Business

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Professors T. Betts, D. Cook, R. Eames, D. Snyder, L. Van Drunen (chair)
Associate Professors T. Bergsma, B. Cawley, C. Jen, P. Snyder, J. Stansbury, M. Stansbury, J. Voskuil
Assistant Professors D. Pruis, J. Risner

The department has structured its major areas of study so that students may design programs that best prepare them for their chosen careers.

The department offers study in the primary fields of business as follows:

• Accounting : a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA), a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) with a concentration in Global Management Accounting, and a Master of Accounting (MAcc)
• Business: a Bachelor of Arts in Business with the opportunity to select a concentration of study in one of the following areas:
  • Entrepreneurship: a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Business
  • Finance: a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Business
  • Human Resources: a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Business
  • Marketing: a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Business
  • Operations Management: a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Business

In conjunction with other departments, the business department offers the following majors:

• Actuarial Science Major  - with the Math and Statistics department
• Graphic Design Major   - with the Art and Art History department
• Information Systems  - with the Computer Science department
• Kinesiology Major: Sport Management Emphasis  - with the Kinesiology department 
• Organizational Communication Major  - with the Communication Arts and Sciences department 

Experiential learning is encouraged and there are many opportunities that can be included in any of the department’s majors.

Honors work is encouraged in any department course by arrangement with the professor for the course. An introductory honors course in business foundations is offered. To graduate with honors in business, discuss the requirements with the department chair or a business academic advisor.

Programs

• Business Major: Entrepreneurship Concentration
• Business Major: Finance Concentration
• Business Major: Human Resources Concentration
• Business Major: Marketing Concentration
• Business Major: Operations Concentration

• Business Minor

Courses

• BUS 160 - Business Foundations
• BUS 160H - Business Foundations
• BUS 256 - Nonprofit Management and Leadership
• BUS 350 - Law in Business
• BUS 357 - Business Aspects for Engineers
• BUS 359 - Internship in Business
• BUS 360 - Management and Organizational Behavior
• BUS 362 - Ethics in Business
• BUS 363 - Production and Operations Management
• BUS 364 - Global Supply Chain Management
• BUS 365 - Human Resource Management
• BUS 366 - Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management
• BUS 367 - Small Business Management
• BUS 368 - Entrepreneurship
• BUS 370 - Financial Principles
• BUS 371 - Financial Instruments and Markets
• BUS 372 - Advanced Corporate Finance
• BUS 380 - Marketing
• BUS 381 - Advanced Topics in Marketing
• BUS 382 - Consumer Behavior Theory and Practice
• BUS 390 - Independent Study
• BUS 396 - Strategic Management
• BUS 397 - Business Capstone

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