• 100. Introduction to Business and Public Administration

Introduction to the administrative process.  Strategies to achieve success in business and public careers.  Includes the development of administrative theories and practices and provides an overview of the functional areas of Business and Public Administration.  Examines the questions of ethics, small business management and the global aspects of administration.  (4 units)

• 230. Business Law

An introduction to statutory and common law developments impacting commercial transactions.  Emphasizes principles of contract law and sale of goods under the Uniform Commercial Code.  Additional topics include business organizations, commercial paper and secured transactions.  (MGMT 230 = CAN BUS 8) (4 units)

• 302. Management and Organizational Behavior

Introduction to management as it affects operations and the behavior of people in relation to the functional fields of administration.  Selected behavioral concepts analyzed with respect to applications in management.  (Also offered as Psychology 302.  Students may not receive credit for both.)  (4 units)

• 305. International Organizational Behavior

Examination of interactions among individuals, groups and organizations in international context utilizing lecture, case analysis and experimental skill learning.  Emphasizes practical application of management theory in diverse environments.  (4 units)

Prerequisite: MGMT 302 or PSYC 302. 

• 306. Expository Writing for Administration

Writing related to business and public administration including documented research reports, summaries and analytical papers.  Revision and rewriting will be required.  Course fulfills the graduation requirement in writing proficiency.  May not be counted for fulfilling concentration requirements for any degree program offered by the College of Business and Public Administration.  No more than one of the expository writing courses (EDUC 306, ENG 306, HUM 306, MGMT 306, NSCI 306, SSCI 306) may be taken for credit.  Students who have received a grade of no credit in any combination of the expository writing courses two or more times must meet with the 306 coordinator or designee to design a developmental writing plan as a condition for enrolling for a third quarter.  All students must obtain junior status at the time of registration or their course will be cancelled. Formerly MGMT 495.  Graded A, B, C/no credit.

(4 units)  Prerequisite: ENG 101 and a minimum of 90 quarter (60 semester) units of college credit.

• 322. Law and Ethics of Environmental Management

Provides students with an understanding of environmental law and its impact on managerial practices and managerial ethics.  The effective modern manager must be knowledgeable in the area of environmental law and relevant ethical issues, which impact decision making in areas ranging from the management of natural resources to plant location and employee issues.  (4 units)

• 324. International Environment Management

Examines the managerial issues relating to environmental and resource policies in the global economy, focusing on the global environment impact of multinational competition, international treaties, and waste distribution. 

(4 units)

• 326. Natural Resource Management

Study of Management issues and field techniques in extractive and harvested natural resources, and how they directly impact the human resources, including cost benefit analysis and balancing economic, social and health concerns. 

(4 units)

• 330. Legal Environment of Business

Study of the legal system; nature and source of law as applied to business activity; statutes and significant cases involving business policies; effect of public policies on private enterprise system.  (4 units)

Prerequisite: MGMT 230.

• 335. Business and Society

Evaluation of American business systems; political, legal and social factors influencing business; role of business in alleviating society's problems; problems and issues of current concern regarding women and minorities in management. Formerly MGMT 530.  (4 units)

• 350. Administrative Communications

Introduction to communication theory. Concepts, analysis and methods of improvement for interpersonal communication, communication within organizations and communication between organizations and their external environments.  (4 units)

• 402. Studies in Organizational Behavior

Review and presentation of selected areas of behavioral science research and its application to management practices.  Selected subjects may include: motivation, communication, change and leadership.  (4 units)

Prerequisite: MGMT 302 or PSYC 302.

• 405. International Management

Identification of the diverse factors, actors and forces that shape the global business environment.  Comparative analysis of management practices in various cultures with emphasis on sociocultural, political and economic influences.  Need for adaptation of business practices to local environment is stressed.  (4 units)  Prerequisite: MGMT 302 or PSYC 302.

• 406. International Business Law

Comparison and contrast of the various dimensions of international business transactions.  General legal framework in which international business is conducted; competing national laws and courts systems with respect to a variety of typical international business problems; international institutions and prospects for internationalizing the legal treatment of transitional business operations.  (4 units)

• 428. Environmental Policy and Management

Synthesizes the theories and information from the field of environmental management into an integrative capstone course.  Provides critical analysis of current environmental issues, as they apply to the practice of management.

(4 units)  Prerequisites: MGMT 322, 324, and 326.

• 432. Human Factors in System Development

Principles of human factors design applied to the user system interface in business, industrial, computer, control and information management systems. Formerly MGMT 532.  (4 units)  Prerequisite: MSCI 210 or MATH 305 or 350 or PSYC 210.

• 442. Small Business Management

Managerial considerations for the small business entrepreneur.  Acquisitions, location, legal considerations, finances, taxation, labor relations and other topics.  (4 units)

• 451. Organization and Management Theory

Development and analysis of organization and management theory. Comparative analysis seeking patterns and systematic explanation of differences among organizations. Dynamics of interaction between organizations and environment.  (4 units)  Prerequisite: MGMT 302 or PSYC 302.

• 455. Human Resources Management

Policies related to human resources; human resources planning, employee selection and development, performance appraisal, compensation, relationships with unionized employees, collective bargaining.  (4 units)

Prerequisite: MGMT 302 or PSYC 302.

• 456. Psychology of Human Resources

Review of research in application of psychology to selection, evaluation and training of human resources.  Topics include fair employment legislation, job analysis methodologies, merit evaluation, interviewing techniques and psychometric methods.  (4 units)  Prerequisites: MGMT 455 or PSYC 355 and MATH 305, PSYC 210, SCM 210 or SSCI 215.

• 457. Industrial and Labor Relations

Analysis of historical, political, legal, economic and managerial forces which lead to the development of labor unions and collective bargaining.  Focus on legal rights of employees and managerial rights of employer.  Involves case law and bargaining simulation.  (4 units)

• 458. Fair Employment Practices

An evaluation of fair employment practices in employment.  Course emphasizes antidiscriminatory legislation and its application to employer employee relationships.  (4 units)  Prerequisite: MGMT 455.

• 459. Work Group Management

Intensive examination of the dynamics of task oriented groups, utilizing both conceptual and experiential learning.  (4 units)  Prerequisite: MGMT 302 or PSYC 302.

• 490. Administrative Strategy and Policy

This college capstone course develops an overall general manager's perspective of strategic management and competitive strategy integrating knowledge from accounting, finance, information and decision sciences, production, management, marketing, and public policy.  Coverage includes competitive strategy for global, national and regional/local businesses and managerial concerns regarding social and environment issues. Emphasis is on cases, small-group work, and preparation of required business plan.  (4 units)
Prerequisites: completion of the upper-division administration core courses (one course may be taken concurrently), the upper-division writing requirement, and senior standing.

• 515. Small Business Consulting

Supervised consulting assignments designed to provide meaningful business assistance to small businesses.  (4 units)  Prerequisites: consent of instructor and college.

• 575. Internship in Management

Supervised work and study in private or public business organizations.  May be repeated once for credit.  A total of two College of Business and Public Administration 575 courses may be applied toward graduation.  Graded credit/no credit.  (4 units)  Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department's internship coordinator.

• 580. Business Game Competition

Competition based on a business game simulation that is designed to enable advanced business students to integrate and apply the theories of their various business courses.  Formerly a topic under MGMT 590.  Students may not receive credit for both.  (4 units)

• 590. Seminar in Management

An intensive study of some phase of management to be developed by the instructor.  May be repeated for credit as topics change.  (Credit to be arranged: 2 or 4 units)

• 595. Independent Study

Special topics involving library and/or field research.  A total of 10 units in any College of Business and Public Administration 595 may be applied toward graduation.  (Credit to be arranged: 2 or 4 units)
Prerequisites: a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0, consent of instructor and approval by the department of a written project/proposal submitted to the appropriate department in the College of Business and Public Administration on a standard application filed in advance of the quarter in which the course is to be taken.

• 601. Organization Theory and Behavior

A critical analysis of theories for viewing organizations and an examination of the common models for understanding human behavior, including executive behavior, within the constraints of a complex social system.  (4 units)

Prerequisite: MGMT 302 or PSYC 302

• 620. Entrepreneurial Analysis and Regulatory Risk

Critical analysis of the impact of administrative law and policy on entrepreneurial decision-making and strategy.  Integrates legal, political, regulatory and ethical issues encountered by entrepreneurs.  (4 units)

• 621. Entrepreneurial Behavior: Theory and Practice

Study of the entrepreneurial process from a behavioral perspective.  Review of theoretical and empirical literature as a foundation for analyzing case studies of successful entrepreneurs.  Focus on managerial challenges for new and growing companies with special emphasis on the entrepreneurial personality, leadership, ethics, motivation, goal setting, group dynamics, and organizational design.

(4 units)  Prerequisite: completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, MGMT 601.

• 625. Entrepreneurial/Small Business Strategy and Policy

Interdisciplinary study of the policies and strategies of entrepreneurship. Integrates important technical and innovative considerations with traditional managerial theories to establish a modern scientific approach to the development of strategies policies for entrepreneurial and innovative businesses.  (4 units)  Prerequisite: completion of concentration electives.

• 641. Managing Human Resources

Analysis of specific areas and problems in administration of personnel systems and policies. Topics include employment law, job analysis, recruitment, selection, performance appraisal and compensation administration. (4 units)

• 642. Communication and Interpersonal Processes

Study of interpersonal processes, communication, and conflict as they relate to organizational efficiency and effectiveness, as well as a consideration of the organization as a communication system.  (4 units)

• 644. Industrial Relations

Analysis of industrial relations systems in major industries, collective bargaining institutions, processes, legal environment and problems.  (4 units)

• 645. Negotiation and Bargaining

Theory and practice of negotiation and bargaining including the analytical skills necessary to prepare, plan, present advocacy positions, anticipate opposing positions, envision and achieve optimal resolutions of disputes.  Course participants will simulate, negotiate, debrief, discuss, and evaluate negotiation problems, strategies, and tactics.  (4 units)

• 646. Alternative Dispute Resolution and Third Party Intervention

Theory and practice of third party intervention in organizational conflict and the third party roles of consultant, councilor, facilitator, conciliator, mediator, ombudsperson, fact-finder, and arbitrator in business and public organizations. (4 units)

• 650. International Management

Management of organizations in multinational and international environments. Emphasis on economic, political and sociocultural influences.  (4 units)

Prerequisite: MGMT 302 or PSYC 302 or MGMT 601 or consent of instructor.

• 685. Corporate Policy Analysis

Long-term strategy of the business organization in the context of the global economy from the perspective of the General Manager who has overall responsibility for the performance of the firm or the business unit of the firm.  Topics include strategy formulation and implementation, industry competitive analysis, core competencies and key success factors, diversification and strategic alliances, all within a global framework.  Emphasis is on cases and small-group work.  (4 units)  Prerequisites: completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, the last core course for the Master of Business Administration and consent of graduate director.

• 690. Advanced Topics in Management

Intensive study of an advanced topic in management.  May be repeated for credit as topics change.  (4 units)