecture, guest lectures from academiaand commerce, and field trips. Culturalexcursions and presentations are integratedinto the course instruction providing thestudents with a comprehensive view ofbusinessactivityabroad. Pre-tripcourseworkand a final project are required.

18-4910 International Business Internship(0-3)PREREQUISITES: 18-2000, permission ofthe department chair, and junior or seniorstanding.This course can be used as electivecredit oras concentration credit. Participantswill have the opportunity to develop newskills through experiential learning underthe direction of a skilled practitioner. Thearrangements for the working relationshipmust be established priorto the assignment.

16-4930 Special Topics in InternationalBusiness (1-3)Topics of course will vary. Prerequisite:18-2000.

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COURSEDESCRIPTIONSMANAGEMENT (MGT)Dr. David Kaplan. Chair

Department of Management

MGT-2000 Legal Environment of Business 1(3)Introduction to the U.S. legal system and tospecificareas of the lawsuch as torts, contracts,the law of agencyand of business organizations.The course also covers American public lawaffecting businesses, including securitiesregulations, antitrust law, consumer protection,employment and environment law. Global andethical issues are considered throughout.

MGT-3000 Management Theory and Practice(3) PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing. Studiesmanagement using both classical as well asmodern theories of organization; thefunctionsof management, external and/or environmentalaspects bearing on managerial responsibility;development of practical management policyas guides to managerial decision-making, andhuman aspects of management includingmotivation, workplace equity and demographicdiversity.

MGT-3100 Organization Behavior (3)PREREQUISITE: MGT-3000. A study ofinterpersonal relations between individuals andgroups in an organizational setting. The socialenvironment of the work situation, along withthe need of understanding and working with thisenvironment, is emphasized. Problems arisingfrom such relations are analyzed and evaluated.

MGT-30D Managing Ideas in EntrepreneurialFirms (3)PREREQUISITE:MGT-3000 Students cannottake both MGT-3200and MGT-3201.The courseis intended as a general introduction to themodels and applications of entrepreneurship,innovation and creativity. The course willintroduce the three major forms ofentrepreneurship-independent (as in self-employment), corporate entrepreneurship andsocial venturing. In addition, the course willeducate students about the three key elementsof modern entrepreneurship: the recognitionand creation of opportunities, the developmentof strategies to realize those opportunities,and the packaging of those opportunities formaximum impact in intended markets.

MGT-3201 Social Entrepreneurship (3)PREREQUISITE: MGT-3000. Students cannottake both MGT-3200 and MGT-3201. Thiscourse is designed to introduce basic conceptsand techniques of entrepreneurship appliedto promote social good in all three sectorsof the economy (for-profit, non-profit andgovernment) to sophomores and juniors. Thegoal is to help students be better preparedfor upper-level entrepreneurship and serviceleadership courses that build on socialentrepreneurship knowledge. The course willcover the fundamentals of entrepreneurshipwith a particular focus on entrepreneurshipin the pursuit of the greater good throughcharitable efforts, self-sustaining improvementefforts, and institutional efforts with a clearsocial benefit as part of the organization’smission.

MGT-3210 Managing Resources inEntrepreneurial Firms (3)PREREQUISITE: MGT-3200 or MGT-3201. Thecourse (MREF) is intended as the fundamentalpreparation for entrepreneurship majors in theanalysis and managementof the key resourcesused to create and sustain firms-financial,human, operational, and legal. Topics willinclude the life-cycle of the entrepreneurialfirm, entrepreneurial leadership and thehuman resource function in the small oremerging firm, the analysis of financialand accounting information for daily cashmanagement and the evaluation of businessperformance, sources of funds for emergingand small businesses, strategies for managingassets, operations, and intellectual property, aswell as strategies for growing and harvestingfirms.

MGT-3300 Management of Human Resources(3) PREREQUISITE: MGT-30D0. Overview ofcontemporary HR problems and practicesas related to the management of individualfirms; major topics include: employeeselection, training and development, personnelappraisal, organizational morale and discipline,compensation administration, employeebenefits and services, and organizationalcommunication.

MGT-3301 Negotiations and ConflictResolution (3)PREREQUISITE: MGT-3000. This coursefocuseson processes for conducting negotiations andresolving conflicts. The course will introducedifferent theoretical perspectives and helpstudents understand their own attitudes andaptitudes regarding negotiations and conflictresolution. In addition, students will havethe opportunity to put this knowledge intopractice, and reflect upon the outcomes.

MGT-3400 Introduction to SportsManagement (3)PREREQUISITES: MCT-3000 and juniorstanding. This introductory course emphasizesbasic management principles as they relate tothe business of sports. Students are introducedto every aspect of sport business, whichincludes: ethics, management, marketing,law, media, economics, finance, events, facilitymanagement, governance, global industry,and other related areas. There is an emphasison developing and improving communicationskills while interacting with senior executivesfrom the industry. An overview is providedwith regard to careeropportunities inthis field.

MGT-4000 Strategic Management and Policy(3) PREREQUISITES: Completion of thebusiness common body of knowledge coreand senior standing. Capstone course tothe business program; analysis of casesdrawn from companies at different stages inthe cycle of economic activities. Studentsdevelop approaches to corporate managementfunctions and policy formulation at the topmanagement level and an understandingof thestrategic management process; application ofthe concepts of management, human relations,accounting, marketing, production, economics,and financial analysis to real case situations.

MGT-4101 Fundamentals of Leadership (3)PREREQUISITE: MGT-3100.The purpose of thiscourse is to provide students an opportunityto apply theories of leadership to everydaypractice, to understand the history of thestudy of leadership, to explore the relationshipbetween personal awareness and reflectionon growth in their leadership development,and to provide feedback from others onperceptions of the student’s leadershipeffectiveness.

MGT-4102 Organizational Failure, Change &Transformation (3)PREREQUISITE: MGT-3100. This course shouldcreate an awareness of the reasons whyorganizations experience crises and what mightbe done to identify problems, to avoid potentialfailure and to transform the organizationto enable it to succeed in the future. Thesymptoms and, more particularly, the causesof failure will be examined in depth, as well asthe techniques that may be used to identifythe onset of difficulties as early as possible.Successful turnaround strategies will more likelybe achieved if problems are recognized early.

MGT4IO3 Current Problems in Management(3) PREREQUISITE: MGT-3100 In-depthanalysis and exposure to current problems andchallenges facing today’s manager. Subjectmatter will vary from semester to semester.


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MGT-4200 Business Plan Development (3)PREREQUISITES: MGT-3200 or MGT-3201 andMGT-3210. Involves new business planningand analysis applied to developing andpresenting financial and operational plans fornew businesses. Topics include competitiveanalysis, strategic and managerial analyses,securing start-up financing, and professionalpresentation methods. The class also providesinteraction with entrepreneurs and localentrepreneurship professionals, A one-hourlab required with the course focuses onentrepreneurial financial analyses andcomputer applications in new businessdevelopment and operation.

MGT42O1 Introduction to Family Business (3)PREREQUISITE: MCT-3200 or MGT-3201.Explores family business topics such as growthand expansion, professionalization, successionand family dynamics, conflicts, and relationshipsrelative to the business. Also provides anoverview of families who own businesses andprofiles of those businesses relative to thestages of business activity.

MGT-4301 Talent Management (3)PREREQUISITE: MGT-3300. Addresses humanresource planning, recruitment policies andpractices at all organizational levels, preemployment selections, interviewing andtesting techniques and tools, appraisalsand development of employee resources,internal personnel administration and equalemployment opportunity affirmative actionprograms.

MGT-4302 Compensation (3)PREREQUISITE: MGT-3300. Addresses thepurpose of compensation administrationfor the attraction of competent employees,retention of these employees, provision ofincentives for effective employment and therewarding of employees according to meritand accomplishment. The course presents theprinciples and concepts essential to establishingand maintaining adequate and equitablecompensation for employees.

MGT-4400 Integrated Sports BusinessPlanning (3)PREREQUISITES: Senior standing, MGT-3400,and two of the Sports Business courses. TheIntegrated Sports Business Capstone tiestogether the concepts learned in all previous(continued next column)

sports business courses and in the generalbusiness studies (Marketing, Finance, etc.).It allows students to apply that knowledgeto a “real world” sports business project fora client (team, sponsor, etc.). Because of thenon-traditional, project-oriented nature of thecourse, a heavy emphasis will be placed onteam-based, experiential learning.

MGT-4401 Legal Issues in Sport &Entertainment (3)

PREREQUISITE: MGT-2000 (or PLS-1000). Thiscourse aims to give the student an in-depthunderstanding of amateur and professionalathletics, and the sports and entertainmentindustry in general, in relation to the Americansystem of jurisprudence, statutory law,administrative law, constitutional law, andcommon law. It is intended to familiarizethe student with legal concepts and analysis,which will be integral to the student’s abilityto recognize, approach and resolve sport andentertainment-related legal issues. Answers tolegal questions will be pursued through criticalthinking and reasoning, especially on mattersof policy, legal and political philosophy, withan ultimate goal of gaining valuable insight onissues the student will be called to deal with inhis/herensuing academic and professional life.

MGT-4402 Intercollegiate AthleticsManagement (3)PREREQUISITE: MCT-3000. The course willoffer extensive and management legal theorybackground and important rules’ interpretation,as well as the application on a variety of issuesarising in intercollegiate athletics. The studentwill learn to recognize, approach, and resolveNCAAand Conference rules’ related issues. Thecoursewill promotethestudent’sabilitytodealwith problems in intercollegiate athletics andencourage critical thinking and reasoning. Asan upper level sport business course member,the student will be called to assume a criticalstance on the issues under study, and will haveto support theoretically, conceptually, andpractically.

MGT-4500 Legal Environment of Business 11(3)PREREQUISITE: MGT-2000. Advanced course forstudents (1) desiringto expand their knowledgeof the legal and ethical environment of businessand of issues in business law or (2) preparingto take the CPA examination. Topics coveredinclude negotiable instruments, securedtransactions, debtor-creditor relationships,property law, trusts and wills, businessassociations and other special topics such asaccountants’ liability and international legalproblems.

MGT-4910 Management Internship (0-3)PREREQUISITES: MGT-3000, permission of thedepartment chaiç and junior or senior standing.This course can be used as elective credit or asconcentration credit. Participants will havethe opportunity to develop new skills throughexperiential learning under the direction of askilled practitioner. The arrangements for theworking relationship must be established priorto the assignment.

MGT-4980 Independent Study (1-3)Permission of the department chair.

MARKETING (MKT)Dr. James Fisher, ChairDepartment of Marketing

MK7-3000 Introduction to MarketingManagement (3)PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing.Introduction to the concept of marketing andits applicationto domestic andftreign markets,and to consumer, producer, institutional,and service markets; analysis of marketingmix, including product, price, promotion!advertising, and distribution policies; andan overview of career opportunities in themarketing field.

MKT-3300 Marketing Channels andDistribution Systems (3)PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000. Institutionalstructures and distribution processes viewedas a subsystem of marketing strategy; channelstructure, promotion, pricing, productassortment considerations, and physicallogistcsto achieve channel policies; and social,governmental, economic, and competitiveaspects affecting channels.

MKT-3400 Integrated MarketingCommunications (3)PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000. Advertising efforts,public relations efforts, and coordinatingand integrating promotional strategy efforts;situationanalysis; determination of objectivesand budgets; media strategies; sales promotionand public relations.


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MKT-3500 Sports Marketing (3)PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000. The content ofthis course focuses on three aspects of sportsmarketing: (1) the use of sports as a marketing tool for other products; (2) the marketingof sports properties; and (3) the emergingissues relevant for both marketing throughand the marketing of sports. The first component addresses the various domains of thesports marketing environment and traditionalsponsorship. The second focuses on the mar-

— ketingof professional and amateursports, themarketing of participation-oriented sports, andthe marketing of a broad array of sports-relatedproducts such as sporting goods and apparel.The third addresses the impact of relationshipmarketing, technology? and controversialissues within the sports marketing industry.

MKT-3600 Marketing Research (3)PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000. Problem-solving in marketing through assimilation and interpretation of information;secondary sources and techniques ofsurveying and experimentation examined;and statistical tools applied to research designand interpretation.

MKT-4300 Retail Management (3)PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000. Retailing operationswithin the marketing systems; the management, organization and control of retailestablishments; and retail buying practices,pricing, control of inventories, personnelpublicity, advertising, and store location.

MKT-4400 Consumer Behavior (3)PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000.Concepts andtheories explaining the cognitive, behavioral,and experimental aspects of individual andgroup purchasing of goods and services;analysis of a broad range of purchase andconsumption situations; development ofappropriate target market strategies.

MKT-4440 Personal Selling (3)PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000. The course contentrevolves around the personal selling process.Role playing and sales presentations areused to improve oral communication skills,enhance self-confidence, and hone sellingskills.Persuasive writing skills are also practiced.

PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000. Environment of salesmanagement; forecasting sales; budgeting;structuring a sales force; selecting, training,compensating salespeople; motivating andevaluating salespeople; and the personal sellingprocess.

MKT-4550 International Marketing (3)PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000. Environmental systems approach, examining sociocultural aspects and the economic and politicalinfrastructure of foreign markets; analysisof multiple modes of market entry, andmarket segmentation; and marketing strategydevelopment, appropriate to various sizesand types of companies in the U.S. and abroad

MKT-4600 Brand Management (3)PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000. This course willfocus on understanding, building, measuring,and managing the essence of brand power:brand equity. Starting with an overview ofbrands and branding decisions, the course willhighlight the content and context of brand management, before proceeding to strategies forbuilding brand equity, measuring brand equityusing financial/marketing/customer measures,and managing brand equity over time andacross geographical boundaries.

MKT-4650 Marketing Analytics (3)PREREQUISITE: MKT-3000. A quanitativeapproach to effective marketing decisionmaking; includes decision models relatingto segmentation, positioning, new productdesign models as well as advertising andpromotion; also covers pricing models and theimplications of marketing decisions to costs,revenue, and profits.

MKT-4900 Marketing Strategy (3)PREREQUISITES: MKT-3000 and Senior standing.Capstone marketing course, to be taken in thefinal semester of study, using case approach;emphasis on strategic and executional issuesconnected with marketing policy; examinesmanaging marketing mix decisions with specialattention given to communication (personal andmass), price practices, channels of distribution,and product policy.

MKT-4910 Marketing Internship (0-3)

PREREQUISITES: MKT-3000, permission of thedepartment chair, and juniororseniorstanding.This course can be used as elective credit oras concentration credit. Participants will havethe opportunity to develop new skills throughexperiential learning under the direction of askilled practitioner. The arrangements for theworking relationship must be established priorto the assignment.

MKT-4980 Independent Study (1-3)Permission of the department chair.

(OPM)Dr. Reuven Levary, ChairDepartment of Operationsand Information Technology Management

OPM-2070 Introductory Business Statistics (3)PREREQUISITE: MATR-1200. This courseintroduces students to the principles ofstatistics. Subjects include: descriptive statisticsfor displaying and summarizing business data;the use of probabilities and random variablesin business decision models, probabilitydistribution, statistical inference as a decision-making tool, sampling of business data, simplelinear regression and correlation, time seriesanalysis, use of index numbersineconomic data,andthe use of statisdcsto manage supplychains.

OPM-3050 Introduction to ManagementSciences and Operations Management (3)PREREQUISITES: OPM-2070 and MATH-1320 orMATH-iSlO or higher level Calculus course. Theobjectives of this course are to: 1) acquaint thestudent with the overall operations research/management science process; 2) exposethe student to several most widely utilizedoperations research/management scienceand production planning models, along withthe solution techniques; 3) familiarize thestudent with the use of computers in facilitatingmanagerial decisions.

0PM-4980 Independent Study (1-3)Permission of the department chair.

SPORTS BUSINESS (SPBZ)Dr. Mark Arnold, Program Coordinator

SPBZ-4800 Sports Business Internship (0-3)PREREQUISITES: MGT-3400 permission ofSports Business Program Coordinator and juniorstanding. The objective of the Sports Businessinternship is to expose the student to thesports industry or sports-related work throughhands-on responsibilities in the area. This maybe accomplished through an internship withina sports organization itself, or an organizationwhich leverages sports as part oftheirbusinessmodel.

Other course options for SPBZ(see course descriptions):ECON-4S00 Sports Economics (3)ITM-3800 Project Management (3)MGT-3301 Negotiations and Conflict

Resolution (3)MGT-3400 Introduction to Sports

Management (3)MGT-4401 Legal Issues in Sport &

Entertainment (3)

MGT-4402 Intercollegiate AthleticsManagement (3)

MGT-4400 Integrated Sports Business (3)MKT-3S00 Sports Marketing (3)


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The United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education

As institutions of higher learning involved in the education of current and future managers we are voluntarilycommitted to engaging in a continuous process of improvement of the following Principles, reporting on progress to all our stakeholders and exchanging effective practices with other academic institutions:

Principle 1— Purpose: We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable valuefor business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy.

Principle 2—Values: We will incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the values of global socialresponsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact.

Principle 3—Method: We will create educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments thatenable effective learning experiences for responsible leadership.

Principle 4—Research: We will engage in conceptual and empirical research that advances our understandingabout the role, dynamics, and impact of corporations in the creation of sustainable social, environmental andeconomic value.

PrincipleS—Partnership: We will interact with managers of business corporations to extend our knowledge oftheir challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities and to explore jointly effective approaches to meeting these challenges.

Principle 6— Dialogue: We will facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators, business, government, consumers, media, civil society organizations and other interested groups and stakeholders on criticalissues related to global social responsibility and sustainability.

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