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Subject	Catalog Number	Course Title	Course Description	Spring 2010	Summer 2010
ACCT	3000	Accounting UL Elective	Accounting UL Elective	X	N/A
ACCT	3231	Accounting Concepts I	N/A	X	N/A
ACCT	3232	Accounting Concepts II	N/A	X	N/A
ACCT	3331	Managerial Accounting	Prerequisite: Six hours of Principles of Accounting or equivalent. Analysis of cost systems and preparation of cost statements. Management use of cost statements for control and financial reporting. Cannot be taken for credit by accounting majors.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	3333	Cost Accounting	Prerequisite: Six hours of Principles of Accounting or equivalent. Intensive examination of cost systems, cost behavior, approaches to cost statements, implications for managerial planning and financial reporting.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	3431	Intermediate Accounting I	Prerequisite: Six semester hours of Principles of Accounting or equivalent. Study of the concepts and procedures underlying the measurement and reporting of financial information.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	3432	Intermediate Accounting II	Prerequisite: ACCT 3431 or equivalent. Continuation of the study of concepts and procedures underlying the measurement and reporting of financial information.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	3433	Intermediate Accounting III	Prerequisite: ACCT 3432 or equivalent. Complex financial accounting topics including statements of cash flow, earnings per share, financial statement analysis, interim and segment reporting, partnerships, estates and trust and international issues.	X	N/A
ACCT	3919	Accounting Projects	N/A	X	N/A
ACCT	4331	Federal Taxation Individuals	Prerequisite: Six hours of Principles of Accounting or equivalent. An analysis of the federal income tax laws as they apply to individuals.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4332	Financial Information Systems	Prerequisites: ACCT 3431 and ISAM 3033 or equivalent. Design and operation of contemporary accounting information systems, including control concepts and reporting responsibilities.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4431	Auditing I	Prerequisites: ACCT 3432, corequisite: ACCT 4332. An introduction to auditing theory and standards, with emphasis on the attest function, professional ethics and responsibilities, audit risk concepts and audit planning.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4432	Govt & Not For Profit Acct	Prerequisite: ACCT 3432 or equivalent. The course covers the government and not-for-profit environment, fund accounting, budgeting, revenue and expenditure recognition, and financial reporting requirements.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4433	Understanding Financial Statem	Prerequisite: ACCT 3432 or equivalent. Corequisite/Prerequisite: ACCT 4532 or equivalent. Selected advanced topics in financial accounting and introduction to financial statement analysis. Decision making and analytical skills needed to interpret financial information will be emphasized.	X	N/A
ACCT	4434	Oil & Gas Accounting	Prerequisite: ACCT 3431 or equivalent. Exploration and production activities of a petroleum company are examined from both a financial and tax accounting standpoint.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4435	Software Appls in Auditing	Prerequisites: ISAM 3033 and ACCT 3431 or equivalents, Prerequisite or corequisite: ACCT 4332 or equivalent. This course is designed to provide the student with a solid foundation in using various software tools to improve and enhance the audit of financial statements. Students will learn about and have practical experience with manipulating raw data to unlock the useful audit information contained in the raw data. The course will use the tools to perform data extraction, analysis, and sampling. The course will also briefly cover using the tools for fraud detection and prevention.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4436	Business Ethics for Accountant	Prerequisites: ACCT 3431 and ACCT 3432, or ACCT 5133 and ACCT 5134, or equivalents. The objective of this course is to provide the student with an educational background in what constitutes ethical conduct in business and accounting. It will provide a framework for making ethical decisions in a student's professional career in accounting. Requires reading and comprehending complex case problems and the use of critical thinking skills to determine a solution. Solutions must be presented in writing in a coherent and grammatically correct manner. Expertise in accounting is required as the cases involve some forensic work to determine what happened and what should have happened.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4532	Advanced Financial Accounting	Prerequisite: ACCT 3432 or equivalent. Accounting for the acquisition and consolidation of domestic and foreign concerns, foreign currency translations and remeasurement; accounting for branches, governmental agencies and other not-for-profit entities.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4533	Federal Taxation Of Corp	Prerequisite: ACCT 4331 or equivalent. Examination of federal income tax laws as they apply to corporations and shareholders. Includes an examination of Subchapter S corporations.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4631	International Accounting	Prerequisite: ACCT 3431. Examination of international accounting problems from the perspective of managerial accounting and financial reporting.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4739	Internship In Accounting	Prerequisites: 15 hours of upper-level credit, approval of associate dean and faculty chair, and sponsoring faculty member. Supervised work experience each week in an approved accounting firm, governmental agency, or business. Written work as required by sponsoring faculty member.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	4819	Indt Study In Accounting	(Variable credit, 1 or 3 semester hours.) Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Accounting.	X	N/A
ACCT	4839	Indt Study In Accounting	(Variable credit, 1 or 3 semester hours.) Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Accounting.	X	N/A
ACCT	4931	Selected Topics In Accounting	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
ACCT	5031	Accounting Concepts For Mgrs	For students with no previous training in accounting. Accounting concepts and principles for interpreting and using financial information in business decision making. May not be taken as graduate elective credit by any BUS student.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5131	Acct For Administration Cntrl	Prerequisite: ACCT 5031 or equivalent. Cost concepts and behavior, performance measurement and analytical uses of accounting data for administrative decisions in merchandising, manufacturing, and service organizations.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5133	Financial Accounting I	Prerequisite: ACCT 5031 or equivalent. An in-depth study of conceptual and technical aspects of financial accounting. Emphasis is placed on valuation and measurement problems associated with financial statement preparation. May not be taken by accounting majors for graduate elective credit.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5134	Financial Accounting II	Continuation of Financial Accounting I. Prerequisite: ACCT 5133 or equivalent. An in-depth study of conceptual and technical aspects of financial accounting. Emphasis is placed on valuation and measurement problems associated with financial statement preparation. May not be taken by accounting majors for graduate elective credit.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5136	Financial Accounting III	Prerequisite: ACCT 5134 or equivalent. Continuation of Financial Accounting II. An in-depth study of conceptual and technical aspects of financial accounting. Emphasis is placed on valuation and measurement problems associated with financial statement preparation.	X	N/A
ACCT	5137	Principles Of Auditing	Prerequisite: ACCT 5134. Corequisite: ACCT 5332. A study of the auditor's attest function with emphasis on auditing theory and standards, legal and professional responsibilities, ethics, risks and planning considerations. May not be taken by accounting majors for graduate elective credit.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5231	Individual Income Tax	Prerequisite: Principles of Accounting or equivalent. Principles of federal income tax as applied to individuals; tax consequences of business decisions and accounting procedures.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5234	Corporate Income Tax	Prerequisite: ACCT 5231 or equivalent. Comprehensive examination of federal income tax laws as applied to corporations, including Subchapter S corporations.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5331	Acct Analysis-Mgmt Decisions	Prerequisites: ACCT 5131 and DSCI 5031 or equivalents. The role of cost systems in aiding short-run and strategic management decisions in manufacturing and service organizations.	X	N/A
ACCT	5332	Acct Information Systems	Prerequisites: ACCT 5031 and ISAM 5330 or equivalents. Concept, design and operational relationships of computerized accounting information systems to the flow of a data in business organizations.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5333	Fundamentals of DB Design&Dev	Prerequisite: ISAM 3034 or ISAM 5030 or 6 hours of college-level programming. Database concepts used in business systems. Applications, advantages and disadvantages of hierarchical, network and relational database systems are presented from a business perspective. (Crosslisted with ISAM 5331.)	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5334	Advanced Database Appl	Prerequisite: ISAM 5030 or 6 hours of college-level coursework in computer programming, ACCT 5333 or equivalent. Organization and management of complex business databases and applications such as database design and management, user interface design, application design, database processing and generation of management-oriented reports. Includes numerous hands-on projects using a leading database management system. (Crosslisted with ISAM 5632.)	X	N/A
ACCT	5335	Info Syst Audit & Security	Prerequisite: ISAM 5330 or equivalent. Audit of financial statements, financial accounting systems, accounting data flows, segregation of duties in computer environment, general and application controls, data security and access controls, dial-up controls, computer security, application change control, audit of computer programs and data files and computer audit trails. (Crosslisted with ISAM 5731.)	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5336	Systems Analysis & Design	Prerequisite: ISAM 3034, ISAM 5030 or 6 hours of programming courses and ACCT 5333. Systems concepts; systems analysis and design techniques; methods used to analyze information requirements; methods used to design, evaluate and implement information systems; and a class project. (Crosslisted with ISAM 5635.)	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5431	Advanced Accounting	Prerequisite: ACCT 5134 or equivalent. Accounting and reporting of domestic and foreign consolidated corporations and branches, governmental and other not-for-profit entities.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5432	Acct For Govt & Not Profit	Prerequisite: ACCT 5134 or equivalent. The course covers the government and not-for-profit environment, fund accounting, budgeting, revenue and expenditure recognition, financial reporting requirements, and current issues.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	5531	International Accounting	Prerequisite: ACCT 5031 or equivalent. Analysis of problems of alternative corporate financial reporting, foreign currency translation principles and managerial control systems in a multinational environment.	X	N/A
ACCT	5931	Research Topics In Accounting	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
ACCT	5939	Indt Study In Accounting	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Accounting.	X	N/A
ACCT	6731	Seminar Financial Acct Theory	Prerequisite: ACCT 5134 or equivalent. Theoretical approaches to the solution of current problems in financial reporting.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	6732	Sem In Auditing Theory & Pract	Prerequisites : ACCT 5137 or equivalent and DSCI 5031 or permission of the instructor. Current issues and research in auditing.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	6735	Oil & Gas Accounting	Prerequisite: ACCT 5133 or permission of instructor. Accounting for the exploration and production activities of a petroleum company. Major topics include industry background, successful efforts accounting, full cost accounting, tax accounting and required disclosures.	Offered	N/A
ACCT	6739	Internship In Accounting	Prerequisites: Master's degree candidacy, approval of associate dean and faculty chair, and sponsoring faculty member. Supervised work experience each week in an approved accounting firm, governmental agency, or business. Written work as required by sponsoring faculty member.	X	N/A
ACCT	6939	Master's Thesis Research	Prerequisite: Master's degree candidacy and approval of adviser and dean.	X	N/A
ACCT	6969	Master's Thesis Research	Prerequisite: Master's degree candidacy and approval of adviser and dean.	X	N/A
AFSC	3301	Air Force Leadership Studies I	Cr. 3 per semester. (3-1). Leadership, management fundamentals, professional knowledge, Air Force personnel and evaluation systems, and leadership ethics. Case Studies of Air Force leadership and management situations.	X	N/A
AFSC	3302	Air Force Leadership Stu II	Cr. 3 per semester. (3-1). Leadership, management fundamentals, professional knowledge, Air Force personnel and evaluation systems, and leadership ethics. Case studies of Air Force leadership and management solutions.	X	N/A
AFSC	4301	National Security Affairs I	Cr. 3 per semester. (3-1). Evolution of the role of national security in a democratic society with emphasis on policy formation, competing values, and organizations. Civilian control of the military; roles of the services; functions of the Air Force Commands.	X	N/A
AFSC	4302	National Security Affairs II	Cr. 3 per semester. (3-1). Evolution of the role of national security in a democratic society with emphasis on policy formation, competing values, and organizations. Civilian control of the military; roles of the services; functions of the Air Force Commands.	X	N/A
BAPA	3231	Logical Analysis	Development of critical thinking skills based on an investigation of traditional approaches to correct and incorrect reasoning.	X	N/A
BAPA	4636	Entrpshp & Small Bus Consult	Prerequisites: ACCT 3331, FINC 3331, MGMT 3031 and MKTG 3031 or equivalents. Application of classroom concepts, theories and principles from all business disciplines to active operating small businesses or new business ventures. This course will qualify as a management or marketing elective. Credit cannot be received for both BAPA 4636 and MKTG 4333.	X	N/A
BAPA	4915	Coop Education In Business	Prerequisite: Approved Candidate Plan of Study, completed cooperative education file and approval of the Director of Cooperative Education. Educational paid work assignment by a student in the field of his or her career interest and course of study. A technical report will be required at the end of the semester. Qualifies as a general elective.	Offered	N/A
BAPA	4935	Coop Education In Business	Prerequisite: Approved Candidate Plan of Study, completed cooperative education file and approval of the Director of Cooperative Education. Educational paid work assignment by a student in the field of his or her career interest and course of study. A technical report will be required at the end of the semester. Qualifies as a general elective.	Offered	N/A
BAPA	5131	The Global Environment of Busi	Prerequisite: ECON 5031 or equivalent. Explores the various theories, institutions, and international environmental factors that underlie international commerce. Specifically, this course covers trade cooperation and distortion, political and legal issues, financial and competitive environments, cultural and ethical dimensions, and the future of global business.	Offered	N/A
BAPA	5636	Entrpshp & Sm Bus Consulting	Prerequisites: ACCT 5031, FINC 5031, MGMT 5032, MKTG 5031 or equivalent. Application of classroom concepts, theories and principles, from all business disciplines to active operating small businesses or new business ventures. This course will qualify as a business elective. Credit cannot be received for both BAPA 5636 and MKTG 5333.	X	N/A
BAPA	5915	Coop Education In Business	Prerequisite: Approved Candidate Plan of Study, completed cooperative education file and approval of the Director of Cooperative Education. Educational paid work assignment by a student in the field of his or her career interest and course of study. A technical report will be required at the end of the semester. Qualifies as a general elective.	Offered	N/A
BAPA	5935	Coop Education In Business	Prerequisite: Approved Candidate Plan of Study, completed cooperative education file and approval of the Director of Cooperative Education. Educational paid work assignment by a student in the field of his or her career interest and course of study. A technical report will be required at the end of the semester. Qualifies as a general elective.	Offered	N/A
DSCI	3131	Quant Methods For Mgmt	Prerequisite: DSCI 3231 or equivalent. Introduction to quantitative techniques for management; probability, inventory and production models, linear programming, queuing, replacement models, Markov analysis and network models.	Offered	N/A
DSCI	3231	Statistics I	Prerequisite: College algebra and finite math. Introduction to probability and statistics; descriptive measures, probability distribution, sample statistics, estimation, confidence intervals, tests of hypotheses, chi-square, F-distribution, linear regression and correlation.	Offered	N/A
DSCI	3232	Statistics II	Prerequisite: DSCI 3231 or equivalent. Statistical inference, decision-making, prediction, sample design, significance tests, experimental design, non-parametric methods, decision theory, multiple regression and correlation, time series and index numbers.	X	N/A
DSCI	4531	Forecasting Systems	Prerequisite: DSCI 3231 or equivalent. Techniques for forecasting; time series, statistical methods and analysis of error.	X	N/A
DSCI	4839	Indt Study In Dsci	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Decision Sciences.	X	N/A
DSCI	4931	Sel Topics In Decision Science	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	Offered	N/A
DSCI	5030	Business Calculus	Prerequisite: College algebra or permission of instructor. Concepts of derivatives and integrals with applications to business problems. Specific topics to be covered include limits and continuity, logarithmic and exponential functions, differentiation; finding maxima and minima, integration; the definite and indefinite integral. May not be taken as graduate elective credit by any BUS student.	Offered	N/A
DSCI	5031	Bus Statistics for Decision Ma	Prerequisite: College algebra or equivalent. An introduction to business statistics, probability, probability distributions, confidence intervals, hypotheses testing, correlation, simple and multiple regression, ANOVA, forecasting, and statistical process control.	Offered	N/A
DSCI	5131	Advanced Data Analysis	Prerequisite: DSCI 5031 or equivalent. Additional topics in the analysis of variance and uses of statistical inference; alternative nonparametric tests; testing of assumptions and applications of correlational techniques. May not be taken as graduate elective credit by any BUS student.	X	N/A
DSCI	5431	Management Science & Operation	Prerequisites: DSCI 5031 and ACCT 5031 or equivalent. The scientific approach to managerial decision making. An applied management science course with applications in production/operations management. The topics covered include: decision analysis; inventory, scheduling and production models; computer simulation; queuing; linear programming; project management (PERT, CPM), and forecasting.	Offered	N/A
DSCI	5939	Indt Study In Dsci	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Decision Sciences.	X	N/A
ECON	3131	Money And Banking	Prerequisite: Principles of economics or equivalent. The role of money and the banking system in the economy; monetary theory and policy and international monetary conditions.	Offered	N/A
ECON	5031	Economic Principles	The study of human behavior from an economic perspective. Principles and analysis of microeconomic and macroeconomic issues and concepts as applied in a domestic and global setting. May not be taken as graduate elective credit by any BUS student.	Offered	N/A
ECON	5136	Economic Policy & Applications	Prerequisite: ECON 5031 or equivalent. Analysis and application of microeconomic and macroeconomic policies including wage and price controls, regulation, anti-trust, minimum wage, tax policy and enforcement, monetary controls, tax and expenditure proposals, international trade agreements, tariffs, import duties and quotas, and the incentive effects of government policies.	Offered	N/A
ENVR	3131	Foundations Envr Management	Presentation, analysis and application of the principles of managing human interaction with the environment.	X	N/A
ENVR	4131	Prin Of Air Quality Management	Prerequisites: Introductory chemistry, ENVR 3131 or equivalents. Analysis of practices and technology for the control of atmospheric pollution.	X	N/A
ENVR	4132	Water Management Principles	Prerequisites: Introductory chemistry, ENVR 3131. Principles of effective water resources management; national and state water resource practices.	X	N/A
ENVR	4133	Techniques Of Envr Assessment	Prerequisite: ENVR 3131 and ENVR 4135. Familiarization with and basic critique of environmental impact assessment, environmental auditing and other decision and planning tools.	X	N/A
ENVR	4135	Introduction To Envr Law	Application of legal concepts and systems to environmental issues; basic federal and state environmental legislation.	X	N/A
ENVR	4136	Fund Of Hazardous Waste Mgmt	A survey of social and technical aspects of current management and remediation practices.	X	N/A
ENVR	4137	Solid Waste Mgmt Practices	A study of the management practices and technology used for non-hazardous solid waste collection, treatment, disposal and reuse.	X	N/A
ENVR	4331	Environmental Public Policy	Current environmental issues: problems, causes, alternative solutions and economic and health implications.	X	N/A
ENVR	4332	The Process Of Envr Permitting	A practical survey of the permits and procedures used by environmental agencies for regulatory control.	Offered	N/A
ENVR	4333	Intro To Pollution Contrl Tech	Prerequisite: ENVR 3131. An introduction to the technical aspects of pollution control including principles, equipment applications, manpower and energy requirements and economic factors.	X	N/A
ENVR	4334	Health & Safety Management	A survey of the technology and practices employed by management in providing a healthy and safe working environment.	X	N/A
ENVR	4336	Adm Practice & Ethical Issues	The study of administrative agencies and their structure and authority; practical considerations when interacting with administrative agencies on environmental issues; ethical issues in environmental management.	Offered	N/A
ENVR	4739	Internship in Envr Mgmt	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Supervised internship with a public or private environmental agency; written and oral reports required.	X	N/A
ENVR	4819	Indt Study In Envr Managment	(Variable credit, 1 or 3 semester hours.) Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Environmental Management.	X	N/A
ENVR	4839	Indt Study In Envr Management	(Variable credit, 1 or 3 semester hours.) Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Environmental Management.	X	N/A
ENVR	4931	Selected Topics In Envr Mgmt	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	Offered	N/A
ENVR	5134	Oil & Hzrdous Materials Spills	Regulations, contingency planning and spill prevention in the handling of petroleum and hazardous materials.	X	N/A
ENVR	5331	Environmental Economics	Prerequisite: ECON 5031 or equivalent. Interaction of environmental problems and the American economy; compatibility of economic progress with programs of environmental control.	X	N/A
ENVR	5332	Environmental Law	Federal and state environmental legislation and case law; concepts of regulation and their application to management decisions.	Offered	N/A
ENVR	5333	Air Quality Management	Prerequisite: DSCI 5031 or equivalent. Standards for air quality; governmental policies and industrial practices in preventing and controlling atmospheric pollution.	X	N/A
ENVR	5336	Solid Waste Management	Analysis of waste from commercial, institutional and residential sources; emphasis on resource recovery, control and disposal methods.	X	N/A
ENVR	5337	Hazardous Waste Management	Environmental, technical and socioeconomic aspects of legislation and regulation; prevention, treatment and disposal techniques.	X	N/A
ENVR	5532	Water Management	Development and utilization of water resources; effects of ecological change and public policies on the management of water quantity and quality.	X	N/A
ENVR	5533	Pollution Control Technology	Prerequisite: Introductory chemistry. Applied processes in pollution control; emphasis on process selection factors including efficiency, cost, manpower, energy usage and practical utility.	Offered	N/A
ENVR	5534	Permits And Procedures	Requirements for air, water, solid and hazardous waste and other environmental permits; federal, state and local administrative procedures for obtaining and keeping permits.	Offered	N/A
ENVR	5537	Managing Contaminated Sites	This course covers topics related to cleaning up environmental contamination, including: pollution prevention; emergency response and reporting; spill containment and cleanup.	X	N/A
ENVR	5931	Research Topics Envr Mgmt	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
ENVR	5939	Indt Study In Envr Mgmt	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Environmental Management.	X	N/A
ENVR	6132	Environmental Impact Assmnt	Prerequisites: ENVR 5332 and one of ENVR 5333, 5337, 5532 or permission from instructor. Practice in and analysis of environmental impact assessment, environmental auditing and other planning and decision tools.	Offered	N/A
ENVR	6133	Environmental Risk Management	A broad approach to risk management, incorporating risk assessment and communication and concentrating on case studies.	Offered	N/A
ENVR	6332	Ecological Issues For Future	The relationship between man and environment in the future; limits to the exploitation of natural resources.	X	N/A
ENVR	6732	Envr Management Practices	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and adviser. The use of case studies, problems and field work to analyze current practices and situations in environmental management.	Offered	N/A
ENVR	6739	Internship in Envr Mgmt	Prerequisites: Master's degree candidacy and approval of adviser and dean. Supervised internship with a public or private environmental agency; written and oral reports required.	X	N/A
ENVR	6939	Master's Thesis Research	Prerequisites: Master's degree candidacy and approval of adviser and dean.	X	N/A
FINC	3000	Finance UL Elective	Finance UL Elective	X	N/A
FINC	3031	Personal Finance	Practical financial management of personal money matters; budgeting insurance, taxes, borrowing, saving, investing and retirement and estate planning. This course will not satisfy the bachelor of science degree in finance concentration requirement.	Offered	N/A
FINC	3331	Business Finance	Prerequisites: Principles of accounting, principles of economics and DSCI 3231 or equivalent. Fundamental tools and techniques in financial planning; working capital management, capital budgeting; cost of capital; dividend theory, mergers and business failures.	Offered	N/A
FINC	3333	Intermediate Financial Mgmt	Prerequisite: FINC 3331 or equivalent. Advanced principles and practices in the financial administration of business enterprises.	Offered	N/A
FINC	3336	Risk Management	Prerequisite: FINC 3331 or equivalent. Techniques for managing pure risks for individuals and small businesses, and the characteristics of life, health, and property insurance are studied.	X	N/A
FINC	3531	Real Estate Investmnt Analysis	Analytical foundations of evaluating real estate investments and exploration of the methods of financing such investments.	Offered	N/A
FINC	3533	Investments	Prerequisite: FINC 3331 and FINC 3333 or equivalents. Personal investments in bonds, mortgages, stocks and other securities; financial statements and credit.	Offered	N/A
FINC	4331	Contemporary Finc Institutions	Prerequisite: FINC 3331 or equivalent. Management policies of commercial banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, finance companies and other financial intermediaries.	Offered	N/A
FINC	4431	Structure Finc Statements	Prerequisites: FINC 3331, ACCT 3431. Evaluation of the structure of financial statements and their use in financial decision-making.	Offered	N/A
FINC	4531	Int'l Financial Operations	Prerequisite: FINC 3331 or equivalent. International transactions and financial flows; balance of payments, foreign exchange market, worldwide commercial policy and financing.	X	N/A
FINC	4532	Sem In International Finance	Field experience involving meetings with financial officers of companies operating outside of the United States. Discussions will involve matters relating to the financing of international business activities and operating in a non-American business environment.	X	N/A
FINC	4536	Income Taxation	Prerequisites: FINC 3331 or equivalent and Principles of Accounting. An analysis of the federal income tax laws as they apply to individuals and the financial planning process. (Crosslisted with ACCT 4331.)	X	N/A
FINC	4631	Treasury Management	Prerequisite: FINC 3331 or equivalent. Short-term asset and liability management, including the issues essential to the day-to-day management of cash flows associated with the operating cycle of a firm.	Offered	N/A
FINC	4733	Retirement & Benefit Planning	Prerequisites: FINC 3331 and FINC 3533 or equivalents. An examination of the various retirement vehicles, group life and health programs, and government required benefits. Integration into an overall financial planning process is emphasized.	X	N/A
FINC	4736	Estate Planning	Prerequisites: FINC 3331 and FINC 3533 or equivalents. Examination of federal and state laws concerning the distribution of assets in an estate. Significant attention is made to tax minimization strategies. (Crosslisted with ACCT.)	X	N/A
FINC	4739	Internship in Finance	Prerequisites: 15 hours of upper-level credit and approval of program director. Six hours of supervised work experience each week in an approved financial institution or firm.	X	N/A
FINC	4839	Indt Study In Finance	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Finance.	X	N/A
FINC	4931	Research Topics	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
FINC	5031	Financial Analysis & Markets	Prerequisites: ACCT 5031, DSCI 5031, ECON 5031 or equivalents. An introduction to and overview of the world of finance. Study of the analytical skills and quantitative techniques useful in reaching financial decisions. May not be taken as graduate elective credit by any BUS student.	Offered	N/A
FINC	5131	Financial System	Prerequisite: FINC 5031 or equivalent. The role of money and banking system in the economy; the implications for policy by the central monetary authority; and the role of financial markets and institutions.	Offered	N/A
FINC	5132	Contemporary Prob in Finance	N/A	X	N/A
FINC	5133	Financial Policy	Prerequisite: FINC 5031 or equivalent; and ECON 5136. Develop understanding of the decisions made by financial managers. These decisions are valuation of assets, measuring risk and return, choosing among investment alternatives, financing of operations, capital structure decisions, dividend policy, merger and acquisition decisions, and others.	Offered	N/A
FINC	5134	Real Estate Anlys & Fin	Prerequisite: FINC 5031 or equivalent. Analytical techniques of evaluating real estate investments and exploration of the methods of financing such investments.	X	N/A
FINC	5331	Finc Admin Practices	Prerequisite: FINC 5031 or equivalent. Managerial methods in financial institutions; planning, acquisition and management of funds; investment projects, capital budgeting and maintaining of credit worthiness.	Offered	N/A
FINC	5332	Structure Finc Statements	Prerequisite: FINC 5031 or equivalent. Analyzing, interpreting and forecasting financial statements for credit, investment and internal planning decisions.	Offered	N/A
FINC	5532	Budget & Control-Govt/Svc Org	Principles and practices of effective budgeting and management control in Government and Service Organizations are presented. Among the topics covered in this course are the budget cycle, alternative budgeting frameworks, designing management control structures, cost-benefit analysis, reporting and measurement, and designing management control systems.	X	N/A
FINC	5733	Retirement & Benefits Planng	Prerequisite: Managerial Finance or equivalent. An examination of the various retirement vehicles, group life and health programs, and government required benefits. Integration into an overall financial planning process is emphasized.	X	N/A
FINC	5931	Research Topics In Finance	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
FINC	5939	Indt Study In Finance	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Finance.	X	N/A
FINC	6231	Security Analysis	Prerequisite: FINC 5031 or equivalent. Evaluation of capital market theory and rigorous treatment of securities evaluation to determine the probability distribution of expected returns.	Offered	N/A
FINC	6233	Options And Futures	Prerequisite: FINC 5031. Study of the principles governing the use and valuation of options, swaps and financial futures. Emphasis will be placed on using these derivative securities for hedging.	Offered	N/A
FINC	6234	Portfolio Selections	Prerequisite: FINC 6231. Selection of stock portfolios, measuring returns and performance. Application of concepts acquired in security analysis.	Offered	N/A
FINC	6531	International Finance	Prerequisite: FINC 5031 or equivalent. International financial operations, including foreign trade financing, risk and credit evaluation, letters of credit and bankers' acceptances; role of political and social pressures.	Offered	N/A
FINC	6533	Sem In International Finance	Meetings in the field are conducted with the chief financial officers of both financial and non- financial corporations operating in other countries. Discussions will concern long and short-term financial planning, including the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on planning operations.	X	N/A
FINC	6731	Seminar In Finance	Prerequisite: FINC 5133. Investment and financing decisions of individuals and businesses in the presence of taxes and uncertainty - a microeconomic approach.	Offered	N/A
FINC	6739	Internship in Finance	Prerequisite: Master's degree candidacy, approval of associate dean, faculty chair, and sponsoring faculty member. Six hours of supervised work experience each week in an approved financial institution or firm.	X	N/A
FINC	6939	Master's Thesis Research	Prerequisite: Master's degree candidacy and approval of adviser and dean.	X	N/A
GEOG	3137	Global Geography	Analysis of physical, economic, and political patterns of different world regions.	Offered	N/A
GEOG	4030	Geography Of The Us And Canada	Analysis of the interrelationships among physical, cultural, economic and political patterns of the United States and Canada including the State of Texas.	X	N/A
GEOG	4031	Urban Geography	Examination of the interrelationships among physical geography and urbanization, the internal land utilization of cities, urban historical geography and central place theory.	Offered	N/A
GEOG	4032	Geography Of Latin America	Analysis of the physical, cultural, economic and political patterns of Latin America and its relationship to other world regions.	X	N/A
GEOG	4033	Geography Of Texas	Analysis of the diverse cultural, economic, environmental and political patterns of Texas. Exploration of the state's regional characteristics and of the spatial relationships with areas outside the state.	X	N/A
GEOG	4034	Prin of Map Reading/Interpret	A wide variety of maps including cognitive, thematic, topographic, weather and computer generated (GIS) maps are surveyed from the points of view of their interpretations and applications. Attention will be directed also to the history of cartography, the interpretation of air photos and NASA images and statistical graphs. No drafting background or artistic ability needed.	X	N/A
GEOG	4131	Historical Geography	An introduction to historical geography as a subfield of geography with an emphasis on the evolving patterns of land use and settlement in the United States from the pre-colonial period to the present.	X	N/A
GEOG	4132	Human Geography	Stresses the importance of human/environment relationships to a global society. Focuses on the world distribution of natural and human resources as they interrelate and provide character to places.	X	N/A
GEOG	4133	Modern Physical Geography	An identification of the geographical dimensions of ecosystems and earth's physical characteristics as it relates to the process, distribution patterns and implications for humans.	X	N/A
GEOG	4134	Geographic Concepts & Skills	Prerequisites: GEOG 3137, GEOG 4132 and GEOG 4133. Geographic concepts and skills which are connected with the new social studies curriculum and the appropriate teaching models, strategies and assessment.	X	N/A
GEOG	4135	Political Geography	The interrelationship between political activities and spatial distributions of world regions. Topics include the concept of state, political core regions, international spheres of influence and confrontations, boundaries and contemporary issues and problems.	Offered	N/A
GEOG	4136	Economic Geography	An analysis of the world distribution of fundamental occupations and commodities.	X	N/A
GEOG	4231	Fundamentals of GIS	An interdisciplinary introduction to the fundamentals of GIS as a method of organizing, displaying, and analyzing spatial data. The course also provides an introduction to basic cartographic conventions.	X	N/A
GEOG	4232	Probs In Geog Info Systems	Prerequisites: GEOG 3137, GEOG 4132 and GEOG 4133. A course designed specifically for advanced GIS candidates who will identify, interpret, analyze and evaluate a geographical problem.	X	N/A
GEOG	4233	Advanced Geog Info Systems	Prerequisites: GEOG 3137, GEOG 4132 and GEOG 4133. Analytical aspects of spatial data, analysis, and modeling. Theoretical and applied aspects are examined through a series of practical exercises and assignments.	X	N/A
GEOG	4839	Indt Study In Geog	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and Associate Dean.	X	N/A
GEOG	4931	Selected Topics In Geog	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
GEOG	5231	Approaches To Geographic Educ	Geographic content knowledge is linked to teaching strategies and curriculum development. Content focus will address approaches designed to foster geographic knowledge, study skills and critical thinking.	X	N/A
GEOG	5931	Research Topics In Geog	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
GEOG	5939	Indt Study In Geography	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and Associate Dean.	X	N/A
HADM	3131	Foundations Of HC Admin Ldrshp	The administration of health care services and basic principles of organization for patient care including financial, manpower and systems development and control considerations in meeting health requirements at community, state, regional and national levels. This course is also an examination of leadership in healthcare administration.	Offered	N/A
HADM	3232	Finc Dimens of HC Admin I	This course is designed to teach the student the ability to understand and analyze the financial performance of healthcare organizations and various techniques associated with financial decisions required in the operation of various healthcare entities. Also, the student shall learn the various aspects of finance which determines the financial results of a healthcare organization.	X	N/A
HADM	3333	Healthcare Economics	The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the terminology and theory of health economics and to apply these tools to current issues in health policy and healthcare management. Emphasis will be placed on reading and analyzing recent articles in journals and newspapers that relate to health economics.	Offered	N/A
HADM	3531	Physician Group Practice Mgmt	Prerequisite: HADM 3131 or equivalent. Acquaints the student with the management issues of physician group practice including insurance billing, personnel management, marketing, patient relations, financial management, venture planning, risk management, retirement planning, physician agreements, practice valuation, managed care, Medicare/Medicaid and legal/tax/professional liability.	Offered	N/A
HADM	4132	Healthcare Planning & Mktg	Prerequisite: HADM 3131 and MKTG 3031. A review of concepts of planning and marketing and their application to the delivery of health care, assessment of community health needs and resources planning in an ambulatory or clinical environment.	X	N/A
HADM	4133	Health Policy	Analysis of health policymaking, health policy and contemporary issues in health policy with emphasis on the U.S.	Offered	N/A
HADM	4136	Medical Reimbursement	Prerequisite: HADM 3131 or equivalent. Acquaints the student with medical terminology, procedure coding, diagnosis coding, medical management and documentation.	Offered	N/A
HADM	4137	HC Ethics, Values & Social Res	This course provides the student exposure to ethical issues in healthcare administration as well as business ethics, biomedical and research ethical issues, services to be offered, and distribution and allocation of resources. Additionally, this course will address important ethical issues and problems facing the US health system.	Offered	N/A
HADM	4138	Managed Care	Prerequisite: HADM 3131 or equivalent. Acquaints the student with managed care terminology, contracting for providers and payors, utilization review, case management, direct contracting, benefits structuring and organization structure.	X	N/A
HADM	4236	Hospital Operations	Concepts and methods needed to operate in a hospital. It will also provide an understanding of the impact of licensing, regulation, finance and billing, supply, operation, the different professions, risk managment, compliance, engineering and physical plant, and labor relations activities in healthcare institutions, with an emphasis on organization, effectiveness, productivity, and profitability.	X	N/A
HADM	4332	Legal Dimen Of Healthcare Adm	Prerequisite: HADM 3531 or equivalent. Legal aspects of the doctor-patient-nurse-other health professional relationships; individual, corporate and institutional liability and responsibility.	Offered	N/A
HADM	4431	HR in Healthcare Admin	Concepts and methods needed to plan, forecast, recruit, train, develop, maintain, and evaluate health manpower.	X	N/A
HADM	4432	Intro to Long Term Care Admin	To develop an understanding of the Long-Term Care industry by exploring industry trends, management strategies, goverance and market influences and organizational development.	X	N/A
HADM	4433	Introduction to Public Health	Provides the student a comprehensive introduction to the essential concepts, values, principles, and practice of public health and the relationship of public health to the complex U.S. health care delivery system. Familiarizes the student with public health practice in a number of settings including government, private sector, and community organizations. Addresses important health issues and problems facing the US public health system.	X	N/A
HADM	4531	Finc Dimens Of HC Admin II	Prerequisites: FINC 3331 and HADM 3131 or equivalent. Analysis of the financial framework within which health care organizations and facilities operate; sources and flow of funds, cost information systems and capital budgeting.	Offered	N/A
HADM	4739	Internship In Healthcare Admin	Prerequisite: HADM 4136 and approval of program director. Supervised field experience with an approved public or private health facility or physician clinic.	Offered	N/A
HADM	4839	Indt Study In Hlthcare Admn	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Healthcare Administration.	X	N/A
HADM	4931	Selected Topics Hlthcare Admn	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
HADM	5032	Leadership & Org in HC Service	To provide the student with an understanding of the leadership, organization and financing of health services in the United States, to help the student to begin to become a healthcare leader, and to identify and discuss current trends in health care delivery, management, and operation of hospitals, physician practices, and managed care companies.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5131	Hlthcare Human Resources Mgmt	Prerequisite: HADM 5032. To acquaint the student with concepts and methods needed to plan and forecast, recruit, train, develop and evaluate health manpower. Also to provide an understanding of the impact of licensing, regulation and labor relations activities on health care institutions.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5132	Managerial Epidemiology & Hlth	Introduction to the concepts of public and personal health and disease. Problems in the measurement, analysis, organization and administration of intervention programs will be highlighted. An analysis of individual, community and institutional health efforts will be conducted.	X	N/A
HADM	5133	Health Policy	Analysis of health policy making, health policy and contemporary issues ub health policy with emphasis on the U.S.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5232	Finc Mgmt of Healthcare Orgs	This course is designed for students with no accounting training. Topic areas covered are accounting concepts and principles, financial statements, financial statement analysis, forms of business organizations, budgeting, cost analysis, activity based accounting, and accounting for financial decisions. This course cannot be taken by accounting majors or MBA students.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5233	Finc Mgmt Of Healthcare Org II	Prerequisites: HADM 5032 and either HADM 5232 or FINC 5031, or equivalents. Emphasis is placed on financial concepts and practices, sources and uses of funds, fiscal policies, internal and external controls, financial statistical reporting and definition of terms.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5234	Hcare Ethics,Values,&Soc Resp	Prerequisites: HADM 5032 and 5132. Emphasis is placed on resolving ethical issues in healthcare as well as business ethics, biomedical and research ethical issues, services to be offered, distribution of resources and developing a personal value system, and relating that system to the needs of the community.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5331	Planning Healthcare Services	Prerequisites: HADM 5032 and 5132. Analysis of the requisites, demands, processes and methods of planning health services. Community planning, program evaluation, setting objectives for health service, and business planning are examined.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5332	Evaluation of Health Services	Analysis of the methods and techniques of evaluating the performance of health services and programs, including the qualitative and quantitative study of program options.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5333	Healthcare Economics	Examines the healthcare industry, production of health, insurance, government programs, supply, and demand for physicians, nurses, drugs, and technology, hospitals, legal issues, and international comparisons.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5431	Healthcare Information Mgmt	Provides the student with knowledge and skills needed to successfully perform in a leadership role in the current information systems dependent environment. Prepares the student for management oversight; administrative design; acquisition, installation, and implementation; and operation of healthcare management information systems.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5433	Introduction to Public Health	Provides the student a comprehensive introduction to the essential concepts, values, principles, and practice of public health and the relationship of public health to the complex US health care delivery system. Familiarizes the student with public health practice in a number of settings including government, private sector, and community organizations. Addresses important health issues and problems facing the US public health system.	X	N/A
HADM	5531	Group Practice Management	Prerequisite: HADM 5032 or equivalent. Introduces the student to the concepts of physician practice management including procedure coding, diagnosis coding, insurance billing and documentation, personnel management, marketing, patient relations, financial management, venture planning, risk management, physician agreements, legal/tax/professional liability.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5731	Org Chg & Quality Imprvmnt HC	Provides the student with knowledge and skills in organization development and change in healthcare facilities as well as total quality management and quality improvement in healthcare organizations. Prepares student for productivity improvement efforts, organization redesign and reeingineering in healthcare. Also prepares student for developing and strengthening or redesigning quality improvement programs. Provides coverage of case management and care pathways.	Offered	N/A
HADM	5911	Res Topics in Healthcare Admn	One hour credit special topics in healthcare management to be identified each time the course is offered.	X	N/A
HADM	5931	Rsrch Topics In Hlthcare Admn	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
HADM	5939	Indt Study In Hlthcare Admn	Perquisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Healthcare Administration.	X	N/A
HADM	6132	Legl Aspects Of Hlthcare Systm	To acquaint the student with the legal issues in health services administration by study of the legal system, licensing, liability and professional ethics.	Offered	N/A
HADM	6133	Hlthcare Fac Plan,Dsgn & Const	Prerequisite: HADM 5032. Designed to introduce the student to concepts of health facility planning, design and construction and an understanding of the vocabulary and process employed by planners, architects and consultants.	Offered	N/A
HADM	6136	Emrgng Issues In Healthcare	Acquaints the student with emerging issues in healthcare relating to the organization, financing, and delivery of healthcare services.	Offered	N/A
HADM	6235	Managed Care	Acquaints the student with managed care terminology, contracting for providers and payors, utilization review, case management, direct contracting, structuring and organization structure.	X	N/A
HADM	6236	Hospital Operations	Prerequisites: HADM 5032 and one other HADM course or permission of the HADM Director. Management, clinical professional and supporting staff must recognize their core competency is providing a specific portfolio of healthcare services to a set of managers of patient populations. The learning objectives for the course include strategies for: repositioning medical services for managed care; expanding market programs to meet target customers' needs and reporting outcomes to prove the organization's value to its customers; operations strategies for managed care; and performance measures information management.	X	N/A
HADM	6237	Healthcare Consult & Entrepren	Prerequisites: HADM 5132, HADM 5233, and HADM 6132. Application of all academic business and healthcare concepts, theories and principles to consulting and new business ventures. Topics will include economic feasibility studies, business plan writing, practice valuations, practice evaluations, operations assessments, reengineering studies and other consulting and business startup projects. The course will utilize healthcare consultants, public accounting firm partners, turnaround consultants and other practitioners.	X	N/A
HADM	6519	Seminar in HC Competencies	Prerequisite: Permission of program director and instructor. This course is designed to introduce students to the professional requirements necessary for success in the healthcare field. Students will be familiarized with the professional competencies, including skills and behaviors required of the healthcare executive. Focus is on healthcare executive leadership development and personal effectiveness relating to the external environment of healthcare organizations. Emphasizes relationships with physicians, governing boards, regulatory bodies, donors, and other key stakeholders.	Offered	N/A
HADM	6539	Grad Residency Hlthcare Adm	Prerequisites: Master's degree candidacy, HADM 6519, approval of dean and approval of instructor. Permission of instructor dependent upon language requirement, Oral TOFEL (if student does not hold a Bachelors degree from a U.S. institution), minimum GPA of 3.3, current MHA or MHA/MBA student, one semester of Internship or healthcare work experience, and other criteria (see HADM program for list). Supervised residency with an approved health agency or organization; written and oral reports required.	Offered	N/A
HADM	6738	Sem Hcare Policy & Leadership	Prerequisite: All other degree requirements prior to the residency. Designed to provide the student with an opportunity to apply and integrate previous courses, readings and research in a problem-solving environment. By the use of case studies, problems, field work, case presentations and simulation students will analyze situations and present their findings orally and in written form.	Offered	N/A
HADM	6739	Internship in Hlthcare Admin	Prerequisite: Master's degree candidacy and approval of adviser and dean. Must have completed at least one semester in the program. Supervised internship with position or project in a healthcare facility. Written and oral reports required. No more than 3 hours of internship credit can be applied toward degree.	Offered	N/A
HADM	6939	Master's Thesis Research	Prerequisites: Master's degree candidacy and approval of adviser and dean.	X	N/A
HADM	6969	Master's Thesis Research	Prerequisites: Master's degree candidacy and approval of adviser and dean.	X	N/A
HMRS	5131	Human Resource Mgmt Processes	Theory and processes of effective development and management of human resources in organization.	Offered	N/A
HMRS	5136	Group Processes In Orgs	Understanding the complexities of social interaction, group behavior and interpersonal influence in organizational environments. Topics include intragroup and intergroup behavior, leadership, power, conflict and decision-making.	X	N/A
HMRS	5231	Legl Envr Of Humn Res Mgmt I	The constitutional and procedural aspect of the employee/employer relationship with special reference to discrimination, wages and hours, pensions, unemployment insurance, health and safety and workers' compensation.	X	N/A
HMRS	5433	Compensation And Benefits	Review and analysis of traditional and nontraditional compensation benefit systems.	X	N/A
HMRS	5434	Perform Review & Productivity	Overview of productivity measurement and analysis as applied to organizations and introduction to performance appraisal, job analysis and measurement techniques used in assessing individual work performance.	X	N/A
HMRS	5435	Employee Plan,Staff,Selection	Prerequisite: HMRS 5131. Techniques for planning and recruiting human resource needs in the context of organizational requirements. Staffing and selection techniques and practice relative to organizational strategy, legal concerns, and labor market considerations.	Offered	N/A
HMRS	5437	Human Resource Info Systems	Principles and procedures used in the development of information systems to aid human resource decision making.	Offered	N/A
HMRS	5531	Training And Development	An overview of personnel training and development in organizations to include program development processes, identification of training needs, design and administration of training courses and evaluation.	X	N/A
HMRS	5931	Research Topics In Hmrs	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
HMRS	5939	Indt Study In Human Resources	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Human Resources.	X	N/A
HMRS	6733	Seminar In Human Resour Mgmt I	Prerequisites: HMRS 5136 and MGMT 5132. This course integrates existing and emerging approaches to leadership and their application in human resource management settings. It further examines general leadership competencies and specific skills essential to the human resource professional issues.	X	N/A
HMRS	6735	Seminar - Human Res Mgmt	Prerequisites: HMRS 6733 and Last Semester. The concepts and practices of strategic human resource management including the development of frameworks to integrate human resource functions and the relationship between human resource strategies and business strategy with a focus on ethical and international issues.	Offered	N/A
HMRS	6739	Internship In Human Resource	Prerequisite: Master's degree candidacy and approval of adviser and dean. Supervised internship with a public or private agency; written and oral reports required.	X	N/A
HMRS	6839	Master's Project Research	Prerequisite: Master's degree candidacy and approval of advisor and dean.	X	N/A
HMRS	6939	Master's Thesis Research	Prerequisite: Master's degree candidacy and approval of advisor and dean.	X	N/A
ISAM	3033	Info Systems For Mgmt	Fundamentals of information systems to assist management in the operation and control of complex organizations.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	3034	Intro to Business Programming	The course is a study of fundamental programming concepts used in the design, development, and management of business application programs; it includes program design methodologies, control techniques, and the implementation of programs using a high-level, business-oriented language.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	3331	Intro To Business Databases	Prerequisite/co-requisite: ISAM 3033 or equivalent. Brief overview of database concepts (hierarchical, network, relational, normalization, etc.) used in the design of business databases; use, control, management and manipulation of simple business databases (such as sales, inventory, customer, employee, general ledger, etc.) with a database management system. Includes numerous hands-on class projects.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	3332	Appl Progrming w/Visual Basic	This course is designed to allow students to learn how to develop windows applications using Microsoft's most popular programming language and server technologies. Microsoft latest Visual Basic, ADO(Active Data Objects) and Microsoft SQL. Servers are used to help students master the fundamentals required to create programs from scratch. This course will introduce students to the important Graphical User Interface concepts and programming constructs (Windows Forms, Labels, Textboxes, Buttons, Mouse-Event Handling, Menus, ListBoxes, ComboBoxes, Control Structures, Procedures, Arrays and Exception Handling), object-oriented (Classes, Inheritance and Polymorphism).	Offered	N/A
ISAM	4331	Internet Applications In Busin	The role of Internet, Intranets, and Internet tools in business; design and development of business-oriented Internet applications using HTML, scripting languages and HTML-based automated tools.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	4332	Advanced Internet Apps in Bus	Prerequisites: ISAM 3331, 3332, and 4331, or equivalents. An advanced-level course on Internet applications development. It offers programming knowledge of the Web using the latest tools and technologies. Topics include: client-side scripts, server-side scripts, Web forms processing, XML document processing, DTD and XHTML, ASP.NET and HTML controls, Web-Database applications, etc. The course is mainly focused on hands-on projects.	X	N/A
ISAM	4632	Advanced Business Databases	Prerequisite: ISAM 3331 or equivalent. Use, management and manipulation of advanced business databases (such as sales, inventory, customer, employee, general ledger, etc.) with a complex database management systems. Includes numerous hands-on class projects	X	N/A
ISAM	4635	Analysis & Design Of Business	Prerequisite: ISAM 3331 or equivalent. Introduction to systems concepts, systems analysis and design techniques, methods used to analyze information systems requirements of business systems; methods used to design, evaluate and implement business systems. Includes numerous hands-on class prefects.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	4636	Introduction To Network Mgmt	Prerequisite: ISAM 3033 or equivalent or senior standing. Brief overview of network hardware, protocols and installation; management of network users and groups; use, installation, control and security of network-based business applications; management of network printing. Includes numerous hands-on class projects.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	4637	Advanced Network Protocols	Prerequisite: ISAM 4636 or equivalent. This course covers network technology topics such as VLANs, trunking technologies, VLAN trunking protocols, link aggregation control protocols, spanning tree protocols; principles of address management using ARP, RARP, BOOTP and DHCP protocols; different routing protocols such as RIP and IGRP, EIGRP in vector distance category protocols and OSPF in link state protocols; application layer protocols such as HTTP, DNS, SMTP, POP, IMAP, SNMP, FTP and their implementations on Windows and Unix platforms; and computer network security topics such as VPNs, NAT/PAT and IPSEC. The course includes an extensive hands-on component.	X	N/A
ISAM	4739	Internship in MIS	Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree candidacy, completion of at least 18 hours of BS in MIS required computing courses, and approval of academic advisor, faculty chair, and associate dean. Supervised work experience related to management information systems wih an approved business, industrial firm, or governmental agency; written and oral reports as required.	X	N/A
ISAM	4839	Indt Study In Info Systems	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Information Systems.	X	N/A
ISAM	4931	Selected Topics In Info System	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
ISAM	5030	Fund Of Business Programming	Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Common program logic and structures inherent in business application programs; programming using a business-oriented high-level language; overview of program design and development methodologies; management and control of program design and development activities. Includes numerous hands-on class projects. Cannot be taken as ISAM or BUS elective. May not be taken as graduate elective credit by any BUS student.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5330	Mgmt Information Systems	Prerequisite: MGMT 5032 or equivalent. Principles and procedures used in the development of information systems to facilitate the management functions of planning, integrating, measuring and controlling. (Previously ISAM 5631)	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5331	Fdmts Database Design & Dev	Prerequisite: ISAM 5030 or 6 hours of college-level programming. Database concepts used in business systems. Applications, advantages and disadvantages of hierarchical, network and relational database systems are presented from a business perspective.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5332	Data Warehousing & Data Mining	Prerequisite: ISAM 5331 or equivalent. This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to design and develop a data warehouse as well as extract strategic business intelligence through application of data mining tools and techniques. Students will examine all phases and tasks of the data warehouse design process, including data structure, dimensional modeling such as star schema, data cube, and data aggregation. They will also perform hands-on exercises with the latest data warehouse and data mining tools to load existing data, preparing data marts, and apply On-line Analytical Processing (OLAP) tools to obtain business intelligence.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5333	Business Data Communications	Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Telecommunications hardware and infrastructure, global telecommunications systems, roles and uses of telecommunications systems and computer networks in modern business management.	X	N/A
ISAM	5334	Adv Appl Progr with C#	Prerequisite: ISAM 5030 or equivalent. This is an advanced programming course using the C# programming language and featuring the .NET computing platform. This course will cover Graphic User Interfaces, advanced data structures, plus design and programming for Web Service applications.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5335	Adv Appl Progr w/Visual Basic	Prerequisite: ISAM 5030 or 6 hours of college-level course work in computer programming. Tools, techniques, and management methodologies used in the development of client-server-based business software, graphic user interface, and business reports. Includes numerous hands-on class projects.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5337	Internet Applications Dev	Use and control of Internet systems in business; development of HTML-based Web sites; use of automated Web site creation tools; roles/functions of TCP/IP, cabling systems and servers in Internet connectivity. Includes numerous hands-on class projects.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5338	Adv. Internet Application Dev.	Prerequisite: ISAM 5331, ISAM 5335, ISAM 5337, or equivalents. Client-Server applications development for the World Wide Web using the latest tools and technologies such as setting up a Web Server, development of server-side and client-side scripts, Web forms processing, XML documents processing, use of DTD and XHMTL, development of ASP.NET pages with HTML and Web controls, and Web-database applications development. Numerous hands-on projects.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5339	Fndmtls Computer Networking	Prerequisite: ISAM 5030 or 6 hours of college-level course work in computer programming. Basic concepts of networking, OSI and TCP/IP architectures, data link layer protocols, LAN technologies, serial link protocols, WANs, network layer issues, protocols, connection oriented and connectionless protocols, transport layer protocols, internetworking concepts, fundamentals of application layer protocols. Hands-on exercises on protocols, protocol analysis, LANs, WANs, etc.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5439	Computer Network Security	Fundamental computer network security concepts and secure network implementations, security threats to computers and computer networks. Methods to counter security threats, concepts of firewalls, their design and implementations, pre-emptive hacking tools, instrusion detection systems, some aspects of host security using computers with Unix operating systems.	X	N/A
ISAM	5531	Client/Server System Admin	Prerequisite: ISAM 5339 or ISAM 5636 or equivalent. Exploring and determining how emerging client-server technology, Internet-based technology, tools and techniques work and how they can be integrated in modern business management.	X	N/A
ISAM	5631	Management Information Systems	Prerequisite: MGMT 5031 or equivalent. Principles and procedures used in the development of information systems to facilitate the management functions of planning, integrating, measuring and controlling.	X	N/A
ISAM	5632	Adv Database Appl Dev	Prerequisite: ISAM 5030 or 6 hours of college-level course work in computer programming, and ISAM 5331 or equivalent. Organization and management of complex business databases and applications such as database design and management, user interface design, application design, database processing and generation of management-oriented reports. Includes numerous hands-on projects using a leading database management system.	X	N/A
ISAM	5633	Oracle Database Adm	Prerequisite: ISAM 5632 or equivalent. This course introduces students to Oracle Database Administration. The topics covered include components of a database, creating a database, database backup and recovery, database performance tuning and database administration. The course also includes extensive hands-on exercises related to Oracle database administration.	X	N/A
ISAM	5635	System Analysis & Design	Prerequisite: ISAM 5030 or 6 hours of programming courses and ISAM 5331. Systems concepts; systems analysis and design techniques; methods used to analyze information requirements; methods used to design, evaluate and implement information systems; and a class project.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5636	Advanced Computer Networking	Prerequisite: ISAM 5339 or equivalent. The course covers serial and shared link layer protocols, principles of transport and network layer design and analysis, principles of routing in computer networks, routing algorithms, routing protocols, analysis of application level protocols, basic concepts of network security, packet filters, network address translation, port address translation, virtual local area network, etc. Hands-on exercises on building and implementing LANs and WANs, Internets, routing protocols, filters and network, advanced protocol analysis, etc.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5637	Info Systems Project Mgmt	Prerequisite: ISAM 5635 or equivalent. This course is a follow-up of the systems analysis and design course. It combines theory and practice to present an understanding of the concepts, skills, tools, and techniques involved in an information technology project management. The course includes nine knowledge areas of project management-project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communication, risk, and procurement management.	X	N/A
ISAM	5638	Adv Appls Programming in Java	Prerequisite: ISAM 5030 or at least 6 hours of programming courses. This is an advanced programming course using the JAVA programming language. Students learn how to design and construct interactive Java programs for business applications. This course covers program design, coding for Applets and Applications, etc.	X	N/A
ISAM	5639	SQL Server Database Admin	Prerequisite: ISAM 5331 or equivalent. Microsoft SQL Server is a prime relational database management system. This course introduces students to topics such as creating, interacting with, administering, backing up, recovering, and troubleshooting a database using Microsoft SQL Server in a hands-on environment.	X	N/A
ISAM	5731	Info Systems Audit & Security	Prerequisite: ISAM 5631. Audit of financial statements, financial accounting system, accounting data flows, segregation of duties in computer environment, general and application controls, data security and access controls, dial-up controls, computer security, application change control, audit of computer programs and data files and computer audit trails.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5732	Fundamentals of Windows Admin	This course introduces students to various windows operating system platforms and integrating these platforms to build domains that serve the needs of an organization. The topics covered include domain designs, domain trees and forests, user administration, file system administration, registry management, file and printing performance management, etc. The course has extensive hands-on component.	X	N/A
ISAM	5733	Advanced Windows Admin	Prerequisite: ISAM 5732. The course covers such topics as Windows server maintenance and tuning concepts, active directory design and operation, designing and administering windows client server systems, and building a comprehensive networked Windows environment. The course includes comprehensive hands-on exercises and projects.	X	N/A
ISAM	5931	Research Topics In Info Sys	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	Offered	N/A
ISAM	5939	Indt Study In Info Systems	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Information Systems.	X	N/A
ISAM	6739	Internship in MIS	Prerequisite: Master's degree candidacy, completion of foundation courses and at least 18 hours of MS in MIS required courses, and approval of academic advisor, faculty chair and associate dean. Supervised work experience related to management information systems with an approved business, industrial firm, or governmental agency; written and oral reports as required.	X	N/A
LEGL	3037	Legal Writing & Appellate Pro	Prerequisite: LEGL 3531 is recommended. If a student has not completed LEGL 3531, they may be considered for enrollment in this course if they pass a qualifying exam given by the course instructor before enrolling in the course. Principles of legal drafting and case analysis; preparation of legal documents and the rules of appellate process.	Offered	N/A
LEGL	3133	Intro Law & Amer Legal System	Overview of the American legal system and the structure of law and legal institutions in the United States.	Offered	N/A
LEGL	3231	Logic	An investigation of traditional approaches to correct and incorrect reasoning.	Offered	N/A
LEGL	3432	Am. System of Trial by Jury	This course provides an analysis of process of trial by jury from the inital examination of the jury panel through closing arguments. Emphasis will be placed on the preparation of a case to be tried in small claims court.	X	N/A
LEGL	3517	Internet Legal Research	This course concentrates on Web browsers and Web search and indexing tools and will focus on the content of primary and secondary materials on the Internet.	X	N/A
LEGL	3531	Legal Research	The law library, research, briefing and case preparation through the use of digests, encyclopedias and other research sources.	X	N/A
LEGL	3533	Intro TX Rules Pre-Trial Civil	This course will cover the rules of civil procedure that govern the drafting of the plaintiff's original petition through the drafting of discovery.	Offered	N/A
LEGL	4532	Family Law & Procedures	Study of the fundamental principles of the law of family relations, divorce, adoption, custody, marriage, juvenile, etc.; includes analysis of family law procedures, appropriate forms and pleadings.	X	N/A
LEGL	4533	Dispute Resolution	Analysis of the various methods of resolving disputes between citizens outside the traditional adversarial system.	X	N/A
LEGL	4534	Property Transactions	Study of the fundamental principles and procedures of law related to the acquisition, control and disposition of property.	Offered	N/A
LEGL	4535	Criminal Law And Procedure	This course will deal with the substantive law of crime and punishment.	X	N/A
LEGL	4536	Torts	Study of the principles of the law of torts focusing on learning the causes of action, the elements of wach and how to recognize the causes of action given certain facts.	Offered	N/A
LEGL	4537	Criminal Procedure	This course will deal with the law of arrest through trial and conviction and the constitutional protection involved in the process.	X	N/A
LEGL	4538	Business Transactions	Analysis of the fundamental principles and procedures related to incorporation, partnership, leases, contracts, bonding, negotiable instruments, sales, mortgage liens, insurance, bankruptcy, etc.	X	N/A
LEGL	4539	Estate Planning & Adm	This course is designed to introduce the broad subject of estate planning including basic will preparation, and the drafting of statutory form powers of attorney, medical directives, and medical powers of attorney. The various forms of estate administration in Texas will be studied.	Offered	N/A
LEGL	4631	Texas Consumer Law	An analysis of the principle consumer protection statues in Texas and related federal laws. Special emphasis will be placed on The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.	X	N/A
LEGL	4632	Elder Law	This course will focus on a variety of legal issues related to the aging of America. The Texas law of guardianship will be reviewed in depth including the state specific certification requirements to become a registered professional guardian.	X	N/A
LEGL	4633	Info & Document Assembly Syst	Fundamentals of the operation of document assembly programs using Pro-Doc.	X	N/A
LEGL	4635	Mock Trial	Students enrolled in this course are required to prepare for and compete in the undergraduate Annual Intercollegiate Mock Trial Competition sponsored by the American Mock Trial Association.	Offered	N/A
LEGL	4636	Mock Mediation	Students enrolled in this course are required to prepare for and compete in the undergraduate Annual Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament sponsored by the American Mock Trial Association.	X	N/A
LEGL	4717	State Bar - CLE	Students enrolled in this course must register for and attend at their own expense a State Bar of Texas sponsored or sanctioned continuing legal education program approved by the course instructor. Research and writing assignments must be completed following attendance at the approved CLE course.	X	N/A
LEGL	4737	State Bar - CLE	Students enrolled in this course must register for and attend at their own expense a State Bar of Texas sponsored or sanctioned continuing legal education program approved by the course instructor. Research and writing assignments must be completed following attendance at the approved CLE course.	X	N/A
LEGL	4739	Internship in Legal Studies	Prerequisite: Approval of faculty adviser and program director. Supervised field experience with an approved agency or office. Written and oral reports required.	Offered	N/A
LEGL	4819	Indt Study In Legal Studies	(Variable credit, 1 or 3 semester hours.) Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Legal Studies.	X	N/A
LEGL	4839	Indt Study In Legal Studies	(Variable credit, 1 or 3 semester hours.) Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Legal Studies.	X	N/A
LEGL	4931	Selected Topics In Legal Studi	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
LEGL	5131	Legal Cncpts for Bus Prof	This course examines the legal implications of business transactions and will be of particular value to students seeking degrees in accounting, finance and business. Explores legal issues emphasized by the AICPA and other national professional organizations.	Offered	N/A
LEGL	5931	Research Topics-Legal Studies	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
MGMT	3000	Management UL Elective	Management UL Elective	X	N/A
MGMT	3031	Mgmt Theory And Practice	Management policies and processes including planning, organizing and controlling; overview of production and functions of organization theory and behavior.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	3133	Organizational Comm	Prerequisite: MGMT 3031 or equivalent. A study of theories and practices in organizational communication, dissemination of information in organizational settings, effectiveness, relative costs and feedback potential.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	3331	Human Resource Management	Prerequisite: MGMT 3031 or equivalent. Problems and practices in human resource management; selection, placement, evaluation, promotion and termination.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	3431	Human Resource Plan,Staff,Sel	Prerequisite: MGMT 3331 or equivalent. Techniques for planning and recruiting human resource needs in the context of organizational requirements. Staffing and selection techniques and practice relative to legal concerns and labor market considerations.	X	N/A
MGMT	3531	Wage And Salary Administration	Prerequisite: MGMT 3031 or equivalent. Job performance evaluation and development of compensation plans and programs.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4132	Strategic Management	Prerequisites: MGMT 3031, MKTG 3031, FINC 3331 and LAST SEMESTER. In addition, registration is restricted to students with an approved Candidate Plan of Study. The study of the formulation, implementation and assessment of strategic decisions.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4133	Mgmt Of Small Business	Prerequisite: MGMT 3031 or equivalent. Organization and operation of small business enterprises; sources of capital, management assistance and personnel.	X	N/A
MGMT	4136	Human Resource Mgmt Info Sys	Principles and procedures and contemporary programs used in the development of information systems to aid human resource decision making.	X	N/A
MGMT	4237	LEADERSHIP	The course will examine and focus on proven executive leadership best practices across a range of complex organizations.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4332	Org Structure & Process	Prerequisite: MGMT 3031 or equivalent. Surveys theory and research on the structure of business organizations and processes affecting their management.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4333	Collect Bargaining Public Sect	Prerequisite: MGMT 3031 or equivalent. Comparisons and contrasts of collective bargaining in the public and private sectors; the impact of unionization on public administration.	X	N/A
MGMT	4431	Leadership In Global Bus Envir	The topic of leadership will be explored in the context of the global business environment.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4531	Industrial Labor Relations	Prerequisite: MGMT 3031 or equivalent. Collective bargaining processes in American industry; impact of labor management relations on wage and employment levels and on national income.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4533	International Business Mgmt	Prerequisite: MGMT 3031 or equivalent. Managerial considerations in international business operations; government involvement, organizational structure, operating policies and market peculiarities.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4534	Organizational Behavior	Prerequisite: MGMT 3031 or equivalent. Dynamics of organizational behavior in business, interpreted from a behavioral science perspective.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4535	Seminar In International Mgmt	Field experience involving meetings with top management personnel of businesses operating outside the United States. Discussions will center on the economic, cultural, social, legal and other environmental constraints that affect firms in other countries.	X	N/A
MGMT	4536	Organizational Development	Prerequisite: MGMT 4534 or equivalent. Evaluation of change processes and development in organizations; behavioral methodology and the role of the change agent.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4537	Govt Budgt Planning & Analysis	Applications of management, accounting and finance principles to the preparation, analysis and implementation of government budgets; emphasis on state and local levels.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4731	Sem Soc Responsibility Of Bus	Prerequisite: MGMT 3031 or equivalent. The changing role of business enterprise in society; influences of government regulatory agencies on social consciousness in the business world.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	4739	Internship in Management	Prerequisites: 15 hours of upper-level credit and approval of program director. Three or six hours of supervised work experience each week in an approved business or industrial firm.	X	N/A
MGMT	4819	Indt Study In Management	(Variable credit, 1 or 3 semester hours.) Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Management.	X	N/A
MGMT	4839	Indt Study In Management	(Variable credit, 1 or 3 semester hours.) Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Management.	X	N/A
MGMT	4931	Select Topics Mgmt	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	5031	Managerial Processes	N/A	X	N/A
MGMT	5032	Human Behavior in Organization	Behavioral problems associated with innovation, resistance to change and the development of complex organizations and administrative processes. Formerly MGMT 5132; Credit may not be received for both MGMT 5132 and MGMT 5032. May not be taken as graduate elective credit by any BUS student.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	5131	Business And Society	Prerequisite: MGMT 5032 or equivalent. Role of the firm in society; business responsibilities to society from ethical, political, economic and societal points of view.	X	N/A
MGMT	5132	Human Behavior In Organization	N/A	X	N/A
MGMT	5133	Teamwork & Leadership Skills:T	Prerequisite: Should be taken early in the MBA program. Focus on knowledge-based skill and competency development in effective teamwork, teambuilding, and leadership as well as diagnosing and intervening effectively in problematic team situations. Formerly MGMT 5031; Credit may not be received for both MGMT 5031 and MGMT 5133.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	5135	Corp Organizational Design	Prerequisite: MGMT 5032 or equivalent. Surveys theory and research on organizational factors affecting the design and management of complex corporate systems.	X	N/A
MGMT	5331	Personnel Mgmt	Prerequisite: MGMT 5032 or equivalent. The employment, understanding and management of people, aspects of employee morale and productivity.	X	N/A
MGMT	5332	Labor Relations	Prerequisite: MGMT 5032 or equivalent. Relationships between unions and management and the structure of industrial bargaining; legal dimensions of employee relations, strikes and settlements.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	5636	Management Of Technology	Prerequisite: MGMT 5032 or equivalent. This course is designed to introduce a broad range of topics and issues related to the management of technology and technological innovation. The course includes discussions of technology development in industry, academia and government; the process of innovation; the drivers of innovation in a global environment; organizing and leading innovation; and incorporating technology change into company structure and strategy.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	5638	Managing Tech & Prof People	Prerequisite: MGMT 5032 or equivalent. This course discusses issues in managing and leading scientists, engineers, and other professionals. It provides ideas on the most effective methods for increasing individual invention and organization innovation. Topics include knowledge management, creativity, leadership, cultural diversity, negotiation, organizational design, global virtual teaming and work/life issues for professionals.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	5931	Research Topics In Mgmt	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	5939	Indt Study In Management	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Management.	X	N/A
MGMT	6237	Leadership	The course will examine and focus on proven executive leadership best practices across a range of complex organizations.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	6331	Organizational Development	Prerequisite: MGMT 5032 or equivalent. Measures for guiding change in the industrial setting; impacts on the labor force and the production process. Change models, diagnostic techniques, intervention strategies and the ethics of change agent client system relationship.	X	N/A
MGMT	6332	International Bus Management	Prerequisite: MGMT 5032 or equivalent. Cultural, political, economic and financial dimensions of managing international business.	X	N/A
MGMT	6333	Seminar In International Mgmt	Meetings in the field are conducted with the officers of companies operating in other countries. Sessions will be concerned with cultural and legal considerations that make labor relations, resource coordination and other management considerations different from the American experience.	X	N/A
MGMT	6431	Project Management	Prerequisite: HMRS 5131 or equivalent. Project management means helping business create, develop, and execute specific projects of all types, in a cost-effective and timely manner. Project managers develop appropriate budgets, compile resources and control schedules for these projects. This course will cover the five major steps of project management: project initiation, planning, executing, controlling and closing.	X	N/A
MGMT	6731	Strategic Management Seminar	Prerequisites: Other degree requirements and LAST SEMESTER. Study of the strategic management process and factors necessary for competitive success in industries.	Offered	N/A
MGMT	6739	Internship in Management	Prerequisites: Master's degree candidacy and approval of adviser and dean. Supervised internship with an approved firm or with an industrial or governmental agency; written and oral reports required.	X	N/A
MKTG	3000	Marketing UL Elective	Marketing UL Elective	X	N/A
MKTG	3031	MKTG:Creating Value for Custom	Prerequisite: Principles of economics or equivalent. Focus is on initiating, building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with customers through the strategic use of the marketing mix. Topics include marketing research, market segmentation and targeting, buyer behavior, product development, brand management, promotion, international marketing, e-marketing, and ethical marketing practices.	Offered	N/A
MKTG	3133	Channel Relationships & Dynami	Prerequisite: MKTG 3031 or equivalent. Examination of the strategic role of distribution within the overall marketing strategy. Specific managerial and regulatory issues in designing and coordinating industrial distribution channels and channel relationships are discussed.	Offered	N/A
MKTG	3134	Business Logistics	Prerequisite: MKTG 3031 or equivalent. An in-depth analysis of logistics and its role within the distribution strategy. The functional components such as inventory control, transportation, warehousing, purchasing, and supply chain management are examined.	X	N/A
MKTG	3331	Integrated Mktg Communication	Prerequisite: MKTG 3031 or equivalent. Focus is on building relationships between brands and customers through the strategic use of the elements of the marketing communication mix, including advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing, personal selling and public relations.	Offered	N/A
MKTG	3332	Professional Selling	Prerequisite: MKTG 3031 or equivalent. A study of the field of professional selling as an integral component of the promotional activities of the organization. Discussions focus on the selling of goods and services to organizational buyers in the context of long-term relationships.	X	N/A
MKTG	3531	Market Intelligence & Data Man	Prerequisites: DSCI 3231 and MKTG 3031 or equivalent. Focus is on the use of market intelligence to provide marketing decision-makers with data on the effectiveness of the current marketing mix, direction for necessary changes, and insight into new opportunities in the marketplace.	Offered	N/A
MKTG	4131	Sales Management	Prerequisite: MKTG 3332 or equivalent. A study of the tasks of the sales manager including the organization, planning, operation and control of a field sales force. The course emphasizes managerial problem solving in Business-to-Business marketing.	X	N/A
MKTG	4332	Services Marketing	Prerequisite: MKTG 3031 or equivalent or permission of instructor for non-majors. Concepts and strategies in service industries which serve business and organizational customers. Examines the role of pricing, promotion, distribution, and product strategies in the business service sector.	X	N/A
MKTG	4333	Entrepreneurship & Sm Bus Cons	Prerequisites: ACCT 3331, FINC 3331, MGMT 3031 and MKTG 3031. Application of classroom concepts, theories and principles from all business disciplines to active operating small businesses or new business ventures. Credit cannot be received for both BAPA 4636 and MKTG 4333.	X	N/A
MKTG	4334	Business Marketing Strategy	Prerequisites: MKTG 3531 or equivalent. Integrating marketing concepts such as purchasing, market segmentation and the 4 Ps and applying them to develop business to business marketing.	Offered	N/A
MKTG	4531	International Marketing	Prerequisite: MKTG 3031. Begins with a discussion of incentives for and barriers to international trade, and foreign market selection and entry strategies. Then examines product, price, distribution, and promotion decisions in an international context. Involves analysis and critique of the marketing strategies used by a multinational firm.	Offered	N/A
MKTG	4532	Sem In International Marketing	Field experience involving meetings with the chief marketing officers of firms operating in areas outside the United States. Sessions will concentrate on marketing problems found in other cultures, the solutions used to address those problems and how these problems and solutions are different from the American experience.	X	N/A
MKTG	4739	Internship In Marketing	Prerequisites: 15 hours of upper-level credit and approval of program director. Three or six hours of supervised work experience each week in an approved marketing unit.	X	N/A
MKTG	4819	Indt Study In Marketing	(Variable credit, 1 or 3 semester hours.) Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Marketing.	X	N/A
MKTG	4839	Indt Study In Marketing	(Variable credit, 1 or 3 semester hours.) Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Marketing.	X	N/A
MKTG	4931	Select Topics Mktg	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	Offered	N/A
MKTG	5031	MKTG Essentials for 21st Centu	Explores how product, distribution, promotion and pricing strategies are determined in a dynamic environment to create customer value. May not be taken as graduate elective credit by any BUS student.	Offered	N/A
MKTG	5332	Executive Decisions in Marketg	Prerequisites: ACCT 5031, MGMT 5133, and MKTG 5031 or equivalents. Making information-based strategic and tactical marketing decisions related to target market selection, product, price, distribution and promotion that increase the probability of success in a competitive marketplace.	Offered	N/A
MKTG	5333	Entrepreneurship & Sm Bus Cons	Prerequisite: ACCT 5031, FINC 5031, MGMT 5031 and MKTG 5031 or equivalent. Application of classroom concepts, theories and principles from all business disciplines to active operating small businesses or new business ventures. Credit cannot be received for both BAPA 5636 and MKTG 5333.	X	N/A
MKTG	5532	International Mktg Strategy	Prerequisite: MKTG 5031 or equivalent and BAPA 5131. Begins with a discussion of incentives for and barriers to international trade, and foreign market selection and entry strategies. Then examines product, price, distribution, and promotion decisions in an international context. Involves secondary marketing research and developing a marketing plan for product introduction into a foreign market.	X	N/A
MKTG	5533	Sem In International Marketing	Meetings with the chief marketing people at major firms in several countries are conducted. Sessions will concentrate on their approaches to market development and analysis. Emphasis will be placed on problems and on solutions to those problems that are peculiar to other cultures.	X	N/A
MKTG	5534	Advanced Prof Services Marketi	Prerequisite: MKTG 5031 or equivalent. Central issues involved in planning, implementing and controlling professional services marketing strategies. Examines positioning and use of information technology as a means of achieving differential.	X	N/A
MKTG	5931	Research Topics In Mktg	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
MKTG	5939	Indt Study In Marketing	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Marketing.	X	N/A
MSCI	3310	Adv Leadership Development	Leadership, preparing combat orders, military instruction principles, small unit tactics, tactical communication. Prerequsite: MSCI 2220 or consent of the chair.	X	N/A
MSCI	3320	Adv Military Science	N/A	Offered	N/A
MSCI	3398	SPECIAL PROBLEMS	N/A	Offered	N/A
MSCI	4310	Advanced Military Science	Prerequisite: MSCI 3320 or consent of the chair. Leadership and command; military law; administration/staff operations and procedures; dynamics of the military team; training management; ethics and professionalism. Fitness training required three times per week in addition to class and lab.	X	N/A
MSCI	4320	Advanced Military Science	Prerequisite: MSCI 3320 or consent of the chair. Leadership and command; military law; administration/staff operations and procedures; dynamics of the military team; training management; ethics and professionalism. Fitness training required three times per week in addition to class and lab.	Offered	N/A
MSCI	4398	SPECIAL PROBLEMS	N/A	Offered	N/A
POLS	3033	Public Personnel Admin	An analysis of the institutions, practices and politics of American public personnel management.	X	N/A
POLS	3331	Legislative Process	Functions of the United States Congress and the Texas Legislature; legislative relationships with other sectors of government.	X	N/A
POLS	3532	Policy Making Process	The politics and processes of federal government public policy formation.	Offered	N/A
POLS	4133	Civil Liberties In America	Factors and forces that have altered the scope of civil liberties in the U.S.; history and analysis.	X	N/A
POLS	4134	Chief Executive	Constitutional, political and administrative responsibilities of chief executives in government in comparison to the President of the United States.	X	N/A
POLS	4135	Judicial Process	The role of law, lawyers and judges in influencing social and political change in America; history and analyses.	X	N/A
POLS	4136	Political Behavior	An analysis of individual and mass political behavior in the American political system.	X	N/A
POLS	4531	Public Administration	Concepts of control, productivity and organizational design and structure; human behavior in organizations; administrative responsibility.	Offered	N/A
POLS	4532	Govt Budget Plan And Analysis	Application of accounting and finance principles to the preparation and analysis of government budgets; emphasis on state and local levels.	Offered	N/A
POLS	4534	Comparative Political Systems	Prerequisite: 4531 or equivalent. Planning outcomes of government action in countries other than the U.S.; implementation analysis; instruments for political participation.	X	N/A
POLS	4535	Political Philosophy	This course provides a frame of reference for classifying and assessing the merits of individual political theories in terms of their philosophical foundations.	X	N/A
POLS	4839	Indt Study in Political Sci	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Political Science.	X	N/A
POLS	4931	Select Topics Pol Sci	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	Offered	N/A
PPRM	5131	The Study Of Administration	Management theory applied to organization, staffing, planning and control in government and in organizations where public-private cooperation is important.	X	N/A
PPRM	5132	Transforming Data Into Info	Techniques for analyzing and evaluating performance; information and power in public-private organizations; qualitative and quantitative study of policy consequences.	X	N/A
PPRM	5133	Decision Support Systems	Principles and procedures used in the development of information systems to aid decision-making in public-private organizations.	X	N/A
PPRM	5231	Budget & Control-Govt/Svc Org	Principles and practices of effective budgeting and management control in government and service organizations are presented. Among the topics covered in this course are the budget cycle, alternative budgeting frameworks, designing management control structures, cost-benefit analysis, reporting and measurement, and designing management control systems.	X	N/A
PPRM	5535	Government And Business	Prerequisite: PPRM 5131. Government strategies for shaping business operation in the United States. Effect of government business interrelations on decision-making in both the public and private sectors.	X	N/A
PPRM	5931	Research Topics In Pprm	Identified by specific title each time course is offered.	X	N/A
PPRM	5939	Indt Study In PPRM	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Public and Private Management.	X	N/A
STAT	5135	Applied Statistical Methods	Not available for mathematics majors. Prerequisite: Math 3038. One and two sample methods, analysis of variance, correlation and regression, analysis of covariance, statistical modeling and robustness. Introduction to statistical computation using Excel and statistical software packages.	Offered	N/A
STAT	5431	Theory & Appl Of Probability	Prerequisite: MATH 4331 or equivalent. Probability axioms and properties, conditional probability, random variables, probability distributions, moment generating function, laws of large numbers, and central limit theorem.	X	N/A
STAT	5432	Theory & Appl Of Statistics	Prerequisite: STAT 5431. Point and interval estimation, testing of hypotheses, nonparametric methods, regression, analysis of variance, robustness and model fitting.	Offered	N/A
STAT	5531	Multivariate Stat Analysis	Prerequisite: MATH 4435 or equivalent. The study of multivariate normal distribution, estimation of mean and covariance matrix. T2- statistic, Wishart distribution, principal components, factor analysis,and other techniques as applied to industrial setting and decision processes.	X	N/A
STAT	5532	Linear Models & Regression Ana	Prerequisite: STAT 5432 or equivalent. Distributions of quadratic forms, general linear models, least squares estimation, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, multiple regression, variable selection, residual analysis and regression diagnostics.	X	N/A
STAT	5533	Stat Comp with SAS and S-Plus	Prerequisite: MATH 4435 or equivalent. Data management, reporting, graphical displays, macros, statistical analysis and interpretation, and related topics.	X	N/A
STAT	5534	Sampling Methods	Prerequisite: MATH 4435 or STAT 5432. Sampling from finite populations, sampling strategies, estimation procedures including ratio and regression estimation, large scale sample survey methods for quality control and applied research in agriculture, business, social sciences and other fields.	Offered	N/A
STAT	5535	Experimntl Designs & Analysis	Prerequisite: MATH 4435 or STAT 5432. Completely randomized design, randomized blocks, Latin squares, factorial experiments, confounding, and fractional factorial designs for industrial experiments and applications.	Offered	N/A
STAT	5537	Statistical Modeling & Methods	Prerequisite: MATH 4435 or equivalent. Univariate statistical modeling, model-fit tests, model comparisons, logistic models, time series and spectral analysis, non-linear models, bootstrap methods and simulation.	X	N/A
STAT	5631	Reliability and Survival Analy	Prerequisite: MATH 4434 and MATH 4435. Measures of failure, hazard function, reliability and survival function, failure models, life testing and censoring, system reliability, parameter estimation and testing, regression models, Cox proportional hazard models and software reliability.	X	N/A
STAT	5931	Research Topics in Statistics	Identified by specific titles each time course is offered.	X	N/A
STAT	5939	Indt Study In Statistics	Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, Faculty Chair, and Associate Dean required. Independent directed study in Statistics.	X	N/A
STAT	6739	Internship In Statistics	Supervised internship in Statistics. Requires approval of faculty adviser and associate dean.	X	N/A
STAT	6837	Stat Research & Consulting	Prerequisite: STAT 5531 or STAT 5532. Each student will develop a research proposal which allows integrating statistics knowledge and data analysis procedures. A written proposal will be required.	X	N/A
STAT	6838	Star Research & Consult II	Prerequisite: STAT 6837. Each student will carry out analyses of data and develop inferences. A written paper and a presentation will be required.	Offered	N/A
STAT	6939	Master's Thesis Research	Prerequisite: Approval of faculty adviser, master's committee and dean.	X	N/A