Academics

BA 193 Special Topics in Business Administration for First-year Students
All "193" classes are approved for LASC but may vary by section. See current course listing for specific LASC area approval.
Introductory level course covering topics of special interest to first-year students. Offered only as a First-year Seminar.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 200 Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
Study of management practices and behavior in organizational settings. Emphasis on introduction to managerial principles, concepts and fundamentals.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 210 Financial Accounting I
Principles, concepts, procedures, and techniques of financial accounting necessary to preparation, understanding, and interpretation of accounting information.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 220 Financial Accounting II
Prerequisite: BA 210
Continuation of topics covered in BA 210.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 230 Managerial Accounting
Prerequisite: BA 220
Analysis, interpretation and use of accounting data for effective managerial planning, control and decision-making.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 250 Analytical Techniques in Business
Prerequisites: BA 200, BA 220, CS 120 or 121, MA 150 or EC 150
Identification and analysis of common business problems using proper quantitative techniques and standard business software.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 300 Organization Theory
Prerequisite: BA 200
A macro examination of organizations utilizing current research findings based largely upon a systems/contingency framework, designed to improve organizational effectiveness.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.

BA 305 Organizational Dynamics
Prerequisite: BA 200
A study of behavior principles which underlie the prevention and solution of problems in both individual and group contexts.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 306 Human Resource Management
Prerequisite: BA 305
An examination of human resource management including employment laws, recruiting/selection, training/development, and benefits/compensation administration.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 312 Operations Management I
Prerequisites: BA 200, CS 120, MA 150 or EC 150
Applied analysis of operations in service and production systems using quantitative models and calculus; inventory, work measurement, scheduling, quality control.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 315 Quantitative Analysis and Information Systems
Prerequisite: CS 120
Introduction to basic quantitative analysis applied to management planning and operations systems. Includes business information systems and applications.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 316 Financial Management
LASC—
Quantitative Reasoning Across the Curriculum
Prerequisite: BA 220
Financial analysis, working capital management and basics of capital budgeting.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 318 Principles of Marketing
Prerequisite: BA 200
Overview of the full range of activities involved in marketing, develops an understanding of marketing strategy and processes.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 320 Business Law I
Prerequisite: BA 200
Introduction to legal concepts as applied to the study of contracts, personal property, sales, and the Uniform Commercial Code.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 321 Business Law II
Prerequisite: BA 320
Continuation of topics covered in BA 320. Study of laws of partnerships and corporations.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 327 Ethical Decision Making in Business
Prerequisites: BA 200, BA 210, BA 318
This course will identify, discuss and analyze ethical issues faced by business professionals and discuss approaches for resolving ethical dilemmas.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 350 Business Information Systems and Applications
Prerequisite: BA 230 or BA 374, CS 120
Survey of automated business information systems and microcomputer applications with emphasis on business oriented software.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 351 Managing eBusiness
Prerequisites: IT Minor: Core IT Courses • BA Major: Core BA Courses
Digitizing new forms of business organizations to create business-to-business partnerships, business-to-consumer relationships, pathways-to-profitability; Legal, Ethical, Social, Political and Global Issues.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits

BA 355 Insurance and Risk Management
Prerequisite: BA 200
This survey course covers the identification and evaluation of risk, and techniques for the management of risk. Commercial and personal risks are studied from the points of view of the corporation, the individual, and the insurer. Areas of emphasis include commercial property, business liability, worker’s compensation, automobile, life, health, disability, and income insurance.
Offered every year. 3 credits

BA 362 Accounting for Non-Profit Organizations
Prerequisite: None
Specialized area of accounting for unique requirements for non-profit organizations; includes analysis of budgeting, financial statements and other unique accounting requirements needed by management to assess the controls of a non-profit entity.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits

BA 370 Intermediate Accounting I
Prerequisites: BA 210, BA 220
Accounting theory, principles, concepts, and procedures applied to balance sheet and income statement accounts. Presentation and interpretation of financial reports.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 371 Intermediate Accounting II
Prerequisite: BA 370
Continuation of BA 370.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 372 Advanced Accounting I
Prerequisite: BA 370
Mergers and consolidations; parent and subsidiary relationships; pooling of interests and purchases; fund accounting; price-level accounting.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 373 Advanced Accounting II
Prerequisite: BA 372
Special advanced topics including review of Accounting Research Bulletins of the AICPA.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.

BA 374 Cost Accounting
Prerequisites: BA 200, BA 210, BA 220
Accounting for costs in business enterprises. Emphasis placed on fundamental principles including job order, process, and standard costs.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 375 Federal Income Taxes I
Prerequisite: BA 370
A study of federal income taxation as applied to individuals.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 376 Auditing
Prerequisite: BA 370
Basic auditing concepts and developments and their application to the examination, evaluation and reporting of financial data.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 377 Federal Income Taxes II
Prerequisite: BA 375
Federal income taxes for corporations and partnerships.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.

BA 380 Negotiations
Prerequisites: BA 200, BA 210, BA 220, BA 305, EC 110, EC 120
This course focuses on effective negotiations, conflict management, and power and influence in organizational and other settings.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 385 Leadership
Prerequisites: BA 200, BA 305
This course focuses on leadership theories, skills and applications. Self-assessment and reflection are important learning components of the course.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 400 Management and Organizational Behavior I
Prerequisite: BA 305
Study of concepts, theory, research, and operational problems of organizational behavior; work groups and intergroup behavior models.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 401 Management and Organizational Behavior II
Prerequisite: BA 400
Continuation of topics covered in BA 400 with additional theory and case studies; behavioral science/systems approach is taken
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 404 Corporate Finance
Prerequisite: BA 316
Advanced capital budgeting, capital structure, long-term financing decisions, dividend policy, computer modeling, comprehensive financial strategy cases.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.

BA 406 Trends in Marketing
Prerequisite: BA 318
Integrates all aspects of marketing theory through readings, case studies, class projects, individual projects, and computer simulation of marketing decisions.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.

BA 408 Operations Management II
Prerequisite: BA 312
Continuation of topics of BA 312 with focus on production planning and flow.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 409 Quantitative Analysis and Techniques I: Linear Models for Administration
Prerequisite: BA 315
Application of QA techniques to problems of linear programming, inventory models, and PERT-CPM networks.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 411 Supply and Value Chain Management
Prerequisite: BA 312
This course links all of the supply interacting organizations in an integrated two-way communications system to manage high quality inventory.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 415 Investment Analysis
Prerequisite: BA 316
Survey of investment vehicles, including stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities, mutual funds, and collectibles. Modern portfolio and valuation theories.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 416 Financial Markets and Institutions
Prerequisite: BA 316
Study of banks, investment banking, money markets, and the financial service industry as they affect long and short-term financing decisions.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 420 Marketing Research
Prerequisite: BA 318
Nature and scope of marketing research. Application of scientific methods, sources, problem definition, and collection of data, reporting and evaluation.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 422 Retailing
Prerequisite: BA 318
Demand analysis, consumer behavior, and planning and control of the merchandising functions; retailing as a career.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 424 Advertising Management
Prerequisite: BA 318
Advertising from a planning perspective. Advertising and professional promotion strategies with execution and control activities.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 426 Consumer Behavior
Prerequisite: BA 318
The analysis of the consumer decision process as it affects marketing management decisions. Major factors of influence in this process will be studied including culture, social class, family, and reference groups.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 428 Business to Business Marketing
Prerequisite: BA 318
Explores business markets which account for more than half the economic activity globally.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 429 Integrated Marketing Communications
Prerequisite: BA 318
This course is designed for students who have an interest in increasing their knowledge of the marketing
promotional process.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 430 Administrative Practices and Management
Prerequisite: BA 305
Overview and analysis of human conduct in work-organization settings.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 434 Management and Corporate Responsibility
Prerequisite: BA 200
The theoretical and practical relationships of corporate conflicts of interests, self-regulation, product liability, employee rights, etc. to management decisions.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 440 International Business and Management
Prerequisites: BA 316, BA 318
Study and analyze the nature, structures and strategies of international/global businesses. Examine international markets, economic systems, value-chains and core competencies of a firm.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.

BA 445 Advanced Applications in Computerized Financial Reporting
Prerequisites: BA 370, BA 374, or BA 230
Hands-on experience with general ledger accounting software emphasizing advanced level accounting concepts and information reporting systems.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.

BA 446 Total Quality Management Systems
Prerequisite: BA 200
Examines the “quality” revolution sweeping American business in manufacturing, health care and other service industries both profit and non-profit.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 474 Corporate Law
Prerequisite: BA 320
Corporate powers and corporate management. Designed for future corporate executives and accountants.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.

BA 480 The Legal Environment of Business
Prerequisite: BA 200
The impact of governmental regulation on business and its response will be evaluated by unique debate-type format.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 481 Independent Study in Business Administration
Prerequisite: BA 200
Independent study in business administration, usually involving field work which is not an internship.
Offered every year. 1-6 credits.

BA 482 Selected Topics in Business Administration
Prerequisites: BA 305, BA 316, BA 318
Selection of topics of mutual interest to the student and faculty.
Offered every year. 1-6 credits.

BA 486 Internship in Business Administration
Prerequisites: BA 305, BA 316, BA 318
Practical experience in operations of business. Internships within co-operative firms with on-site supervision and evaluation.
Offered every year. 1-12 credits.

BA 490 Business Strategy and Policy
Prerequisites: BA 316, BA 318
Capstone course integrating information provided in the functional areas such as finance, marketing, general management, business legal environment.
Offered every year. 3 credits.

BA 492 Selected Topics in Health Administration
Prerequisite: BA 361
Selected topics in health administration of mutual interest to the student and faculty.
Offered every 3 years. 1-6 credits.

BA 493 Selected Topics in Government Administration
Prerequisite: BA 361
Recent developments in public administration of mutual interest to students and faculty.
Offered every 3 years. 1-6 credits.

BA 494 International Marketing
Prerequisites: EC 120, BA 318
With the rapid and continuous changes in a global environment we will examine the complex issues in international marketing faced by today's manager.
Offered every year. 3 credits.