21 courses with the subject BSA, 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.
BSA 160Business in Our Global Society4
meets the Peace Core Humanities requirement We will learn introductory business concepts and analyze how business influences our culture and society. We will study and learn about business policies and practices from around the world. The course will explore the current international business environment including culture, infrastructure, investment, politics, trade, and economic development. Students will examine the strategies and structures of businesses operating in the global business environment.
meets the Peace Core Social Sciences requirement This course provides an introduction to the overall economy – how it is measured, why is it measured and what strategies are available to improve the economic conditions. The rationale and importance of economic indicators such as GDP, inflation, and unemployment will be studied, along with the concepts of monetary policy, fiscal policy, and business cycles. Using data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, student projects will include charting leading indicators to better understand past and present economic trends.
This is a financial literacy course that provides students with basic tools and information to achieve financial stability. Topics include: budgeting, loans, debt management, insurances, and retirement planning.
Accounting is an essential requirement for all businesses and organizations. In this course, we will learn the role of accounting in business, basic accounting principles, concepts, and standards, how to record business transactions, how to prepare and read financial statements, analyze financial data, and cash flows. 61 | 2026-27 William Peace University Academic Catalog
In this course we will explore the role of management accounting in business. Emphasis is given to developing critical thinking about complex financial data, managerial and strategic decision making, budgeting and analysis, and business activities. Students will be introduced to managerial accounting concepts and terminology, cost-volume-profit and differential analysis, and capital budgeting.
In this course we will learn basic bookkeeping skills using the QuickBooks Online accounting system through the Intuit Education Program. We will apply basic accounting principles while completing a business simulation.
A course whose content may vary from term to term according to the needs of the academic department, student demand or the interests of the faculty member.
Students will learn and apply the principles that apply to the functions of individual economic decision-makers by using principles and models to describe economic situations and predict and explain outcomes with graphs, charts, and data. They will explore concepts like scarcity and markets; costs, benefits, and marginal analysis; production choices and behavior; and market inefficiency and public policy. Students will investigate and discuss current economic topics that demonstrate these principles.
In this course we will learn cost accounting principles. We will focus on job and process costing, cost analysis, pricing decisions, capital budgeting, and how cost information supports strategic business decision making.
This course introduces basic corporate financial management with topics including financial statement analysis, the time value of money, interest rates, bond valuation, net present value and other investment criteria including the capital asset pricing model. The approach will include financial issues faced by public companies. Students will solve problems using a financial calculator to enhance skills in financial analysis and decision making. A student project will include the financial and market analysis of a public firm. 62 | 2026-27 William Peace University Academic Catalog
BSA 330Understanding Investments and the Stock Market4
This course is concerned with the basics of investing, including stock market operations, the efficient market hypothesis, and the relevance and importance of main indices. Students will learn terms relating to investments, the dangers and opportunities of investing in the market, and behavioral finance. Understanding stock markets and their values around the world is also a vital part of understanding the movements of the US market. Additionally, students will create their own portfolio (not using real dollars) and experience “buying” and “selling” on the market in real time via a simulation.
This seminar class exposes students to a variety of issues related to identifying and taking advantage of global business opportunities. Specific topics to be covered are exporting, accounting and taxation, logistics, off-shoring, staffing, and cross-cultural negotiation.
In this course we will study the legal and regulatory environment and ethical issues confronting the global business manager. In addition, we will address the legal system, legal processes, and several areas of business, employment, and labor law and regulations relevant to organizational decision making and strategic management. Specific concepts studied in this course will include antitrust, contracts, product liability, global commercial relations, rights and obligations of employees and employers, and federal employment and labor law. Topics will be covered through the use of case studies, examination of real world law cases, application of law concepts, and robust classroom discussions.
may be repeated twice In this course we will apply business concepts to complete case studies, both individual and team, and participate in the DECA Competitive Events program.
Subject
BSA
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
credit hour
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated twice In this course we will apply business concepts to complete case studies, both individual and team, and participate in the DECA Competitive Events program.
A course of study addressing a specific topic or problem of interest to a student, designed collaboratively by the student and faculty member(s), and resulting in a paper, report, critiqued performance or production, or other assessable evidence of value added to the student’s educational experience. A contract of expectations by the student and by the supervising faculty member(s) must be approved by the advisor and the Vice President for Academic Affairs prior to registration. No more than eight (8) semester hours toward the baccalaureate degree can consist of directed study credit. 64 | 2026-27 William Peace University Academic Catalog
Good strategic management incorporates all facets of company operations to deliver superior customer value. In this course, students will learn to craft strategy and navigate a dynamic global environment, balancing risks and opportunities, to maximize firm performance. This is a capstone course for students in all business disciplines. 63 | 2026-27 William Peace University Academic Catalog
