The courses offered by the Department are listed below, separately for the Business Administration (BA), Entreprenuership/Family Business (ENTR), International Business (INTB), and Managment (MGMT) courses. Both undergraduate and graduate courses are listed, with indication of whether the credit is undergraduate (ug), graduate (gr), or both. Note also that T = Approved Transfer Module course, and H = University Honors student.

Recent syllabi are provided for some courses as examples only. Be aware that a particular offering of a course in a particular Quarter may vary in terms of instructor, textbooks, specific topical coverage, student requirements (exams, homework, projects, etc.), and grading policies. Also, links in these syllabi have been disabled to keep things manageable here; for more information you could contact the instructors listed on the recent syllabi.

You can also view the complete catalogue of all CoB courses as well as all courses offered in the University.

Business Administration (BA) Classes

22BA152. Management Skills Practicum. 2 ug.cr. Designed to assist students in developing career objectives, a plan for their own business education, and a plan for improving their personal performance levels. Students also develop a framework for analyzing ethical issues in business settings, and for managing a diverse workforce. Recent syllabus.

22BA201. Business Scholars transition. 0-1 ug.cr. This course seeks to help students who have transferred or transitioned into Business Scholars leverage program opportunities. Business Scholars purposefully retains program flexibility and experiential options. Utilizing that flexibility requires substantial understanding of existing opportunities, of one's own strengths, weaknesses and goals, and of effective personal planning. This course focuses on these issues. Recent syllabus.

22BA380. Business Professionalism. 4 ug cr. Professionalism serves as an integrating theme throughout the College of Business undergraduate programs. This course delves deeply into this theme, as students prepare for co-op and internships. The course is comprised of three modules, each with a major assignment and developmental experiences: leadership (ethics, communication, leadership styles), self- management (emotional intelligence, personal branding, etiquette), and professional development (portfolio/resume building, networking, interviewing). Recent syllabus.

22BA580.  Business Strategy. 4 ug.cr. The capstone course of undergraduate curriculum. Provides a framework for integrating knowledge from all functional areas. Perspective is that of general management of the enterprise. Recent syllabus.

22BA711. Communication for Managers. 2 gr.cr Focuses on communication in organizations, particularly writing, interpersonal communication, small-group communication, and presentational speaking. Issues considered include coherence, clarity, style, tone, empathy, and other basic elements in communication success. Recent syllabus.

22BA713. Communications for Managers II. 2 gr.cr  This course will offer further opportunities to refine and improve key business communication skills, particularly making presentations in a business context and creating concise, error-free business documents. These two congruent skills sets are almost universally identified as values critical to success in management. The common element across all focus areas of an MBA-oriented career is that -- technical and functional expertise notwithstanding -- communication proficiency is critical to obtaining influence in a competitive environment. Recent syllabus.

22BA782.  Special Topics. 4 gr.cr. In-depth study of special topics in Business Administration. Recent syllabus.

22BA990. Intro to Research/teaching. 3 gr.cr. Introduces the role of research, writing and teaching in the profession and provides doctoral students with a foundation for success in the academic profession. Recent syllabus.

Entrepreneurship/Family Business (ENTR) Courses

22ENTR401. Introduction to Innovation. 4 ug cr. This introductory course on innovation and entrepreneurship addresses two major topics. 1. The seven knowledge areas of innovation: intellect, domain knowledge, thinking, problem solving, creativity, innovation and execution. 2. The innovation process model is applied to entrepreneurial ideation, conceptualization and opportunity recognition. Recent syllabus.

22ENTR410. Management of Closely Held Businesses. 4 ug.cr. Introduces students to the unique management issues facing family/privately owned businesses. Recent syllabus.  

22ENTR598. Capstone in Family Business/Entrepreneurship. 4 ug cr. Provides direct assistance to small businesses and provides the student an opportunity to aid in the solution of real-world problems. Recent syllabus.

22ENTR570. Entrepreneurship. 4 ug.cr. Evaluation and initial operation of high potential ventures. Case method. Recent syllabus.

22ENTR705.  Entrepreneurship. 4 gr.cr. Evaluation and initial operations of high potential ventures. Case method. Recent syllabus.

International Business (INTB) Courses

22INTB380. Global Business Environment. 4 ug.cr. Introductory course in international business. Provides an overview of financial, economic, marketing, management, accounting and operations issues related to doing business in a global environment. Also covers trade policy and international institutions involved in global business. Recent syllabus.

22INTB450. International Management. 4 ug cr. Development of a global perspective and strategy for the multinational corporation. Impact of foreign environments. Recent syllabus.

22INTB506. Study Abroad Linz. 3-6 ug.cr. Study Abroad, Linz, Austria: Students will enroll in Business courses at Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.

22INTB507.  Study Abroad, Linz, Austria: 3-6 ug.cr. Students will enroll in Business courses at Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria. Recent syllabus.

22INTB530. Management of Cultural Differences. 4 ug.cr. Students will do extensive reading and review of the literature on managing multi-cultural environments. Students will present analyses of cross-cultural management issues; assessments of business practices in other cultures; and development of cross cultural training principles. Recent syllabus. 

22INTB535. Virtual Teams. 4 ug.cr. This course will focus on cross-cultural communications, teamwork and virtual teams. UC students will work virtually with European students at one of our partner schools in Europe. (No travel is involved.) You will work in team (including UC and European students) using video conference technology, email and Internet/Web camera to do research on teams, teamwork, virtual teams and cross-cultural communication. The course involves assigned readings on teams and teamwork as well as research in particular topical areas. Recent syllabus.

22INTB805. Study Abroad France. 4 gr.cr. Students will attend classes with partner universities in France and Spain. The course focuses on European culture, business practices and the European Union. Recent syllabus. 

Management (MGMT) Courses

22MGMT151. Business Fast Track. 2 ug.cr. Business Fast Track is designed for new, incoming freshmen to the College of Business. As part of their integral first-year experience, this course seeks to develop foundational business skills and mindset. Students build understandings of business organizations, their environments, and their functional units. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT152. Business Fast Track 2. 2 ug cr. Business Fast Track is designed for new, incoming freshmen to the College of Business. As part of their integral first-year experience, this course seeks to develop foundational business skills and mindset. Students build understandings of business organizations, their environments, and their functional units. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT153. Business Foundations. 4 ug.cr. This course seeks to build foundational understandings of business. It is designed for students transferring/transitioning into the College of Business or exploring links between business and non-business specializations. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT380. Management. 4 ug.cr. Students will learn and apply principles of organizational behavior in work settings. Problems & issues facing managers will be examined using behavorial theories and concepts. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT380H. Management-Honors. 4 ug.cr. Students will learn and apply principles of organizational behavior in work settings. Problems and issues facing managers will be examined using behavorial theories and concepts. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT401. Leadership & Personal Development. 4 ug.cr. Course designed to assist students to both explore concepts of leadership as well as to assess and develop their own skills. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT411. Interpersonal Processes and Teams. 4 ug.cr. Course designed to provide students with greater understanding of teams and interpersonal processes in the work setting. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT485. Human Resource Management. 4 ug. cr. This course provides an introduction to basic human resource management functions that drive and support the changing world of work. Topics include recruitment, selection, compensation, training, performance management and strategic HRM. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT712. Corporate Strategy. 4 gr.cr. Focuses on both the analytical and structural framework for competitive analysis, as well as the formulation of policy and strategic decisions for the business corporation. This course focuses on the management of the total enterprise. All the basic functional areas are addressed in an integrative manner in terms of the relevance to the entire enterprise. The course emphasizes the ability to make decisions in the face of unstructured problems. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT714. Leadership & Organizations. 4 gr.cr. Course introduces central concepts, processes, frameworks and practices to assist the student in understanding what it means to both manage others and 'be managers'. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT715.Business Ethics. 2 gr.cr. Explores the ethical dimensions and implications of business organizations and practices. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT717. Managing Across Cultures. 2 gr.cr.  This course increases students' ability to recognize cultural and national differences that impact management; deepens appreciation and understanding of these differences and, enhances work effectively with people from different cultures. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT773. Human Resource Management. 4 gr.cr. Central personnel concepts, functions, processes, and issues in work organizations. Some case analysis. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT826. Organizational Research Design and Methodology. 3 gr.cr. Focuses on the process of empirical research in organizations: strategies, processes, designs and techniques for conducting research. Open to PhD students only. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT899. Research in Management. 1-15 gr.cr. Development of independent research topic with individual faculty. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT911. PhD Seminar- Organizational Behavior. 4 gr.cr. Advanced topics course in organizational behavior, focusing on the individual and small-group perspectives. Addresses factors influencing functional and dysfunctional behavior in organizations. Grounding in the basics is assumed. Recent research contributions are emphasized. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT922. PhD Seminar Organization Theory. 4 gr.cr. Survey of the major theoretical topics and perspectives in Organization Theory, including issues of organizational effectiveness and organizational life cycles. Evaluates the contributions to organization theory of such perspectives as structural contingency theory, resource dependence, and population ecology. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT971. PhD Research. 4 gr.cr. Research credits for pre-candidacy doctoral students. Recent syllabus.

22MGMT991. PhD Dissertation Research. 4 gr.cr. Variable cr. Recent syllabus.