USF 1996-97 Undergraduate Catalog Page 96 | Course Descriptions |

GENERAL BUSINESS (GBA)

The General Business Major is a program of study that will allow the student to take additional upper level course work in several business and, in some instances, other disciplines related to the student's plan of study.

Requirements for the B.A./B.S. Degree

Within the 120 semester hour program as listed in the General Requirement section, students must complete a minimum of 18 hours of upper level courses beyond the business core requirements.

Students are required to take one upper level course from each of the following groups:

Accounting:

• ACG 3103 Intermediate Financial Accounting I (3)
• ACG 3341 Cost Accounting and Control I (3)
• TAX 4001 Concepts of Federal Income Taxation (3)

• Any course offered by the Economics Department Numbered 3000 or above (3)

• Any course offered by the Finance Department numbered 3000 or above (except FIN 3100 and FIN 3105) (3)

• MAN 3240 Organizational Behavior Analysis (3)
• MAN 3401 Industrial Relations (3)
• ISM 3011 Management Information Systems (3)

• MAR 3823 Marketing Management (3)
• MAR 3613 Marketing Research (3)

TOTAL (18-24)

Independent study and independent research courses are not appropriate electives.

Requirements for a Minor in Business Administration

The course requirements are:

1. ACG 3074 Managerial Accounting for Non-Business Majors* (3)
   ECO 1000 Basic Economics** (3)
   FIN 2935 Introduction to Managerial Finance (3)
   GEB 2935 Business: On the Cutting Edge (3)
   MAN 4930 Managerial Applications (3)
   MKT 3023 Basic Marketing (3)

2. A grade point average of 2.0 or better must be achieved in the minor course work at USF and in all minor courses completed at any institution.

3. At least 12 hours of the required 18 credit hours must be taken in residence at USF.

*ACG 2021 & ACG 2071 may be substituted for ACG 3074.

**ECO 2013 & ECO 2023 may be substituted for ECO 1000.

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GENERAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COURSES

BUL 3320 LAW AND BUSINESS I (3)

This course covers the nature of legal and societal institutions and environments, and major aspects of public, private, UCC and related business law.

BUL 3321 LAW AND BUSINESS II (3)

PR: BUL 3320. Legal problems in marketing of goods, nature of property, sales of personal property, securing of credit granted, nature and use of negotiable instruments.

BUL 3360 THE LAW OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS (3)

PR: BUL 3320. A study of the law of corporations, the law of partnerships, and the law of agency.

BUL 4331 LAW AND THE ACCOUNTANT (3)

PR: BUL 3320 or CI. A comprehensive study of commercial law as it affects the practic of accounting.

GEB 2350 DOING BUSINESS AROUND THE WORLD -SS (3)

This course introduces the student to: 1) the nature of international business; 2) the framework of international organizations and the monetary system within which international business functions; 3) forces affecting international business, and 4) management responses to problems caused by international environments.

GEB 2935 SELECTED TOPICS IN BUSINESS (1-6)

PR: CI. Topics to be selected by department chairs. May be repeated if topics vary. Not available for credit to upper-level students who have been admitted to the College of Business.

GEB 4890 BUSINESS POLICY -XMW (3)

PR: Senior standing and FIN 3403, MAN 3025, MAR 3023. The course is intended to provide a unifying, integrating, and coordinating opportunity to tie together concepts, principles, and skills learned separately in other, more specialized courses in Business Administration.

GEB 4905 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3)

PR: CI. Specialized independent study determined by the student's needs and interests. May be repeated up to eight credit hours. (S/U only.)

GEB 4915 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH (1-4)

PR: CI. Individual study contract with instructor and department chairperson required. The research project will be mutually determined by the student and instructor. May be repeated up to 8 hours.

GEB 4935 SELECTED TOPICS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (1-4)

The content and organization of this course will vary according to the current interests of the faculty and needs of students.

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Effective Date: Semester I, 1996