109 courses with the subject BUS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
BUS 110Leadership3
A study of traditional leadership with emphasis on using critical thinking to develop ethical leadership skills, a number of methodologies will be utilized to develop insights into the relationship between faith, reason and leadership. This course will also include skill development and self-assessment exercises allowing the student to use leadership theories and concepts to improve their personal and professional lives.
A study of the fundamental concepts and methodology of accounting. Topics include the procedures of accounting for assets, liabilities, owner’s equity, revenues and expenses. Analysis and preparation of financial statements will also be stressed. Emphasis will be placed on problem-solving using a computerized general ledger system and/or Excel.
A continuation of the study of the fundamental concepts and methodology of accounting. Additional topics include the procedures of accounting for plant assets, payroll, partnerships, corporations, stocks, and the statement of cash flows. Prerequisite: BUS 151.
This course, open to all, is intended to teach students the values and vagaries of money management. It will cover a wide array of topics from how to invest, how to budget, how to develop personal discipline regarding money matters, how to build wealth starting with a small 93
A study of all those activities designed to meet the needs and wants of sport consumers through exchange processes. Focuses on the marketing of sport products and services directly to consumers of sport, and marketing of other consumer and industrial products/services with sport promotions. Will also examine the wider world of sport, as a single industry with many segments, professional, intercollegiate, interscholastic, intramural, amateur, commercial and public sport, and recreational facilities, clubs, resorts, camps, and service organizations. Pre- requisite BUS 263.
A treatment of the fundamental functions of management including such topics as formulation of policy, executive leadership, decision making, formulation of objectives, and staff relationships.
An introduction to the many aspects of sport management. Topics include management styles, philosophies, personnel and program evaluation, rules and regulations, equipment inventory, scheduling, budgeting, competition, sport law and liability, coaching, current issues in sport management.
BUS 263Governance & Administration in Sport Organizations3
This course will examine governance (defined as the “exercise of authority”), organizational structure and design, policy, ethics and will address these concepts in a myriad of sport functions including collegiate, professional and Olympic sport.
This course combines relevant examples, extensive factual information, and important practitioner observations with solid theoretical concepts to help prepare those interested in pursuing a career in collegiate athletics management. The course’s in-depth research reveals the inner workings of athletic departments and the conferences and governing organizations that impact them. Using examples from schools of varying sizes and representing the various conferences, associations, and divisions, this course provides a comprehensive view of management processes such as the hiring of coaches, generating revenue to cover expenses, recruiting and its mechanics and regulations, ensuring the well-being of student-athletes, and Title IX enforcement. Pre-requisite: BUS263.
An introduction to the basic concepts and practices that confront the financial manager in the business firm. Topics include an overview of the goals and functions of financial management, financial analysis and planning, and working capital management. Initial discussions on the capital budgeting process will also be included. Prerequisite: BUS 152. 94
A study of the problems and opportunities marketers experience while engaging in the exchange process— exchanging something of value, including goods, services, ideas, people, or places in return for money, time, votes, or desired behavior. The major decision-making elements of product, price, place, and promotion as well as consumer, cost, convenience, and communication as components of a sound marketing strategy will be studied in detail.
An introduction to the health services industry. A treatment of the fundamental functions of management including such topics as formulation of policy, executive leadership, decision- making, formulation of objectives, and staff relationships as applied to the health service industry.
SCP I 2XX Strategic Public Relations SCP II 3XX Public Relations Tactics SCP III 3XX Crisis Communications Electives (3 classes needed in total, 1 of them needs to be a 300-level class) WRI 311 Persuasive Professional Communication MCO 207 Journalism MCO 210 Intro to Film Studies MCO 250 Screenwriting ENG 201 Creative Writing ENG 212 Memoir Writing BUS 270 Marketing Principles and Communications 127
An interactive environment will be used to explore the effectiveness of various management styles. A focus on motivation and leadership traits in the realm of coaching will be evaluated in addition to an exploration into the array of leadership theories. Students will be challenged to 95
Examines the principles of entrepreneurship, the relation between innovation and entrepreneurship, and how large and small companies have implemented entrepreneurial practice and culture. Also provides practical guidance for aspiring student entrepreneurs who are considering starting their own businesses.
A study of business principles and practices associated with the sale of goods and services to consumers. A strategic approach to retail management including planning, customer service, and relationship retailing will be a major focus of this course. Prerequisite: BUS 270 or permission of instructor.
A study of various features of advertising theory and practice with special emphasis on the most contemporary advertising concepts and practices. Prerequisite: BUS 270 or permission of instructor.
A study of the four zone of social media and how marketers can obtain their objectives through each social media zone. Prerequisite: BUS 270 or permission of instructor.
A study of the many functions performed in dealing with employees from a personnel management viewpoint. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of the personnel office.
Course description is: A science of analyzing data and problem-solving. Various data analytic techniques will be presented including descriptive, inferential, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. Pre-requisite: BUS 250 or equivalent.
A study of the functions and issues of management as they pertain specifically to family businesses such as conflict resolution, succession, transition, and family dynamics. Pre-requisite: BUS260
This course will explore how visual marketing is utilized not only in advertising but also in numerous consumer and marketing activities including marketing communications. Examines the issues of attention and perception, visual cognition, and action and choice.
Focuses on person-to-person communication techniques between buyer and seller and the dynamics of this interaction. Develops awareness of the need to be well-versed in diverse international markets and to understand the uses of technology in selling. Through study and practice, students learn to identify customer needs, to make sales presentations, to handle closings and to develop long-term customer partnerships. Prerequisite: BUS 270.
An introduction to ethical decision-making in business. Examines individual, organizational, and macro level issues in business ethics. Designed to assist potential businesspersons to make more informed ethical decisions on a daily basis. Both descriptive and normative models of unethical and ethical decision making in business are analyzed. Dilemmas, real life situations, and cases provide an opportunity to use concepts to resolve ethical issues. Critical thinking and informed decision-making are emphasized.
A study of the strategic methods and applications of developing new products or services. An approach using the techniques and concepts as they relate to the planning, development, and controlling processes of innovations will be highlighted. Prerequisite: BUS 270.
A study of the principles of risk management. Students will identify, analyze, and develop strategies to manage risk in businesses and organizations. Disaster planning will also be discussed.
A study of the systematic and objective approach in developing, providing, and analyzing information for the marketing management decision-making process. Prerequisite: BUS 270.
This course develops a foundation of concepts and solutions that supports the planning, scheduling, controlling, resource allocation, and performance measurement activities required for successful completion of a project. Prerequisite: BUS 260.
This seminar is a capstone experience for senior-level students offering the opportunity to demonstrate that they can integrate the Catholic Tradition with liberal studies education and professional studies. Students must demonstrate understanding of the concepts of truth, ethics, justice, and community and then must apply these abstract concepts to real-world business case studies. The emphasis is on ethical decision-making and practice in business.
Through an integrative and holistic approach to learning, this course will provide opportunities for reflection along with recognition and application of leadership and concepts within the larger sport management context. While the capstone course can be challenging, it provides a truly unique learning experience. Through in-class discussions, independent research, and the discussing “real world” problems, students will have the opportunity to apply the interdisciplinary knowledge acquired through their in and out-of-class experiences as student leaders to the next steps in their journey as emerging leaders in sport management.
A custom-designed academic experience that provides curricular enrichment and flexibility. Directed studies are considered for the expansion of an existing course and/or to complete a major research project which cannot be undertaken in the context of an existing course. The supervising professor, the academic advisor and the dean must approve the proposal. 98
An opportunity for students in their senior year to gain practical first-hand knowledge and experience in the business world. The students will apply the concepts and theories derived from the classroom to real-life situations in the business world.
Provides a study of theoretical and operational principles of management. Concept areas are made applicable by practical readings, cases, and projects.
This course covers basic business statistics topics such as median, mode, standard deviation, distributions, and graphical methods. It is meant to provide background for those students who have no previous exposure to statistics.
BUS 603Addiction & Trauma Awareness in the Workplace
This course is designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of the disease of addiction and its impact on the workplace. We will draw on current research in the field of addiction and will emphasize critical thinking and analysis of the current controversies in the field. Attention will be given to biological and genetic factors in the etiology of addiction, family issues, workplace concerns, and community responses. Additionally, in this course we will investigate current treatment interventions for substance use disorders and workplace awareness.
Provides the basic tools, techniques, and concepts necessary for an understanding and analysis of corporate investments and financial decisions. Prerequisite: BUS 512 or equivalent. 289
Provides a review of the origin and history of money and banking in the world and in the United States particularly. Examines the role that money plays in a modern economy, monetary policies, and the theories behind these policies.
Focuses on concepts of accounting: measurement of capital and income, uses of accounting data by managers for planning and control. Prerequisite: BUS512 or equivalent.
Introduces the use of probability theory in decision making. Delves into methods such as the Program Evaluation Review Technique (P.E.R.T.), decision-making under conditions of certainty and uncertainty, decision trees, linear programming, and games theory. Ethical considerations of decisions. Prerequisite: BUS 571or equivalent.
Focuses on the study and analysis of human behavior patterns. Special consideration is devoted to the role of the manager as a leader and motivator of people.
Covers the development, structure, and current status of the unions in the United States. Examines management attitudes toward the bargaining process, the evolution of labor legislation, government policy toward labor management relations.
Provides students with an understanding of the holistic and systems approach toward preventing and responding to workplace violence. Students learn to design a multidisciplinary strategy. Students also learn how to develop effective incident reporting systems and tailor-made plans, policies, and procedures.
Advances the student’s basic marketing skills by providing a working body of knowledge of competitor analysis techniques, product and price positioning, recognition of competitor’s strategy change, maximization of market strengths, and response strategy. Cases are used to apply theory to practice.
BUS 655Economic Decision-Making in a Globalized Economy3
Explores the application of economic theory and decision science to solve managerial problems in a global context. Includes economic optimization, supply/demand, interaction, elasticity determinants, labor/capital substitutions, technology-driven productivity gains, and capital investment methodology. Prerequisite: BUS 569 or equivalent.
Provides a basic understanding and a practical perspective regarding the specific methodologies and acronyms in the healthcare arena which drive data analyses and decision-making.
Provides an overview of the law as it relates to the current conduct of the health care industry. Examines ethical considerations, particularly in those situations where ethics may have legal ramifications. Provides students in a managerial/ supervisory capacity with knowledge of health care law to manage their business organizations, supervise employees, and deal with health care issues to promote efficiency and avoid liability.
Provides an in-depth exploration of computer and information security in an increasingly technologically dependent world. Emphasis is placed on the protection of proprietary material, collecting information from competitive intelligence gathering and espionage in a setting of global economic turbulence. Computer security issues include viruses, hackers, fraud, and disaster recovery.
Studies fraud and business ethics through the end-to-end process of fraud examination, looking at several types of fraud with an emphasis on fraud impacting organizations. Studies preventative 292
Provides a study of the psychological and sociological forces that impact buyer behavior in consumers as well as in industrial markets. Emphasizes current research and its practical applications and stresses secondary research text readings and class discussion.
Provides an overview of qualitative research methods and research utilizing online databases. Business research is a systematic inquiry to provide information to guide managerial decisions. It is a process of planning, acquiring, analyzing, and disseminating relevant data, information, and insights to decision-makers in ways that mobilize the organization to take appropriate actions, to maximize performance.
Examines the major elements of the promotion mix, which includes advertising, publicity, sales promotion, and personal selling. Particular attention is paid to new developments such as telemarketing and direct response. Presents a mix of textbook readings, secondary research, class discussions, and assigned projects.
Explores the major issues involved in new product marketing. Teaches the skills necessary to organize and manage a successful development effort. Familiarizes the student with the process and the computer software available to facilitate it.
Builds skill levels necessary for undertaking or enhancing financial controllership careers. Examines the controller’s managerial responsibilities within the firm and in relationships with other senior management, technical skill requirements in strategic planning, capital expenditure control, forecasting, operating budgets and controls, internal and external SEC reporting, staff training, and motivation. Prerequisite: BUS 607
Builds skill levels necessary for undertaking or enhancing treasury management careers. Focuses on the treasurer’s managerial responsibilities within the firm and in relationships with other senior management; technical skill requirements in treasury management systems; accessing funds in the capital, public and private markets; strategic planning of corporate pension benefit programs; and surplus funds investment policies. Prerequisite: BUS 607.
Analyzes marketing and management problems and techniques in international business. Covers planning in an international environment related to exchange rates, management, fixed flows, and management controls through accounting and financial reporting.
This course builds a foundation of knowledge for data analysis and data-driven decision-making with a review of specific methodologies and acronyms within the healthcare industry 293
Helps students develop workable ideas regarding the management, marketing, and financing of a specific small business. Focuses on the development of a sound business plan
Provides real-world practice in the areas of the student’s program concentration. The project may be for a business, government, and/or non-profit organization in the community. Students in specific concentrations are expected to provide major contributions to the corresponding project requirements. A written summary and oral presentation are required. Prerequisites: All other required courses. Department Chair approval is required.
Generative AI (GAI) is ushering in a new age of productivity in business, and managers who ineffectively adopt it risk being outpaced by forward-thinking competitors. This course equips students to drive impact in any industry using GAI tools. You'll learn to engineer effective prompts, integrate AI into workflows, and develop innovative GAI solutions, as well as explore ethical considerations and future trends.
Just like you wouldn't use a financial model to drive a marketing campaign, different business use cases require different AI tools. In this course, students will explore the potential and limitations of AI technologies, learning to identify business problems suitable for AI solutions and build effective AI implementation strategies. By the end of this course, students will address key challenges and solutions in AI implementation.
Just like you wouldn't use a financial model to drive a marketing campaign, different business use cases require different AI tools. In this course, students will explore the potential and limitations of AI technologies, learning to identify business problems suitable for AI solutions and build effective AI implementation strategies. By the end of this course, students will address key challenges and solutions in AI implementation.
Alongside powerful data-driven solutions, AI opens a Pandora's box of ethical issues: data privacy, bias, transparency, and balancing automation with human oversight. AI governance may be the biggest ethical issue of our time, something essential for any manager to understand before implementing this new technology. Students will develop AI policies for ethics and compliance, mitigate AI-related risks, and communicate governance standards to stakeholders.
Storytelling is one of the oldest and most powerful tools for action, and this course empowers MBA students to transform raw data into compelling narratives that drive business decisions. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to create data queries and visualizations, integrate data into business planning, and effectively communicate your findings, helping organizations turn data into a strategic tool for competition and innovation.
Spreadsheet tools are the most universal and easily accessible program for most people to use and interpret data—and a vital skill for any analyst to know. In this course, students will learn data cleaning, financial modeling, optimization, and data visualization using PivotTables and 294
This course is designed to introduce MBA students to the fundamentals of Python programming with a special focus on its application in business analytics. By the end of this course, students will learn how to set up a Python environment, manipulate and analyze data using NumPy and Pandas, and create visualizations with Matplotlib to drive business decisions.
AI projects can help predict trends and optimize operations, allowing businesses to understand not just what has happened but what will happen—and what should be done about it. By the end of this course, students will be prepared to drive financial and operational impact by managing AI project lifecycles: developing comprehensive project plans, managing data and models, ensuring effective deployment, and communicating progress and outcomes to stakeholders.
Provides students with the background necessary to take advantage of the new economy. This course provides an outline for an evaluation process that individuals will be able to utilize in their lives.
Studies the systematic and objective approach in developing and providing information for the marketing management decision-making process. Prerequisite: BUS 638.
BUS 753Information Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance3
Companies storing information are responsible for keeping it safe—and face consequences if they don’t. Who's at fault after an attack and who must be informed? This course covers corporate governance principles, risk identification methods, business regulations, accountability, and audits. In a data-driven world, business leaders must handle data responsibly, and by the end of this course, you'll learn how to manage the growing legal obligations around cybersecurity.
In order to ensure a house is safe, we need to know how it’s built. It’s the same for cybersecurity: to ensure systems are secure, we need to understand their design and the unique security challenges of different network architectures and data storage solutions. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to critique security for various network designs, including IT and OT systems, cloud environments, data storage, and IoT networks, in terms of cyber risk.
Cyberattacks today are inevitable—but the extent of the damage may rely on how much you, as the manager, are prepared. By the end of this course, you’ll know how to create risk management strategies before, during, and after cyberattacks, developing incident response plans, understanding frameworks like NIST and MITRE ATT&CK, identifying proactive and reactive protection techniques, and debriefing with 'hotwashes.' 295
To defend against hackers, you need to think like a hacker. This course covers the fundamentals of ethical hacking, from Linux commands and open-source tools to attack tree construction and vulnerability research. By the end of the course, you'll be able to use what you’ve learned to analyze, interpret, and communicate penetration tests and security strategies to decision-makers and executives.
This course will examine theories of conflict management, and various techniques used in the workplace. Students will apply important conflict analysis strategies and experience problem solving analysis, collaboration, communication, and transformation through vital developments of conflict management.
Studies the causes, laws, policies, and consequences associated with crimes organized by those whose economic, political, and privileged positions provide opportunities for the commission of white-collar crimes. This course will focus on the causes and motivations of such crimes.
This course is designed to provide students with a general understanding of the web development process and the content management system by Wix. By the end of the course, each student will have constructed two websites using Wix (a mid-term site and a final website).
Utilizes case studies and other materials to help students demonstrate oral and written competence in the areas of management, marketing, and finance. While assuming a top management role, students integrate knowledge from MBA courses with personal experiences and ethical issues as they solve problems that determine policy and strategy.
Students will explore business topics of current interest or importance. Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology This program offers a diverse array of courses intended to prepare the student to function in a variety of mental health settings. It is a two-tiered program that allows for students to graduate with either a 12 course (36 credits) Master’s Degree or a 20 course (60 credit) Master’s Degree. Students in the 60-credit program complete the educational requirements for Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC) in Massachusetts. Course(s) within this major may require a minimal product fee.
