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BUS 375 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT3 s.h.Traditional functions of personnel administration: recruitment, selection, development, compensation,personnel planning, employee morale and the impact of legislation upon the personnel process.Prerequisite: BUS 343. This course is offered in the fall semester.BUS 410 REAL ESTATE LAW3 s.h.An advanced study of real property ownership and interest, real property title transfer, real estate contracts,and federal income taxation of real property. Also included are landlord and tenant law, real estatebrokerage law, and other topics required by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission. Prerequisite: BUS360 or permission of instructor. This course is offered as needed.BUS 412 INTERMEDIATE MANAGERIAL FINANCE3 s.h.Additional financial management concepts and practices; extensive case analysis with focus on the capitalasset pricing model. Prerequisite: BUS 332. This course is offered every spring semester.BUS 414 REAL ESTATE FINANCE3 s.h.A survey of instruments, methods, institutions, and markets involved in the financing of real estate.Emphasis on primary and secondary markets, investment returns and risks, and construction and permanentfinancing. Prerequisite: BUS 332 and 360 or permission of instructor. This course is offered as needed.BUS 415 INVESTMENT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT3 s.h.A survey of investment alternatives with emphasis on security evaluation, features of trading, theregulatory structure, and the design of portfolios. Prerequisite: BUS 332. This course is offered as needed.BUS 416 INTERNSHIP II3 s.h.For students who have had BUS 345 and would like to take another internship experience. See ENG 416or WRI 416. This course is offered spring semester.BUS 420 REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE3 s.h.A survey of various functions of the real estate brokerage business. Emphasis is placed upon the process ofestablishing the firm, management practices, financing, accounting systems (including trust account recordsand procedures, personnel policies, and marketing). Prerequisite: BUS 360 or permission of instructor.This course is offered as needed.BUS 426 ADVANCED MICROCOMPUTER BUSINESS APPLICATIONS3 s.h.Advanced study of microcomputer applications with emphasis on business problem-solving skills. Moresophisticated techniques in spreadsheet analysis and database management are included. Prerequisite: BUS225 or permission of instructor. Offered as needed.BUS 437 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS3 s.h.A survey of the major financial intermediaries with emphasis upon balance sheet account management, theprincipal securities traded, and the markets in which the trading occurs.Prerequisites: ACC 251, ACC 253, ECO 261, and ECO 262. This course as needed.BUS 446 STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE III2 s.h.A special course under the auspices of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). It involves the formation ofproject groups, training, and project design. Taken during the third semester of SIFE participation.Prerequisites: BUS 346 and BUS 347. This course is offered every semester.BUS 447 STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE IV2 s.h.Focus on the communication of the principles of free enterprise and economic supply and demand to adiversity of publics through special projects. Student-designed projects are entered into regional/nationalcompetitions. Continuation of Business 446 and taken during the fourth semester of SIFE participation.Prerequisites: BUS 346, BUS 347, and BUS 446. This course is offered every semester.122