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BUSI UN

6 courses with the subject BUSI UN, 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.

BUSI UN3013FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING3.00

Enables students to become informed users of financial information by understanding the language of accounting and financial reporting. Focuses on the three major financial statements that companies prepare for use of management and external parties--the balance sheet, the income statement, and the statement of cash flows. Examines the underlying concepts that go into the preparation of these financial statements as well as specific accounting rules that apply when preparing financial statements. Also looks at approaches to analyze the financial strength and operations of an entity. Uses actual financial statements to understand how financial information is presented and to apply analysis techniques

Subject
BUSI UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
bulletin.columbia.edu
BUSI UN3021MARKETING MANAGEMENT3.00

Designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental marketing concepts and their application by business and non-business organizations. The goal is to expose students to these concepts as they are used in a wide variety of settings, including consumer goods firms, manufacturing and service industries, and small and large businesses. The course gives an overview of marketing strategy issues, elements of a market (company, customers, and competition), as well as the fundamental elements of the marketing mix (product, price, placement/distribution, and promotion)

Subject
BUSI UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
bulletin.columbia.edu
BUSI UN3701STRATEGY FORMULATION3.00

This class is an introduction to strategic management and the decisions that firms make in their historical context. We look at the growth of the large multi-product firm in almost all countries in the world and the the process by which they internationalized their activities and, very often, were also forced to retreat from their international positions. We treat strategies as relation to two broad goals of the class: to understand why some companies are financially much more successful than others; and to analyze how managers can devise a set of actions (the strategy) and design processes and structures that allow their company to obtain a competitive advantage. You will learn the analytical tools developed in universities, in consulting and industrial firms, and even in the military. These tools include what companies do to outperform their rivals; to analyze the competitive moves of rival firms by game-theoretic concepts; and when it makes sense for companies to diversify and globalize their business. Applications will be to Walmart and Apple, European firms and to Asian firms, and developing country firms

Subject
BUSI UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
bulletin.columbia.edu
BUSI UN3702VENTURING TO CHANGE THE WORLD3.00

How do founders and their new ventures change the world? Changes in technology and society are increasing the power of small teams to impact everything. Startups, large corporations, social groups and governments are increasingly focused on the power of innovation to solve the world’s hardest problems. The ideas and patterns driving this recent form of change-making build on frameworks defining the development of modern civilizations since the Renaissance. Venturing to Change the World introduces the intellectual foundations and practical aspects of founding a new venture. We explore the entrepreneurial mindset, team formation, idea selection, how ideas become products with markets, and the key steps in building a venture. Our scope is commercial as well as social ventures, and the course is appropriate not only for prospective founders but anyone who will operate in a society increasingly animated by entrepreneurial activity

Subject
BUSI UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
bulletin.columbia.edu
BUSI UN3703LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATION3.00

Initially, the emphasis is on understanding the challenges confronting leaders and developing skills to effectively deal with these obstacles. Beyond intelligence and technical know-how, what separates effective leaders from other team members is a set of social skills (e.g. impression management, self-awareness). This course identifies these critical leadership skills and provides ideas and tools for improving them. Then, the course considers how social intelligence skills fit the needs of managers at different stages of their careers. In early stages, managers need to achieve a good person-job fit, find mentors, and build an effective social network. At the mid-career stage, managers need to lead an effective unit with increasing complexity and responsibilities. Finally, the course examines challenges managers face at later career stages as they become partners, CFOs, CEOs, etc

Subject
BUSI UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
bulletin.columbia.edu
BUSI UN3704Making History Through Venturing3

Prerequisites: BUSI UN3702 BUSI UN3702 or equivalent

Subject
BUSI UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
bulletin.columbia.edu

Source: Teachers College at Columbia University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61