MINOR PROGRAMS

The minor programs are not requirements for any degrees or credentials but are available to provide two types of exposure to the field of business administration for the non-business major. The Minor in Business Administration is a general minor whose purpose is to introduce the student to the foundation areas of business. Specialized business minors allow the student to explore one area of business in more depth.

Except in cases of credit by examination, no more than six units of the business minor may be offered on a CR/NC basis. To meet residency requirements, at least fifty percent of any minor program must be taken in residence.

MINOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Minor in Business Administration draws on business core courses to give a broad, non-specialized exposure to business. It is designed to provide entry-level employment skills for a wide range of jobs and help provide a bridge to the business world for non-business majors. It is also specifically designed to be an integral part of the Pre-MBA program offered by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences for students wishing to combine an undergraduate liberal arts education and graduate study in business.

Program Units
Required Courses
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting 3
BA 212 Business Statistics I 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors 3
FIN 350 Business Finance 3
IBUS 330 International Business and Multicultural Relations 3
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
MKTG 431 Marketing 3
Total 24

SPECIALIZED BUSINESS MINORS

These programs are designed to provide undergraduates with a focused exposure to a particular area of business practice rather than the broad exposure of the General Business Minor. As such, they can provide professional and technical skills needed for entry into specialized business employment for non-business majors or serve as an alternative to a double major for business majors wishing expertise in a second field.

Minor in Accounting

Program Units
Required Courses
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting1 3
ACCT 303 Accounting for Financial Analysis 3
BA 212 Business Statistics I2 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors3 3
FIN 350 Business Finance 3
Elective Courses
Two courses selected from the following with prior approval of the accounting minor adviser 6
ACCT 305 Cost Accounting
ACCT 307 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 451 Accounting, Finance, and Tax for the Smaller Business
ACCT 501 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 504 Government and Non-Profit Accounting
ACCT 506 Auditing
ACCT 507 EDP Auditing
ACCT 508 Federal Tax Accounting I
ACCT 509 Federal Tax Accounting II
ACCT 551 Principles of Internal Auditing
Total 24

Minor in Business Computer Information Systems

Program Units
Required Courses
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting1 3
ECON 100 Introduction to Economic Analysis I 3
One of the following courses: 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer Information Systems
BICS 265 Computer Languages for Business Applications
CSC 210 Introduction to Computer Programming
BICS 266 Introduction to Business Computer Programming with COBOL 3
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
Elective Courses
Select three courses from the following with approval of a CIS adviser 9
BICS 363 Information Systems for Management
BICS 366 Advanced Business Computer Programming with COBOL
BICS 461 Advanced Business Applications Using C
BICS 463 Information Systems Analysis and Design
BICS 464 Database Management Systems
BICS 471 The Mainframe Computing Environment
BICS 472 The Micro-Mini Business Computing Environment
BICS 561 Object-Oriented Business Applications Development
BICS 562 Microcomputer Business Applications
BICS 563 Applications of Graphics and Imaging in Business
BICS 565 Distributed Data Processing
BICS 665 Artificial Intelligence: Expert Systems in Business
Total 24

Minor in Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management

Program Units
Required Courses
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting1 3
ACCT 451 Accounting, Finance, and Tax for the Smaller Business 3
MGMT 406 Starting A Small Business 3
MGMT 452 Entrepreneurial Management 3
MGMT 606 Small Business Consulting 3
MKTG 450 Marketing for Small Business 3
Elective Courses
Select two courses from any area related to the student's career goals (with approval of an Entrepreneurial/Small Business Minor adviser) 6
Total 24

Minor in Finance

Program Units
Required Courses
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting 3
BA 212 Business Statistics I 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors 3
FIN 350 Business Finance 3
Elective Courses
Select three courses from the following with approval of a Finance adviser: 9
FIN 309 Financial Data Analysis
FIN 351 Financial Management
FIN 353 Financial Institutions
FIN 355 Investments
FIN 535 International Trade and Finance
FIN 536 International Corporate Finance
FIN 653 Seminar in Bank Management
Total 24

Minor in Human Resource Management (HRM) in Business

Program Units
Required Courses
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
MGMT 610 Human Resource Management 3
MGMT 611 Management of Employee and Industrial Relations 3
MGMT 612 Compensation and Benefits Administration 3
Elective Courses
Group A. Select three courses from the following: 9
MGMT 613 Management of Job Safety and Health
MGMT 614 Managing the Staffing and Employment Function
MGMT 615 Managing Employment Law and Affirmative Action
MGMT 616 Advanced Compensation and Benefits Administration
MGMT 617 Emerging Issues in Human Resource Management
MGMT 618 International Human Resource Management
MGMT 680 Managerial and Organizational Development in the Workplace
Group B. Select one course from the following or an additional course from Group A 3
MGMT 567 Internship in Management (must be a HRM Internship)
BUS 699 Special Projects in Business (must be a HRM Internship)
Total 24

Minor in International Business

Program Units
Required Courses
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting1 3
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors3 3
IBUS 330 International Business and Multicultural Relations 3
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior or
MKTG 431 Marketing 3
Elective Courses
Select four courses from the following with the approval of an International Business adviser: 12
ECON 600 International Economics
ECON 620 Economic Development
FIN 535 International Trade and Finance
IBUS 379 U.S.-Japan Business Relations
IBUS 430 Small Business Export-Import Management
IBUS 517 Legal Environment of World Business
IBUS 522 International Maritime and Aerospace Transportation
IBUS 528 International Logistics
IBUS 590 International Environmental Analysis
IBUS 591 Doing Business in Latin America
IBUS 592 Doing Business in China
IBUS 593 Doing Business in Europe
IBUS 594 U.S.-Canadian Business and Economic Relations
IBUS 618 International Human Resource Management
IBUS 662 The Operation of the Multinational Enterprise
IBUS 681 Seminar in Comparative Management
MKTG 680 International Marketing Management
Total 24

Minor in Management

Program Units
Required Courses
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
MGMT 605 Seminar in Organization Behavior 3
MGMT 610 Human Resource Management 3
BUS 682 Environment of Business 3
Elective Courses
Select four courses from the following with approval of a Management adviser: 12
MGMT 406 Starting a Small Business
MGMT 342 Women in Management
MGMT 655 Emerging Issues in Management
MGMT 680 Managerial and Organizational Development in the Workplace
MGMT 567 Internship in Management
IBUS 681 Seminar in Comparative Management
Total 24

Minor in Marketing
Program Units
Required Courses
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors 3
MKTG 431 Marketing 3
MKTG 434 Advertising Theory and Practice 3
MKTG 633 Consumer Behavior 3
MKTG 637 Sales Management 3
Elective Courses
Select three courses from the following with the approval of a Marketing adviser: 9
MKTG 432 Public Relations
MKTG 433 Salesmanship
MKTG 436 Retail Management
MKTG 632 Marketing Research
MKTG 649 Marketing Management
MKTG 680 International Marketing Management
Total 24

CERTIFICATE IN THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF INTERNAL AUDITING

General Information

 With the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in 1977 and its requirement that all publicly held companies maintain adequate internal control structures, the field of internal auditing was lifted from obscurity to importance. The internal auditor became the in-house consultant in strengthening a company's internal controls. Internal auditors, through their international organization, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), sought to strengthen their professionalism. One of the manners in which this was done was to establish a certification program and require continuing education to maintain the certification.

The Certificate in the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing program targets those individuals who work or have an interest in the field of internal auditing. Students in this program will find that it will assist them in becoming a Certified Internal Auditor, a professional designation given by the Institute of Internal Auditors. The Certificate in the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing program is offered by the Department of Accounting and reflects what the Institute of Internal Auditors regards as the common body of knowledge for internal auditors.

This certificate program has been officially endorsed by the San Francisco Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Program Description

In order to be accepted to the Certificate in the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, a candidate must have completed at least 56 units of undergraduate course work with a minimum 2.0 (C) grade point average. Exceptions may be permitted upon presentation of special justification to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

This program is open to matriculating students as well as non-degree students. A non-degree student must register through the Extended Learning program as an open university student.

The courses are graded on an A-F basis. A minimum grade of "C-" must be maintained in all course work as well as an overall "C" average. Before completing the program, all candidates must demonstrate the appropriate level of writing competency as prescribed by the program.

Individuals interested in pursuing this certificate program should contact the Department of Accounting or the certificate adviser, John O'Shaughnessy (x6285).

Required Courses

The Certificate in the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing includes fifteen units of undergraduate, upper division course work as follows.

Program Units
ACCT 303 Accounting for Financial Analysis 3
FIN 350 Business Finance 3
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
ACCT 507 EDP Auditing 3
ACCT 551 Principles of Internal Auditing 3
Total 15
Depending upon the candidate's formal education and business experience, the following represent additional courses that could be required as prerequisites to the above curriculum.

Courses Units
BA 110 Mathematical Analysis for Business 3
ACCT 100 Principles of Financial Accounting 3
ACCT 101 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3
BA 212 Business Statistics I 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors 3
ACCT 307 Accounting Information Systems 3
Because of the possible prerequisite requirements as described above, a determination of the total curriculum by the certificate adviser must be made before a candidate is accepted into the program.

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