Curriculum
Business Administration
The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration is a five course sequence of basic business classes (15 credit hours). The courses which comprise this Certificate with their current semester offerings and course descriptions are as follows:
ACCTG 810. Accounting Concepts and Analysis. (3) An emphasis on financial statement analysis is the main objective of the course. A review of all major accounts in the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows is made in determining a firm's performance and financial condition in relation to what matters most to shareholders and investors. Pr.: MATH 205.
Offered fall semester on campus and *online.
MANGT 820. Behavioral Management Theory. (3) An in-depth analysis of the development of the behavioral bases of individual and group behavior in business, governmental, educational, and other organizations with emphasis on current research literature and applications. Pr.: Open only to students pursuing a graduate business degree or certificate programs or with permission of the instructor.
Offered on campus summer and fall, offered *online fall semester.
FINAN 815. Managerial Finance I. (3) Introduction to the process of value creation. Development of an understanding of the environment in which firms operate, including a discussion of financial markets and institutions and valuation of financial assets. Provides a working knowledge of the financial system and analytical tools for decision making. Pr.: ACCTG 810.
Offered Spring semester, on-campus and *online.
MANGT 810. Operations Management and Analysis. (3) The study of the role of operations systems in the provision of value for the customer. Operations systems design; capacity determination, resource requirements planning and control, theory of constraints, supply chain management, quality management and control and project management are discussed and analyzed. Pr.: STAT 351 or STAT 702.
Offered Spring semester on campus, *online starting Fall 2006
MKTG 810. Marketing Concepts and Research. (3) Presents marketing concepts and marketing research concepts at the graduate level. Emphasis is directed toward managerial strategy development using marketing theories and applied marketing research techniques. Pr.: Three hours of economics, three hours of statistics, and MATH 205 or 220.
Offered spring semester, on-campus and *online.
*online classes open only to distance students
