BA 1350
Introduction to Business – 3 credits
Investigation of the role of business in contemporary society, including an introduction to the general problems of business operation.
Semester(s) Taught: F
BA 3080
QI Operations Research – 3 credits
Quantitative methods for resource allocation: linear programming, queuing theory, simulation, project management, etc.
Prerequisites: STAT 2300 or 3000; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 3400
QI Corporate Finance – 3 credits
How corporations raise and manage capital. Study of modern financial principles, methods, policies, and institutions. Corporate organization, creation, and reorganization.
Prerequisites: MATH 1050; ACCT 2010; choose one statistics course from: STAT 1040, 2300, 3000, or PSY 2800; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
BA 3460
Fundamentals of Personal Investing – 3 credits
Examination of investment vehicles available to personal investor. Principal emphasis on corporate and government securities. Credit cannot be used toward requirements for finance major.
BA 3500
Fundamentals of Marketing – 3 credits
Overview of marketing function, emphasizing concepts and terminology. Includes basic marketing activities of product management, pricing, distribution, promotion, marketing research, and consumer behavior.
Prerequisites: Admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
BA 3700
Operations Management – 3 credits
Covers the concepts and tools related to managing a business operation. Topics include demand forecasting, operations strategy and resource planning, process layout, lean systems, inventory and quality, and project management.
Prerequisites: STAT 2300 or 3000; MATH 1100; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
BA 4050
International Retailing – 3 credits
Issues related to retailing in international markets, such as motivations, cultural influence on consumer behavior, and entry strategies.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3500; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits. (Prerequisites do not apply to students taking BA 6050.)
BA 4070 CI
Retail Management – 3 credits
Basic issues related to retail management, such as merchandising, location, promotion, store management, and retail image.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3500; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits. (Prerequisites do not apply to students taking BA 6070.)
BA 4240
Merchandise Planning and Control – 3 credits
Issues related to pricing, budgeting, open-to-buy, and planning inventory.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3500; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits.
BA 4300
International Finance – 3 credits
Overview of international financial management, including international financial markets, exchange rate behavior, and financing international trade.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3400; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 4410
Financial Institutions – 3 credits
Role of domestic and international financial institutions in supplying services to consumers, businessmen, and government.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3400; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 4420
Insurance – 3 credits
Studied from the standpoint of insurance services consumers, course explores types of life, property, and casualty insurance contracts; nature and uses of life and property insurance; and the organization, management, and government supervision of insurance companies.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3400; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F
BA 4430
Real Estate Finance – 3 credits
Covers theory, principles, and techniques of real estate investment, emphasizing present value and cash-flow approaches to real estate investment decisions.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3400; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
BA 4450
Financial Policy – 3 credits
Analyzes working capital management, capital budgeting, capital management, and other short-term and long-term financial decisions.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3400; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 4460
Investments – 3 credits
Provides an understanding of security analysis and portfolio management. Market operations; risk and return; stock, bond, and option analysis; and portfolio theory and creation.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3400; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 4510
Buyer Behavior – 3 credits
Marketing analysis of the decision processes of individuals, households, businesses, and not-for-profit institutions. Builds on concepts from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and economics.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3500; PSY 1010 or SOC 1010 or USU 1340; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 4530
Marketing Research – 3 credits
Management of marketing research function. Basic vs. decisional research, survey research, cost vs. value of information, research design, experimentation, and analysis techniques.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better BA 3500; choose one of the following statistics courses: STAT 1040, 2300, 3000, or PSY 2800; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 4540
Marketing Institutions – 3 credits
Examination of strategic decision-making by institutions involved in the marketing channel. Primary emphasis on retail institutions. Explores types of marketing intermediaries, vertical integration, channel member power and conflict, and international channel management issues.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3500; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 4550
Promotion Management – 3 credits
Examines role of promotion concepts in development of a communication strategy. Based on an introduction to the nature of communications, course covers advertising, personal selling, and sales promotion, emphasizing the competitive and strategic value of communications in both the marketplace and society.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3500; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 4590
Global Marketing Strategy – 3 credits
Analytical approach to strategic marketing problems facing the firm competing in global markets. Emphasizes key analytical and decision-making frameworks concerning the global marketing environment and the marketing mix and their impact on the firm?s performance.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3500; BA 4540, 4550; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 4720
Production Planning and Control – 3 credits
Examines concepts and tools used in the planning and control of production activity and material flow. Topics include production scheduling, capacity analysis, and push versus pull production.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3700; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F
BA 4750
Production Simulation – 3 credits
Computer simulation of production environment, including scheduling, routing, labor capacity, inventory, and delivery. Emphasizes just-in-time concepts.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3700; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
BA 4790
Supply Chain Management – 3 credits
Analysis of the concept of supply chains and how managing them supports operations strategy and organizational competitiveness. Topics include supply management, supply chain alliances, distribution planning, and logistics systems design.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3700; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
BA 4800
Investment Banking – 1-3 credits
BA 4950H
Senior Honors Thesis/Project – 3 credits
Creative project that will then be written up, and presented, as a Senior Thesis as required for an Honors Plan
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
BA 5730
Process Analysis and Improvement – 3 credits
Application of quality management concepts to business processes. Students learn a variety of methods for documenting, analyzing, and improving a process. Topics include the DMAIC Cycle, process mapping, capacity analysis, root cause analysis, mistake proofing, and creative problem solving.
Prerequisites: Grade of B- (2.67) or better in BA 3700; STAT 2300 or 3000; admittance to a USU major, cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher, completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F
BA 6050
International Retailing – 3 credits
Issues related to retailing in international markets, such as motivations, cultural influence on consumer behavior, and entry strategies.
BA 6070
Retail Management – 3 credits
Basic issues related to retail management, such as merchandising, location, promotion, store management, and retail image.
BA 6180
Intrasession MBA Workshop – 0.5-1 credits
Intensive workshops designed to enhance the MBA experience.
BA 6350
Managerial Economics – 3 credits
Application of concepts and theories, based on managerial economics, to business problems. Addresses cost theory, pricing, market structures, and forecasting.
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
BA 6410
Corporate Finance Essentials – 1.5 credits
Introduction of corporate finance principles for students entering a master?s degree program in the College of Business.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into a College of Business master?s degree program
Semester(s) Taught: Su
BA 6420
Financial Problems – 3 credits
Corporate finance case course, dealing with problems in working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital problems, and corporate restructuring
Semester(s) Taught: F
BA 6440
Financial Decision Making – 3 credits
Presentation of financial modeling techniques impacting firm decisions.
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
BA 6510
Marketing Techniques – 1.5 credits
Introduction of marketing principles for students entering a master?s degree program in the College of Business.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into a College of Business master?s degree program
Semester(s) Taught: Su
BA 6520
Marketing Strategy – 3 credits
Advanced case approach to current marketing management problems. Emphasizes concepts, research, techniques, decision making, and marketing strategy development.
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
BA 6540
Special Topics in Marketing – 3 credits
Selected topics in marketing pursued in depth. Topics and instructors vary semester to semester. Current topics include: Marketing Communications and Supplemental Aspects of Electronic Commerce, The Changing Environment of Marketing Institutions, and Buyer Behavior.
Prerequisites: BA 6520
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
BA 6560
Market Analysis and Decision Making – 3 credits
Develops skills necessary to plan and implement an effective marketing strategy. Focuses on role of marketing information in managerial decision making. Uses marketing cases and/or simulation games throughout the course.
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
BA 6710
Essentials of Operations Management – 1.5 credits
Introduction of operations management principles for students entering a master?s degree program in the College of Business.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into a College of Business master?s degree program
Semester(s) Taught: Su
BA 6720
Operations Management – 3 credits
Study of basic process functions in managing a production or service organization, such as inventory control, production control, procurement, quality control, production planning, forecasting, etc.
Semester(s) Taught: F
BA 6740
Decision Making in Operations Management – 3 credits
Selected topics in operations management pursued in depth. Topics and instructors vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisites: BA 6720
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
BA 6860
Business Research Methods – 3 credits
Explores the fundamentals of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Students design and implement small, integrated research activities, then use the results to make business strategy recommendations.
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
BA 6900
Investment Banking – 1-3 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F, Sp, SU
BA 6960
Professional Paper – 3 credits
A paper of professional quality prepared by each student. Designed to demonstrate the ability to complete a major business-related project and to effectively present the results.
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
BA 6970
Thesis – 1-6 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
BA 6990
Continuing Graduate Advisement – 1-3 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su