Faculty of Business Administration

www.poly.asu.edu/ecollege/businessadmin

480/727-1287

SUTON Third Floor

Roger W. Hutt, Faculty Head

Professors

Daneke, Edwards, Kagan, Marquardt, Richards, Shultz, Thor

Associate Professors

Butler, Hutt, Manfredo, Patterson

Assistant Professor

Skilton

Lecturer

Watson

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION—BS

The BS degree in Business Administration offers a survey of contemporary business disciplines and additional depth in at least three disciplines. The curriculum enables students to gain essential business competencies, knowledge of business disciplines and methods, and appreciation for contemporary business environments and cultures. Students prepare for careers in business, industry, or government, as well as for career advancement and entrepreneurial enterprises. This program operates under the umbrella of the AACSB International–accredited Tempe campus W. P. Carey School of Business, but it is offered through East College.

A total of 120 semester hours is required for graduation with a minimum of 51 semester hours of upper-division credit. As part of the undergraduate degree program, students complete the General Studies requirement (see General Studies).

Requirements for the Business Administration major consist of 30 semester hours of lower-division core and skill courses, 22 semester hours of upper-division core courses, one three-semester-hour capstone course, and 18 semester hours of approved electives. All of the upper-division business courses (with the exception of nine semester hours) must be taken at Polytechnic campus.

Business Administration Core

BUA 300 Career Management (1)

FIN 300 Fundamentals of Finance (3)

IBS 300 Principles of International Business G (3)

LES 305 Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business (3)

MGT 300 Organizational Management and Leadership (3)

MKT 300 Principles of Marketing (3)

SCM 300 Global Supply Operations (3)

TWC 447 Business Reports L (3)

Total 22

Capstone Course (Three Semester Hours)

MGT 440 Small Business and Entrepreneurship (3)
or BUA 440 Strategic Management (3)

Approved Electives

Electives (18)

Students select 18 semester hours of electives toward a goal of building upon and integrating prior and current course work. This set of courses, which must be approved by the Business Administration program head, allows students to study a subset of business problems or issues as well as focus on their career interests.

Approved electives include courses in Polytechnic campus industry-specific business programs (Aeronautical Management Technology, Agribusiness, and Technology Management).

For the latest information about application, admissions, program requirements, and courses, call East College at 480/727-1333, or access the Web site at www.poly.asu.edu/ecollege/businessadmin.

REAL ESTATE—BS

The Real Estate faculty offer a unique, integrated, one-year program designed for the student’s last year of college. This innovative and award-winning program emphasizes student involvement with real estate executives on projects in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Students work in teams to develop their analytical, communication, technology, and team skills.

The program is organized around five aspects of real estate: brokerage/management, development, financing, investments, and market analysis. With broad interdisciplinary perspective, emphasis on team work, and involvement in projects, students may pursue careers in land development, investment analysis, appraisal, property management, brokerage, and mortgage finance.

Successful completion of the program satisfies the requirements of the major based on the following courses:

LES 411 Real Estate Law (3)

REA 300 Real Estate Analysis (3)

REA 331 Real Estate Finance (3)

REA 401 Real Estate Appraisal (3)

REA 441 Real Estate Land Development (3)

REA 456 Real Estate Investments (3)

Total 18

Minor in Small Business

The minor in small business is available to nonbusiness majors and consists of 18 semester hours, with five required courses and one approved elective. BUA 380 Small Business Leadership is a prerequisite or corequisite for other courses.

Requirements

BUA 380 Small Business Leadership (3)

BUA 381 Small Business Accounting and Finance (3)

BUA 382 Small Business Sales and Market Development (3)

BUA 383 Small Business Working Relationships (3)

BUA 384 Small Business Operations and Planning (3)

Approved elective (3)

Total 18

BIS Concentration in Small Business

The requirements for the small business concentration, for BIS students only, are identical to those for the minor in Small Business listed above. For BIS degree requirements, see School of Interdisciplinary Studies.

Omnibus Courses. For an explanation of courses offered but not specifically listed in this catalog, see Omnibus Courses.

Graduate-Level Courses. For information about courses numbered from 500 to 799, see the Graduate Catalog, or access www.asu.edu/aad/catalogs on the Web. In some situations, undergraduate students may be eligible to take these courses; for more information, see Graduate-Level Courses.