College of Business

College Administrative Offices		Office	Telephone
Dean of the College	Ray Maghroori	BUS 321	338-2670
Associate Dean	Gerald Platt	BUS 321	338-1277
Director of Graduate Studies	Arthur J. Kuhn	BUS 325	338-1279
Student Services Center	Alice del Pinal	BUS 137	405-3531
College Directory
Department	Chair/Director	Office	Telephone
Accounting	Jiunn Huang	SCI 300	338-1147
Business Analysis and Computing Systems	Jamie Eng	BUS 310	338-2138
Finance	Yea-Mow Chen	BUS 314	338-7010
Hospitality Management	Janet Sim	BUS 314	338-6087
International Business	Yim Yu Wong (Acting)	BUS 352	338-2201
Management	Edward Ericson	BUS 352	338-2201
Marketing	Ronald Beall	BUS 352	338-2201
Center/Institute	Coordinator	Office	Telephone
Center for Global Competitiveness	Richard Jenner	SCI 364	338-2042
Center for Post-communist Business/Economics Studies	George Lee	BUS 203F	338-1038
Ohrenschall Center for Entrepreneurship	Richard McCline	SCI 360	338-7886
U.S.-China Business Institute	Yea-Mow Chen	SCI 350	338-2106
U.S.-Japan Institute	Mitsuko Duerr	SCI 351	338-2448
U.S.-European Business Institute	Allen Appell	SCI 370	338-2743
U.S.-Korea Business Institute	Jai Kang	SCI 317	338-6362

College of Business

All degree programs in the College of Business are accredited by AACSB (the international association for management education). The College of Business offers the following undergraduate degrees:¹

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with the following concentrations:

  Accounting 05021
  Banking 05042
  Business Analysis 05071
  Computer Information Systems 07021
  Distributed Office Systems 05062
  Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management 05996
  Finance 05041
  Human Resource Management 05151
  International Business 05131
  Management 05061
  Marketing 05091

Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management with the following concentration:

  Hotel Management 05081

The college participates in the interdisciplinary B.S. in Hospitality Management program with the College of Health and Human Services. The Department of Hospitality Management offers a concentration in Hotel Management within this degree.

The College of Business offers the following minor programs:

Accounting
Business Administration
Computer Information Systems
Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management
Finance
Hospitality Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management
Marketing

The College of Business offers the following certificate programs:

Certificate in Hospitality Management
Certificate in Information Technology Auditing
Certificate in International Business
Certificate in the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing

The College of Business offers the following graduate degrees: ¹

Accelerated Master of Business Administration 05011
Alliance Master of Business Administration 05011
Master of Business Administration 05011
Master of Science in Business Administration 05011

The various graduate programs offered by the College of Business are accredited by the AACSB, The International Association for Management Education.

Department Structure

The College of Business is made up of seven departments that provide limited specialization in representative areas of business and governmental activity and in teaching. The departments, supervised by chairpersons, are: Accounting, Business Analysis and Computing Systems, Finance, Hospitality Management, International Business, Management, and Marketing.

College Mission

The mission of the San Francisco State University College of Business is to educate future and current business professionals for San Francisco Bay Area organizations.

To accomplish this mission, the College of Business has established the following goals. They are:

• To meet the students' unique and diverse learning requirements to prepare them to be effective managers.
• To graduate students who possess a strong background in core business knowledge that is valued by the college's stakeholders.
• To offer programs that meet the requirements of San Francisco Bay Area organizations and that are consistent with the City of San Francisco's strategic plan--including an emphasis on high technology, professional services, tourism, and international trade.
• To ensure that the international content of programs and courses reflects the increasingly global scope of San Francisco Bay Area organizations.
• To require and support continuous improvement of faculty teaching and intellectual development.
• To meet the continuing educational requirements of business stakeholders through institutes and executive training programs, with a particular emphasis on San Francisco Bay Area-Pacific Rim organizations.
• To commit to continuous improvement in achieving this mission.

To meet these goals, the college offers the following degree programs:

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Bachelor of Science, Hospitality Management

The goal of these undergraduate programs is to provide students with rigorous accredited programs built upon a strong general education, theoretical foundations, and practical business education for developing career skills necessary in a highly competitive environment.

In order to prepare students to exercise critical judgment in making decisions, the college stresses developing analytical skills, respect for ethical standards, building interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work in an ever-changing environment.

The degree in Business Administration provides limited specialization in a number of functional and cross-functional areas. The degree in Hospitality Management provides a specialized program in the area of hotel management.

Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Business Administration

The College of Business offers a variety of programs at the graduate level, thereby providing diverse paths to achieving high quality in management education. Most students opt for one of the general Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) programs, but some prefer a more specialized and focused master of science (M.S.) program.

The Accelerated M.B.A. is a fixed curriculum, cohort program offered off-campus for working professionals. The Alliance M.B.A. is a flexible off-campus program that is delivered directly to workplaces anywhere in the world, using some combination of two-way audio-video teleconferencing and Alliance faculty travel to the workplace.

The M.B.A. is the flagship graduate business program that most students select. It provides students with a broad background of knowledge, societal and environmental awareness, analytical and decision-making skills, and interpersonal and communication abilities, which are appropriate for career progress to the highest organizational levels. This program is primarily designed for students with non-business baccalaureate degrees but also provides challenging advanced study for those with business baccalaureate degrees.

The M.S.B.A. provides students with the opportunity to pursue in-depth specialized or cross-disciplinary study through individually customized programs, which are appropriate for each student's career development, in technical areas and/or specialized managerial paths. This program also develops critical analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and communication abilities.

Footnote

1. The numbers following the degrees are used by this university to identify the programs indicated. These numbers must be used on the application for admission, registration forms, application for graduation, etc.