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20 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 109Principles of Management3

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Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: cr.
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu

BUS 110Introduction to Business3

This course provides an introduction to the exciting and dynamic world of domestic and global business. It focuses on under- standing the dynamic interrelationships between business functions delivering qual- ity products and services. Special attention is placed on social responsibility, “green” businesses, global enterprises, and social media. This course presumes no previous business knowledge.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: None

BUS 122Professional & Business Communication3

HUM ELE Humanities Elective 3 cr.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: cr.
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu

BUS 204Entrepreneurship3

This course will give students an idea of what it is like to own their own business and be their own boss. Students will learn what it takes to launch a new venture and consider the various nuances of entrepreneurship. The course material covers the various types of business structures, management strategies, social and ethical issues, and creative and technical factors in modern entrepreneurship.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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Prerequisite: None

BUS 213Financial Accounting3

This course provides an introduction to the ob- jectives, principles, assumptions, and concepts of financial accounting. It focuses on procedures and practices from the accounting cycle through finan- cial statement presentation with an emphasis on recognizing, valuing, reporting, and disclosing assets, liabilities, and equity. This course presumes no previ- ous accounting knowledge. BUS 110

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: ENG 101, MTH 111/113/115,

BUS 214Managerial Accounting3

This course introduces students to the con- cepts and applications of managerial accounting. Students focus on analysis and recording of various manufacturing costs, cost-volume-profit analysis, preparation of financial statements for a manufacturer, creation of static and flexible budgets and reports, evaluation of capital investments, and various costing systems.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: BUS 213

BUS 221Principles of Marketing3

This course will prepare students to think strategically about marketing in today’s global environment. After successful com- pletion of this course, students will have a basic understanding of the marketing con- cept, the marketing mix (product, place, promotion, and price), segmentation, tar- geting, positioning, customer value, brand- ing, services marketing, global marketing, marketing metrics, consumer and business behavior, ethics and social responsibility in marketing, market research, and analysis. In addition, students will understand the role of social media and digital marketing to compete in the global environment.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: None

BUS 222Macroeconomics3

SSC ELE Social Science Elective 3 cr. SCI ELE Science Elective 3/4 cr.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: cr.
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu

BUS 223Microeconomics3

Microeconomics deals with the behavior of indi- vidual households and firms and how government influences that behavior. The principal objective of the course is to introduce methods and tools of economic analysis, and these analytical tools will be applied to questions of current policy interest such as, making, resource allocation, and the production and distribution of goods and services. Key topics include demand, supply and market equilibrium, elasticity of demand and supply, market failures, pure competition, monopoly, and monopolistic competition and oligopoly. BUS 110

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: ENG 101, MTH 111/113/115,

BUS 227Principles of Business Law

This course provides students an overview and concise treatment of the legal issues of fundamental importance to the business profession. Key topics explored include the legal system, contracts, sales, property, and government regulation.

Subject: BUS
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: ENG 101, BUS 110

BUS 230Human Resource

Subject: BUS
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu

BUS 242Advertising3

This course examines practical advertising experiences in the context of overall mar- keting and communications process. The course explores advertising perspectives, developing marketing and advertising strategies, evaluating advertisements, and commercials with an emphasis on social media. Topics covered include crafting and marketing advertising strategies, analyzing advertisements, and selecting appropriate media channels to offer advertising.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: ENG 101, BUS 110

BUS 251Statistics I3

This course is designed as a fundamental course in descriptive and inferential statis- tics. It will cover the essential ideas of statis tical theory that are appropriate for solving many real world problems. The course presents the basic concepts of sampling, sampling techniques, and data presenta- tion. Elementary algebra is employed in deriving measures of central tendency and variability for various discrete probability distributions and the normal distribution. Topics include probability theory, measures of central tendency, and estimation tech- niques using confidence intervals. 101

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: MTH 113 or MTH 115, ENG

BUS 252Statistics II3

This course is designed as the second semester of a two-semester course in Statistics. It covers additional ideas of statis- tical theory that are appropriate for solving many real- world problems. Statistics II teaches students how to develop testable hypotheses and how to use them to analyze data and answer questions. The course cov- ers hypothesis testing for inferences based on a single sample, statistical inference about means and proportions based on two samples, linear regression, and tests of goodness of fit and independence.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: BUS 251

BUS 260Introduction to

Subject: BUS
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu

BUS 262International Marketing3

This course introduces the student to the nature of international marketing and the environments in which it is conducted. Students will explore corporate strategies in marketing on an international scale and the importance of knowing the opportunities and challenges. The issues affecting mar- keting in a global environment and how managers must deal with these forces will also be addressed.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: BUS 221

BUS 265International Economics3

This course presents a principles-level introduction to the core theories of International Economics along with policy analyses of our world’s increasing trade relations and economic integration. The goal is to make economic reasoning about the international economy accessible to a diverse group of students, including both business majors and non-majors.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: BUS 222 or BUS 223

BUS 269International Finance3

This course is a comprehensive first level course in international finance, exploring fundamental techniques and principles. Students will learn about financial decision making in an international corporate set- ting. There will be emphasis on the three major areas of concern for managers: man- agement control, financial reporting, and taxation.

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: BUS 260

BUS 270Operations Management3

This course is designed to acquaint stu- dents with the discipline of operations man- agement. This is an overview course in operations management where students will be exposed to the different tools used by management, in both the service sector as well as the manufacturing sector, to improve the decision-making process and ultimately “operations.” Topics include: pro- ductivity, strategy, decision making, quality improvement, work measurement, project management; and product, process, capaci- ty, and layout decisions. BUS 110

Subject: BUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: www.harcum.edu
Prerequisite: ENG 101, MTH 111/113/115,

BUS 299Business Elective

Northeast High School - BUS 110 Intro to Business Global Business - SLC Philadelphia BUS 221 Principles of Marketing Octorara Senior High Animal and Plant Animal Center Management School Science Technology (ACM) elective Owen J. Roberts High Animal Studies General Elective

Subject: BUS
Type: course
Edition: 2010-2026
Source: www.harcum.edu

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