Victory University 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

strategic leaders from the past as well as contemporary leadership lessons from today’s
theorists. Each student will evaluate their personal leadership styles in the context of
situational and other leadership theories. Prerequisite: BU-3253.
BU-3013 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
Integration of principles of financial management with institutional finance. Topics include:
time value of money, working capital management, capital budgeting, and acquisition of funds.
Prerequisite: BU-2153 and BU-2293.
BU-3015 REAL ESTATE FOUNDATIONS (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
This course examines the principles and practices of real estate, including real estate valuation,
real estate law, and real estate financing. Prerequisite: BU-3013 or consent of the lead
instructor.
BU-3018 RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
This course examines risk management theory and concepts, including risk assessment, risk
management techniques, insurance coverage and the insurance industry, benefit programs and
issues. Prerequisite: BU-3013 or consent of instructor.
BU-3023 BUSINESS STATISTICS (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
Basic statistical concepts, elementary probability theory, normal curve and application,
measures of dispersion, introduction to sampling theory, and hypothesis testing correlation and
regression analysis. Prerequisite: MA-2044.
BU-3133 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
Fundamental course on the core principles of marketing including product development,
promotion, pricing and distribution options within today’s business world. A survey of topics
such as logistics and distribution functions, product planning, promotional mix, market
research, and consumer behavior will be emphasized.
BU-3232 BUSINESS ETHICS (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
This course provides an overview of major ethical issues that businesses face today within the
context of an introduction to classical and contemporary ethical theories. An analysis of how
business and society interact through the study of consumerism and its relation to ethical and
moral conviction is a major focus. Ethics or the philosophical conceptions of “good” will be
examined from a multicultural and interdisciplinary perspective. Students will be introduced to
the philosophical foundations of ethical theory as well as practical legal principles involving
ethics. The course includes content and materials from sociology, political science, law, and
religion. Prerequisite: EN-1202.
BU-3253 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
An analysis of the management process including planning, organizing, directing, controlling,
communicating, and leading. The course reviews some of the contemporary challenges
essential to understanding human relations in organization. Prerequisite: BU-2293.
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