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Fall 2007 - Summer 2008

C. T. Bauer College of Business

Degree Information

Table of Contents

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C. T. Bauer College of Business Degree Requirements

In order to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree, students must complete four broad requirement areas:

1. the University of Houston Core requirements,
2. pre-business courses,
3. business core courses (including a global studies sequence),
4. and an area of concentration;

along with noncredit requirements that are part of the Bauer Experience:

• B.B.A. Basics,
• The Bauer Code of Ethics, and
• a business writing evaluation.

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1. The University of Houston Core requirements: ⁽¹⁾
General Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree

Students are required to meet the general requirements for a baccalaureate degree.

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Bachelor of Business Administration Degree

All candidates for a bachelor's degree must satisfy the minimal degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements section of this catalog.

Requirements

Students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree must complete freshman-sophomore core and pre-business requirements, upper-level business core and required courses, area of concentration requirements, pass the business writing proficiency exam and complete the Bauer Experience noncredit business and career preparation course.

The total hours required for a Bachelor of Business Administration degree are summarized below. Students in the Bauer Business Honors Program have additional requirements as specified under the description of the Bauer Business Honors Program.

Students pursuing the Global Energy Management Professional Program (GEM-PP) track in Finance have specialized admission and degree requirements listed under the GEM track for a major in finance. Other specialty programs, such as the Professional Program in Accounting, the Entrepreneurship Program, and the Program for Excellence in Selling, may have additional admission and program requirements as specified by the program.

B.B.A. requirements also listed as approved UH core courses may fulfill both requirements, but students must have a minimum of 123 credit hours to earn the B.B.A.

Specific course requirements in each category are
discussed in the following sections:

Courses	Hours
University Core Curriculum Requirements    (9 of the required 42 hours of university core curriculum requirements listed above may be met by pre-business and college-specific requirements)	33
Pre-Business Requirements and College Specific requirements	24
Bauer Experience requirements (noncredit)
The Business and Career Preparation Course (noncredit)
Upper-Level Business Core and Required Courses	39
Area of Concentration Requirements	24
Total Degree Requirements	123 semester hour (minimum) 2

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Freshman-Sophomore and
Pre-Business Requirements

The freshman-sophomore and pre-business courses required for a Bachelor of Business Administration degree are as follows:

Courses	Hours
University Core Curriculum Requirements (see above)	33
MATH 1313, 1314 (three of these six hours meet CORE Math/Reasoning)	6
ECON 2304 and ECON 2305	6
PSYC 1300 or SOC 1300	3
ACCT 2331 and ACCT 2332	6
DISC 3300	3
Total	60 2

Bauer Experience (noncredit)

For details on this noncredit degree requirement, see the Bauer Experience section below.

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Upper-Level Business Core and Required Courses

Regardless of the area of concentration, business majors are required to complete the following courses:

Courses	Hours
Decision and Information Sciences DISC 3301 and DISC 3331	6
Finance FINA 3332	3
INTB 3350	3
Management MANA 3335	3
Marketing MARK 3336	3
Business and Professional Communication COMM 3356 or MARK 3337 Students taking Mark 3337 to satisfy this requirement may not also use it to satisfy an advanced business elective requirement or as a marketing concentration elective.	3
Global Studies Sequence INTB 3351, 3352, and 3353	9
GENB 4350 Business Law and Ethics	3
Approved Advanced (3000-4000) electives in Business Any 3000-4000 level business courses may count as advanced business electives. Business majors who declare and complete a nonbusiness minor or second nonbusiness major, or who complete coursework as part of a study abroad program are allowed to substitute up to six semester credit hours of 3000-4000 level nonbusiness coursework or 3000-4000 level study abroad courses for advanced business electives required by the B.B.A. Business majors are allowed to minor in any of the business functional areas: accounting, finance, management, management information systems, marketing, or sales, but not business administration. Students may count these minor courses toward advanced business elective requirements of their major. Students who double major in business are allowed to count business courses from the first major toward the advanced business elective requirements of the second major, and the business courses of the second major toward the advanced business electives of the first major. In departments with limited course offerings, registration priority may be given to business majors signing up for the 4000-level business electives required in their major for graduation over other business majors and minors.	6
Total	39

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Area of Concentration Requirements

Students can earn a degree in the following areas of concentration. See departments for specific concentration requirements.

Courses	Hours
Accounting 21 semester hours of accounting Three semester hours of approved advanced business electives	24
Finance 18 semester hours of finance Six semester hours of approved advanced business electives	24
Decision and Information Sciences
Management Information Systems 24 semester hours of management information systems	24
Operations Management 18 semester hours of operations management Six semester hours of approved advanced business electives	24
Management 18 semester hours of management Six semester hours of approved advanced business electives	24
Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Marketing 18 semester hours of marketing Six semester hours of approved advanced business electives	24
Entrepreneurship 18 semester hours of entrepreneurship Six semester hours of approved advanced business electives	24
Total	123 semester hours (minimum)

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Noncredit Requirements:
The Bauer Experience (noncredit)

For details on these this noncredit degree requirement, see the Bauer Experience section.

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Sample B.B.A. Degree Plan

(Order of courses depends on the concentration and course prerequisites. Consult an academic advisor for assistance. This plan is based on the International Area Studies minor).

Fall Semester	Hours
ENGL 1303. Composition I	3
MATH 1310. College Algebra (or placement exam)	3
HIST 1377. The United States to 1877	3
POLS 1336. U.S. and Texas Politics and Constitutions	3
Social Science: PSYC 1300 or SOC 1300	3
Total	15
Spring Semester
ENGL 1304. Composition II	3
MATH 1314. Calculus for Business and the Life Sciences	3
HIST 1378. The United States Since 1877	3
POLS 1337. U.S. Government, President, and Courts	3
Core Approved Humanities	3
Total	15

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Bachelor of Business Administration
Areas of Concentration

Department of Accountancy and Taxation
Department of Decision and Information Sciences
Department of Finance
Department of Management
Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Areas of Concentration list
Required Hours

Department of Accountancy and Taxation

Chair:
Gerald Lobo

Professors:
Cheng-Shing Agnes Cheng, Arthur J. Francia, George O. Gamble, Gerald Lobo, Kaye Newberry, James W. Pratt, Lynn Rees, David Shields, Konduru Sivaramakrishnan

Associate Professors:
Mimi Alciatore, Saleha B. Khumawala, Janet A. Meade, Thomas R. Noland, Gary Schugart

Assistant Professors:
Amy C. Bourne (Visiting), Daniel Brennan (Visiting), George Drymiotes, John L. Green (Visiting), Dana Y. Hollie, Emre Kilic, Ron Lazer, Tong Lu, Robert S. Milbrath (Clinical), Edward C. Nathan (Visiting), James B. Stinson (Visiting), Scott Whisenant, Michael Yampuler

Studies in accountancy and taxation (ACCT) prepare students for measuring and analyzing the income, costs, sources, and uses of funds of an organization on the basis of certain generally accepted principles. Such measurements and analyses are helpful to those directly responsible for attaining production, marketing, and financial objectives.

Careers are available in corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations, as well as in the field of public accounting.

Options to Meet Requirements for the
Certified Public Accounting Exam

Accounting majors who desire to obtain the necessary hours (150 semester credit hours, of which 30 semester hours must be advanced hours in accounting coursework) required by the state of Texas to take the Uniform CPA Examination may do so in two ways at the University of Houston:

1. The M.S.Acy. degree and the professional program in accounting (PPA) for currently enrolled UH undergraduate accounting majors:
   
   The Accounting Department has developed a PPA plan that will allow students in the undergraduate accounting program to apply for the Master of Science in Accountancy (M.S.Acy.) program after their junior year. Admission is based on undergraduate GPA on the last sixty hours and GMAT scores (contact the Accountancy Program Office, 275 Melcher Hall, for details on admission requirements and procedures).
   
   If accepted, students may take both undergraduate courses and six hours of graduate accounting courses their senior year, and complete requirements of the M.S. Acy. degree and be eligible to sit for the CPA exam by the end of their fifth year. Students who meet the requirements will earn both a a B.B.A. in Accounting and a M.S.Acy. degree. Students at UH with non-accounting backgrounds, students from other schools, or returning students may still pursue the M.S.Acy. degree, but are not eligible for the PPA plan. For further details on the M.S.Acy. degree requirements, see the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog or contact the Accountancy Program Office, 275 Melcher Hall. For further details on CPA requirements, contact the State CPA Board.
   
   
2. Certificate of Accountancy Program: The Bauer College of Business offers a nondegree Certificate of Accountancy though the Department of Accountancy and Taxation. This program is designed and limited to nondegree-seeking postbaccalaureate students who plan to sit for the Uniform CPA exam. Students should contact the Texas State Board of Accountancy for required general business courses. The certificate is awarded to students who complete at least ten courses in the program, excluding ACCT 5331. Courses in this program may not be used to meet degree requirement at the undergraduate or graduate level.
   
   Admission to this program is through the University of Houston Office of Admissions for students who apply and meet the university requirements for nondegree-seeking postbaccalaureate applicants. Students should contact the accounting advisor in the Accountancy Program Office, 275 Melcher Hall, for program and course information.

Accountancy and Taxation Requirements

Business majors must meet the business, nonbusiness, and elective requirements for a baccalaureate degree as well as the following for a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in accountancy and taxation:

Accounting (24 semester hours)

1. ACCT 3367, 3368
   
2. Advanced Accounting (15 semester hours)
   ACCT 3337, 3371, 4331, 4335 and 3 semester hours of an advanced accounting elective.
   
3. Three (3) semester hours of approved advanced electives in business.
   
   

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Areas of Concentration list
Required Hours

Department of Decision and Information Sciences

Chair:  Dennis Adams

Professors:
Wynne Chin, Randolph B. Cooper, Everette S. Gardner, Jr., Blake Ives, Edward P. C. Kao, Basheer M. Khumawala, Richard W. Scamell

Associate Professors:
Dennis Adams, Elizabeth A. Anderson-Fletcher, Robert Bregman, Joaquin Diaz-Saiz, Sukran Kadipasaoglu, Archer McWhorter, Jr., A. Cameron Mitchell (Emeritus), Michael S. Parks

Assistant Professors:
Kathy L. Cossick (Clinical), Norman A. Johnson, Iris A. Junglas, Conor F. O’Muirgheasa (Visiting), Jaana Porra, Gary L. Richardson (Visiting), Carl Scott (Clinical), Leiser Silva, Staci Smith (Clinical)

The Department of Decision and Information Sciences (DISC) offers two areas of concentration: management information systems and operations management. The variety and depth of courses provide an excellent foundation for careers in information systems or business operations.

Option I: Management Information Systems (MIS)

Studies in this area prepare students for positions
in design, implementation, and administration of an organization's information systems. Emphasis is placed on managerial aspects of computer systems.

Without experience, students generally enter
organizations as systems analysts or programmers. Graduates with work experience often take administrative positions related to the organization's information systems.

Of special importance to MIS majors is the Information Systems Research Center (ISRC), a forum for the interchange of ideas among information systems professionals in the academic and professional communities. The objectives of the ISRC are the training, development, and continuing education of MIS professionals; research in the development and utilization of MIS in organizations; the promotion of interaction among MIS professionals and academicians; and the education and development of MIS academicians.

Option II: Operations Management

This concentration provides students with knowledge of the total operations of an organization, emphasizing the activities and decisions required of line management. Areas of interest include capacity planning, aggregate output or service levels, staffing, inventories, and quality and cost control.

Career opportunities are widespread in both product-oriented and service-oriented organizations. Graduates may be employed in any operating area of the organization, including project management, manufacturing, materials management, logistics and distribution, operations planning and control, purchasing, and operations analysis. Career paths generally lead through line management.

Decision and Information Sciences Requirements

Business majors must meet the business, nonbusiness, and elective requirements for a baccalaureate degree as well as the following for a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in one of the following options:

Management Information Systems  (24 semester hours)

1. Complete DISC 3370, 3371, 3376, 3380, 4374, and 4378.
   
2. Select six hours from DISC 4371, 4372, 4376, 4477, 4379, or 4380, or other approved MIS electives.

Operations Management  (24 semester hours)

1. Complete DISC 4361 and 15 hours taken from, DISC 4356, 4362, 4363, 4364, 4365, 4366, 4367, 4368, 4369, 4388.
   
2. Select six semester hours of approved advanced electives in business.

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Required Hours

Department of Finance

Chair:  
Praveen Kumar

Professors:
Thomas George, Praveen Kumar, Bong Soo Lee, R. Richardson Pettit, Craig Pirrong, Ramon Rabinovitch, Ronald Singer, Stuart Turnbull, Arthur D. Warga

Associate Professors:
Jeremy Berkowitz, William J. Kretlow, Latha Ramchand, Raul Susmel, Guojun Wu

Assistant Professors:
Stephen V. Arbogast (Executive), Alexei Boulatov, Sudheer Chava, Darla Chisholm (Visiting), Martin Dierker, Charles Guez (Visiting), Aslan Hadiye, Mark Haedicke (Visiting), Dan Jones (Executive), Nisan Langberg, Dmitry Livdan, Natalia Piqueira, Christine A. Resler (Visiting)

The Department of Finance (FINA)
offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance. This area concentrates on an understanding of the financial decisions of corporations, individuals, and nonprofit organizations and a special track in Global Energy Management. The courses focus on analysis and management of risk, costs and benefits of capital budgeting decisions, portfolio management, security analysis, and energy management. The department offers courses dealing with corporate financial management, investment analysis, the operation of institutions, analysis of derivative securities, risk and insurance, real estate finance, and international securities markets.

Finance Requirements

Business majors must meet the business, nonbusiness, and elective requirements for a baccalaureate degree as well as the following for a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance:

1. Complete FINA 4320 (formerly 4366), and 4330 (formerly 4332).

2. Select four advanced finance electives from FINA 4333, 4335, 4340 (formerly 4376), 4341 (formerly 4337), 4350 (formerly 4339), 4354 (formerly 4388), 4355 (formerly 4389), 4386, 4390, and 4397.

3. Select six semester hours of approved advanced electives in business.
    

Global Energy Management

Finance majors pursuing the Global Energy Management Professional Program (GEM-PP) have more rigorous requirements in math, science, and economics at the freshman-sophomore level, and more specified coursework at the junior-senior level (see the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs for a complete listing of degree requirements).

In addition to UH core and minor courses, students will take the following courses:

Freshman-Sophomore

MATH 1431, 1432, 2331, 2433, ACCT 2331, 2332, DISC 3300, PHYS 1321 and one of two options to meet the natural science core: CHEM 1111, 1112, 1331 and 1332, or 6 hours from CHEM 1301, GEOL 1330 or PHYS 3378 (also GEOL 3378), ECON 3332 and 3334.

Junior-Senior

DISC 3301, and 3331, MANA 3335, MARK 3336 and 3337, INTB 3351, 3352, and 3353, GENB 4350, FINA 3332, 4320 (formerly 4366), 4330 (formerly 4332), 4375, 4350 (formerly 4339), 4360 (formerly 4386), 4351, and 4170, ACCT 3467, and DISC 4390.

Global Energy Management Professional Program

Finance majors interested in course work related to energy but not in the GEM-PP may pursue a Global Energy Management Professional Program in finance by meeting the following requirements within the finance concentration:

• Complete FINA 4320 (formerly 4366), 4330 (formerly 4332), and 4170.
• Select 12 semester hours from FINA 4350 (formerly 4339), 4351, 4360 (formerly 4386), 4375, or approved energy-related finance courses.
• Select 6 hours of approved advanced electives in business.

Risk Management and Insurance Track

The risk management and insurance advising track requires the following:

1. FINA 4354 and 4355.
2. Nine hours from FINA 4356, 4357, 4358, 4359.
3. Three hours of finance course work at the 4000-level.
4. Six hours of approved advanced electives in business.
    

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Required Hours

Department of Management

Chair:  
James S. Phillips

Professors:
John M. Ivancevich, Robert T. Keller, J. Timothy McMahon, James S. Phillips, Joseph Pratt, Andrew D. Szilagyi, Jr.

Associate Professors:
Roger N. Blakeney, Dennis Bozeman, Richard S. DeFrank, Teri Elkins, Teri Longacre, Dale E. Rude, Steve Werner

Assistant Professors:
Barbara Carlin (Visiting), Abigail Hubbard (Clinical), Tyler Priest (Visiting), Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, Dusya Vera, William Walker (Clinical), Julie Welch (Visiting), Lori Whisenant (Clinical)

The Department of Management (MANA)
offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in management. This area is excellent preparation for students who wish to pursue graduate studies in administrative sciences or are interested in general management and management trainee positions. Elective courses in human resource management are available to those interested in this specialized area.

This concentration focuses on the behavior of individuals and groups within formal organizations, with particular emphasis upon the application of theory and research to management practice. Topics receiving primary emphasis include leadership and motivation, decision making, the adaptation of organizations to their environment, and the planning for and use of human resources in both the public and private sectors.

Management Requirements

Business majors must meet the business, nonbusiness, and elective requirements for a baccalaureate degree as well as the following for a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in management:

1. Select 18 semester hours from any 4000-level management electives.

2. Select six semester hours of approved advanced electives in business.

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Required Hours

Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Chair:  
Edward Blair

Professors:
Edward Blair, Steve Brown, Keith Cox, Betsy Gelb, James D. Hess, Herbert Lyon, Bette Ann Stead (Emeritus)

Associate Professors:
Michael Ahearne, Eli Jones, Partha Krishnamurthy

Assistant Professors:
Rupinder Jindal, Jacqueline J. Kacen (Visiting), John R. Karonika (Visiting), Adwait Khare, Steven F. Koch (Visiting), TaiSan Noah Lim, Jill M. Sundie, Niladri B. Syam, James R. Webb (Clinical), Rosalind Wyatt (Visiting)

Marketing

Courses in marketing (MARK) focus on various topics in the marketing of goods and services. Topics include how to conduct market research, how to analyze buyers, how to use customer databases, how to sell, how to manage selling operations, how to market in an international context, and how to formulate marketing strategies.

A marketing concentration is appropriate for students who plan careers in selling, sales management, retailing, or marketing staff functions such as advertising, market research, and general marketing management.

Marketing with a Certificate in Professional Selling

The Program for Excellence in Selling (PES) is one of only a few nationally recognized selling programs. PES is a certificate program that accepts students of all majors, allowing students who are selected for the program to continue studying in their majors while also broadening their presentation and selling skills. PES teaches students how to effectively sell products, services, and, most importantly, themselves and their ideas.

Students are awarded Professional Selling certificates upon completion of a five-course sequence of sales and sales management courses: MARK 3337, MARK 4373, MARK 4376, MARK 4374, and MARK 4375. These courses may count toward degree requirements for Marketing majors, as advanced business electives for other majors within business, or toward a minor in sales.

Benefits of the program include a bi-annual sales mixer, job placement, and an alumni association. The sales mixer is planned, sold, and run by students in the program. Some of Houston's most prestigious companies attend this function to hire the best-trained sales professionals in the industry. In addition, positions are posted daily in the program office. The alumni association for PES grows every year, providing an ideal situation for sales students to network among themselves.

For further details on requirements, benefits, and admission to the program, consult the program Web site, www.bauer.uh.edu/pes/index.html, or call 713-743-4746.

Entrepreneurship

Courses in entrepreneurship (ENTR) provide students with information regarding all aspects of entrepreneurship. Specific topics include revenue estimation, cost budgeting, capitalization and funding, and the development and implementation of the business plan.

The major career objectives are to have entrepreneur students capable of starting their own businesses, or going to work for an existing entrepreneur.

Of special importance to entrepreneur majors is the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI). The mission of the CEI is to organize and expand the knowledge and practice of entrepreneurship. CEI combines academic rigor with practical experience to provide the foundation needed to develop and manage business enterprises in a rapidly changing business environment. Utilizing the concept of team teaching, guest lecturers and intensive mentor programs, the center has formalized a "real-life, hands-on" learning approach that is changing the way America looks at entrepreneurship education.

Marketing and Entrepreneurship Requirements

Business majors must meet the business, nonbusiness, and elective requirements for a baccalaureate degree as well as the following for a Bachelor of Business Administration degree:

Marketing (24 semester hours)

1. Complete MARK 3337. (Students with a Marketing major or minor who take MARK 3337 to meet the Business and Professional Communication requirement for the B.B.A. must take an additional three-hour Marketing course.)

2. Complete MARK 3339 (formerly MARK 4389).

3. Select 12 semester hours of advanced marketing electives.

4. Select 6 semester hours of approved advanced (3000- 4000-level) electives in business (these are in addition to 6 hours of advanced business electives required of all majors).

Entrepreneurship (24 semester hours)

1. Complete ENTR 3310, 4320, 4330, 4340, 4350, and 4360.

2. Select six semester hours of approved advanced electives in business.

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American Humanics Certification in Non-Profit Management

The Bauer College of Business and the American Humanics Program in the Graduate College of Social Work have partnered to develop a specific undergraduate curriculum which utilizes B.B.A. degree requirements to prepare students to apply for a national Certification in Nonprofit Management.

Course Requirements for B.B.A. students seeking American Humanics Certification:

1. Child and Adult Development (choose 1)
   PSYC 1300. Introduction to Psychology
   SOC 1300. Introduction to Sociology
   
   
2. Historical and Philosophical Foundations
   SOC 3318. Introduction to Social Work and Social Services
   
   Choose 2 of the following 3 options:
   
   
3. Nonprofit Accounting & Financial Management
   ACCT 4377 / 7378. Government & Nonprofit Accounting
   
   
4. General Nonprofit Management
   SOCW 3354. Nonprofit Management
   
   
5. Nonprofit Marketing
   MARK 4397. Nonprofit Marketing
   MARK 4398. Special Problems (if MARK 4397 not offered)
   

Additional workshops, non-credit classes, internships, and experiential skill building sessions are required for the American Humanics Certification. See the Special Programs and Opportunities section of this catalog for further details or contact the AH office at 713-743-8137.

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Minor in Global Business
(for nonbusiness majors only)

The Global Business minor is to give nonbusiness majors a broad understanding of the business process, both for corporate and entrepreneurial business, along with an understanding of the historical, political, and economic context within which business operates.

Prerequisites: Junior standing; 2.00 minimum cumulative GPA on all courses attempted at UH.

Required courses: INTB 3351, 3352, 3353; ENTR 3310, 3312.

Nonbusiness majors are limited to five business courses at the 3000-4000 level in the Global Business minor unless they

1. have officially declared a business minor or,
2. have a secondary major in business or,
3. have been admitted into a business-related program such as the computer science-business-option, the professional selling program or exchange programs, and who are taking business courses to meet specific requirement for these business related programs.

Students may not count INTB 3351, 3352 or 3353 toward both the Global Business Minor and the International Area Studies minors.

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Minors in International Area Studies

The Bauer College of Business offers five minors in International Area Studies, each focusing on one region of the world.

This minor is not required of business majors, but is an option for students who would like more breadth in the historical, economic, political, social and cultural environment of business. These minors are also open to nonbusiness majors.

These minors require 15 hours of coursework, 9 hours of which include the following courses approved for all regions:

• INTB 3351. The History of Globalization
• INTB 3352. The Politics of Globalization
• INTB 3353. The Economics of Globalization
• and 6 additional semester credit hours of 3000-4000 level nonbusiness courses relevant and specific to one of the following five regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, or the Middle East.

Nine of the 15 hours must be taken in residence at UH.

Students must earn a 2.00 minimum cumulative grade point average on courses attempted in the minor at UH.

Courses that are on the approved lists for UH Core Humanities or Social Science or Writing in the Disciplines may also count toward the IAS minors as long as the minimum total house for the degree are met. Nonbusiness majors must get approval from the college of their major to use courses toward the major to also count toward the IAS minor. Students may not minor in more than one IAS region or in both IAS and the Global Business minor.

Students interested in a minor in one of the International Area Studies should contact the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs in the Bauer College of Business. Petitions for waivers and/or substitutions must be approved by the director of Global Studies in the Bauer College of Business.

For a current listing of courses approved for the International Area Studies minors, consult the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs, 262 Melcher Hall.

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Minors in Business

Objectives and Admission to the Minor

The minor program is designed to provide undergraduate students with a conceptual foundation in business administration.

Nonbusiness majors seeking minors in business must have the same grade point average requirements as students changing their major to pre-business at the time of filing for a minor. Students will not be permitted to register for any of the required upper division business administration courses until all prerequisites have been completed.

Minors are available for nonbusiness majors in accounting, finance, global energy management, management, management information systems, marketing, risk management and insurance, sales, and business administration. Minors are available for business majors in accounting, finance, global energy management, management, management information systems, marketing, risk management and insurance, and sales.

General Requirements for Minors

Students must complete at least 9 semester hours in advanced business administration courses (see specific requirements for each minor).

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List of Business Minors

Accounting
Finance
Global Energy Management
Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Risk Management and Insurance
Sales
Business Administration

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Accounting Minor

Prerequisites:

ACCT 2331: Accounting Principles I–Financial and DISC 3300: Introduction to Computers and Management Information Systems

Required Courses:

ACCT 2332:	Accounting Principles II–Managerial
ACCT 3367:	Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 3368:	Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 3371:	Accounting Information Systems

Three hours of advanced accounting electives

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Finance Minor

Prerequisites:

MATH 1313: Finite Mathematics With Application and MATH 1314: Calculus for Business and the Life Sciences

ACCT 2331: Accounting Principles I–Financial

ECON 2304: Microeconomics

DISC 3331: Statistical Analysis for Business Applications I

Required Courses:

FINA 3332:

Principles of Financial Management

Twelve hours of advanced finance electives

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Global Energy Management Minor

The Global Energy Management Minor allows other business and nonbusiness majors to benefit from a defined set of courses related to energy careers to complement their major.

Prerequisites: MATH 1313 and 1314 (or MATH 1431, 1432, and 2331); ACCT 2331; ECON 2304; DISC 3300 and 3331 (or MATH 3338 and 3339).

Required Courses: 16 semester credit hours

FINA 3332 and 4170 and 12 hours of courses from the following: FINA 4350, 4351, 4360, 4375; ACCT 4378; DISC 4390; or any other energy-related finance courses at the 4000-level (consult the finance advisor for an approved list).

Students may not count courses for both the Global Energy Management minor and their business major requirement or another business minor. These courses can, however, be used to meet advanced business elective requirements.

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Management Minor

Prerequisites:

Junior standing

Required Courses:

MANA 3335:

Introduction to Organizational Behavior and Management

Twelve hours of advanced management electives

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Management Information Systems Minor

Prerequisites:

ACCT 2331: Accounting Principles I–Financial and ACCT 2332: Accounting Principles II–Managerial

DISC 3300 : Introduction to Computers and Management Information Systems or COSC 2410: Computer Organization and Programming

Required Courses:

DISC 3370:	Information Systems Development Tools
DISC 3371:	Transaction Processing Systems I
DISC 3376:	Business Database Management Systems
DISC 3380:	System Analysis and Design
DISC 4374:	Information Technology Project Management

Management Information Systems Minor for Computer Science Majors

Prerequisites:

Required Courses:

DISC 3371:	Transaction Processing Systems I
DISC 4374:	Information Technology Project Management
DISC 4379:	Business Systems Consulting
and a minimum of 6 hours from:
DISC 4371:	Transaction Processing Systems I
DISC 4372:	Transaction Processing Systems II
DISC 4478:	Administration of Computer-Based Management Information Systems

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Marketing Minor

Prerequisites:

Junior standing

Required Courses:

(Marketing majors who take MARK 3337 to meet the Business and Professional Communication requirement for the B.B.A. must take an additional three-hour Marketing course.)

MARK 3336.	Elements of Marketing Administration
MARK 3337.	Professional Selling

Nine hours of advanced marketing electives

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Risk Management and Insurance Minor

Prerequisites:

MATH 1313 and 1314 (or MATH 1431, 1432, and 2331); ACCT 2331; ECON 2304; DISC 3300 and 3331 (or MATH 3338 and 3339).

Required courses: 15 hours

FINA 3332, 4354, and 4355, and 6 hours from FINA 4356, 4357, 4358, and 4359.

Students cannot count courses toward both the Risk Management Minor and toward their business major requirements or another business minor. These courses can be used to meet advanced business elective requirements.

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Sales Minor

Prerequisites:

Junior standing

(4000-level courses require acceptance into the Program for Excellence in Selling)

Required Courses:

(Marketing majors who take MARK 3337 to meet the Business and Professional Communication requirement for the B.B.A. must take an additional three-hour Marketing course approved by the PES.)

MARK 3336.	Elements of Marketing Administration
MARK 3337.	Professional Selling
MARK 4373.	Advanced Professional Selling
MARK 4374.	Sales Management
MARK 4376.	Sales Force Automation

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Business Administration Minor
(for nonbusiness majors only)

Required Courses

ACCT 2331:	Accounting Principles I-Financial
ACCT 2332:	Accounting Principles II-Managerial

Three of the following four courses:

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