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studies and to experience the dynamics of team membership. This course is offered every fall and springsemester.BUS 345 INTERNSHIP I3 s.h.Experiential learning acquired through placement with local organizations in either the private or publicsectors. The student is assigned duties and responsibilities approved by the Director of Internships andsupervised and evaluated by the University instructor and onsite trainer. Weekly class contact, journal orwritten reports are required. Classroom instruction includes resume/letter writing, interviewing techniques,and oral presentations. Prerequisites: BUS 343 and MKT 251, junior or senior status, and a minimum GPAof 2.5 in the major; or permission of the instructor. See MKT 345 and ACC 416. Applicable to oneprogram only: Accounting, Business, Financial Economics, or Marketing. This course is offered in thespring semester or as needed.BUS 346 STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE I2 s.h.A special course under the auspices of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). It involves the formation ofproject groups, training, and project design and is taken during the first semester of SIFE participation.Prerequisites: A sophomore, junior, or senior standing with a minimum GPA of 2.5. This course is offeredevery semester.BUS 347 STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE II2 s.h.Focuses on the communication of the principles of free enterprise and economic supply and demand to adiversity of publics through special projects. Continuation of BUS 346 taken during the second semester ofSIFE participation. Student-designed projects are entered into regional/national competitions. Prerequisite:BUS 346. This course is offered every semester.BUS 352 BUSINESS LAW I3 s.h.The organization and theory of the American legal system and its relationship with the businessenvironment, including contracts, tort law, and parts of the Uniform Commercial Code and its provisionsconcerning sales, the law of agency, and employment law. This course is offered every fall and springsemester. Prerequisites: ENG102BUS 353 BUSINESS LAW II3 s.h.The Uniform Partnership Act, relevant corporate law, government regulation negotiable instruments,commercial paper, parts of the Uniform Commercial Code, banking and securities law, the law of securedtransactions, and labor law . Prerequisite: BUS 352 or permission of the instructor. This course is offeredin the spring semester, odd numbered years.BUS 354 SPORTS LAW3 s.h.A study of the law as it applies to professional and amateur sport organizations and participants. Analysisof contract law, tort law, constitutional law, administrative law, antitrust law, collective bargaining, andarbitration as it relates to sport. Introduction to the case method of problem solving techniques. Classpresentations on current legal issues are required. Prerequisite: BUS 352. This course is offered in the fallsemester, odd-numbered years.BUS 360 PRINCIPLES OF REAL ESTATE3 s.h.A survey of legal, economic, and accounting principles applied to real property resources. Topics includebrokerage, contracts, closings, valuation, investing, and finance. The analysis of income-producingproperty is emphasized. Prerequisites: BUS 332 or permission of instructor. This course is offered asneeded.BUS 365 PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE3 s.h.An overview of the insurance industry and underwriting principles. Risk management, contract provisions,and contract law as applied to both casualty and life dimensions. Emphasis on the investment function oflife insurance. This course is offered as needed.121