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The 4-Year Plan is a model for completing your BS in Business Administration degree in a timely manner. The plan below is one of several possible ways for you to complete the Business Administration degree.

The 4-Year Plan is a model for completing your BS in Business Administration with International Business Emphasis degree in a timely manner. The plan below is one of several possible ways for you to complete the Business Administration degree with International Business emphasis. Your individualized plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements. Check your Financial Aid as it may require additional term credits for full-time funding. You must complete all university and program requirements successfully to complete this degree (GPA, 120 credits, LASC, WI, residency).

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  • Program: Bachelor of Science: Business Administration with International Business Emphasis
  • Total Credits: 120
  • Catalog: 2023-2024

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The 4-Year Plan is a model for completing your BS in Business Administration with Management Emphasis degree in a timely manner. The plan below is one of several possible ways for you to complete the Business Administration degree with Management emphasis. Your individualized plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements. Check your Financial Aid as it may require additional term credits for full-time funding. You must complete all university and program requirements successfully to complete this degree (GPA, 120 credits, LASC, WI, residency).

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  • Program: Bachelor of Science: Business Administration with Management Emphasis

The 4-Year Plan is a model for completing your BS in Business Administration with Marketing Emphasis degree in a timely manner. The plan below is one of several possible ways for you to complete the Business Administration degree with Marketing emphasis. Your individualized plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements. Check your Financial Aid as it may require additional term credits for full-time funding. You must complete all university and program requirements successfully to complete this degree (GPA, 120 credits, LASC, WI, residency).

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Major in Business Administration - Leadership and Management

Students in the Leadership and Management Concentration learn how to address issues related to organizational leadership, job engagement, job satisfaction and turnover, employee performance, team building, managerial skills, motivation, workplace stress, emotional burnout and exhaustion, organizational commitment and justice, and departmental organization. Students complete the major in Business Administration and 24 units of Leadership and Management requirements. 

This is a screened program. Please see the  admission requirements  for additional information.

Requirements for all Business Administration Majors

Leadership and management concentration requirements .

Maximum 3 units of either MNGT 497 or MNGT 498 can be applied to the Leadership & Management Concentration.

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Based on course availability and student needs and preferences, the selected sequences will probably vary from those presented below. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices.

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  • Write professional documents that provide audience-centric content, rhetorically appropriate organization and follow accepted conventions of design, style, grammar, punctuation and mechanics
  • Make articulate and persuasive oral presentations

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  • Conduct internal and external analyses of domestic and global organizations, formulate strategies and identify issues with implementing these strategies
  • Practice creative ideation
  • Develop comprehensive, justified conclusions that result from systematic application of relevant information and decision criteria to decision alternatives within a realistic organizational decision context

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  • Guide teams, as leaders and followers, to achieve team goals while maintaining group cohesion, follower satisfaction and efficient operations
  • Treat others with respect and show sensitivity to their views, values, cultures and customs

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  • Explain how ethical conduct of managers affects individuals’ motivation and organizations’ performance
  • Apply ethics in business decision-making, considering the impact of ethical conduct on multiple stakeholders

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Students who select the four-year program complete the same academic and co-op requirements as those who enter the five-year program. They have fewer vacation periods and they do not have the option of participating in a third cooperative education experience. The four-year program is best suited to students who have selected an area of graduate study or a career path early in their academic careers.

Four Year Model A: 2 Co-op/Summer II-Fall

Four year model b: 2 co-op/spring-summer i.

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NOTE: Students may need to take unrestricted electives in order to reach 120 credit hours for graduation. Students may double count one class for major and minor requirements. Seniors are required to meet with an Academic Advisor for an official graduation check.

**Indicates required course for freshmen admitted to the School of Business beginning fall 2020, and for all current and transfer students beginning fall 2022.

Questions? Contact Student & Academic Services: [email protected] or (785) 864-7871

Updated: April 2020

*class is restricted to students admitted to KU School of Business

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Sample schedule is based on 2020/2021 Academic Catalog ; updated Jan. 2020

Questions? Contact Student and Academic Services at [email protected] or 785-864-7871

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Advanced Business electives (320 or higher) include: Accounting, Business Analytics, Business Law, Entrepeneurship, Finance, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management

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Prepare for a versatile, flexible, and stable career. You'll do that here.

A business administration degree is the bedrock of business . Whatever you want to do and wherever you want to go, a business administration degree can prepare you. As for the job market, the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects 7% job growth by 2028 and in the 2019 Best College Majors for a Lucrative Career, business administration made #2 on the list.

What You’ll Do

The curriculum includes broad-based business knowledge that will translate across many industries. In addition, there are a variety of specialized minors available including anything from fashion to entrepreneurship.

  • Engage with award-winning faculty mentors who themselves are business professionals.
  • Gain valuable real-world learning experience through client-based consulting projects.
  • Start your own business at Catapult Creative House.
  • Learn to create your own business plan and market your ideas or yourself.

What Can You Do with a Business Administration Degree?

If you’ve always wanted to major in business, the business administration degree is for you. It’s a general business degree that gives you foundations in accounting, finance, and marketing. Graduates work at some of the largest corporations in the world, but n ot all paths lead to large corporations. If you’re more entrepreneurial, you may want to start your own business. A business administration degree can prepare you to tackle your own startup.

Internship and Employment Opportunities of Recent Graduates

  • Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Bank of America
  • Biokyowa, Inc.
  • Cape Girardeau Public Schools
  • City Government Offices
  • Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and  Entrepreneurship
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  • Farmers Insurance
  • Macy’s
  • Maxim Healthcare Services
  • Missouri State Government Offices
  • Missouri Departme nt of Transportation
  • Old Town Cape
  • TG Missouri
  • Workforce Employment Solutions

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Outcomes & Careers

Marketing Manager

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for  marketing managers  is $158,280 .

Investment Analyst

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for   financial and investment analysts   is $108,790 .

Chief Executive

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual   salary for a Chief Executives   is $246,440 .

What You'll Study

The business administration curriculum includes core coursework to prepare you for any area of business. You’ll complete a minimum of 120 credit hours to complete this degree, including the general education requirements and at least 39 senior division hours.

Business Administration (BSBA)

Business administration core – 33 hours required, required courses:.

  • AC221 Principles of Accounting I (3)
  • AC222 Principles of Accounting II (3)
  • BA101 The Business Universe (3)
  • BA490 Business Policy & Strategy (3)
  • BL255 Business Law (3)
  • FI361 Financial Management (3)
  • MG301 Principles of Management (3)
  • MI375 Management Information Systems (3)
  • MK301 Principles of Marketing (3)
  • QM352 Quantitative Decision Models (3)

Choose 3 Hours From*:

  • AC540 International Perspectives of Accounting (3)
  • BA560 Topics in International Business (3)
  • BL560 International Business Law (3)
  • EC580 International Economics (3)
  • FI540 International Finance (3)
  • MG560 International Management (3)
  • MK560 International Marketing (3)

*International Course taken to meet Business Administration Core requirement may not be counted on a major.

Support Courses – 30 Hours Required

Some courses may fulfill General Education requirements.

  • BA252 Business Communication (2)
  • BA400 Applied Ethical Leadership (3)
  • BA452 Professionalism (1)
  • EC215 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
  • EC225 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
  • EN140 Rhetoric & Critical Thinking (3)
  • MA116 Precalculus A or MA123 Mathematical Reasoning and Modeling (3)
  • MI101 Intro to Computer Applications (3)
  • QM257 Business Statistics I (3)
  • QM258 Business Statistics II (3)
  • SC105 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)

A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in each support course.

NOTE: All 100 and 200 level core and support courses are pre-requisite to all 300 level business core and business major courses.

Business Administration Major Courses – 24 Hour Major – No Minor Required

AC/BA/BL/EC/ER/FA/FI/HA/MG/MI/MK/QM 300-599 level (24)* *Choose a minimum of 4 disciplines with no more than 9 hours in one discipline (represented by subject prefix).

Choose 3 hours from the following as part of the 24 hours of required coursework:

  • AC330 Accounting Analytics (3)
  • EC351 Applied Economic Models (3)
  • EC490 Business Forecasting (3)
  • ER561 Business Planning for New Ventures (3)
  • FA315 Retail Buying (3)
  • MG416 Acquiring Talent (3)
  • MG436 Compensating Talent (3)
  • MK345 Intro to Business Research (3)
  • QM358 Production/Operations Management (3)
  • QM558 Principles of Supply Chain Management (3)

*Core and support courses for BSBA degree will not count here. *No more than 6 hours can double count in this major and a minor in the Harrison College of Business. *No more than 9 hours may double count between this major and a second Business major.

“Critical Courses” are italicized and bolded. Data shows that students who have completed this course in the first two years and have earned the noted grade are most likely to complete this program of study.

General Education Requirements

Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in major program.

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours
  • Constitution Requirement – 3 hours
  • Written Communication – 6 hours
  • Oral Communication – 3 hours
  • Natural Sciences – 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
  • Mathematics – 3 hours
  • Humanities & Fine Arts – 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
  • Additional requirements – 5 hours (to include UI100 for native students)
  • Civics examination

Four-Year Sample Plan

Freshman year , fall semester (16 hours)  .

  • UI100 (1)  
  • EN100 (3)  
  • BA101 (3)  
  • MA116 or MA123 (3) 
  • MI101 (3)  
  • General Education (3)  

Spring Semester (15 Hours)  

  • EN140 (3) 
  • SC105 (3)  
  • General Education (3)  

Milestone: Achieve a minimum 2.25 overall GPA  

Sophomore Year 

Fall semester (17 hours)  .

  • AC221 (3) 
  • BA252 (2)  
  • EC215 (3)  
  • QM257 (3) 

Spring Semester (15 Hours)  

  • AC222 (3) 
  • BL255 (3)  
  • EC225 (2)  
  • QM258 (3)  

Milestone: Achieve a minimum 2.25 overall GPA  

Summer courses are encouraged to avoid 18-hour semesters.

Junior Year 

Fall semester (16 hours)  .

  • FI361 (3)  
  • BA452 (1)  
  • MG301 (3)  
  • MK301 (3)  
  • QM352 (3)  

Spring Semester (14 Hours)  

  • AC330, EC351, EC490, ER561, MG416, MG436, MK345, QM358 or QM558 (3)  
  • MI375 (3)  
  • Major Course (3)  
  • Elective (2)  

Milestone: Maintain 2.25 overall GPA and 2.25 major GPA  

Senior Year 

Fall semester (15 hours)  .

  • International Course (3)  

Spring Semester (12 Hours)  

  • BA400 (3)  
  • BA490 (3)  

Milestone: Maintain 2.25 overall GPA and 2.25 major GPA  

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If you'd like to plan out how your next semesters will look, you can use the 4 year plan for your area of emphasis, or fill in your classes and create your own plan by using the Blank 4 year plan.

  • Accounting (BAM) 4 year plan
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  • Computer Science & Business Integration 4 year plan
  • Finance 4 year plan
  • Finance 4 year plan (accelerated)
  • Finance PFP 4 year plan
  • Business Analytics 4 year plan
  • Management - Information Mgmt and Analytics Track 4 year plan
  • Management - Leadership Track 4 year plan
  • Management - Operations Mgmt Track 4 year plan
  • Management - Strategy and Entrepreneurship Track 4 year plan
  • Management - Social Responsibility and Sustainability Track 4 year plan
  • Management - Talent Mgmt Track 4 year plan
  • Marketing 4 year plan
  • Real Estate 4 year plan
  • Sample 4 year plan
  • Management - Business Analytics Track 4 year plan
  • Management Information 4 year plan
  • Management Leadership 4 year plan
  • Management Operations 4 year plan
  • Management SET 4 year plan
  • Management Talent 4 year plan
  • Sample 4 year plan STUDY ABROAD
  • All Areas of Emphasis 4-year plan BS in Business Administration
  • All Areas of Emphasis 4-year plan BS in Business Administration - with a semester abroad
  • Accounting 4-year Plan 
  • Finance 4-year Plan
  • Management (Talent Management) 4-year Plan
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  • Management (Information Management) 4-year Plan
  • Management (Operations) 4-year Plan
  • Management (Leadership) 4-year Plan
  • Marketing 4-year Plan
  • Open Option 4-year Plan
  • Open Option 4-year plan
  • Open Option 4-year Plan
  • Accounting 4-year Plan
  • Management (Human Resources) 4-year Plan

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Use Degree Audit as a planning tool to make sure you are taking the necessary courses to graduate on time. Login to MyCUInfo, click the "Student" tab and then click "Get your Degree Audit." Your audit will show you what classes you've already taken, what is in progress, and what you still need to complete. If you have questions about your audit, or are worried that you may not be taking the right courses, see your advisor. Transfer credit may show up in the wrong category until it has been evaluated. Please point this out to your advisor.

If you have a MAPS deficiency, there are specific courses you'll need to take that are approved for MAPS, Please consult your degree audit, class search, and academic advisor for help determining which classes satisfy your MAPS requirement.

If your progress sheet or degree audit shows a MAPS deficiency, but you know you took the required courses in high school, you can submit an appeal asking that your MAPS be re-evaluated through the admissions office. Visit their website for information and petition form.

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Sample Four-Year Plan of Study 2022-2023

The following are sample plans of course requirements to complete the Business Administration major in four years or eight semesters.

  • Each student’s experience will vary slightly, as these plans do not include transfer work or credit for prior learning (such as Advanced Placement-AP).
  • If fundamental courses are required, they should be taken within the first year.
  • All courses listed are three semester hours unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE : Four-year plans assume the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semester hours may be required to complete the degree.

Refer to the  program page     or  course descriptions     for additional information about this major and requirements to degree. 

Business Administration Major with a Business Economics Emphasis

Fall semester (15 semester hours).

  • ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics (Distributional Study #1)
  • GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing
  • GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking
  • MAT 120 - Quantitative Reasoning
  • Distributional Study #2

Spring Semester (15 semester hours)

  • BUS 150 - Pathways to Success: An Introduction to Business
  • ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics
  • GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research
  • Distributional Study #3
  • Distributional Study #4

Second Year

  • ACC 210 - Financial Accounting Principles
  • BUS 301 - Management Information Systems
  • MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics (Distributional Study #5)
  • Distributional Study #6
  • Distributional Study #7
  • ACC 220 - Managerial Accounting Principles
  • BUS 330 - Management Principles
  • ECN 361 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • GEN 3XX - Core II
  • BUS 340 - Principles of Business Finance
  • ECN 360 - Money, Banking and National Income
  • GEN 4XX - Core III (WI)
  • ECN 362 - Intermediate Microeconomics
  • MKT 350 - Marketing Principles

Fourth Year

  • BUS 410 - Business Law I
  • Course from “one of the following” group*
  • BUS 491 - Business Policy and Strategy (WI)

Total semester hours for graduation: 120

*One of the following: BUS 309   , ECN 301   , ECN 365   , or EXP 100    AND ECN 402   .

Business Administration Major with a Communication Emphasis

  • COM 212 - Team-Based and Group Communication
  • MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics (Distributional Study #4)
  • Distributional Study #5
  • WRT 201 - News Writing
  • COM 330 - Strategic New Media and Digital Communication
  • Elective 
  • WRT 330 - Advertising and Public Relations Writing

Business Administration Major with a Cooperative Education Emphasis

Spring semester (13 semester hours).

  • EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)

Fall Semester (16 semester hours)

  • BUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Business (1-12 semester hours) OR EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours)    (12 semester hours)
  • EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)

Summer Semester (1 semester hour)

  • BUS 391 - Cooperative Education Experience–Business (0 semester hours)
  • EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)
  • BUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Business (1-12 semester hours) (12 semester hours)

Business Administration Major with a Finance, Graphic Design, Insurance, International Business, Marketing, Retail Management, or Sport Management Emphasis

  • Emphasis Course #1*
  • Emphasis Course #2*
  • Emphasis Course #3*
  • Emphasis Course #4*
  • Emphasis Course #5*

*Finance - Choose 5 of 6: BUS 365   , BUS 366   , BUS 424   , BUS 437   , ECN 360   , EXP 100    AND BUS 402   .

  Graphic Design - Choose 5 of 6: EXP 100    AND BUS 400   , GDN 101   , GDN 102   , GDN 203   , GDN 304   , GDN 315   .

  Insurance - Choose 5 of 6: BUS 325   , BUS 424   , BUS 440   , BUS 441   , BUS 442   , EXP 100    AND BUS 409   .

  International Business - BUS 284   ; Choose 4 of 8: BUS 335   , BUS 366   , BUS 370   , BUS 469   , BUS 474   , ECN 365   , EXP 100    AND BUS 403   , SPA 100    OR JPS 100   .

  Marketing - Choose 5 of 7: COM 111   , COM 211    OR COM 212   , COM 220   , EXP 100    AND  MKT 400   , MKT 375   , MKT 388   , MKT 485   .

  Retail Management - Choose 5 of 6: ACC 220   , BUS 380   , BUS 445   , EXP 100    AND MKT 400   , MKT 425   , WRT 330   .

  Sport Management - Choose 5 of 7: ECN 301   , EXP 100    AND SML 400   ,  SML 144   , SML 315   , SML 324   , SML 410   , SML 450   .

Business Administration Major with a Forensic/Fraud Emphasis

  • CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • ACC 265 - Fraud Examination I
  • ACC 365 - Fraud Examination II
  • CRJ 347 - Criminal Investigations
  • CRJ 345 - Criminal Law

Business Administration Major with a Digital Marketing, Healthcare Management, Hospitality Management, Human Resource Management, Management, Nonprofit Management, Sales Management, or Student Designed Emphasis

* Digital Marketing  - Choose 4 of 5:  COM 212    OR  COM 220   ,  COM 330   ,  COM 331   ,  EXP 100    AND  BUS 400   ,  MKT 450   . 

  Healthcare Management  - Choose 4 of 5:  BUS 305   ,  BUS 308   ,  BUS 309   ,  BUS 422   ,  EXP 100    AND  BUS 413   .

  Hospitality Management  - Choose 4 of 5:  BUS 380   ,  EXP 100    AND  HSP 407   ,  HSP 211   ,  HSP 315   ,  HSP 316   .

  Human Resource Management  - Choose 4 of 5:  BUS 380   ,  BUS 466   ,  BUS 467   ,  BUS 468   ,  EXP 100    AND  BUS 408   .

  Management  - Choose 4 of 7:  BUS 380   ,  BUS 445   ,  BUS 455   ,  BUS 492   ,  EXP 100    AND  BUS 400   ,  MKT 425   .

  Nonprofit Management  - Choose 4 of 5:  EXP 100    AND  NPO 410   ,  LO 532   ,  NPO 140   ,  NPO 330   ,  NPO 365   .

 Sales Management  - Choose 4 of 5:  BUS 380   ,  BUS 487   ,  COM 211   ,  COM 220   ,  EXP 100    AND  MKT 400   .

  Student Designed  - Students may propose a twelve (12) semester-hour emphasis in an area of academic interest that complements their major in the J. Garland Schilcutt School of Business, Science, and Technology. Students may fulfill the emphasis requirement by completing current courses offered by the Division of Business and Technology, courses offered in other Divisions, cooperative design courses, or internship experiences that are relevant to the area of interest. This emphasis plan must be approved in advance by the student’s academic advisor and the Chair of the Business and Technology Division. Cooperative Education courses may not be used to satisfy the requirements of this emphasis.

Business Administration Major with a Sustainability Emphasis

  • BIO 101 - Environmental Science (4 semester hours) OR CHM 200 - Earth Systems (4 semester hours)    (Emphasis Course #1)
  • Emphasis Course #3

Total semester hours for graduation: 121

*Choose 3 of 4: BIO 245   , BIO 321   , BIO 343   / BUS 343   , EXP 100    AND BUS 417   .

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Sample Four-Year Degree Plan

This four-year plan serves as a sample to provide students with a clear path to graduation. A student’s path may differ from this example. Students are encouraged to consult with their faculty advisor each semester to ensure appropriate course selection.

Bachelor of Science in Business Concentration: Management

Second year, fourth year, concentration specific elective courses, bachelor of science in business concentration: human resource management, bachelor of science in business concentration: business analytics.

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Business Management Major

Undergraduate business management major, go beyond traditional. reach for transformational..

As a Business Management major, you’ll master the art and science of working with people and leading in a business world that hinges on strategy and decision-making.

And you’ll emerge ready to take the reins on your own managerial career in any organization, large or small.

business administration 4 year plan

I constantly use techniques taught in my Business Communication and Capstone courses. Even after receiving my most recent promotion, I was able to use some of the skills I learned in my negotiation course to obtain a few additional benefits.

Brittany Smythe ’11 BSBA (Business Management)

Business Management Major Overview

This major is designed for students who expect to hold managerial positions in large or small organizations.

Business Management involves two broad domains. The first is working with people: hiring, training, coordinating and creating an effective environment for the attainment of organizational objectives. The second is laying a foundation for becoming a manager of a business or organizational unit where strategy and decision-making skills are important.

Business Management Advising

Every Eller student has an assigned advisor to help with the academic questions that come up as you study here. Get to know the Business Management advisor. 

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Business Management Sample Coursework Plan

How your Eller experience can play out:

Sample Four-Year Plan for Business Management Majors

This sample plan is based on 14-17 credits per semester , but each student and their academic plan is unique. Please meet with your  Academic Advisor  to create a custom plan for you.  Please note that your general education, including second language, requirements are determined by when you were admitted to the university.  Your  Academic Advisor  can help you navigate the requirements relevant for you. For a full list of official degree requirements, check out the  University General Catalog . 

Sophomore Year

In order to take the following upper-division courses, students must be admitted to the major through a competitive and selective  professional admission  process.  , junior year, senior year.

Students can meet the Second Language requirement by demonstrating second semester proficiency through examination or taking any of a variety of second semester language courses. Each student needs to meet a minimum of 120 total credits. Students are strongly encouraged to take BNAD 100 and BNAD 200 to develop their professional knowledge and competencies required for success in the upper division. Please consult with your Advisement Report and your academic advisor.

Effective Spring 2024, the prefix  changed from BNAD 276 to BNAN 276, and BNAD 277 to BNAN 277. 

* Eller Foundation Courses:  Required to apply for Professional Admission into the Professional Program. Professional Admission is required in order to take all 300 & 400-level Professional Core and Major Courses.  Students transferring directly into the upper division who do not have a BCOM 214 equivalent completed will be required to take BCOM 315 before graduation instead.

** Business Emphasis Area:  Students are required to take one Ethics course. This course must be completed prior to graduation; it does not need to be completed before applying for Professional Admission.

Business Management Cohort Schedules

View Business Management major cohort schedules by semester:

Business Management Incoming Cohort Schedule

Business management sage cohort, business management silver cohort.

* Students will take BCOM 314R at one but not both times.

Business Management First-Semester Cohort Schedule

Business management second-semester cohort schedule.

*ECON 300 is pre-enrolled for all students and is a fully online iCourse for the Fall 2021 semester.  

Business Management Third-Semester Cohort Schedule

Business management sage cohort, business management silver cohort.

 ** All third semester Business Management students will be required to take a ENTR 485 that will be held one day a week either Tuesday, or Thursday at 8 a.m. or 3:30 p.m. for a 2 and 1/2 hour period.

Business Management Fourth-Semester Cohort Schedule

Business management elective course options.

The following Business Management electives are available: * Please note that course offerings can change each semester. The information below shows potential offerings but does not guarantee an offering in any specific semester.

BNAD 350 Global Business in the Emerging Region

This course deals with the cultural, economic, political, legal, commercial and social context in which multinational corporations, especially American businesses, operate in emerging regions. This includes consideration of factors that shape or reflect the operational realities of management and marketing in emerging regions.

Units: 3 Usually offered: Summer Reserved for: Summer Global Cohort admit students

BNAD 455/ENTR 455 Small Business Development and Consulting

This course provides a project based, integrative course that brings together all aspects of business.  Students are challenged to integrate accounting, marketing, finance, operations and management skills into one project.  Classroom activities focus on consulting skills and help students develop a framework for analyzing current business processes with a problem solving aim.  Each student consulting team will work with a local small business owner.  Professional guidance and mentoring for each team will be provided by local business professionals and Eller alumni, in addition to Eller faculty and staff.

Units: 3 Usually offered: Spring

MGMT 380/ENTR 380 Social Innovation Organizations

This course will provide students with both academic and real-world knowledge and experience in creating social impact.   We will examine a variety of organizational structures including nonprofit, for profit, and hybrid organizations such as B corps, looking for best practices in social innovation.  We will study how leaders create positive change by cycling through the social impact cycle, and we will learn about local organizations of various kinds and sizes and evaluate their efforts to innovate in addressing complex issues.

Units: 3 Usually offered:  Fall, Spring

MGMT 381/ENTR 381 Management of Effective Nonprofit Organizations

After completion of the course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of managing effective non-profit organizations including: understanding nonprofit organizations, governing and leading, accountability, capacity, strategic planning, managing staff and volunteers, and fundraising. You will learn through visiting and meeting influential non-profit leaders in the community, reading, and hands on projects.

Units: 3 Usually offered:  Fall

MGMT 382/ENTR 382 Nonprofit Consulting

This course will provide students with real-world knowledge and experience in management consulting for nonprofit organizations.  Specifically, students work in teams and use their business expertise to consult on projects with nonprofit organizations in the community. This action-based course provides students with the opportunity to work with organizations making a positive impact on the Tucson community. Students will learn through hands-on experiences with actual clients to develop resume building experiences and skills valued in the work place. Focused application of consulting, business-related research, and client management will be the emphasis of this course.

MGMT 420 Business Law

Law of Contracts; Principal-Agency (Employer-Employee) relationships; Unincorporated Business Associations-Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Limited Liability Companies; Corporations; Property Rights and other subjects such as negotiable instruments; Wills and Probate of Estate. 

MGMT 430 Human Resources Policies

An integrative, case-oriented course focusing on problems and policies in the procurement, development, compensation, and motivation of personnel.

Units: 3 Usually offered:  Spring

MGMT 432A Applied Topics in Bargaining and Negotiations

To understand the theory and processes of negotiation to negotiate successfully in a variety of settings comfortable and adept in future negotiations. 

MGMT 433 Strategic Human Resource Management

This course is designed to help students acquire the skills and knowledge to become more effective managers of people in organizations. Students will learn effective people management practices, explore how these practices fit with an organization's strategy and structure, and equip students with some basic skills for applying these practices. Increasingly, the task of managing and developing people is shared between human resources and general managers. Therefore, whether a student's functional concentration is marketing, finance, information technology, operations management, or human resources, understanding how to manage people, and how an organization's context affects the effectiveness of people management practices, is critical for a manager's and their organization's performance.

MGMT 435 International Management

Broaden perspectives on globalizing business and international integration.  Enhance analytical and communication skills in approaching and resolving international issues.

MGMT 438/PA 438 Healthcare Organization and Management

This course focuses on the management and organization of healthcare delivery, particularly in the United States. The course examines the salient features of the healthcare context, the unique challenges these features produce for managers in that industry and solutions that organizations have used to address those challenges. Micro to macro challenges and solutions are explored, with a particular emphasis on the ways that leadership, human resources, culture, operations, organization design and strategy influence the quality, safety and costs of care and the patient experience.

MGMT 440 Leadership in a Complex World

The objective of this class is to enhance your understanding of what makes leaders effective in organizational settings.  Although there are many different ways of defining leadership effectiveness, the majority of these definitions suggest that effective leaders are those that: improve the performance and attitudes of employees; motivate people to perform "above and beyond the call of duty;" and enhance organizational effectiveness.  Thus, during the first half of this class, we will: (a) explore the criteria of leadership effectiveness, (b) identify those leader behaviors that have been found to be the most important ones for enhancing leadership effectiveness, and (c) explore how you can improve your own leadership "style."  However, since leadership is dynamic, much of the material in the second half of the class will be directed at understanding some of the challenges that leaders face in different types of organizational and cultural environments.

MGMT 442 Designing and Managing Organizations

The purpose of this course is to help students think about the design, structure, and management of organizations. This course will introduce students to organization theory—a field that draws on ideas from the disciplines of sociology, psychology, economics and political science. The goal is to teach students to think about and understand organizations using concepts that organization theory provides. The course is designed to encourage students to actively and critically use these concepts to diagnose, design, manage, change and generally make sense of the organizations in which they now—or will in the future—participate.

MGMT 444 Managing Groups and Teams

Application of behavioral science knowledge to group functioning in organizations with emphasis on perspectives from organizational behavior, social psychology and sociology. 

MGMT 448/ENTR 448 Healthcare Entrepreneurship

In this course you will focus your business and entrepreneurial skills on contemporary healthcare challenges and opportunities.  Through a series of readings, case studies, discussions, guest speakers, and assignments, you will explore a number of contemporary healthcare problems and identify entrepreneurial solutions to these problems.

MGMT 450 Training and Development

Examines employee training and development as a systematic planned strategy for continuous expansion of employee competence, broadly defined , in order to meet organizational and individual goals.

MGMT 454/MKTG 454 Management of Sales Operations

The sales function and its relationship to the total marketing program; sales strategies and objectives; development and administration of sales organizations; control and evaluation of sales operations.

MGMT 455 Exploring Management Problems in the Lab

The goal of the class is to expose students to various topics in management through laboratory simulations and demonstrations. The class will be organized in modules, each containing a laboratory simulation, analysis of results and output, class discussion and a written report.

MGMT 463/AFAS 463 Doing Business in/with Africa: A Cultural Perspective

In the 21st century, Africa (along with Asia and Latin America) is often referred to as one of the emerging markets of the world. This recognition has cast Africa as occupying the last frontier market of modern international business and global capitalism. AFAS 463 Doing Business In/ With Africa is designed to provide cultural grounding and competency in Africa for students  and professionals interested  in conducting business and/or working with government agencies and non-profit organizations in Africa. Its focus, therefore, is the cultural aspect of the international business environment of Africa.

Units: 3 Usually offered:  Fall, Summer;  Only available for students admitted to the MGMT major prior to Fall 2020.

MGMT 465/MIS 465 Managing for Quality Improvement

Operational aspect of quality improvement. Topics include statistical process control, quality management programs.

Units: 3 Usually offered:  Fall;  Only available for students admitted to the MGMT major prior to Fall 2020.

MGMT 468/ENTR 468 Persuasion in Entrepreneurial Contexts

Persuasion is central to organizations and business. Whether you are a supervisor trying to motivate an employee, a salesperson trying to land a client, a CEO inspiring organizational members toward a new vision, a marketing professional trying to create a product niche, or an entrepreneur attempting to garner financial support for a new venture, persuasion lies at the heart of organizational processes. This course is designed to develop student understanding of the role of persuasion in organizations and business settings. 

MGMT 473A/OSCM 473A Production and Operations Management

Productive systems, including service type industries; activities entailed in selecting, designing, operating, controlling, and updating systems. Forecasting, aggregate planning, MRP, inventory models under uncertainty, scheduling.

Units: 3 Usually offered:  Fall; Only available for students admitted to the MGMT major prior to Fall 2020.

MGMT 473B/OSCM 473B Production and Operations Management

Productive systems, including service type industries; activities entailed in selecting, designing, operating, controlling and updating systems. Topics include strategy and competition, supply chain management, project management, facilities layout and location, quality and assurance, and reliability and maintainability.

Units: 3 Usually offered:  Spring;  Only available for students admitted to the MGMT major prior to Fall 2020.

MGMT 475 Topics in Management

Critical examination of various research activities taking place in the field of management and organizational behavior. 

MGMT 476 Influence in Organization Context

This class is about the science and practice of becoming a better influence "detective", being a more effective agent of change, and better defending against influence attempts used against us when they are not desired. This class integrates research from organizational behavior, psychology, decision making, behavioral economics, marketing, advertising, and other disciplines to gain a more complete understanding of influence in a variety of organizational contexts

Units: 3 Usually offered:  Fall, Spring

MGMT 477/OSCM 477 The Supply Chain and Logistics

Organization, management and control of material flow processes; logistical strategies and relationships of procurement, handling, warehousing, transportation, and inventory control.

MGMT 480 Gender, Leadership and Organizations

Survey of research on topics that have to do with gender and organizations. Topics include social determinants of career choice, perceptions and performance of men and women as managers, occupational sex segregation, work and family issues, implications of technological change for women's employment, affirmative action and comparable worth.

MGMT/ENTR 484 & MGMT/ENTR 487 New Venture Development and Industry Analysis

Integration of marketing, production and management functions. Pro forma statements. Development of venture capital. 

Units: 4 Usually offered:  Fall, Spring Reserved for: Entrepreneurship students; Must be admitted into the NVD Program in order to take this course.

MGMT 486 Managerial Judgement and Decision

Application of behavioral decision frameworks to managerial and organizational decisions. Emphasis on recognizing common decision making errors and how to avoid them in order to improve decision making.

Units:  3 Usually offered : Fall, Spring Grading:  Regular

MGMT 488/ENTR 488 Social Entrepreneurship

Focusing your business and entrepreneurial skills on social and/or environmental problem solving. 

MGMT 496Z/BNAD 496Z University Management

This is an applied consulting class. This course will be provided to give students an insight into the inner-workings of the university, while demonstrating methods of improvement applicable to individual colleges. Course may count as a Business Management major elective. Please see the Business Management advisor for substitution.

PSY 360 Social Psychology

Introduction to the major theories and research findings of social psychology. Specific topics covered in the class include the self, social cognition, attitudes, interpersonal relations, group processes, prejudice, and aggression. 

Units: 3 Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer 

PSY 375 Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Application of the principles of psychology to industrial and social organizations, including personnel, human factors, organizational and consumer psychology.

Units: 3 Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer;  Only available for students admitted to the MGMT major prior to Fall 2020.

SOC 422 Formal Organizations

Theories and research regarding large-scale organizations and their relations to the individual and society. 

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Business Management Major Career Resources

Business management careers.

Your Business Management degree translates to in-demand roles like sales, human resource administration, organizational analysis and project management.   

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Meet the Business Management Career Coach

Eller students have a world of options in front of them—which is why a dedicated career coach is so valuable. Get counseling, professional development and insight on internship and job opportunities awaiting you. 

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Description

Major/department admission, college admission, honors program, overview of college degree requirements, non-business requirements (nbr), business core – four sections (approximately 62-74 hours), electives – hours vary to meet 120 hour minimum to graduate, other requirements, experiential learning requirement, foreign languages/language requirement, minimum hours required for graduation, grade rules, transfer credit rules, ace achievement-centered education—ten courses (normally 30 hours), catalog rule, learning outcomes.

The business administration major is designed for students who wish to obtain a broad education in business administration rather than specializing in a specific area within the College. For the student who has an educational goal that bridges two or more areas of business, the general business administration major permits the design of a tailor-made program to fit that goal.

Admission requirements for all majors in the College of Business (CoB) are the same as those for university admission as noted under the University of Nebraska–Lincoln General Admission Requirements.

All students enrolling in CoB courses are required to meet the prerequisites listed for each course; this includes any specific grade or GPA requirement, as well as class standing requirements and specific class requirements. Most 300- or 400-level business courses require completion of BCF and BCI classes. Please see these areas of the catalog for additional information.  

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

The entrance requirements for the College of Business (CoB) are the same as the University of Nebraska–Lincoln General Admission Requirements.

Admission Deficiencies/Removal of Deficiencies

Students admitted to the College of Business with core course deficiencies are advised to remove these deficiencies as soon as possible.

College-level coursework taken to remove deficiencies MAY NOT be used to meet degree requirements in the College.

Nebraska Business Honors Academy 

The Nebraska Business Honors Academy is a unique cohort-based program for high-ability students with demonstrated leadership potential. The goal of the Academy is to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and communications skills to prepare graduates to be strategic decision-makers and innovators. The Academy combines a rigorous curriculum (including approximately 40 credit hours of cohort-based courses) with leadership training, co-curricular activities, and corporate involvement. Nebraska Business Honors Academy requirements differ from those listed in the catalog. Students work closely with the Academy’s advisors on appropriate sequencing and enrollment in Academy-specific requirements.

Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management

The purpose of the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management is to produce unique graduates who combine business knowledge and computing fundamentals for enterprise information and software systems. Graduates will be professionals who understand the multiple levels of new information systems and who become the technology sector’s innovators, product developers, entrepreneurs, chief information officers, and CEOs. Students interested in learning more about the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management program and curriculum requirements (which may differ from those listed here) are encouraged to call 402-472-6000 or visit the Jeffrey S. Raikes program website .​ Students may also reference the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management catalog section under Academic Programs and Policies.  

College Degree Requirements

The curriculum requirements for the College consist of coursework in three areas.  All coursework (except electives and where otherwise noted) must be taken for a grade.  

1. Non-Business Requirements (NBR)

  • Consist primarily of College and University ACE (Achievement-Centered Education) coursework

2. Business Core

  • Foundation (BCF), (includes ACE 6)
  • Intermediate (BCI), (includes ACE 8)
  • Advanced-Major (BCA-M)
  • Advanced-Capstone (BCA-C), (ACE 10)

3. Electives

(Most of the ACE requirements)

Eight Courses (normally 24-26 hours)

All students in the College of Business will take the following non-business courses (unless otherwise noted).

  • While NBR 1, 2, 7, and 8 identify specific ACE options to choose from or identify an ACE course specifically required for the College, NBR 3, 4, 5, and 6 allow students to select courses according to their personal interests (and meet ACE 4, 5, 7, and 9).
  • Most students will take coursework to fulfill these requirements during the freshman/sophomore year. However, if hours are still needed during the junior/senior year, there may also be options to ‘double count’ coursework for NBR 3 (ACE 4) and/or NBR 6 (ACE 9) toward the major (BCA-M) or a minor. This is likely to be of most benefit to ‘transfer-in students’ due to the nature of the program and when ACE requirements are traditionally taken.

All coursework for NBR must be taken for a grade.

NBR 1: Written Communication (ACE 1)

Choose ONE of the following:

ENGL 150 Writing and Inquiry

ENGL 151 Writing and Argument  

Students should refer to the course descriptions to select the one course best suited to individual interests. While several communication courses may be selected to fulfill the University ACE 1 outcome, one of the above is a specific requirement for the College of Business and will fulfill both requirements with one course. ENGL 150 and ENGL 151 are primarily restricted to first- and second-year students. Upperclass students who have not completed one of these options should take ENGL 254 Writing and Communities as a substitute.

NBR 2: Mathematical, Computational, Statistical or Formal Reasoning Skills (ACE 3)

MATH 104 Applied Calculus

MATH 106 Calculus I

Any advanced calculus course above the 106 level  

Notes regarding the selection of coursework for NBR 2 (ACE 3):

  • Credit cannot be given for both MATH 104 and MATH 106 . Students must determine the appropriate course early in their program.
  • Actuarial science majors MUST take MATH 106  (or a higher-level calculus).
  • Actuarial science majors will also take MATH 107 Calculus II and MATH 208 Calculus III and either CSCE 101 Fundamentals of Computer Science and  CSCE 101L Fundamentals of Computing Laboratory or CSCE 155A Computer Science I .
  • Raikes students MUST take MATH 106  and MATH 107  (or a higher-level calculus).
  • MATH 106 (or higher calculus) is strongly encouraged for those students majoring in accounting, majoring in finance, majoring in economics, or considering graduate school.
  • While several courses may be selected to fulfill the University ACE 3 outcome, one of the above is a specific requirement for the College of Business and will fulfill both requirements with one course.
  • Freshman students who place below MATH 104 on the Math Placement Exam may want to consider summer school in order to maintain their sequence of courses.

Math Placement Exam (MPE)

Students admitted to the College of Business are required to take a Math Placement Exam prior to enrolling in the college math requirement of MATH 104 or MATH 106 (or higher math).

  • The results of this examination determine which math course students will enroll in their first semester on campus.
  • The Math Placement Exam may be retaken if a student feels that they are able to test into a higher level course.
  • Students lacking sufficient high school preparation in math may need to enroll in equivalent high school preparatory courses, as will be determined by the MPE.
  • Preparatory courses should be taken as soon as possible to avoid future sequencing problems.
  • Additional information about the exam can be found on the Math Placement website .  

Whether required to enroll in preparation coursework first, as indicated on the MPE ( MATH 100A Intermediate Algebra , MATH 101 College Algebra and/or MATH 103 College Algebra and Trigonometry ), or in one of the required courses, it is critical to begin math the first semester on campus.

NBR 3: The Study of Scientific Methods and Knowledge of the Natural and Physical World (ACE 4)

Choose one course from ACE 4 Certified Courses . (Course credit will vary between 3-4 credit hours.)

  • Agribusiness majors – NBR 3 (ACE 4) – AGRI 115 Biotechnology: Food, Health and Environment ; PLAS 100 Plants, Landscapes, & the Environment ; PLAS 131 Plant Science ; ENTO 115 Insect Biology ; AGST 109 Physical Principles in Agriculture and Life Sciences ; NRES 108 Earth's Natural Resource Systems Laboratory ; PLPT 110 Fantastic Fungi - The Fatal and the Friendly  may be taken to fulfill the science requirement (NBR 3–ACE 4) as well as a requirement for the major (BCA-M).

NBR 4: Study of Humanities (ACE 5)

Choose one course from ACE 5 Certified Courses.

  • International business majors – NBR 4 (ACE 5) – FREN 301 Survey of French Literature , FREN 302 Themes in French Literature ,  RUSS 301 Russian Cultural Studies , RUSS 302 Studies in Russian Culture and Film , RUSS 482 Russian Literature in Translation , RUSS 483 Russian Secular and Political Folklore ,  SPAN 305 The Analysis of Communication in Spanish , SPAN 314 Ecological Imagination in Hispanic Culture , SPAN 315 Gender and Sexuality in Hispanic Culture , SPAN 331 War and Human Rights in Latin America may be taken to fulfill NBR 4–ACE 5 as well as a requirement for a language minor or toward the major language requirement.

NBR 5: Study of the Arts to Understand Their Context (ACE 7)

Choose one course from ACE 7 Certified Courses.

NBR 6: Global Awareness or Knowledge of Human Diversity Through Analysis of an Issue (ACE 9)

Choose one course from ACE 9 Certified Courses.

Students enrolling for their first semester with junior standing (or more) will see that the list of approved courses includes a few business courses. While this section is labeled “non-business requirements,” students may elect to enroll in one of the business courses to fulfill the ACE 9 requirement as long as prerequisites are completed (which are generally reserved for juniors or seniors). Work closely with your advisor and bring this to their attention to question how this course may potentially satisfy other degree program requirements, including in major.  

The options include:

  • Actuarial science majors – must complete an International Business Course as part of the degree requirements. Actuarial science majors may choose to take ECON 321 Introduction to International Economics  to fulfill the IBCR as well as the global awareness requirement (NBR 6–ACE 9).
  • Agribusiness majors – AECN 220 International Agricultural Trade ,  AECN 346 World Food Economics , AECN 367 Agricultural Development in Developing Countries , AECN 420 International Food and Agricultural Trade , AECN 425 Agricultural Marketing in a Multinational Environment , AGRI 282 Introduction to Global Agricultural and Natural Resources Issues , ENSC 110 Energy in Perspective , or  PLAS 200 Landscape and Environmental Appreciation may be taken to fulfill the global awareness requirement (NBR 6–ACE 9) as well as a requirement for the major.
  • Business administration majors – ECON 321  or  MNGT 414 International Management may be taken to fulfill the global awareness requirement (NBR 6–ACE 9) as well as a requirement for the major. ( ECON 321 and MNGT 414 are also IBCR course options.)
  • Economics majors – ECON 321 may be taken to fulfill the global awareness requirement (NBR 6–ACE 9) as well as a requirement for the major. ( ECON 321 is also an IBCR option).
  • International business majors –  BSAD 320 Global Issues , BSAD 420 Global Leadership and the Culture Map ,   ECON 321 or MNGT 414 may be taken to fulfill the global awareness requirement (NBR 6–ACE 9) and may fill a requirement for the major. (They are also IBCR options.)
  • Management majors – MNGT 365 Managing Diversity in Organizations  or  MNGT 414 may be taken to fulfill the global awareness requirement (NBR 6–ACE 9) and may be able to fulfill a requirement for the major/minor depending on the option selected. ( MNGT 414 is also an IBCR option.)
  • Supply chain management majors –  ECON 321  may be taken to fulfill the global awareness requirement (NBR 6–ACE 9) as well as a directed elective for the major. ( ECON 321  is also an IBCR option).
  • An alternative to the above options is allowance of the course to count for NBR 6–ACE 9 and the associated minor—but only one or the other (major OR minor).

In any of the above instances where double counting is an option, only 3 hours of credit are awarded; students will still need to meet the 120 hours for graduation. Any course that is used for both an ACE requirement and a first major requirement is not allowed to be used towards the completion of the 300/400 upper-level requirement.

NBR 7: Business Communication (ACE 1)

BSAD 220 Business Writing  

This is a business writing course that requires sophomore standing and ENGL 150 or ENGL 151 as prerequisites. While it is also an ACE 1 course, as is ENGL, BOTH  are specific requirements for the College of Business.

NBR 8: Oral Communication Skills (ACE 2)

Choose one course from:

MRKT 257 Sales Communication

COMM 286 Business and Professional Communication  

  • Due to the importance of this requirement to the business curriculum, the College recommends taking this course on campus.
  • While several other courses may be selected to fulfill the University ACE 2 requirement, COMM 286 or MRKT 257 is a specific requirement for the College of Business.

NOTE: In the selection of coursework for any of the above NBR’s, the term prerequisite , when stated anywhere in this catalog, means coursework that MUST BE COMPLETED to enroll in the class. Concurrent enrollment in any identified prerequisite(s) is NOT permitted unless so indicated in the course description.

  • Business Core Foundation (BCF) – 18 hours
  • Business Core Intermediate (BCI) – 18 hours
  • Business Core Advanced–Major (BCA-M) – Hours vary from 21-33 hrs
  • Business Core Advanced–Capstone (BCA-C) – 3 hours + 0 hour assessment

The foundation and intermediate courses are designed to expose students to the various business disciplines. The advanced courses are those courses identified for each of the eleven majors, and the capstone course is taken in the final semester of the program. All coursework for the Business Core (except where noted differently) must be taken for a grade.

Professional Enhancement Program (PrEP) (4 hours)

Designed to develop confident, professional, and polished business students positioned for lifelong career success, the PrEP program consists of four required 1-hour courses. These courses are labeled  BSAD 111 PrEP I, Investing in Strengths ; BSAD 222 PrEP II, Career Development and Planning ; BSAD 333 PrEP III, Internship and Job Search Strategies ; BSAD 444 PrEP IV, Professional and Life Skills , and are offered across the four-year curriculum as part of the Business Core requirements. 

Business Core Foundation (BCF) – Nine Courses (18 hours)

All students in the College of Business will take the following courses (unless otherwise noted).

All coursework (except BSAD 50 , BSAD 111 , and  BSAD 222 ) must be taken for a grade. Raikes students are exempted from these courses.

BCF 1 – BSAD 111 PrEP I, Investing in Strengths

  • 1-credit-hour course ( offered Pass/No Pass only ).
  • Required of all new freshmen.
  • Taken as a freshman (preferably first semester) .
  • 0-credit-hour course, available exclusively to transfer students ( offered Pass/No Pass only ).
  • Required of all on- and off-campus transfer students.
  • Taken as soon as possible upon transfer into the college (preferably first semester) .

BCF 2 – BSAD 50 Business Computer Applications

  • 0-credit-hour course ( offered Pass/No Pass only ).
  • Offered twice per semester and should generally be taken in the FIRST seven weeks of semester two . It is a prerequisite for ECON 215 , which is normally taken in the fall of the second year.
  • Required basic-skills computer course that uses Microsoft Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

BCF 3 – SCMA 250 Spreadsheet Analytics

  • 1-credit-hour course.
  • ECON 215 Statistics is a prerequisite or may be taken concurrently.

BCF 4 – ACCT 201 Introductory Accounting I and ACCT 202 Introductory Accounting II

  • Sequential; take ACCT 201 first.
  • Prerequisite: 2.5 cumulative GPA; sophomore standing, (or freshman standing, with 14 credit hours of college credit and  MATH 104  or MATH 106 with a grade of C or better).
  • Sequential; take ACCT 202 following completion of ACCT 201 .
  • Prerequisite: 2.5 cumulative GPA; Sophomore standing, (or freshman standing with 14 hours of University of Nebraska-Lincoln credit and  MATH 104  or MATH 106 with a grade of C or better); ACCT 201  with a grade of C or better.
  • Grade of C or better in prerequisites is normally required for accounting courses.

BCF 5 – ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECON 212 Principles of Microeconomics (ACE 6)

  • Not sequential.
  • Prerequisite: Completion of 12 hours of college coursework.

BCF 6 – ECON 215 Statistics (ACE 3)

  • Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; MATH 104 or MATH 106 ;  BSAD 50 ; and a 2.5 GPA.
  • Must take ECON 215 (not STAT 218 Introduction to Statistics nor EDPS 459 Statistical Methods nor CRIM 300 Applied Statistics and Data Processing in the Public Sector nor SOCI 206 Introduction to Social Statistics ).
  • Actuarial science majors MUST take STAT 380 Statistics and Applications instead of ECON 215 ; will also take STAT 462 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I: Distribution Theory and STAT 463 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II: Statistical Inference .
  • Economics majors or minors can take  STAT 380  instead of  ECON 215 .

BCF 7 – BSAD 222 PrEP II, Career Development and Planning

  • 1-credit-hour course (o ffered Pass/No Pass only ).
  • Prerequisites: Major in College of Business; sophomore standing; and a 2.5 GPA.
  • Taken as a sophomore.

Business Core Intermediate (BCI) – Six Courses (18 hours)

  • Prerequisites for the BCI courses include MATH (NBR2), ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , ECON 211 , ECON 212 , ECON 215 , BSAD 220 , and a 2.5 GPA.
  • Required of all business students regardless of major (except where noted under individual courses).
  • Enrollment in BCI normally occurs during the sophomore and junior years.
  • All coursework must be taken for a grade.
  • Plan complete sequence of intentions to take BCI (and necessary prerequisites) to remain on schedule for graduation.
  • Enroll in courses most applicable to your major as soon as possible, particularly MRKT, FINA, and SCMA, to stay on sequence for major.
  • There are exceptions to these requirements for specific majors (ABUS, ACCT, MRKT, and ACTS). Please note those exceptions.
  • If transferring, a maximum of 3 hours may apply, with further restrictions on applicability, to not exceed the 15-hour limitation. For details on transfer rules, see Transfer Credit Restrictions under Course Exclusions and Restrictions.
  • See the links for each course to know the specific prerequisites and course descriptions.

BCI 1 – BLAW 371 Legal Environment or BLAW 372 Business Law I  (ACE 8)

  • Accounting majors must take BLAW 372 .

BCI 2 – SCMA 350 Business Analytics/Information Analysis or in certain cases MRKT 350 Marketing Analytics

  • Marketing and agribusiness majors may choose to take MRKT 350 , which carries an additional prerequisite of MRKT 341 .
  • Students must complete SCMA 250  prior to taking  SCMA 350 .

BCI 3 – FINA 361 Finance

  • Actuarial science majors will take FINA 461 Advanced Finance to meet this requirement.
  • Grade of C or better in this course is a requirement for a number of finance courses that follow.

BCI 4 – MRKT 341 Marketing

Bci 5 – scma 331 operations and supply chain management, bci 6 – mngt 301 introduction to management, professional enhancement program – upper level, prep – bsad 333 prep iii, internship and job search strategies.

  • 1-credit-hour course (offered Pass/No Pass only).
  • Prerequisites: Major in College of Business;  BSAD 222 ; and a 2.5 GPA.
  • Taken second semester of sophomore year or junior year.

PrEP – BSAD 444 PrEP IV, Professional and Life Skills

  • 1-credit-hour course (offered Pass/No Pass only) .
  • Prerequisites: Major in College of Business; senior standing or by permission; and a 2.5 GPA.
  • Taken first or second semester of senior year.

Business Core Advanced-Major (BCA-M) – (21-33 hours)

  • Coursework for the major requires completion of specific, required courses of the department, along with other guidelines.
  • Refer to the Major page for a listing of requirements.
  • Careful and advanced planning is necessary, as some courses for the major may not necessarily be available every semester and classes for the major are limited in the summer sessions. 
  • ALL coursework for the major must be taken for a grade (students may not take classes Pass/No Pass).
  • Students may be able to take their International Business Course Requirement (IBCR) as part of their major.
  • Although a 2.5 GPA may not be required to take these courses, a 2.5 is required to apply for graduation; thus, students are expected to maintain this level throughout their collegiate career.
  • Sequencing of classes is critical; plan the major courses well in advance of enrollment. Visit with an academic advisor for assistance planning critical class sequencing.
  • By this point in time, the curriculum was designed for ACE (except ACE 10) to have been completed through other coursework. If missing an ACE 4 or 9, there may be options through the major to fulfill both requirements.
  • A maximum of 3 hours of coursework may transfer if the 15-hour limitation has not been exceeded. Further restrictions may apply.

Business Core Advanced-Capstone (BCA-C) – Two Courses (3 hours)

Bca-c 1 – mngt 475 business strategies (ace 10).

  • Reserved for graduating seniors, this course requires the Business Core Foundation (BCF) and Intermediate (BCI) coursework to be completed for enrollment. BLAW 371 or BLAW 372 may be completed concurrently. Actuarial students may take FINA 461 concurrently with MNGT 475 .
  • A capstone course integrating business concepts covered throughout the program.
  • Course MUST be taken at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and taken for a grade (not Pass/No Pass).

BCA-C 2 – BSAD 98 Senior Assessment

  • A 0-credit-hour seminar required of ALL business graduating seniors.
  • Taught via Canvas—all components must be completed to a satisfactory level to graduate.

Electives round out the rest of the 120 hour curriculum. Students have the option to choose courses toward a second major, a dual degree, a minor (or two); or students can simply select courses of personal interest.

  • Some hours may need to be additional business coursework (to meet the requirement that 60 hours of coursework be in business). This requirement will vary by major.
  • There may be a need to enroll in an international business course requirement (IBCR) if not taken as part of the major or for the business elective(s) requirement.
  • A minimum of 12 hours of 300/400 upper-level coursework beyond the business core is required for most majors to ensure depth is achieved through enrollment in elective hours. See 300/400-level Elective Requirement below for additional information.
  • If not completed through the other area requirements, any remaining ACE requirements will need to be completed as required electives.
  • In a 21-hour major (BCA-M), students will average 31 hours of elective credit; second major options and/or minors may be appropriate to consider for elective hours.

International Business Course Requirement (IBCR)

  • The international business course requirement (IBCR) broadens the student’s international perspective.
  • Each student, excluding accounting majors, must include one course which emphasizes an international business perspective.
  • Actuarial science majors are encouraged to take FINA 450 if they have not met this requirement with completion of NBR 6 – ACE 9 with ECON 321 or MNGT 414 .
  • The IBCR must be taken for a grade.

The course must be chosen from the following approved list of International Business Course Requirement (IBCR) courses. Many of these courses have prerequisites. Some are restricted for education abroad and others may only be offered once a year. Thus, students are advised to plan ahead in scheduling this requirement into their programs.

IBCR Courses

BSAD 491 International Studies in Business and Economics (1-15 hrs)

  • Available only to students studying abroad for which there is no University of Nebraska–Lincoln equivalent course.
  • Available also for the Senshu, Japan, CIMBA Italy, and for the China Education Abroad Programs.
  • Senshu program students may apply 3 hours towards electives in the FINA, MNGT, or MRKT major; 6 hours are applicable for BSAD or IBUS major/minor.
  • BSAD 491 credit from any other study abroad program should be based on course topics directly associated with a specific major in MNGT, MRKT, or FINA and may need department consent to be used in the major. Students should visit with an academic advisor for assistance.

BSAD 320 Global Issues

BSAD 420 Global Leadership and the Culture Map

ECON 321 (If not completed at this point, ECON 321 may double count for ACE 9.)

ECON 421 International Trade  

ECON 422 International Finance

ECON 423 Economics of the Less Developed Countries

ECON 440 Regional Development

ECON 466 Pro-seminar in International Relations  &  ECON 467 Pro-seminar in International Relations II (Credit option for students participating in the Nebraska at Oxford Program.)

FINA 450 International Financial Management

MNGT 414 (If not completed at this point, MNGT 414 may double count for ACE 9.)

MRKT 491 International Studies in Business & Marketing

MRKT 453 International Marketing

SCMA 439 Global Sourcing and Distribution

SCMA 459 Global Information Systems

If planned carefully, the IBCR course may count in two places. It is not an extra 3 hours of credit, but rather, is 3 hours embedded within other requirements. If selected carefully, it can also count for 3 hours of credit in the major (i.e., MRKT 453 International Marketing counts for a MRKT elective in the MRKT major and also counts for the IBCR; FINA 450 International Financial Management counts for a FINA elective in the FINA major (general option) and fulfills the IBCR as well). On the other hand, if coursework for the major is already determined by personal choices or requirements, the IBCR may count in electives, and more specifically, for one of the ‘business’ electives needed for most majors. If not planned carefully this requirement may mean that the student will need to take an additional 3 hours of credit.

300/400 Upper-level Requirement

As part of the degree requirements, all students must complete a certain number of 300/400-level courses. Most of these courses will be completed in the Business Core but some majors will require additional hours from outside of the Business Core. With a “ standard ” 21-hour major, 12 additional hours will be required. Normally, if a major is larger than 21 hours, the number of additional upper-level courses is reduced. This requirement can be met by business or non-business coursework.

Business coursework from the Business Core Intermediate (BCI), Business Core Advanced-Major (FIRST Major) or Business Core Advanced-Capstone may NOT be used to fulfill this requirement with exceptions noted below:

  • If more than 21 hours of coursework for the major are taken at the 300/400 level, and of those hours, coursework is not being double counted toward the NBR and major, then the additional 300/400-level hours can be used to fulfill the 300/400-level requirement. Students will need to consult their Degree Audit to determine how the requirements are applied.
  • Business administration majors and business and law majors will complete a 24-hour major and only need to complete 9 upper-level hours.
  • Finance majors will take between 24 and 27 hours for their major; consult the major section in this document or the Degree Audit to determine how many hours will double count for this requirement. This will depend on which option is selected for the major.
  • Actuarial science majors, agribusiness majors, supply chain management majors, and Raikes students do not need to meet this requirement due to the additional hours at the 300/400 level required for the major/program.
  • Business Core Advanced-Major coursework used for a SECOND major (if selected), or upper-level graded coursework selected for a minor, MAY count.
  • Coursework that is part of the Non-business Requirement (NBR) taken at the 300/400 level may be double counted to fulfill this requirement, if it is not being used to double count for the first major.
  • No course may be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis unless it is a business course numbered 395/398/399. Only 3 hours of 395/398/399 credit is allowed for this requirement.
  • Students generally fulfill this requirement through their electives, but there may be a few upper-class students who may fulfill the requirement with the ACE course requirements.  

Business Course/Business Elective Hours

At a minimum, 60 hours of business courses are required for the BSBA degree.

The required hours WILL VARY BY MAJOR, dependent on how requirements have been accepted and/or completed throughout the previous components of the program. While GENERAL MINIMUM guidelines by major are noted below, the Degree Audit will specify minimum business credit hour expectations for each student. Students will generally see this addressed under the ELECTIVE section (BUSINESS ELECTIVES) on the Degree Audit.

  • Accounting, economics, management, and marketing majors – 3 hours of business electives.
  • Business administration majors – no additional business coursework, as the major consists of 24 hours of business coursework.
  • Actuarial science majors – no additional business coursework, as the major consists of 28 hours of business coursework.
  • Finance majors – no additional business coursework, as the major consists of 24-27 hours of business coursework.
  • Supply chain management majors – no additional business coursework, as the major consists of 33 hours of business coursework.
  • Agribusiness, Business & Law, and Raikes majors – no additional business coursework required due to intent of major as being ‘business-related’ coursework.
  • Additional hours may be required if there is a variation in hours for NBR, BCF, BCI or BCA, or if there is a violation of transfer limits, the 15 hour rule, etc.

All undergraduates in the College of Business must complete an Experiential Learning designated course or experience (which may include 0-credit courses designated to document co-curricular activities recognized as experiential learning) beginning with the 2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog.

Other than meeting the minimum requirement for admission to the University, the College does not require any additional work in foreign languages, except for IBUS majors. IBUS majors must complete the equivalent of 8 hours of a foreign language while in college . However, students are encouraged to take language courses.

A minimum of 120 semester hours of credit is required for graduation; more may be necessary if specific degree requirements have not yet been completed.

C- and D Grades

While students may earn grades of C- or D, there are restrictions and recommendations for such grades and further enrollment options:

  • A grade of C or higher is expected in prerequisite courses to enroll in ACCT courses.
  • A grade of C or higher is required in FINA 361 in order to take most upper-level FINA courses.
  • A grade of C or higher is required in other departmental higher-level sequencing courses (i.e., MATH 101 to take MATH 104 , etc.). See course descriptions to determine enrollment restrictions.
  • Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required to enroll in many business courses, including ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , BLAW 371 , BLAW 372 ,  ECON 215 , FINA 361 , MNGT 301 , MNGT 475 , MRKT 341 , MRKT 350 , SCMA 331 , SCMA 350 .
  • Grades of C- or lower may be replaced in the calculation of GPA by retaking the course at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln or within the University system (UNK, UNO).
  • Grades of C or better are required to transfer courses from outside of the University of Nebraska system.
  • Academic bankruptcy options may be considered for students who have one or two semesters of poor performance.

Pass/No Pass

The Pass/No Pass option is designed for students who want to study areas or topics in which they may have minimum preparation. If used for this purpose, the option can enrich the student’s academic experience without lowering the student’s grade point average. Several restrictions apply when considering the Pass/No Pass option:

  • BSAD 111 , BSAD 222 , BSAD 333 , BSAD 444 ,  BSAD 50 , and  BSAD 98  are offered only as Pass/No Pass. All are required.
  • Students may apply no more than 6 hours of elective credit using the Pass/No Pass option (excludes BSAD 111 , BSAD 222 , BSAD 333 , BSAD 444 ).
  • No student enrolled in any college at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln may take business courses in the College of Business using the Pass/No Pass option.
  • College of Business students may NOT take coursework to satisfy ACE requirements, the International Business Course Requirement (IBCR), nor any required business coursework, including in the major and minor, using the Pass/No Pass option.
  • Students majoring in actuarial science through the College of Business may NOT take any math, actuarial science, or required courses using the Pass/No Pass option.
  • Students taking courses to fulfill the requirements of a minor in an area of study outside the College of Business are subject to College rules restricting use of the Pass/No Pass option if courses in the minor are used to meet ACE or any college-specific requirements.
  • Students seeking any minor outside the College should verify rules applying to minimum grade expectations and Pass/No Pass options with the advisor for their minor, as additional restrictions may apply and often vary.
  • Students from UNO/UNK/UNMC and from other institutions are subject to the same restrictions listed here for University of Nebraska–Lincoln students.

Exceptions to the above rules are limited to the following and no other exceptions will be made.

  • An independent study or an internship course (395, 398, 399) may be taken in the College of Business using the Pass/No Pass option with the permission of the instructor and the department chair, but College of Business students who qualify for this exception may use the independent study or an internship course (395, 398, 399) only as elective credit.
  • Advanced Placement grades of P and Credit By Exam grades of P will be accepted to fulfill degree requirements. These hours will not count against the 6-hour-maximum hours permitted.
  • Students who travel abroad and return with “credit” rather than grades from the institution where they studied may use P grades to fulfill degree requirements. These hours will not count against the 6-hour maximum number of hours permitted.

GPA Requirements

A 2.5 cumulative grade point average is required to apply for graduation, as well as a requirement for enrollment in ACCT 201 and ACCT 202 , ECON 215 , BLAW 371 and BLAW 372 , FINA 361 , SCMA 331 , MNGT 301 , MNGT 475 , SCMA 350 or MRKT 350 , and MRKT 341 . Some upper-level courses in some majors will also require a 2.5 cumulative GPA.  In some instances, a specific grade is required in certain courses to continue with upper-level coursework.

For detailed information on transfer credit rules, see Transfer Credit Restrictions under Course Exclusions and Restrictions.

At least 30 of the last 36 hours of credit must be registered for and completed in residence at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Students electing to study abroad in their final semester are exempted for the hours earned abroad, but no additional hours may be transferred in the last 36 hours. This exemption requires filing a written appeal in the Business Advising and Student Engagement Office (Hawks Hall 125).

ACE Requirements

All students must fulfill the Achievement-Centered Education (ACE) requirements. Information about the ACE program may be viewed at the Achievement-Centered Education website . MyRED may also be used to search for currently offered ACE classes.

This is the university’s innovative, outcomes-focused general education component designed to enhance the undergraduate experience by providing broad exposure to multiple disciplines, complementing the major, and helping students develop important reasoning, inquiry, and civic capacities.  

Important rules to remember when selecting coursework to meet this requirement:

  • There are 10 ACE Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs). At least one course, equivalent to 3 credit hours, must be taken for each of the 10 SLOs.
  • Up to three ACE SLOs from ACE 4–10 may be satisfied by work in one subject area.
  • ACE SLOs must be satisfied by work in at least three subject areas.
  • No ACE course may satisfy more than one ACE SLO in a student’s program.
  • If an ACE course addresses two ACE SLOs, the student decides which one of the two outcomes the course will satisfy in that student’s program. (The Degree Audit will make an automatic decision based on first course taken, first SLO needed.)
  • As part of the College requirements of non-business and business courses, many courses will also work for ACE. Students should carefully review required coursework with ACE options to make the best use of courses to fulfill both degree requirements as well as University of Nebraska–Lincoln ACE requirements.

Students (including transfer students) must follow the Undergraduate Catalog in effect when they are admitted into the College of Business. Students who leave the College and return, or those applying for ‘readmission’ to the College, are subject to requirements in place at the time of their readmission to the College.

Students who have transferred from a community college may be eligible to fulfill the requirements as stated in the catalog for an academic year in which they were enrolled at the community college prior to attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The College will determine eligibility in consultation with academic advisors, provided the student a) was enrolled in a community college during the catalog year they are utilizing, b) maintained continuous enrollment at the previous institution for 1 academic year or more, and c) continued enrollment at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln within 1 calendar year from their last term at the previous institution. Students must complete all degree requirements from a single catalog year and within the timeframe allowable for that catalog year.

Graduates of business administration will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of at least five functional areas of business (from Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management and Analytics).
  • Locate and manipulate data to inform business decisions.
  • Integrate the knowledge from multiple areas in making business decisions.
  • Identify stakeholders and consider their perspectives in an ethical fashion.

Major Requirements

Core requirements.

In addition to the College Degree Requirements, students will complete 24 hours of coursework for the major (BCA-M).

As noted in the College Degree Requirements section, all coursework for the major must be taken for a grade.

No departmental 395/398/399/499 courses may count toward the business administration major (BCA-M).

Specific Major Requirements

Business core advanced–major (bca-m).

Students interested in pursuing the bachelor of science in business administration degree with a major in business administration are to complete 24 hours of 300/400-level business coursework for the Business Core Advanced-Major (BCA-M) to be selected from coursework offered by:

  • Management/Entrepreneurship 
  • Supply Chain Management and Analytics

As part of the 24 hour requirement:

  • Coursework must be from the 300/400-level with the coursework selected from the following approved list.
  • A MINIMUM of 3 hours from five departments must be represented.
  • A MINIMUM of 6 hours from three departments must be represented.
  • A MINIMUM of 9 hours must be taken at the 400 level. A minimum of three departments must be represented at the 400 level.
  • Departmental 499s (unless an honors thesis) may NOT be used toward the major.

Coursework for the major must be selected from the following courses:  

Additional Restrictions

Students who earn BSAD 491 International Studies in Business and Economics (6 hrs) from the Senshu (Japan) study abroad program may substitute 6 hours of BSAD 491 toward the second course in two of the three required departments.

Students who earn BSAD 491 (3 hrs) from the CoB China study abroad program may substitute 3 hours of BSAD 491 toward the second course in one of the three required departments.

Students who earn BSAD 491 (3 hrs) from the CoB CIMBA (Italy) study abroad program may substitute 3 hours of BSAD 491 toward the second course in one of the three required departments.

Additional Major Requirements

Prerequisite requirements/rules.

Enrollment in any upper-level coursework offered by the departments requires completion of appropriate prerequisites. Refer to course descriptions for specific course prerequisites.

Same as College grade rules.

Same as College Pass/No Pass rules.

Same as College GPA requirements.

Requirements for Minor Offered by Department

General business minor.

The minor consists of the following 18 hours:  

Please note the following information:

  • This minor is available to all other colleges at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
  • Only nonbusiness students may complete this minor.
  • Courses in the minor cannot be used towards a degree in business.
  • Prerequisites are strictly enforced.
  • No more than one course may be transferred into the minor. The number of courses is calculated on the course replaced. If ACCT 201 Introductory Accounting I and ACCT 202 Introductory Accounting II are used to replace ACCT 200 Accounting for Business Decisions , it is one course.
  • Students with previous credit in business should see their college advisor for further information.
  • Credit cannot be earned in both: ACCT 201 or ACCT 202 and ACCT 200 ; BLAW 371 Legal Environment or BLAW 372 Business Law I and BLAW 300 Business, Government & Society ; ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECON 212 Principles of Microeconomics and ECON 200 Economic Essentials and Issues ; FINA 361 Finance and FINA 300 Financial Decision Making ; MNGT 301 Introduction to Management and MNGT 300 Management Essentials For Contemporary Organizations ; MRKT 341 Marketing and MRKT 300 Contemporary Marketing .
  • During the year, courses are often offered in person and online. Students should plan ahead to complete their classes. Online classes are offered in the summer but, because of limitations, students should not plan to take more than two courses online in the summer.

Prerequisites: For non-CoB students only; 2.5 cum GPA; Sophomore standing (or freshman standing with 14 credit hours of UNL credit and MATH 104 with a grade of 'C' or 'Pass' or better).

Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both ACCT 200 and ACCT 201 and/or ACCT 202 . Letter grade only.

Description: This course is designed to introduce financial and managerial accounting concepts to students who are not business majors but who will use such information in future roles as investors, owners, managers, employees and /or taxpaying citizens. Because accounting is referred to as `the language of business' a primary objective of this course is to enable you to understand how accounting meets the information needs of various users. The course lays a foundation for understanding and use of accounting concepts, skills and judgments in numerous endeavors, both career and personal.

This course is a prerequisite for: FINA 300 ; HRTM 479

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing (or Freshman standing with 14 credit hours of college credit and MATH 104 with grade of 'C' or 'Pass' or better); and 2.5 GPA.

Provides foundation for advanced courses. Letter grade only. Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both ACCT 200 and either of ACCT 201 and/or ACCT 202 .

Description: Fundamentals of accounting, reporting, and analysis to understand financial, managerial, and business concepts and practices.

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; ACCT 202 ; ACCT 202H ; ACCT 301 ; ACCT 308 ; ACCT 309 ; ACCT 313 ; AECN 416 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; FINA 300 ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361A ; FINA 361H ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; MRKT 341H , RAIK 341H ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 335 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

Prerequisites: Open only to CoB Honors Academy students in good standing or by permission; freshman standing.

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; ACCT 202 ; ACCT 202H ; ACCT 301 ; ACCT 308 ; ACCT 309 ; ACCT 313 ; AECN 416 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361A ; FINA 361H ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; MRKT 341H , RAIK 341H ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 335 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing (or freshman standing with 14 credit hours of UNL credit and MATH 104 or MATH 106 with a grade of 'C' or `Pass' or better); ACCT 201 or 201H with grade of `C' or above; and 2.5 GPA.

Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both ACCT 200 and either of ACCT 201 and/or ACCT 202 .

Description: Continuation of ACCT 201 .

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; ACCT 301 ; ACCT 308 ; ACCT 309 ; ACCT 313 ; AECN 416 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; FINA 300 ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361H ; HRTM 479 ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

Prerequisites: Open only to CoB Honors Academy students in good standing or by permission. Sophomore standing; ACCT 201 or ACCT 201H with a grade of C or above; and a 2.5 cumulative GPA.

Description: Continuation of ACCT 201H .

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; ACCT 301 ; ACCT 308 ; ACCT 309 ; ACCT 313 ; AECN 416 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361H ; HRTM 479 ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

Prerequisites: For non-Accounting majors only; 2.5 GPA, ACCT 201 or 201H and ACCT 202 or 202H with a C or better.

Does not provide credit toward an accounting degree or accounting minor.

Description: Designed to introduce non-accounting majors to the basics of using accounting information. Covers the practical relationships between business decisions and the financial statements, including forecasting, investment decisions, and tax effects.

Prerequisites: Except for the 53-hr requirement, the junior standing prerequisite is waived.

A one-semester course for students above the sophomore level who desire a knowledge of the fundamentals of accounting. Not open to students who have credit in ACCT 201 and/or ACCT 202 .

Description: Fundamentals of accounting analysis which are most helpful in understanding managerial and business concepts and practices.

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; ACCT 308 ; ACCT 309 ; ACCT 313 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; MNGT 475 ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites:  ACCT 201 or 201H , ACCT 202 or 202H , or ACCT 306 , ECON 215 or STAT 218 , SCMA 331 and MATH 104 or 106 ; all with grades of 'C' or above.

Description: Internal accounting as a tool to generate information for managerial planning and control. Conventional and computer problem materials are used to develop understanding of operating and capital budgets, standard costs, incremental concepts, relevant costs, transfer pricing, and responsibility and profit center reports as a means of analysis as well as techniques of measurement.

Prerequisites:  ACCT 201 or 201H and ACCT 202 or 202H , or ACCT 306 , and MATH 104 or 106 , and SCMA 250 ; with grades of C or better; or permission.

Description: Examination of accounting system concepts, applications, and the process by which they are analyzed, designed, and implemented. Emphasis on management information and computer applications in financial accounting, auditing, and management accounting by means of case study analysis.

This course is a prerequisite for: ACCT 401 ; ACCT 410 ; ACCT 455

Prerequisites: Co-requisite: to be taken con-currently with or after ACCT 313

Description: Federal and state income tax concepts. Includes theory and historical growth of the fundamentals of the federal tax laws and regulations. Emphasis on the practical application of the tax laws in the preparation of the tax returns (for wage earners and sole proprietors) and the need for tax planning.

This course is a prerequisite for: ACCT 413 ; ACCT 455 ; ACCT 815 ; ACCT 816 ; ACCT 819

Prerequisites:  ACCT 201 or 201H and ACCT 202 or 202H , or ACCT 306 , and MATH 104 or 106 ; with grades of C or better.

Description: Analysis and interpretation of financial and operating statements; net income concepts, statements from incomplete records; theory and practice relating to cash flow; and the investment in tangible and intangible assets.

This course is a prerequisite for: ACCT 312 ; ACCT 314 ; ACCT 407

Prerequisites:  ACCT 313 with grade of C or better or permission

Description: Continuation of ACCT 313 with emphasis on contemporary accounting theory and practice regarding long-term liabilities, corporate equities, and problem areas under study by professional accounting organizations. Analysis of financial statements and the statements of cash flow stressed and related to current controversial topics.

This course is a prerequisite for: ACCT 401 ; ACCT 404 ; ACCT 410 ; ACCT 455

Prerequisites: An undergraduate major in the College of Business with at least sophomore standing and departmental consent and acceptance into an approved internship. Departmental credit for course cross-listings may have additional requirements for consent.

May be repeated.

Description: Provides an opportunity to study theories, principles, practices, techniques, and strategies utilized in the business field through an internship related to the major field of study and an integral or important part of their program of study. Reflect on classroom knowledge and develop practical experience in professional business situations through an approved internship.

Credit Hours: 0-3

Prerequisites: Permission of department chair.

Description: Topics vary.

Credit Hours: 1-3

Prerequisites: Permission of director of the School of Accountancy.

Open to juniors and seniors concentrating in accounting.

Description: Special research project or reading program under the direction of a staff member in the School.

Credit Hours: 1-6

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation, and permission of the supervising faculty member and chair of the School of Accountancy.

Description: Special research project or reading program under the direction of a faculty member within the School of Accountancy

Credit Hours: 3-6

Prerequisites: ACCT Major or Permission; ACCT 314 and ACCT 309 with grade of C or better.

Description: Principles and methodologies of detecting and deterring fraud using accounting, auditing, and investigative skills. Also introduces the fundamentals of internal auditing in a changing business environment.

Prerequisites: ACCT Major or Permission; ACCT 314 with grade of C or better.

Description: Special accounting problems relating to the preparation of combined and consolidated financial statements for accounting entities with branch offices and with subsidiaries, both domestic and foreign; partnership accounting; accounting for foreign currency transactions and translations; governmental and not-for-profit accounting.

Prerequisites:  ACCT 313 with grade of "C" or better

Description: Role of a professional accountant, codes of accountants, ethical decision making, the legal, regulatory and social environment in which an accountant makes an ethical decision.

Prerequisites: ACCT Major or Permission; ACCT 309 and 314 , both with a grade of C or better.

Description: Duties and responsibilities of auditors, methods of conducting various kind of audits; audit working papers; the preparation of the audit report; the auditor's certificate; special problems in the audit of different kinds of enterprises.

This course is a prerequisite for: ACCT 802

Prerequisites: ACCT Major or Permission; ACCT 312 with a grade of C or better.

Description: Federal income taxation for corporations. Tax laws associated with formation, operation, distribution, redemption, and reorganizations are analyzed.

Prerequisites: ACCT major and ACCT 309 , 312 , and ACCT 314 with a grade of C or better.

Description: Improvisation, professional writing, and professional presentations.

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation, and permission.

Description: Conduct a scholarly research project and write a University Honors Program or undergraduate thesis.

Prerequisites: Permission.

Prerequisites:  MATH 208 or 208H and STAT 462 , or parallel, and both with a grade of "Pass" or "C" or better.

Description: Calculus-based probability, both univariate and multivariate, applications to risk management-related problems. Problems as posed in the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Exam "P" and/or Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Exam "1". Determination of loss frequency distributions and their characteristics, expected value, variance, and percentiles. Determination of loss severity distributions and their characteristics, expected value, variance, and percentiles. Determination of loss sharing parameters, deductibles, and maximum payments.

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisites:  ACTS 440 /840 or parallel

Description: Application of basic mathematics of finance to problems involving valuation of financial transactions. Problems as posed in the "Society of Actuaries (SOA) Exam 'FM'" and/or "Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Exam '2'". Determining equivalent measures of interest; estimating the rate of return on a fund; discounting or accumulating a sequence of payments with interest; determining yield rate; length of investment; amounts of investment contributions or amounts of investment returns for various types of financial transactions; and basic calculations involving yield curves, spot rates, forward rates, duration, convexity, immunization and short sales; introduction to financial derivatives (forwards, options, futures, and swaps) and their use in risk management; and introduction to the concept of no-arbitage as a fundamental concept in financial mathematics.

Prerequisites:  ACTS 470 /870, ACTS 471 /871, and ACTS 473 /873

Description: Problems as posed in the "Society of Actuaries (SOA) Exam 'M'" and/or "Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Exam '3'". Survival and severity models; "Markov Chain" models; life contingencies; and "Poisson" processes.

Prerequisites:  ACTS 410 and 425

Description: Problems as posed in the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Exam "C" and/or Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Exam "4". Construction of empirical models; construction and selection of parametric models; credibility theory; interpolation and smoothing of data; and simulation.

Prerequisites:  ACTS 440 /840 and FINA 467

Description: Problems as posed in the "Society of Actuaries (SOA) Exam 'M'". Interest rate models; rational valuation of derivative securities (option pricing: put-call parity, the binomial model, Black-Scholes formula, and actuarial applications; interpretation of option Greeks and delta-hedging; features of exotic options; an introduction to Brownian motion and Itô's lemma); and risk management techniques.

Prerequisites:  STAT 463

Description: Full, partial, Buhlmann, and Buhlmann-Straub credibility models. Introduction to empirical Bayes and statistical distributions used to model loss experience. Application of "polynomial splines" to actuarial data. Simulation of "discrete" and "continuous random" variables in context of actuarial models. Simulation to "p-value" of hypothesis test. "Bootstrap method" of estimating the "mean squared error" of an estimator.

This course is a prerequisite for: ACTS 404

Prerequisites:  STAT 463 with a grade of "C" or better

Description: Parametric and tabular survival models. Estimation based on observations that might not be complete. Concomitant variables. Use of population data. Applications to groups with impaired lives.

Data sets processed and analyzed using statistical software.

Description: Introduction to forecasting in actuarial science. Simple and multiple regression, instrumental variables, time series methods, and applications of methods in forecasting actuarial variables. Interest rates, inflation rates, and claim frequencies.

Prerequisites:  STAT 463 with a grade of "C" or better.

Description: Introduction to statistical learning with actuarial applications using time series models and machine learning techniques. The topics covered include time series models, principal component analysis (PCA), decision tree, and clustering.

Prerequisites:  MATH 208 or 208H with a grade of "Pass" or "C" or better, or parallel

Description: Application of financial mathematics to problems involving valuation of financial transactions; equivalent measures of interest; rate of return on a fund; discounting or accumulating a sequence of payments with interest; and yield rates, length of investment, amounts of investment contributions or amounts of investment returns for various types of financial transactions; loans and bonds. Introduction to the mathematics of modern financial analysis. Calculations involving yield curves, spot rates, forward rates, duration, convexity, and immunization.

This course is a prerequisite for: ACTS 405 ; ECON 365 , FINA 365 ; FINA 338 ; FINA 363 ; FINA 367 ; FINA 375 ; FINA 382 ; FINA 401 ; FINA 450 ; FINA 464 ; MNGT 475

Prerequisites:  MATH 208 with grade of "C" or better or concurrent; ACTS 440

Description: Financial mathematics concepts related to short sales, forwards, options, futures, and swaps, and their use in risk management, hedging and investment strategies, fundamental concepts of put-call parity and no-arbitrage, and interest rate models.

Prerequisites:  ACTS 471 /871 with a grade of "C" or better

Description: Actuarial cost methods. Determination of normal costs and accrued liability. Effect on valuation results due to changes in experience, assumptions and plan provisions. Valuation of ancillary benefits. Determination of actuarially equivalent benefits at early or postponed retirement and optional forms of payment.

Description: Introduction to stochastic processes and their applications in actuarial science. Discrete-time and continuous-time processes; Markov chains; the Poisson process; compound Poisson processes; non-homogeneous Poisson processes; arithmetic and geometric Brownian motions. Applications of these processes in computation of resident fees for continuing care retirement communities. Pricing of financial instruments.

Prerequisites:  ACTS 440 and STAT 462 , each with a grade of "C" or better

First course of a two-course sequence that includes ACTS 471 .

Description: Theory and applications of contingency mathematics in the areas of life and health insurance, annuities, and pensions. Probabilistic models.

This course is a prerequisite for: ACTS 403

Prerequisites:  ACTS 470 and STAT 462 , each with a grade of "C" or better

Second course of a two-course sequence that includes ACTS 470 .

Description: Life insurance reserve for models based on a single life. Introduction to multiple life models for pensions and life insurance and to multiple decrement models.

This course is a prerequisite for: ACTS 403 ; ACTS 442 , ACTS 842

Prerequisites:  STAT 462 with a grade of "C" or better

Description: Applications of compound distributions in modeling of insurance loss. Continuous-time compound Poisson surplus processes, computation of ruin probabilities, the distributions of the deficit at the time of ruin, and the maximal aggregate loss. The effect of reinsurance on the probability of ruin.

Prerequisites:  STAT 462 with a grade of "C" or better.

Description: Mathematical, financial, and risk-theoretical foundations of casualty actuarial science. Risk theory, loss reserving, ratemaking, risk classification, credibility theory, reinsurance, financial pricing of insurance, and other special issues and applications.

Prerequisites:  ACTS 470 /870; FINA 338

Description: Principles and practices of pricing and/or funding and valuation for life, health, property and liability insurance, and annuities and pension plans. Commercially available actuarial modeling software.

ACE: ACE 10 Integrated Product

Prerequisites: For non-CoB students only; 2.5 cum gpa; Sophomore Standing

Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both BLAW 300 and BLAW 371 and/or BLAW 372 . Letter grade only.

Description: This course examines the business organization in relationship to government, employee groups and the community. A major theme in the course is the social responsibility of business. Topics of study include ethics, environmental issues, employee rights, government regulation, global management and the U.S. political system as it affects business decision making.

ACE: ACE 8 Civic/Ethics/Stewardship

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; 2.5 GPA; Business Qualified (MATH104 or MATH106 or MATH107 or MATH208; BSAD220; ACCT201 and ACCT202; ECON211 and ECON212; ECON215 or equivalent.) Prereqs differ for RAIKES, ACTS, and ABUS majors - see bulletin for exceptions.

Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both BLAW 300 and either of BLAW 371 / BLAW 371H or BLAW 372 .

Description: Law as it relates to the business transaction. Torts, contracts, sales, and related topics in the political and economics environment in which business functions and consideration of social and ethical issues creating pressure for change.

Open only to CoB Honors Academy students in good standing or by permission. Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass. Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both BLAW 300 and either of BLAW 371 / BLAW 371H or BLAW 372 .

Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass. Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both BLAW 300 and either of BLAW 371 / BLAW 371H or BLAW 372 .

Description: Basic legal principles needed to recognize the relevant issues and the legal implications of business situations. Application of the principles of law to accounting and auditing. Political, social, and ethical implications. Property and contracts.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; 2.5 GPA; Business Qualified (MATH104 or MATH106 or MATH107 or MATH208; BSAD220; ACCT201 and ACCT202; ECON211 and ECON212; ECON215 or equivalent). Open only to Nebraska Business Honors Academy students or by permission.

Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both BLAW 300 and either of BLAW 371 / BLAW 371H or BLAW 372 / BLAW 372H .

Prerequisites: Junior standing and at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA.

Description: An examination of the continuing influence of the common law on the resolution of contemporary legal issues. Considers the common law in the context of law created by other law-making institutions. Reviews the law of torts, contracts, and property and explores how traditional doctrines have evolved to govern current social problems, with emphasis on issues impacting business activity.

Description: Examines civil and criminal justice system and key legal concepts that frame the operations of these systems, including jurisdiction and venue, civil and criminal case progression, structure and function of key legal documents, discovery and evidence, civil appeals process, components of criminal responsibility criminal defenses, search and seizure, the privilege against self-incrimination, sentencing issues, and the post-conviction process. Examines issues that arise in business settings.

Description: Examines relationships between corporate governance, risk and compliance. Identification and discussion of common features of compliance programs and specific regulations affecting corporate compliance. Discussion of the role of risk assessment and ethical considerations.

Description: Introduction to legislation, the structure of the U.S. government, the sources of governmental policy, and the various factors that influence policy and related regulations. Examines considerations that go into legislative and administrative policymaking and how businesses can play a role in shaping legislative and administrative agendas. Analyzes complex language through the art of statutory interpretation.

Prerequisites: Freshman standing; a major in the College of Business.

Pass/No Pass only.

Description: Focuses on identifying and developing your unique strengths for personal success in college and in life. Part of the Professional Enhancement Program (PREP), a series of classes designed to develop professional, confident and polished students for lifelong career success.

This course is a prerequisite for: BSAD 222 ; BSAD 222H

Prerequisites: Open only to College of Business majors with sophomore standing or above.

Description: Focuses on identifying unique strengths for personal success in college and in life. Provides transfer students with essential information to understand their strengths. Part of the Professional Enhancement Program (PrEP), a series of classes designed to develop professional, confident and polished students for lifelong career success.

Credit Hours: 0

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program; admission to the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management.

First course in the Raikes School core.

Description: Introduction to financial and managerial accounting, and accounting information systems. Content integration and application, problem-solving and situational analysis.

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; ACCT 202 ; ACCT 301 ; ACCT 308 ; ACCT 309 ; ACCT 313 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; FINA 361A ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; MNGT 475H , RAIK 476H ; MRKT 341H , RAIK 341H ; RAIK 182H , BSAD 182H ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 335 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program; admission to the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management and BSAD/ RAIK 181H .

Second course in the Raikes School core.

Description: Introduction to microeconomics and macroeconomics. Content integration and application, problem-solving and situational analysis.

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; ECON 303 ; ECON 311A ; ECON 311B ; ECON 312A ; ECON 312B ; ECON 321 ; ECON 389 ; FINA 307 ; FINA 361A ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; MRKT 341H , RAIK 341H ; RAIK 381H , BSAD 381H ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 335 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

ACE: ACE 6 Social Science

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program; Admission to the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management.

Description: Introduction to personal development and its application to leadership.

This course is a prerequisite for: RAIK 186H , BSAD 186H

Prerequisites: Admission to the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management and BSAD/ RAIK 185H .

Second course in the Raikes School leadership core. Letter grade only.

Description: Continued pursuit and analysis of personal development and its application to leadership. Introduction to teams.

Prerequisites: Permission

Amount of credit to be earned is determined by the instructor at the time of registration.

Credit Hours: 0-6

Description: Variety of topics at the undergraduate level. Open only to CoB Honors Academy students or by permission.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; ENGL 150 or ENGL 151 . Open only to CoB majors.

Description: Principles of effective written business communication. Focus on effective writing strategies used in business disciplines.

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361H ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 350

ACE: ACE 1 Writing

Prerequisites: Open to CBA Honors Academy Students or Raikes School of Computer Science and Management students in good standing or by permission. Sophomore standing; ENGL 150 / ENGL 150H or ENGL 151 / ENGL 151H .

Prerequisites: Majors in College of Business; Sophomore Standing; 2.5 GPA, BSAD 111 / BSAD 111S or concurrent.

Offered Pass/No Pass.

Description: Focuses on career development and planning. Part of the Professional Enhancement Program (PrEP), a series of classes designed to develop professional, confident and polished students for lifelong career success.

This course is a prerequisite for: BSAD 333

Prerequisites: Open only to students in the CoB Honors Academy or by permission. Major in College of Business, Sophomore standing, 2.5 GPA, BSAD 111 / BSAD 111S or concurrent.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing

Description: Explores complex global issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. Examines how change and innovation are continuously transforming human endeavors such as technology, business, politics, laws, culture and arts. Investigates how innovation and change can provide new solutions to the many challenges humanity faces, yet may create novel problems and unintended consequences.

ACE: ACE 9 Global/Diversity

Prerequisites: Majors in College of Business Administration; 2.5 GPA; BSAD 222 .

Pass/No Pass.

Description: Focuses on internship/job search strategies. Part of the Professional Enhancement Program (PrEP), a series of classes designed to develop professional, confident and polished students for lifelong career success.

This course is a prerequisite for: BSAD 444H

Prerequisites: Junior standing in the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management and RAIK 270H and RAIK 370H .

Third course in Raikes School Data and Models course sequence.

Description: Focus on time series and random processes, simulation, network models, and constrained optimization for business modeling and decision making.

This course is a prerequisite for: SCMA 437 ; SCMA 450 ; SCMA 451 ; SCMA 452 ; SCMA 458 ; SCMA 459

Prerequisites: Admission to the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management and RAIK 184H .

Description: Legal, ethical, and social issues related to the development and use of computer technology. Basic legal principles needed to recognize the relevant issues and the legal implications of business situations. Ethical theory, and social, political, and legal considerations. Scenarios in problem areas: privacy, reliability and risks of complex systems, intellectual property, and responsibility of professionals for applications and consequences of their work.

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program and admission to the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management; BSAD/ RAIK 182H .

Description: Macroeconomics and introduction to advanced topics in accounting systems, finance, management and information systems. Content integration and application to problem-solving and situational analysis.

This course is a prerequisite for: ECON 365 , FINA 365 ; FINA 338 ; FINA 363 ; FINA 367 ; FINA 375 ; FINA 382 ; FINA 401 ; FINA 450 ; FINA 464 ; MNGT 475 ; MNGT 475H , RAIK 476H

Prerequisites: Permission of Department Chair

Description: Topic varies.

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation; admission to the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management; RAIK 284H / SOFT 261H or equivalent.

First semester in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management design studio

Description: Application of Raikes School core content in a team oriented, project management setting. Complete projects in consultation with private and public sector clients.

This course is a prerequisite for: RAIK 402H , BSAD 402H , CSCE 402H , SOFT 402H

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation; admission to the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management; BSAD/CSCE/SOFT/ RAIK 401H .

Second semester in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management design studio

This course is a prerequisite for: RAIK 403H , BSAD 403H , CSCE 403H

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation; admission to the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management; BSAD/CSCE/SOFT/ RAIK 402H .

Third semester of Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management design studio sequence.

Description: Application of Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management core content in a team oriented, project management setting. Complete projects in consultation with private and public sector clients.

This course is a prerequisite for: RAIK 404H , BSAD 404H , CSCE 404H

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation; admission to the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management; and BSAD/CSCE/SOFT/ RAIK 403H .

Fourth semester in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management design studio sequence.

Description: Connects business functional areas to global contexts in theory and practice. Covers international management from a strategic perspective with an in-depth focus on cross-cultural dimensions among countries. Examines emerging competitive strategies used by multinational companies and strategic issues in international company expansions and international venture launches.

Prerequisites: Majors in College of Business; 2.5 GPA; Senior standing or by permission.

Offered Pass/No Pass only.

Description: Focuses on professional and life skills. Part of the Professional Enhancement Program (PrEP), a series of classes designed to develop professional, confident and polished students for lifelong career success.

Prerequisites: Open only to CoB Honors Academy students in good standing or by permission. Major in College of Business, 2.5 GPA; BSAD 333

Offered Pass/No Pass Only.

Prerequisites: Permission of Program Coordinator, major or interest in business administration or by invitation.

Passport to travel in some countries required, educational visa may be required. Student must confer with the College of Business (CoB) faculty adviser to determine if course work is applicable towards a specific CoB major. Travel outside the United States is required. Arrangements for payment and program costs (tuition, transportation, room and/or board, etc.) will vary depending on the program.

Description: Primary study at site(s) outside the United States with topics to vary depending on the country(ies) and area of study.

Credit Hours: 1-15

Prerequisites: 12 credit hours

Letter grade only. Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both ECON 200 and ECON 211 and/or ECON 212 . This course fulfills the economics requirement for the Minor in Business Administration for non-CoB students and cannot be applied to any other degree program.

Description: Introduction to economic reasoning and methods. Consumer choice, resources, decision making under constraints, supply, demand, markets, economic welfare analysis, measurement, prices, employment, money and interest rates. Economic policy and limitations are evaluated.

This course is a prerequisite for: FINA 300 ; MRKT 300

ACE: ACE 8 Civic/Ethics/Stewardship ACE 6 Social Science

Prerequisites: 12 cr hrs.

Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both ECON 200 or ECON 210, and in ECON 211 and/or ECON 212 .

Description: Introduction to the nature and methods of economics. Economic systems. Measurement and analysis of aggregate variables, such as national income, consumption, saving, investment, international payments, employment, price indices, money supply, and interest rates. Fiscal, monetary, and other policies for macroeconomic stabilization and growth are evaluated.

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; AECN 346 ; AECN 367 ; AECN 420 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; ECON 303 ; ECON 311A ; ECON 311B ; ECON 312A ; ECON 312B ; ECON 315 ; ECON 321 ; ECON 389 ; ECON 457 , ECON 857 , HIST 857 , HIST 457 ; ECON 471 ; FINA 300 ; FINA 307 ; FINA 307H ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361A ; FINA 361H ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; MRKT 300 ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 335 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

Prerequisites: Open only to CoB Honors Academy students in good standing or by permission

Required for College of Business Administration major and for Arts and Sciences economics major. Credit towards degree cannot be earned in both ECON 210 and in ECON 211 or ECON 211H and/or ECON 212 or ECON 212H .

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; AECN 346 ; AECN 367 ; AECN 420 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; ECON 311A ; ECON 311B ; ECON 312A ; ECON 312B ; ECON 321 ; ECON 457 , ECON 857 , HIST 857 , HIST 457 ; ECON 471 ; FINA 307 ; FINA 307H ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361A ; FINA 361H ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 335 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

Description: Continuation of an introduction to economic methods. With emphasis on analysis and evaluation of markets. Includes demand, supply, elasticity, production costs, consumption utility, monopoly, competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, allocative and technical efficiency, and income distribution. Analysis applied to resource markets, unions, antitrust laws, agriculture, international trade, and other economic problems and policies.

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; AECN 201 ; AECN 220 ; AECN 225 , EAEP 225 , MRKT 225 ; AECN 235 , MRKT 235 ; AECN 265 , NREE 265 ; AECN 301 ; AECN 316 ; AECN 345 ; AECN 346 ; AECN 367 ; AECN 376 ; AECN 420 ; AECN 436 ; AECN 453 ; AECN 474 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; ECON 303 ; ECON 311A ; ECON 311B ; ECON 312A ; ECON 312B ; ECON 315 ; ECON 321 ; ECON 389 ; ECON 435 ; ECON 448 ; ECON 457 , ECON 857 , HIST 857 , HIST 457 ; ECON 471 ; ECON 477 ; FINA 300 ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361H ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; MRKT 300 ; MRKT 341H , RAIK 341H ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 335 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both ECON 210, and in ECON 211 or ECON 211H and/or ECON 212 or ECON 212H .

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; AECN 201 ; AECN 220 ; AECN 225 , EAEP 225 , MRKT 225 ; AECN 265 , NREE 265 ; AECN 301 ; AECN 316 ; AECN 346 ; AECN 367 ; AECN 376 ; AECN 420 ; AECN 453 ; AECN 474 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; ECON 311A ; ECON 311B ; ECON 312A ; ECON 312B ; ECON 321 ; ECON 435 ; ECON 448 ; ECON 457 , ECON 857 , HIST 857 , HIST 457 ; ECON 471 ; ECON 477 ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361H ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MNGT 475 ; MRKT 341H , RAIK 341H ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 335 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; MATH 104 or equivalent or MATH 106 ; BSAD 50 ; 2.5 GPA

Credit toward the degree in the College of Business Administration cannot be earned in both ECON 215 , and STAT 218 or EDPS 459 or CRIM 300 ; or in both ECON 215 and SOCI 206 . Credit towards the degree in the College of Arts and Sciences cannot be earned in both ECON 215 and STAT 218 , or in both EDPS 459 and STAT 218 .

Description: Introduction to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of statistical data used in economics and business. Probability analysis, sampling, hypothesis testings, analysis of trends and seasonality, correlation, and simple regressions.

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; ACCT 308 ; AECN 436 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; ECON 311A ; ECON 311B ; ECON 312A ; ECON 312B ; ECON 315 ; ECON 448 ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361A ; FINA 361H ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MRKT 345 ; MRKT 350 ; MRKT 446 ; SCMA 250 ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 335 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H ; STAT 318

ACE: ACE 3 Math/Stat/Reasoning

Prerequisites: Open only to CoB Honors Academy students in good standing or by permission. Sophomore standing; MATH 104 or MATH 106 ; BSAD 50 ; 2.5 GPA

Credit toward the degree in the College of Business Administration cannot be earned in both ECON 215H , and STAT 218 or EDPS 459 or CRIM 300 ; or in both ECON 215H and SOCI 206 .

This course is a prerequisite for: ABUS 341 , MRKT 341 ; ACCT 308 ; BLAW 371 ; BLAW 371H ; BLAW 372 ; BLAW 372H ; ECON 311A ; ECON 311B ; ECON 312A ; ECON 312B ; ECON 448 ; FINA 361 ; FINA 361A ; FINA 361H ; MNGT 301 ; MNGT 301H ; MRKT 345 ; MRKT 350 ; SCMA 250 ; SCMA 331 ; SCMA 335 ; SCMA 350 ; SCMA 350H ; STAT 318

Prerequisites:  ECON 211 and 212 or ECON 210

Description: Understanding of the nature of money, the commercial and central banking system, and the role of money and monetary policy as determinants of the aggregate levels of national spending and income, output, employment, and prices.

Prerequisites:  ECON 211 and 212 ; ECON 215 or equivalent; MATH 104 or equivalent

This course is intended for economics majors and those preferring a quantitative approach.

Description: Extensions and elaboration of theories of aggregate production, consumption, savings and investment, and international trade and finance. Detailed analyses of aggregate demand and supply and applications to inflation and unemployment. Various models of a market economy's performance, and analyses of monetary and fiscal policies for macroeconomic stabilization and growth.

This course is a prerequisite for: ECON 315

This course is intended for non-economics majors and those preferring a descriptive approach.

This course is a prerequisite for: AECN 445 , NREE 445 ; ECON 315

Description: Extension and elaboration of the economic theories of the behavior of producers, consumers, and markets. Applications include analyses of taxation, rationing and other government policies, price discrimination, cartels, unions, and international markets.

This course is a prerequisite for: ECON 315 ; ECON 471

This course is a prerequisite for: AECN 340 ; AECN 445 , NREE 445 ; ECON 315 ; ECON 471

Prerequisites:  ECON 211 , ECON 212 , ECON 215 or equivalents, and either ECON 311A / ECON 311B or ECON 312A / ECON 312B as a prerequisite or concurrent.

Description: Learn to collect, clean, manage, describe, and visualize economic data using modern statistical software such as R, SQL, or Excel. Develop skills to apply economic analysis to business and policy issues. Builds upon the statistical skills and economic theories learned previously but will also introduce new statistical techniques and economic ideas. Each content area will be learned through applications and projects.

Description: Intermediate survey of international trade and factor movements; balance of payments; commercial policy; economic integration; international monetary system and institutions; exchange rates; and open economy macroeconomics.

Prerequisites:  FINA 361 with a grade of C or above or ACTS 440 /840

Description: Various institutions which collectively constitute the US financial system and a discussion of their origin and development. Analysis of the supply and demand for funds and characteristic of the main financial markets. Emphasis on the determination of the price of credit and the term structure of interest rates.

Prerequisites: ECON 210, or both ECON 211 and ECON 212 ; for juniors only.

Description: Critical analysis of economic issues based upon readings of current and historical importance. (Possible topics: pollution, discrimination, poverty, energy, agribusiness, health, demographics, ideology, and crime.)

Prerequisites: Prior arrangement with and permission of individual faculty member and completion of proposed plan to departmental office

Description: Special research project or reading program under the direction of a staff member in the department.

Prerequisites: Admission to the University Honors Program or by invitation.

Description: Special research project or reading program.

Prerequisites: ECON 210, or both ECON 211 and ECON 212 .

Description: Basic policy implications of monetary economics with special reference to the role of money in the determination of income, employment, and prices. Includes demand for and supply of money, commercial and central banking system, monetary policy-making, nonbank financial system, and other issues in monetary economics.

Prerequisites: ECON 210, or both ECON 211 and ECON 212 ; ECON 215 or equivalent.

Description: Experience with research methods in economics. Statistical analysis to investigate economic issues and related policies; find relevant data; perform and interpret univariate and multivariate statistical analyses; and formulate and test specific hypotheses.

Prerequisites:  ECON 215

Description: Decision making under conditions of uncertainty. Introduction to Bayesian methods including the main methods of traditional statistics. Both prior knowledge and consequences of decision error are explicitly taken into account in the analysis.

Description: Designed to give undergraduate and master's level economics students an introduction to basic econometric methods including economic model estimation and analyses of economic data. Hypothesis formulation and testing, economic prediction and problems in analyzing economic cross-section and time series data are considered.

This course is a prerequisite for: AECN 868

Prerequisites:  ECON 311A or ECON 312B and ECON 312A or ECON 312B

Description: Selected topics involving the use of quantitative methods in applied research.

Prerequisites:  ECON 200 , or both ECON 211 and ECON 212 ; ECON 312A or ECON 312B .

Description: Determinants of the volume, prices, and commodity composition of trade. Effects of trade, international resource movements, trade restrictions on resource allocation, income distribution, and social welfare.

This course is a prerequisite for: AECN 901D

Description: Determinants of exchange rates, international payments, inflation, unemployment, national income, and interest rates in an open economy. International monetary system and capital and financial markets, and of the mechanisms by which a national economy and the rest of the world adjust to external disturbances.

Description: Advanced survey of development problems and goals; roles of land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and technical progress in economic growth of the less developed countries. Theories and strategies relating to international trade and economic development.

Prerequisites:  ECON 212

Description: Introduction to game theory and strategic thinking, with applications drawn from economics, political science, finance, management, and other disciplines. Topics include dominance, Nash equilibrium, entry deterrence, reputation, signaling, strategic communication.

Prerequisites: ECON 210, or both ECON 211 and ECON 212 ; ECON 215

Description: Advanced analysis of regional growth and development. Emphasis on the relationship between national and regional growth as well as local attributes influencing development patterns. Comparisons between developed and developing countries used to highlight similarities and differences in development patterns and policies. Empirical applicability of regional economic models stressed.

Prerequisites:  ECON 211 or ECON 212

Description: Introduction to the field of feminist economics. Critiques of economic theory and methodology along with gender and household decision-making, the care economy, international migration, development, globalization, the feminization of labor markets,and macroeconomics.

Prerequisites:  ECON 212 , ECON 215 or STAT 218 or STAT 380 or EDPS 459

Description: An introduction to the economic and financial principles relevant to the intercollegiate athletic environment. Examination of the economic factors that influence the delivery of collegiate sport products. Study of the revenue streams and costs applicable to NCAA institutions.

Description: Structure and function of the economic system and problems in achieving goals of efficient allocation of resources, full employment, stable prices, economic growth, and security. Emphasis on teaching of economics at the pre-college level.

Credit Hours: 2-6

Description: Transformation of the United States economy from an agrarian to an industrial society and the impact of that transformation on people's livelihoods. The economic of slavery, the impact of the railroads, immigration, and the collective response of business and labor to industrialization.

Prerequisites:  ECON 211 and ECON 212 , or ECON 210.

Description: Transformation of the United States economy in the twentieth century. Attention to the continued consolidation of the business enterprise, business cycle episodes including the Great Depression of the 1930's, organized labor, and the role of government in managing and coping with this transformation in economic life.

Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission.

Open to students with an interest in international relations.

Prerequisites:  ECON 211 and ECON 212 ; ECON 312A or ECON 312B .

Description: Microeconomic analysis of policy issues in public finance, emphasizing taxation. Includes public goods and externalities; analysis of tax incidence, efficiency, and equity; and fiscal federalism.

This course is a prerequisite for: ECON 971

Description: Prepares students to conduct social and economic planning, program evaluation, and budgeting. Analysis of the delivery of government goods and services consistent with values and societal goals. Includes: philosophy of government, budget theory, social indicators, social fabric matrix, cost effective analysis, technology assessment, evaluation of the natural environment, and time analysis.

Description: Economic analysis of the law, focusing on incentives and the efficiency of the legal system. Topics the economic theory and analysis of tort, contract, property, corporate, and antitrust law. Some economic theory and analysis relevant to criminal law are also covered.

Prerequisites:  ECON 211 , ECON 212 and ECON 215 .

Description: Microeconomics of wages and employment; determinants of labor demand and supply; marginal productivity; bargaining theories of wages; labor mobility and allocation among employers; and the impact of unions, government policy, investment in human capital; and discrimination in labor markets.

Description: Macroeconomics aspects of labor economics; how the labor sector of the economy and the economy's overall performance are interrelated; analysis of the general level of wages, employment, unemployment, business cycles, and inflation.

Prerequisites: Junior standing; MNGT 361

Description: Government regulation of employment and labor relations. Includes laws and agencies relating to employment practices, pay, hours, equal employment opportunity, labor relations, safety, health, pensions, and benefits. Social and economic implications of governmental regulation considered.

Prerequisites: Admission to the University Honors Program or by invitation, and permission.

Description: Conduct a scholarly research project and write a University Honors Program thesis.

Description: Combines the expertise of Business College faculty with real world experiences of successful practitioners to examine the success principles of the free enterprise system and provide students an understanding of the nature of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship.

Description: Overview of financial issues for agribusiness start-ups. Business funding specific to new enterprises. Case studies on financial practices for start-up firms.

Will not fulfill any of the requirements for a degree in the College of Business Administration.

Description: Variety of topics in small business and entrepreneurship, including, but not limited to marketing, finance, human resources, and operations.

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing

Description: Introduction to entrepreneurship management/marketing. Provides an 'insider's view' of entrepreneurial creativity, innovation, and value creation. First-hand accounts from personal experiences in creating new products, services, and ideas. Insight into real-world marketing creativity, leadership applications, research and development, market analysis, feasibility study, and potential careers in creativity and related fields. Involves the investigation of markets, both for profit and not-for-profit.

This course is a prerequisite for: ENTR 421 , MNGT 421 ; ENTR 422 , MNGT 422 ; ENTR 423 , MNGT 423

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing. Acceptance into the Clifton Builders Program.

Description: The opportunities and challenges that are distinctive to businesses owned and operated by members of a family. Shared governance, leadership development, succession, and family-business tensions.

Description: Provides an opportunity to experience the highs, lows, fun, and pressure of developing a business idea and working in a startup environment. Understand the challenging trade-offs entrepreneurs face as they launch a new business, product, service, or process. Identify and evaluate potential business opportunities in the marketplace using established tools. Formulate and justify a pitch for a new product or service.

Open to students of all majors and colleges at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Some sections may include mentors from the community who are local entrepreneurs and business community members from the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Lincoln and Omaha.

Description: Provide a real-world look at raising money for "start-up companies" and why it matters. Open-forum discussion, practical application exercises, and examination of real-world case studies.

Description: Develop your creativity by examining it within the context of entrepreneurship. Learn how entrepreneurial processes can develop our creative abilities in a variety of contexts, including (but not limited to) the new business context.

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Introduction to the basic concepts of how to present yourself and ideas in a compelling manner. Explore how to prepare, design, and deliver a persuasive presentation. Utilize lectures, readings, discussions, reflection papers, and presentations to develop presentation or 'pitch' skills

Description: Introductory models for a startup business. Ideation, customer segments, value proposition, minimal viable product and market fit.

This course is a prerequisite for: PLAS 301

Prerequisites: Junior Standing; ENTR/ MNGT 321

Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass.

Description: Covers the creative skills fundamental to the process of identifying and exploiting entrepreneurial opportunities and the analytical toolkit needed to explore the feasibility of an entrepreneurial opportunity. Integrates experiential exercises, thought leadership in the field, and case study analysis to hone in on the critical importance of the entrepreneurial mindset to society. A variety of contexts are considered, including traditional small businesses, social/non-profit organizations, and innovative efforts within established firms

This course is a prerequisite for: ENTR 424

Prerequisites: Junior standing; ENTR/ MNGT 321

Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass

Description: Addresses financial, human resource, operations and marketing issues that face entrepreneurs whose businesses are confronted with significant growth. In addition, will learn change management concepts that are targeted towards managing an organization in extremely turbulent times. Prepares students to work in fast-growth firms, whether they are interested in starting their own business or joining an already established fast-growth firm. Helpful for students interested in fast-growth industries such as life science and high technology.

Prerequisites: Junior standing

Description: The obligations and operating practices required by ownership of one's own business, whether new or acquired. Interactions with owners of small businesses (e.g., on-site visits and discussions). Cases and projects relevant to small businesses.

Prerequisites: Junior standing; ENTR/ MNGT 421

Description: Takes an in-depth look at the business planning process. By the end of the class, students produce their own business plans. Learn through their own business plan writing, through in-depth cases studies, by engaging in role plays and by interacting with business executives. Business plans are a critical part of any organization, thus, preparing students to develop business plans for a variety of new concepts and ideas, whether inside an established firm or as part of the start-up new venture. Students will be asked to enter their business plans into the business planning competitions in which the university participates.

Prerequisites:  ENTR 421 , ENTR 422 , and ENTR 423

Description: Practicum in Entrepreneurship. This course provides a hands-on experience. Students will choose one of two paths. They will work on their own start-up or they will intern at a start-up business. Students are responsible for weekly progress reports and other assignments suited to their path.

Description: Introduction to franchising, how it relates to the entrepreneurial journal, and the differences compared to the traditional business model. Explores how to choose between buying an independent business and joining a franchise network and what makes a successful franchisee compared to another.

Description: The process of starting your own enterprise. Competitive environment, risk management, finance for business startups, funding, and business plan writing.

Description: Introductory course in the finance area with concentration in personal financial applications. Includes: income and occupation, expenditures, budgeting, consumerism, taxes, consumer credit, banking services, savings and savings instruments, life insurance, social security, annuities, pensions, health insurance and care, automobile, fire, and property insurance, home ownership, investments and securities, mutual funds, and estate planning including wills, trusts, estates, death taxes, and gift taxes.

Prerequisites: For non-CoB students only; 2.5 cum GPA; ACCT 200 (or ACCT 201 and ACCT 202 ) and ECON 200 (or ECON 211 and ECON 212 ).

Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both FINA 300 and FINA 361 /361A/361H.

Description: Covers the basic principles of Financial Decision Making with an emphasis on time value of money, financial statement analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting and risk management.

This course is a prerequisite for: CNST 476 , CONE 476 ; FINA 382

Prerequisites: ECON 210 or 211

Description: Fundamentals of risk management and insurance. The nature and treatment of pure loss exposures, legal principles, property and liability insurance, life and health insurance, social insurance, and the functional and financial operation of insurance companies. Personal risk management.

Prerequisites: 2.5 cum GPA; FINA 361 /361H with a grade of C or above; or ACTS 440 /840

Description: Identification and management of risk at the individual and corporate level. The risk management process and tools for risk management. Different personal insurance policies and corporate risk management methods and their applications. Analysis of value creation of corporate risk management.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; 2.5 GPA; Business Qualified (MATH104 or MATH106 or MATH107 or MATH208; BSAD220; ACCT201 & ACCT202; ECON211 & ECON212; ECON215 or equivalent; SCMA 250 .) Prereqs differ for RAIKES, ACTS, & ABUS majors - see bulletin for exceptions.

Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass. Credit toward the degree may only be earned in one of FINA 300 , FINA 361 , FINA 361A , and FINA 361H . FINA 361 may replace D and F grades in FINA 361A .

Description: Scope and content of the finance specialization; survey of the major theoretical issues; the financial instruments; analysis of the capital management problems; and development of criteria for financial decision making.

This course is a prerequisite for: AECN 416 ; ECON 365 , FINA 365 ; FINA 338 ; FINA 363 ; FINA 367 ; FINA 375 ; FINA 382 ; FINA 401 ; FINA 450 ; FINA 464 ; MNGT 475

Prerequisites: Freshman or Sophomore Only; 3.25 GPA; ACCT 201 ; ECON 211 and ECON 215 or equivalent; MATH 104 or MATH 106 or MATH 107 or MATH 208 . Prereqs differ for RAIKES, ACTS, & ABUS Majors - see bulletin for exceptions.

Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass. Credit toward the degree may only be earned in one of FINA 300 , FINA 361 , FINA 361A , and FINA 361H

Description: Scope and content of the finance specialization with emphasis on financial modeling used for valuation; in-depth analysis of major theoretical issues; analysis of capital management problems and criteria for financial decision making.

Prerequisites: CBA Hon; Soph standing; 2.5 GPA; Business Qualified (MATH104 or MATH106 or MATH107 or MATH208; BSAD220; ACCT201 and ACCT202; ECON211 and ECON212; ECON215 or equivalent.) Prereqs differ for RAIKES, ACTS, and ABUS majors - see bulletin for exceptions.

Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass. Credit towards the degree may only be earned in one of FINA 300 , FINA 361 , FINA 361A , and FINA 361H .

Description: Survey of investment risks and rewards, the operation of the securities business, and an introduction to the problems of qualitative and quantitative analysis and portfolio selection.

This course is a prerequisite for: FINA 463 ; FINA 468 ; FINA 475

Prerequisites: 2.5 cum GPA; FINA 361 /361H with a grade of C or better; or ACTS 440 /840

Description: This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of fixed-income markets, fixed-income securities, and tools employed by market participants to the analysis of fixed-income investments. The main topics include (1) debt and money markets, (2) interest rate behavior and determination, (3) bond valuation, (4) managing bond risk, (5) bonds with embedded options, and (6) mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

Letter grade only

Description: Analysis of the environment in which financial reporting choices are made and what the options are. How financial statements and data are used for various types of decisions. How to avoid misusing financial statement data.

Prerequisites:  FINA 361 /361H or FINA 300 or ACTS 440 /840

Description: Real estate market: ownership, interests, sales, leases and agencies, special financing institutions, financial aspects of ownership, managerial aspects of brokerage, property valuation, and real estate appraising.

Prerequisites: Permission of Department Chair.

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation; permission of supervising faculty member and departmental chair.

Description: Special research project or reading program under the direction of a faculty member from the department.

Prerequisites:  FINA 361

Description: Applications of quantitative analysis in financial economics. Rigorous development of time value of money principles, asset pricing models and valuation methods in Finance. Emphasis on the derivation of the basic concepts in financial analysis.

Prerequisites: 2.5 cum GPA; FINA 338

Description: The economic functions of life insurance. The human-life value concept and the basic forms of life insurance and annuities used in insuring life values. Life insurance pricing, functional company operations, legal aspects, and contractual provision. Health and other specialized forms of human-life value insurance.

Prerequisites: ECON 210 or 211 and 212 ; FINA 307

Description: Analysis of group life insurance, group medical expense and disability income insurance, private pension plans, profit sharing and thrift plans, Section 401(k) plans, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Keogh plans for the self-employed, group property and liability insurance, and other employee benefits. An analysis of major public policy issues.

Description: Japanese business techniques in the five functional areas: accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. Historical perspective and current practices are emphasized. Strong academic emphasis as well as lectures by academicians, business people, and civil servants. Student may apply only 3 hrs towards satisfying the requirements for their major. The other 3 hrs will be used as business elective credit. Course offered in English only by the faculty of the College of Business of Senshu University, Tokyo, Japan. Plant and office visits required.

Credit Hours: 6

Prerequisites:  FINA 338

Description: Major and minor pure loss exposures facing business firms, the alternative risk management techniques for dealing with these exposure, the most appropriate technique(s) for controlling each exposure, and the financial results so the risk management program remains effective. Actual risk management audits of business firms and case studies are used to integrate the concepts, techniques, and tools.

Description: International aspects of corporate financial management and financial institutions. Decision making by individual businesses in foreign operations. Explores interaction of multinational corporations and world capital markets with emphasis on quantitative techniques. Current theoretical and practical issues in international finance.

Description: Advanced development of the corporate finance tools used in financial management. Application of quantitative techniques used in financial statement forecasting, advanced capital budgeting, advanced cost of capital estimation, corporate valuation, and external financing policy of the firm.

This course is a prerequisite for: FINA 475

Prerequisites: 2.5 cum GPA; FINA 363

Description: Analysis of security instruments, fixed income, equities, convertibles, and business valuation. Both fundamental and technical analysis are treated. Valuation methodologies employed by analysts. The criteria used by Warren Buffett for evaluation of potential acquisitions and investments. Application of computer techniques and models.

Prerequisites:  FINA 361 or ACTS 440 and permission

Description: The purpose and function of capital markets. The role of asset managers in fixed income markets, public equity markets and private markets. Emphasis is on the purpose of finance and investing and how it impacts lives. Core topics include ESG investing and private wealth management.

Prerequisites: 2.5 cum GPA; FINA 361 /361H with a grade of C or above or ACTS 440 /840; and FINA 365

Description: Bank asset management; policy and practices for reserves, loans and investments. Internal organization of commercial banks. New problems and recent innovations in commercial banking.

Prerequisites: 2.5 cum GPA; FINA 338 or 367 or 863

Description: The use of derivative securities in risk reduction and portfolio management strategies.

This course is a prerequisite for: ACTS 405

Prerequisites:  ACTS 441 and STAT 380

Description: Introduction to financial mathematics related to pricing of derivative securities, including standard options, exotic options and interest rate and bond derivatives. Covers required material for the Society of Actuaries Models for Financial Economics (MFE) exam.

Prerequisites:  FINA 363 and admission to the Finance Department's CFA - Investment Option.

The first course of a two-semester sequence that includes FINA 469 /869. Letter grade only.

Description: Practical experience in financial asset management. Economic and industry information, money and capital market forecasts, to determine how to select individual securities and how to develop a portfolio strategy.

This course is a prerequisite for: FINA 469

Prerequisites:  FINA 468

The second course of a two-semester sequence that includes FINA 468 /868. Letter grade only.

Prerequisites: Senior standing; Finance Major; 2.5 GPA; FINA 363 ; FINA 461 /861

Description: Strategic corporate financial decisions on firm value. Cases and projects that synthesize material from other courses within the finance major and core business classes. The application of financial and business principles in value-based management.

Prerequisites:  FINA 382

Description: Consideration of procedure, instruments, techniques, and trends in financing urban real property; an examination of realty credit markets and sources of funds (private and public); valuation of real property for lending and investment purposes; and measurement of investment performance.

Description: Conduct a scholarly research project. Write a University Honors Program or undergraduate thesis.

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.

University Honors Seminar 189H is required of all students in the University Honors Program. Topic varies.

Description: Variety of topics on the undergraduate level.

Prerequisites: For non-CoB students only; Sophomore Standing

Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both MNGT 300 and MNGT 320. Letter grade only.

Description: This course is designed to introduce students from non-business fields to the role of managers in various organizational structures and types. Students will explore how the practice of management is relevant to their chosen field of study or academic discipline. This course will provide an analysis of organizations and the management processes of planning, organizing, directing and controlling. Individual, group, intergroup and organizational responses to various environments and technologies are studied as well as pertinent techniques of human capital management.

This course is a prerequisite for: MNGT 342

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, 2.5 cumulative GPA, MATH 104 or higher, ACCT 201 & 202, ECON 211 & 212, ECON 215 or equivalent. Specific exceptions are made for Actuarial Science, Raikes, and Agribusiness majors.

Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both MNGT300 and MNGT301/MNGT301H. Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass.

Description: Nature of management - who managers are and what they do. Broad overview of best managerial practices. Framework for understanding contextual influences involved in both managing and being managed. Examines the multiple roles held by the manager: planning, organizing, controlling and leading an organization. Focus primarily on for-profit companies but also relevant to other types of organizations (non-profit and public sector).

This course is a prerequisite for: MNGT 342 ; MNGT 461 ; MNGT 463 ; MNGT 464 ; MNGT 475

Prerequisites: CoB Hon Acad students; Soph; 2.5 GPA; Business Qualified (MATH104 or MATH106/106B or MATH107 or MATH208; BSAD220; ACCT201&202; ECON211&212; ECON215 or equivalent.) Prereqs differ for RAIKES, ACTS, and ABUS majors - see bulletin for exceptions.

This course is a prerequisite for: MNGT 342 ; MNGT 461 ; MNGT 463 ; MNGT 464

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing.

Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both MNGT 311 and MNGT 467/867.

Description: Building on theory and historical and contemporary perspectives, this course will examine the process of leadership development, with a focus on relational models of leadership. The course will also focus on group dynamics and the promotion of optimum team performance. Students will learn the processes of group formation and how to take advantage of the talents of each group member to enhance the achievement of group objectives. The differences between groups and teams and how to structure work among group/team members to maximize learning and goal attainment will be emphasized. Learning and practicing new ways of communication will be a central component of this course.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Clifton Builders Program

Initial course for all students accepted into the Clifton Builders Program.

Description: An exploration of personal strengths and individual uniqueness for creating growth and impact in organizations. Focuses on developing expertise in strengths based leadership, well-being, and employee engagement.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and MNGT 300 or MNGT 301

Description: Provides an introduction to the sports industry and the factors that make it unique to other industries. Discuss basic management skills necessary in the operation of sports organizations. Examine social, behavioral, managerial, and strategic foundations of the sports industry.

Description: Foundations of organizational behavior. This course provides the basic knowledge for managing people in organizations by surveying frameworks for individual, group, and system behaviors. The course builds critical thinking skills by examining the role of perception, personality and attitudes, motivation, leadership, group dynamics, employee engagement, organizational culture, communication and decision making in the management of work.

This course is a prerequisite for: AECN 416 ; MNGT 475

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. Acceptance into the Clifton Builders Program.

Description: Foundations of organizational behavior. Provides the basic knowledge for managing people in organizations by surveying frameworks for individual, group, and system behaviors. Builds critical thinking skills by examining the role of perception, personality and attitudes, motivation, leadership, group dynamics, employee engagement, organizational culture, communication and decision making in the management of work. Also includes two workshops created and delivered by Gallup Inc: Leading High Performance Teams and Creating an Engaging Workplace

Prerequisites: Open only to CoB Honors Academy students in good standing or by permission. Sophomore standing.

Description: The foundation and application of organizational behavior. Perspective, historical background, methodology, and theoretical framework for human behavior in organizations. Micro- (perception, personality and attitudes, motivation, and learning) interactive (group dynamics, conflict, stress, power and politics, and leadership), and macro- (communication, decision making, organization theory and design, and organizational culture) levels of analysis. Applications for performance improvement and organizational change and development.

Description: Introductory course that approaches Human Resource Management from the perspective of the human resource professional and the individual manager or supervisor. Presents the integrated nature of human resource management and the operation of human resource policies and principles in the contemporary organizational environment. Materials will cover the challenges and opportunities faced by those who are charged with responsibility for acquisition, management, development, and retention of organizational human capital. Provides an overview of the typical human resource functions and requisite decision making in those areas.

This course is a prerequisite for: MNGT 461 ; MNGT 463 ; MNGT 464

Description: Challenges and opportunities for maximizing the power of a diverse workforce. Contemporary response to the issues of effective management of pluralistic perspectives and the impact of diversity on organizational climate and productivity. Introduction to diversity competence skill development techniques, strategies, and best practices for organizational effectiveness.

Specific topic covered in any given term and credit awarded is to be determined by the instructor. Topic varies.

Description: Topics Vary

Prerequisites: Junior standing; permission of supervising instructor and department chair.

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation; permission of instructor and department chair.

Description: Significant community engagement by conducting an entire philanthropic grant process across the semester. Fosters understanding of how strategic giving has social impact. Examine the structure of projects. Refine leadership through applied group work. Focus on philanthropic environment and awareness of corporate and non-profit contributions as they create social change within the community.

Prerequisites: Junior standing.

Description: Management in organizational settings requires skillful negotiation. This course will help develop a set of useful negotiation skills and strategies. Course uses a series of negotiation simulations and debriefings that help students learn to identify different types of conflict situations; learn to employ appropriate, purposeful negotiation techniques; and learn to evaluate negotiated outcomes.

Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both MNGT 413 and UHON 395H . Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass.

Description: Examines how ethical organizations are created to engage with and prosper in natural, economic, and social environments.

Description: Introduction to major management issues that companies face when doing business internationally. Prepare leaders to deal with a wide array of cultural, economic, legal, and technological differences. Deal with concepts, issues, and research in international management, with a focus on the international application of: (1) culture, communication, and leadership, (2) strategic management, and (3) development and coordination of international subsidiaries.

Prerequisites: Accepted as a Student Strengths Coach

Required course towards becoming a Certified Student Strengths Coach through the Clifton Strengths Institute.

Description: Provides in-depth knowledge of strengths-based development and techniques to maximize the individual potential of others through the exploration and application of CliftonStrengths. Develops skills to be successful in coaching and positively impacting student development, engagement, and well-being in college and after graduation.

Prerequisites: Junior Standing; MNGT 301 and MNGT 361

Description: Engage with the theory and practice of strategic human resource management in contemporary organizational settings. Examine the fundamentals of HRM strategic planning and scenario models. Learn the importance of evidenced based decision making, and using HRM analytics such as return on investment. Primary focus on human resource management effectiveness and engagement as a strategic partner in organizations.

Prerequisites: Junior standing; MNGT 360 or ECON 381

Description: Interdisciplinary approach to labor-management relations with emphasis on collective bargaining and grievance administration. Appreciation of collective bargaining process gained through actual negotiating of a labor-management contract. On-going union-management relationships explored.

Description: Design and administration of compensation systems. Deals with determinants of general level of pay, pay structures, wage and salary surveys, job analysis, job evaluation, performance evaluation, benefit plans, and financial incentive systems.

Description: Explain the process by which organizations forecast employment needs, recruit potential employees, select high potential candidates from applicant pools, assess job performance levels, give feedback, train and develop existing employees, and deal with voluntary and involuntary turnover. Examples of tools used by HR professionals in the staffing process are provided. Evaluate and suggest improvements to real HR recruiting and selection systems based on the information learned in the classroom.

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing

Description: Build skills for working successfully in the virtual world. Focus on issues and skill development impacting leadership, communication, and teamwork in the virtual world and effective practice of these skills.

Prerequisites: Open only to students in the College of Business. SR; 2.5 GPA; major in the College of Business; BSAD220; ACCT201 and ACCT202; ECON211 and ECON212; FINA 361 ; SCMA350 and SCMA331; MNGT301; SCMA 331 ; MRKT 341 ; or equivalent.

Seniors graduating at the end of the current term will have first priority. Non-priority students may be dropped. Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass.

Description: Learn the principal concepts, frameworks, and techniques of strategic management. Formulate and apply business strategies, analyze cases, explore business simulations, and gain an understanding and appreciation of how strategy affects careers, company performance, and industry attractiveness.

Prerequisites: Open CoB Hon, Raikes and Hon students in good & SR standing. 2.5 GPA; major in Col of Bus; BSAD220; ACCT201&202; ECON211&212; FINA361; SCMA350&331; MNGT301; MRKT341; or equiv. Prereqs differ for RAIKES, ACTS, & ABUS majors - see bulletin for exceptions

Prerequisites: Open only to CoB Honors Academy students in good standing. Must be taken concurrently with MNGT 475H .

Description: Application of strategic management theory and concepts to solve business problems for corporations.

Prerequisites:  AECN 141 or ECON 212

Pass/No Pass option not allowed for College of Business majors.

Description: Marketing strategies and entrepreneurship ventures throughout a food systems channel from producers of agricultural commodities to processors of food products and the final consumer. Entrepreneurship studies dealing with food processors, wholesaling, retailing and food service firms. Create strategic marketing plan to introduce a new food product into a retail consumer market.

This course is a prerequisite for: AECN 316

Description: This course focuses on the foundations of commodity markets. It discusses how markets were created, how commodities are traded from producers to final consumers, the role of transportation and storage, among other topics. It provides a broad and detailed discussion of economic theories behind markets, how they work in practice, and the current state of these markets in the world.

This course is a prerequisite for: AECN 325 , MRKT 325 ; AECN 336

Letter Grade Only.

Description: Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of sales communication including verbal, listening and written skills. Students learn the various components of the selling process, develop a written selling plan, and gain experience in executing each step of the selling process through role-play exercises.

This course is a prerequisite for: MRKT 357 ; MRKT 372 ; MRKT 457 ; MRKT 460

ACE: ACE 2 Communication Competence

Prerequisites: For non-CoB students only; 2.5 cum GPA; Sophomore standing, ECON 200 (or ECON 211 and 212 )

Letter grade only. Fulfills the Marketing requirement for the minor in business administration for non-business students and is part of a six course sequence for the minor. Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both MRKT 300 and MRKT 341 .

Description: Survey of marketing principles for non-business students. Overview of the fundamental terms and concepts in contemporary marketing, introduction to real world marketing strategies and focuses on marketing's role in organizations and businesses.

Prerequisites:  AECN 235

Description: Operation and use of agricultural commodity markets and institutions as applied to enterprise and firm risk management. Cash; futures and futures option markets; basis; hedging; price discovery; fundamental analysis; and risk management strategies.

Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both MRKT 300 and MRKT 341 / MRKT 341H . Cannot be taken Pass/No Pass.

Description: The marketing system, its relations with the socioeconomic system, and the influences of each upon the other. Evolution and present structure of marketing institutions and processes. Customer attributes and behavioral characteristics, and how a marketing manager responds to these in the design of marketing strategies, using research, product development, pricing, distribution structure, and promotion.

This course is a prerequisite for: MNGT 475 ; MRKT 345 ; MRKT 346 , SCMA 346 ; MRKT 347 ; MRKT 350 ; MRKT 355 ; MRKT 395 ; MRKT 399 ; MRKT 425 ; MRKT 426 ; MRKT 428 ; MRKT 441 ; MRKT 442 ; MRKT 443 ; MRKT 444 , SCMA 444 ; MRKT 446 ; MRKT 449 ; MRKT 453 ; MRKT 458 ; MRKT 490 ; MRKT 491 ; SCMA 432 ; SCMA 447

Prerequisites: CoB Hon or Raikes in good standing or permission. SO; 2.5 GPA; Bus Qual (MATH104 or 106 or 107 or 208; BSAD220; ACCT201 and 202; ECON211 and 212; ECON215 or equivalent.) Prereqs differ for RAIKES, ACTS, and ABUS majors - see bulletin for exceptions.

This course is a prerequisite for: MNGT 475 ; MNGT 475H , RAIK 476H ; MRKT 345 ; MRKT 346 , SCMA 346 ; MRKT 347 ; MRKT 350 ; MRKT 355 ; MRKT 395 ; MRKT 399 ; MRKT 425 ; MRKT 426 ; MRKT 428 ; MRKT 441 ; MRKT 442 ; MRKT 443 ; MRKT 444 , SCMA 444 ; MRKT 446 ; MRKT 449 ; MRKT 453 ; MRKT 458 ; MRKT 490 ; MRKT 491 ; SCMA 432

Prerequisites:  MRKT 341 , and ECON 215 or equivalent

Description: Introduction to methods and principles of investigation and analysis used in making marketing decisions, from product development to channel decisions, to advertising decisions. Planning studies, proposing studies, conducting data gathering, analyzing and interpreting data, reporting results.

This course is a prerequisite for: MRKT 442

Prerequisites:  MRKT 341

Description: Basic concepts used in analyzing marketing channels, identifies the issues of designing sound channels, the issues of managing them effectively, and evaluating their performance.

This course is a prerequisite for: SCMA 439 ; SCMA 474

Description: Role of communication in the marketing process. Integration of advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, packaging, public relations, as well as their social, economic, and legal impact. Emphasis on influence of marketing communication on consumer information processing and decision making processes and determination and evaluation of marketing communication opportunities, objectives, messages, and effort.

This course is a prerequisite for: MRKT 449

Prerequisites:  BSAD 50 or equivalent; ECON 215 ; MRKT 341 /341H; and 2.5 GPA

Letter grade only.

Description: Introduction to analytical methods of marketing analysis for marketing decisions using data-based cases, including choice models, mapping methods, clustering and mixture regression models, conjoint analysis, sales response models, and data visualization. Applications are in the areas of customer value assessment, segmentation, targeting, brand positioning, new product development, and resource allocation.

This course is a prerequisite for: MNGT 475 ; MRKT 442

Description: Quantifying the success of marketing strategies and programs in terms of measurements. The advantages and disadvantages of competing metrics are discussed. Systematizing marketing metrics as an organizational process is discussed.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 257 ; admission to Center for Sales Excellence or Permission

Letter Grade only

Description: Professional selling theory and practice. Sales processes, planning and delivery of sales presentations, and developing personal communications skills needed for professional selling. Professional selling practice and individual feedback for improvement. Ethical issues.

This course is a prerequisite for: MRKT 460

Prerequisites: Admission to Center for Sales Excellence

Description: Develop a personal and professional brand, as well as learn effective career strategies in sales. Guest speakers from various companies share key developments in the sales profession, and what they look for in potential hires. Learn to put selling skills into practice to obtain a dream job.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 257 and admission into the Certificate Program in Sales Excellence.

Description: Practicum designed to enhance internship experience. Work closely with the instructor to develop an understanding of how sales concepts taught in class apply to the practical internship experience.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 341 , an undergraduate major in the College of Business, and approval of study plan by a faculty supervisor.

This course may not count toward the major or minor in marketing.

Description: Provides an opportunity to study theories, principles, practices, techniques, and strategies utilized in the field of marketing through a marketing internship. Reflect on classroom knowledge and develop practical experience in professional business situations through an approved internship under the direction of a faculty member.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 341 and approval of study plan by faculty member

Description: For advanced undergraduates with demonstrated ability and special interests in marketing who wish to undertake an individual project under the direction of a faculty member.

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation, permission of instructor and departmental chair.

Description: Research project or reading program.

Description: Foundations and structure of retailing; role of the retailing executive; decision making in such problems as site selection, layout, organization, personnel policies, planning stock, buying, pricing, promotion, credit, customer services, merchandise control, budgeting, and research.

Description: Services marketing and the services marketing process. Key concepts, issues and terminology. Specific tools and frameworks enabling communication with other professional marketers and analysis of services marketing situations to make realistic recommendations for managerial action.

Description: Focuses on the development, promotion, and implementation of various forms of consumer experiences. Topics include, but are not limited to sports participation, sporting events, concerts, theatrical performances, museums, renaissance fairs, and theme parks. Topics covered will also include the planning, promotion, and logistical support needed to provide a meaningful experience to consumers.

Description: Japanese business techniques in the five functional areas: accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. Historical perspective and current practices emphasized. Strong academic emphasis as well as lectures by academicians, business people, and civil servants. Plant and office visits required. This course may count only as a free elective for students majoring in marketing. Course offered in English only by the faculty of the College of Business of Senshu University, Tokyo, Japan.

Description: Strategies to deal with opportunities and challenges of evolving technology and marketing in digital networks of customers, suppliers, and employees; social and mobile marketing; different interactive marketing platforms for e-commerce; the future and strategic, societal, and ethical implications of technology and interactive marketing in e-commerce.

Prerequisites: Senior standing; Marketing major or International Business major with marketing as an option; MRKT 341 ; MRKT 345 or MRKT 350 or MRKT 355 ; AND 6 hours of marketing electives.

Description: Application of marketing principles to the solution of a wide variety of problems involving influence of the consumer, choice of channels, marketing legislation, and the management of merchandising, advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, pricing, and marketing research.

Description: Application of behavioral science theories, concepts, methods, and research findings to the understanding and prediction of consumer behavior as the basis of decision making by marketing managers.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 341 and SCMA 331

Description: Examination of physical distribution activities in the marketing mix from the viewpoints of both providers and users of components of logistics systems. Logistics problems of concern to the marketing manager include time and place utility concepts, spatial relationships of markets, channel design, transportation modes, and inventory management.

This course is a prerequisite for: SCMA 474

Prerequisites: Senior standing; MRKT 341 and ECON 215 or equivalent

Description: Introduction to the use of quantitative techniques in marketing analysis. Emphasis on understanding and evaluating the applicability of existing models to marketing decision problems in such areas of competitive strategy, marketing mix analysis, pricing, promotion, distribution, and product policy.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 341 and 347

Description: Managerial problems involved in the formulation, execution, and evaluation of marketing communication campaigns. Total marketing communication effort examined with particular emphasis to the potential role of marketing communication campaigns, audience identification, campaign objectives and messages, media strategy, and campaign evaluation. Case material dealing with campaigns for products, services, institutions, and political candidates.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 341 and Junior standing

Description: Marketing problems of international business. Export marketing and domestic marketing of USA products abroad. Influence of international institutions, culture, stage of development, and geography; problems in terminology, product policy, promotion, distribution, research, pricing, and starting marketing operations.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 257 and admission to Center for Sales Excellence

Description: Focuses on understanding and managing customer relationships through the use of technology. Learn about the customer lifecycle, customer lifetime value, and the importance of data for creating and maintaining good customer relationships. Train on current CRM systems and learn about the role of emerging technologies in the modern sales organization.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 341 or admission to Center for Sales Excellence

Description: This course covers issues faced by sales managers in building, directing, and leading a sales force. Topics include sales forecasting, territory structure design, hiring and managing salespeople, and compensation and performance evaluation systems.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 257 ; MRKT 357 ; MRKT 457 ; and admission to Center for Sales Excellence

Description: Teaches how to segment key accounts, how to identify high-margin business opportunities, how to sell to complex enterprises, and how to manage a Key Account team. Students practice key account presentations through role-play exercises and make actual calls and presentations to businesses in the region.

Prerequisites:  MRKT 341 and permission

Prerequisites:  MRKT 341 or Permission of Program Coordinator, major interest in marketing.

A passport to travel in some countries is required, an educational visa may be required. Student must confer with the College of Business (CoB) academic advisor to determine if course work is applicable towards a specific CoB major. Travel outside the United States is required. Arrangements for payment and program costs (tuition, transportation, room and/or board, etc.) will vary depending on the program.

PLEASE NOTE This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your college or department academic advisor. Advisors also can help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.

  • 2.50 cumulative GPA required in order to apply for a degree.
  • 30 of the last 36 hours must be taken at UNL.
  • Maximum 6 hours Pass/No Pass credit excluding BSAD 98, BSAD 111, BSAD 50, BSAD 222, BSAD 333, and BSAD 444.
  • ***Total Credits Applying Toward 120 Total Hours***

Career Information

The following represents a sample of the internships, jobs and graduate school programs that current students and recent graduates have reported.

Transferable Skills

  • Broad Knowledge of Business
  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem-Solving/Critical Thinking Skills
  • Oral and Written Communication Skills
  • Computer Skills
  • Interpersonal Skills

Jobs of Recent Graduates

  • Claims Professional, Berkshire Hathaway - Omaha, NE
  • Marketing Specialist, BMW - Munich, Germany
  • Trader, Eldorado Trading LLC - Chicago, IL
  • Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - Kansas City, MO
  • Coach Support Specialist, Hudl - Lincoln, NE
  • Sales/Marketing/Game Night Promotions Associate, Lincoln Stars Hockey Team - Lincoln, NE
  • Store Management Executive Development Program, Macy's - Miami, FL
  • Sales Representative, Sandhills Publishing - Lincoln, NE
  • Transportation Manager, Union Pacific Railroad - Omaha, NE
  • Event Management Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Department - Lincoln, NE

Internships

  • Technician, Apple - San Francisco, CA
  • Sales Intern, Assurity Life Insurance - Lincoln, NE
  • Human Resource Generalist Intern, ConAgra Brands - Omaha, NE
  • Technical Writer Intern, Fiserv - Lincoln, NE
  • Marketing Intern, Hudl - Lincoln, NE
  • Project Manager Intern, Kidwell - Lincoln, NE
  • Finance Intern, Nelnet - Lincoln, NE
  • Financial Analyst Intern, PepsiCo - Mexico City, Mexico
  • Sales Intern, Sandhills Publishing - Lincoln, NE
  • IT Support Intern, Spreetail - Lincoln, NE

Graduate & Professional Schools

  • Master's of Business Administration (MBA), Emory University - Atlanta, GA
  • Master's of Science in Sports Management, Liberty University - Lynchburg, VA
  • Master's of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University - Stanford, CA
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Chicago - Chicago, IL
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D), University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha, NE
  • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), University of Nebraska Medical Center - Lincoln, NE
  • Master's of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, NE
  • Master's of Professional Accountancy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, NE
  • Juris Doctor (JD), University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, NE
  • Juris Doctor (JD), University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI

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  • The Biden administration has been working on a new student loan aid package that could come as soon as this year.

While Biden first attempted to cancel student debt through an executive order, he has now turned to the rulemaking process.

  • Here's who may qualify.

Since the Biden administration's first student loan forgiveness plan was rejected at the Supreme Court , it has been working on creating a new, legally viable relief package.

That debt cancellation could come as soon as this year . The alternative plan, which has become known as  Biden's "Plan B ," could forgive the student debt for as many as 10 million people, according to  one estimate .

The U.S. Department of Education and the negotiators tasked with determining who will be eligible for the president's revised aid have identified five groups of borrowers.

1. Those who owe more than they borrowed

Borrowers with outstanding federal student loan balances that exceed what they originally borrowed may be among those who qualify for the cancellation.

A person's student debt can balloon for a number of reasons, said Nadine Chabrier , a senior policy and litigation counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending.

"Unfortunately, it is very common," Chabrier said.

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Student loan servicers, the companies the Education Department contract with to service its debt, have a record of steering consumers into forbearances and deferments, she said. These options for  struggling borrowers  can keep loans on hold for many years, but interest often continues to accrue. 

Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, a trade group for federal student loan servicers, denied that the companies benefit by veering from the government's orders.

"We are incentivized to meet the requirements that the government sets, which includes giving borrowers the benefits that the law provides," Buchanan said. "We are audited, and get business or lose it based on meeting those standards."

Advocates have also said the interest rates on federal student loans are too high, especially for borrowers from the 1980s , who have rates exceeding 8%. Current fixed rates today can be nearly as high .

2. Borrowers in repayment for 20 years or more

Those who have been carrying their student debt for decades may also benefit.

With many of the Education Department's repayment plans requiring 20 years or more of payments, such stories are common. Millions of Americans older than 60 are still paying off their student loans , research finds.

"There is both financial harm and psychological harm of being in debt for decades, especially when it feels like there is no hope that it will ever be repaid," said Persis Yu , deputy executive director at the Student Borrower Protection Center.

3. Attendees of schools of questionable quality

In its revised relief package, the Biden administration notes it is looking to include student loan borrowers who attended career-training programs "that created unreasonable debt loads or provided insufficient earnings for graduates," as well as borrowers who attended institutions with high student loan default rates.

4. People eligible for forgiveness who haven't applied

The Education Department already has several programs that lead to student loan forgiveness, and as part of its new aid package, it is looking to identify those who may be eligible but just haven't applied.

For example, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, signed into law by then-President George W. Bush in 2007, allows certain not-for-profit and government employees to have their federal student loans canceled after 10 years of on-time payments. In 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimated that one-quarter of American workers  may be eligible .

However, the technical and often confusing requirements of the plan have acted as a barrier, experts say.

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Student loan servicers also earn a fee per borrower per month, which advocates say discourages transparency around loan forgiveness opportunities.

"Instead of providing borrowers with access to the affordable pathway out of debt, decades of mismanagement and abuse have left these borrowers trapped in debt like hamsters on a hamster wheel with no way out," Yu said.

5. Borrowers experiencing financial hardship

The Biden administration has also said it wants to forgive the debt of those experiencing financial hardship.

So far, it has proposed a set of factors that could identify struggling borrowers, such as those with student loan balances and required payments that are unreasonable relative to their household income, and people with high child care and health-care expenses.

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