Graduate CORE Course Description
BA500 Cultural Foundations of American Business. This course examines various factors that shape or reflect the way business and management are conducted in the U.S. Topics will include the following: historical patterns of America’s political, economic, and social development and structures; demographic characteristics; regional financial and trade centers; government structure and practices, including local, state, and federal levels; cultural traditions, including religious and ethnic traditions and values; economic policies and practices; and the U.S. legal environment. There will also be discussions on significant current events. Instruction: lecture.
BA581 Marketing Management. This course will provide the students with a basic understanding of what marketing is, how it plays a role in our society, the fundamentals involved in the marketing mix variables, and the overall marketing management strategies used to face the competition.
BA582 Seminar in Research Methodology. The course examines the principal methods of social research as they apply to the systematic observation of social reality. Topics include research design, problem identification and topic selection, creation of the hypothesis, types of variables, data collection and analysis, the importance of writing mechanics, and the research proposal.
BA589 International Marketing. This course will investigate international marketing concepts through various learning activities. The course will seek to foster an appreciation of the vast challenge of international marketing as well as to develop the practical ability of marketing a product or service in the international environment. The course seeks to build on the student's previous marketing management skills by further developing the student's ability to analyze, plan, and control international marketing programs within a managerial framework. Prerequisite: BA565 or BA581.
BA596 International Business Law. The course is designed to introduce the basic doctrines, institutions, and methodology of modern public international law. Topics include problems of definition, international and domestic application of international law, historical origins and developments of international law, sources of international law, international organizations, international dispute settlement, treaties, rights of individuals, jurisdiction, U.S. foreign relations law, and immunities. Prerequisite: BA565.
BA600 International Personnel and Labor Relations. This is a study of the interrelationships between the personnel function and labor segments in the multinational organization. Topics include international management and personnel, social responsibility, the functions of management and the international manager, and disputes and negotiation.
BA605 International Business Policy. This course will examine the emerging global economy and its impact on business policy and strategy, regardless of location, along with basic concepts and theories related to international business strategy and a practical framework to help the student analyze complex, comprehensive global business problems and decisions.
BA637 Organizational Behavior. This course will focus on the topics of individual, interpersonal, and group behavior, the structure of the organization, organization development and management of change, theories of motivation as practiced in management.
BA649 Principles of Finance. The course examines the foundations of financial management. Topics include financial statements, financial ratio analysis, time value of money, forecasting and budgeting, and introduction to the American tax system, and consideration of issues affecting international financial management. Prerequisite: AC250.
BA656 Managerial Finance. The course will focus on the opportunities and problems that face financial managers. Special topics include capital budgeting, working capital management, and analysis of alternatives available for financing a business enterprise. Prerequisite: AC250.
BA678 Theory of Investment. Introduces the fundamentals of investment through discussion of such topics as investment returns, time value of money and compounding, fixed and variable income, sources of capital gain, tax on investment, and high and low risk investments.
BA682 World Politics and International Business. The course explores the role of business in international relations. Topics include balance of power, systems theory, the decision‑making process, game theory, imperialism and dependency, the role of multinational corporations, organizational culture and intercultural management, and social organization and international businesses.
BA686 Export Trade Operations. This course provides a theoretical foundation for international trade operations, an understanding of the importance of export trade operations to a nation's economy, and theoretical training in the creation of export operations. Instruction lecture format.
BA690 Import Trade Operations. This course provides a theoretical foundation for international trade operations, an understanding of the importance of importing to a nation's economy, and practical applications of importing procedures. This course also expands upon concepts of marketing strategies, entry alternatives, and global interdependence.
Unless otherwise noted, all graduate level courses carry three quarter units credit, are conducted in lecture format, and include a prerequisite of graduate standing. Under special circumstances, the dean may grant permission for an advanced undergraduate (senior standing) to enroll in one graduate course per quarter.
