2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

Recommended Course SequenceCheck all course descriptions for prerequisites before planningcourse schedule. Course sequence is suggested but not required.Year OneCreditsEN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3BU 1100 Business Computer Applications (TECO) 3BU 2450 Principles of Marketing 3BU 2480 Business Law 3EC 2550 Macroeconomics (GACO) 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Direction 330Year TwoCreditsBU 1150 Financial Accounting 4BU 2260 Management Accounting 4BU 2290 Organizational Communications (WRCO) 3BU 3240 Information Technology 3EC 2560 Microeconomics 3PPDI Past and Present Direction 3SSDI Self and Society Directions 6QRCO Quantitative Reasoning in the Disciplineconnection 3WECO Wellness Connection 332Year ThreeCreditsBU 3190 Management Science 3BU 3210 Financial Management 3BU 3300 Operations Management 3BU 3420 Organizational Behavior (DICO) 3EC 3510 Intermediate Macroeconomics 3EC 3580 Managerial Statistics 3SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8electives 6–430Year FourCreditsBU 3550 Investment Principles 3BU 4220 Administrative Policy (INCO) 3BU 4390 Seminar in Finance 3EC 4460 Money and Banking 3EC 4610 International Finance and Economic Policy 3Finance Electives – complete two courses 6electives 930Total 122Management, Bachelor of Science122 creditsManagement is an integrative profession. Effective managersare leaders, skilled in organizational, motivational, andanalytical and quantitative problem solving. Plymouth’sManagement programs prepare graduates to manage changein a global marketplace, characterized by cultural diversity andadvancing technology. With a Management major, graduatesare qualified for positions in corporate, governmental, and nonprofitsectors of the economy. The BS degree in Managementprovides students with a general understanding of managementthrough a common 50 credit core. In addition, majors chooseone of two options in General Management or Human ResourceManagement.General Management OptionThe General Management Option is built for students who wishto develop career versatility across the management spectrum.Degree RequirementsCreditsCourses required for the Option are shown in boldface.BU 1100 Business Computer Applications (TECO) 3BU 1150 Financial Accounting 4BU 2260 Management Accounting 4BU 2290 Organizational Communications (WRCO) 3BU 2450 Principles of Marketing 3BU 2480 Business Law 3BU 3210 Financial Management 3BU 3240 Information Technology 3BU 3300 Operations Management 3BU 3420 Organizational Behavior (DICO) 3BU 4220 Administrative Policy (INCO) 3BU/EC Business upper-level electives[not BUDI/ECDI] 9Finance Electives – complete two of the following: 6BU 3190 Management ScienceBU 3390 Personal Finance and InvestmentBU 3530 Real Estate Investment and FinanceBU 3550 Investment PrinciplesBU 4040 Commercial LawBU 4390 Seminar in FinanceEC 3520 Intermediate MicroeconomicsEC 3600 Public FinanceEC 4460 Money and BankingEC 4610 International Finance and Economic PolicyHuman Resource Elective – complete one of the following: 3BU 3180 Human Resource ManagementBU 3410 Labor and Employment Law for ManagersBU 4200 Training and DevelopmentBU 4240 Organizational DevelopmentBU 4260 Interpersonal RelationsEC 2550 Macroeconomics (GACO) 3EC 2560 Microeconomics 3BusinessPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 99