2008-2009 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

MANAGEMENT/BUSINES/ECONOMICS121management, marketing management, advertising, publicrelations, retailing, banking, sales, civil service, industrialmanagement and accounting.The College currently offers all of the courses requiredto sit for the Certified Public Accountant and CertifiedManagement Accounting examinations. To sit for the CPAexam requires 150 hours of coursework, and studentsinterested in sitting for the exam should seek eitherProfessor Weiss, Dessouki, or Albertson as an adviser earlyin their academic careers. Students seeking accountingcertification should plan on taking Accounting I and IItheir freshman year as well as taking some summer courses,and should be careful of the “54-hour rule.”LAMP will provide two basic integrations. One will bethe integration of other academic areas into theunderstanding of commercial activity and managementconcepts. This area will draw largely on the quantitativeskills of mathematics, the creative skills of art and theatre,the human relations skills of sociology and psychology, andthe insightful perspectives on mankind of the humanitiesand history. The second integration will be theoreticalconcepts with practical application. This will take place notonly within the classroom courses as much as possible, butwill also be facilitated by practical experiences such asspecial term projects and internships.Statement of PurposeThe general goals of the MBE department are tosupport the skills, knowledge, and attitudes expected froma liberal arts higher education, and to develop in students inthis major the skills and knowledge generally considerednecessary as a foundation for entry-level leadership andmanagement positions in commercial, non-profit, or publicorganizations. This is to be done within an environmentwhich affirms the free exchange of ideas, values intellectualeffort, encourages close student-faculty relationships byproviding small classes, allows flexible curriculum options,and seeks to constantly improve through the efforts of allparticipants.Major RequirementsCOURSE NUMBER AND TITLESEM.HRS.Management Core:minimum of 30 semester hoursMBE 101Introduction to Business 3(recommended, but not required)MBE 1123Problem Solving and Decision MakingMBE 2013Introductory MacroeconomicsMBE 2023Introductory MicroeconomicsMBE 2033Accounting IMBE 204Accounting IIISP 101Fundamentals of Information SystemsMBE 301Principles of ManagementMBE 316Marketing PrinciplesMBE 322Financial ManagementMBE 400Seminar in Managerial EthicsAllied Group: 18-19 semester hoursIntroductory Sociology:One of the following: 3SOC 100, 110, or 188Introductory Psychology:One of the following: 3PSY 201, 255, or 266Statistics:MATH 106 or 226 3Environment: One of the following:BIO 150 and 151, 207, 250,EES 132 and 133, 200, 210, 250, 320, 3-4ENVS 106, 400, 480, INST 180,PHIL 304, POLS 326, PSYC 445Oral communications: COMM 222,325 or PSY 324; if the latter is chosen,3then it cannot also be used for thefollowing “Organizations” requirementsOrganizations: One of the following:COMM 325, INST 315, POLS 343,373, PSY 322, 324, SOC 303, 305, 327 3SENIOR SYNTHESIS:Choose either A or B below:A. SENIOR COURSE CONCENTRATION:12 semester hours.Choose a “Career Concentration” in one of thefollowing: International Business, Marketing-Advertising-Public Relations, Human ResourceManagement, Public Administration, Accounting& Finance, Information Systems, or GeneralChoose an MBE 300- or 400-level coursein consultation with your adviser related 3to your choice of concentrationChoose two additional 300- or 400-level6courses in consultation with your adviserSee continuation of choices next page333333