202 FIN 4860. Finance Internship (3) Su, F, S A structured professional-level field experience. The student will be counseled and supervised as he/she applies and integrates the knowledge and skills obtained through finance courses. Prerequisites: Business Foundations; BSAD 2899; Senior Standing; Instructor approval. FIN 4900. Special Topics in Finance (4) Special treatment of current topics in Finance. This course will involve primary and/or secondary research by class participants. Prerequisites: Business Foundations; BSAD 2899; FIN 3200; Instructor approval. Business Administration Management Emphasis I he student who concentrates in management prepares to apply the knowledge and skills needed to design and maintain a positive motivational work environment. Such an environment aligns the goals of the organization with those of individuals within the organization for the purpose of increasing organizational efficiency and effectiveness. In addition to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics core requirements, the management student studies human resource management, organizational behavior, continuous improvement, effective communication, and inf ormation technology. Management students will choose specialty tracks with the approval of their advisor and the management area faculty advisory council. Management students who choose the human resource management track usually are intending a career in human resource management. These students will have some courses dealing with general management as described for the Management Emphasis but will also take courses in such specialized areas as employment and labor law and compensation and benefits. Business Administration: Management Emphasis bachelor's degree (bs or ba) » Program Prerequisites: Most business and economics courses with numbers above 3000 require formal admission to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics and completion of ACTG 2010, ECON SS2010, ECON SS2020,1ST TE2010, and QUAN SI2600. These five courses are referred to collectively as "Business Foundations." (Refer to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements on pages 185-187.) » Minor: Not required. » Grade Requirements: Candidates for the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees must complete all prerequisite and required business and economics courses with a grade of "C-" or higher. In addition, the cumulative Business Foundations GPA, the overall business and economics GPA, and the overall university GPA must be 2.5 or higher. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - 60-61 of these are School requirements, 30 are required within the major, and the balance should be taken outside of the major. The required 40 upper-division credit hours (courses numbered 3000 and above) are included in the School and major requirements. Advisement Advisement is strongly encouraged for all GSBE majors and minors. See more information on available advising resources on page 187. Admission Requirements Acceptance to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics is required for all business majors, minors, emphases and certificates. To be admitted, students must register for BSAD 2899. Students may obtain information regarding admissions from the GSBE Advising Center, WB 211, (801) 626-6534 and/or the Department of Business Administration, WB 216, (801) 626-6075. General Education Refer to pages 38-44 for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. The following courses required for the Management Emphasis also will satisfy general education requirements: ENGL EN1010, ENGL EN2010 (English Composition); MATH QL1050 (Quantitative Literacy); ECON SS2010 or ECON SS2020 (Social Science); and BTNYLS1403 (Life Science). Course Requirements for BS or BA Degree Management Emphasis John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements Liberal Support Curriculum (13 or 14) Business Foundations (13) BSAD 2899 Business Foundations and Admission Assessment (0) Business Cross-Functional Core (19) Business Functional Core (15) Major Courses Required (18 credit hours) 1ST 3110 Information Technology for Busines s (3) SCM SI3500 Computer Models/Applications (3) SCM 4100 Quality Management (3) MGMT 3200 Managerial Communication (3) MGMT 3300 Human Resource Management (3) MGMT 4300 Influence and Group Effectiveness (3) Major Electives (12 credit hours) BSAD SI3500 Introduction to Business Research (3) BSAD 3600 [World Region] Business and Society (3) BSAD 4210 Survey of Business Law (3) BSAD 4500 Entrepreneurship (3) FIN 3400 Real Estate Principles & Practices (3) FIN 3500 Capital Budgeting (3) SCM SI4600 Simulation (3) MGMT 3350 Employment & Labor Law (3) MGMT 4310 Compensation & Benefits (3) MGMT 4350 Training (3) MGMT 4650 Negotiations (3) MGMT 4860 Management Internship (3) or BSAD 4680 Small Business Diagnostics (3) MKTG 3200 Selling & Sales Management (3) MKTG 3450 Promotion Management (3) MKTG 3500 Retail Management (3) MKTG 4400 Marketing Strategy (3) In unusual circumstances that must be approved formally by the Management Faculty Advisement Council, substitutions for elective courses will be allowed to customize the degree requirements. These substitutions will only be made when the resulting program is still clearly a management program and does not diminish the quality of the management program. Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog