Course variations

Course summary

This program prepares students for opportunities in the areas of management and personnel administration. The management emphasis has a macro focus oriented toward individuals who will operate their own businesses or who aspire to a more general managerial focus.

Program modules

The modules are Bus 412 Human Resource Management (3 cr), Bus 413 Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3cr), Bus 418 Organization Design and Changes (3 cr), Management Emphasis: P/OM Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr): Bus 378 Project Management (3 cr), Bus 456 Quality Management (3 cr), Bus 470 Purchasing and Materials Management (3 cr), Bus 472 Operations Planning and Scheduling (3 cr), Marketing Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr): Bus 324 Buyer Behavior (3 cr), Bus 420 Promotional Strategy (3 cr), Bus 422 Personal Selling and Sales Force Management (3 cr), Bus 425 Retail Distribution Management (3 cr), Bus 426 Marketing Channels Management (3 cr), Bus 427 Services Marketing (3 cr), Finance/Information Systems Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr): Bus 302 Intermediate Financial Management (3 cr), Bus 351 Introduction to Electronic Commerce (3 cr), Bus 353 Data and Information Management (3 cr), Bus 355 Systems Analysis and Design (3 cr), Bus 362 Real Property Appraisal (3 cr), Bus 364 Insurance (3 cr), Bus 381 International Finance (3 cr), Bus 407 Financial Institutions (3 cr), One additional course selected from those not taken in the three groups above (3 cr), Entrepreneurship Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr): Bus 414 Entrepreneurship (3 cr), Bus 415 New Venture Creation (3 cr), Bus 495 Product Development and Brand Management (3 cr), Supporting Elective: select one of the following courses (3 cr): Anth 462 Human Issues in International Development (3 cr), Comm 233 Interpersonal Communication (3 cr), Comm 235 Organizational Communication (3 cr), Comm 335 Intercultural Communication (3 cr), Comm 410 Conflict Management (3 cr), Comm 432 Gender and Communication (3 cr), Comm 433 Organizational Communication Theory, Research, and Application (3 cr), Comm 491 Communication and Aging (3 cr), Psyc 320 Introduction to Social Psychology (3 cr), Soc 301 Introduction to Diversity and Stratification ( 3cr), Soc 427 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr), Quantitative Elective: select a total of three credits from the following courses (3 cr): Math 330 Linear Algebra (3 cr), Math 451 Probability Theory (3 cr), Stat 401 Statistical Analysis (3 cr), Stat 422 Sample Survey Methods (3 cr), Stat 433 Econometrics (3 cr), Stat 514 Nonparametric Statistics (3 cr).

Entry requirement for international students

Students who have no previous work at the post-secondary level must have at least a 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) from a secondary school. Students must also meet the criteria for admission to university level study in their home country. Students must have any one of the following as proof of English competency - TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 525 on the paper test or 70 on the internet based test; completion of the University of Idaho American Language and Culture Program (ALCP); SAT critical reading with a minimum score of 500; IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 6.0; Cambridge CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) with a pass; Cambridge CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) with a pass; Cambridge International 'O' Levels with a pass; MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery) with a score of 74. English proficiency demonstration is waived for any applicant who has a previous degree at an accredited U.S. institution or who have taken English classes at U.S. institutions and passed those classes or students from countries where English is the native language and/or the official language for academic instruction.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

University Of Idaho

Department name

College of Business and Economics, Department of Business