D class assignments for undergraduates available in BRI104; phone 740-0690.
D class assignments for graduate students available in HOH103; phone 740-5424.
BUSINESS (UNDERGRADUATE) - Non-Marshall students may enroll in up to three (3) courses prior to being admitted to a Marshall major or minor. BUSINESS (GRADUATE) - Business students may register using USC Web Registration. Non-business students may register for graduate business electives subject to the following restrictions: (1) proof of undergraduate degree; (2) minimum graduate GPA of 3.2; (3) maximum 12 units of graduate business courses; and (4) prerequisites completed. All graduate applications and forms are available in HOH103, (213) 740-5424, email: registration@marshall.usc.edu. For complete list of Business registration policies, please visit www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies.
Survey of the important topics in business administration, including marketing, accounting, finance, management information systems, leadership, business communication and human resource management. Graded CR/NC. Not available for degree credit to USC undergraduates. Recommended preparation: 2-5 years management experience
Colloquium of researchers and industry leaders discussing international business and the challenges faced by leaders in a global environment, with a specific focus on China. Graded CR/NC. Open to freshmen Business Honors students only. International travel may require additional fees.
Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen
Provides insight into the opportunities and challenges faced by business professionals operating in a global environment by focusing on international cultural norms. Open to Marshall and Leventhal freshmen only. Not available for major credit to Marshall and Leventhal students. Graded CR/NC.
Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration, Accounting, Business Administration (Cinematic Arts), Business Administration (International Relations), Business Administration (East Asian Studies)
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen
Course examines fundamental concepts of both microeconomics and macroeconomics as they pertain to business and financial decisions. Not available for degree credit to business majors.
Principles and practices of modern financial management; use of financial statements; valuation of investment; asset pricing under uncertainty; elements of financial decisions.
Accounting information in decision-making from the perspective of users and preparers; accounting issues concerning income and cash flows.
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Note: 14515,14516,14517, 14518 are lecture-discussion Sections which are partially web-based, and meet on campus once every other week every other week
Starting and managing a technological business: developing a viable concept, market and financial planning, product development, organizing the venture, protecting intellectual property rights.
Note: To receive D clearance: Engineering students - Go to RTH110 to pick up D clearance form. Marshall students - email your name and student id to claudia.morataya@marshall.usc.edu.
Theory, practice, and techniques of business communication strategy essential to external and organizational communication; group and interpersonal communication; development of skill in oral and written communication.
(For Accounting majors only) Theory, practices, and techniques essential to communication by accounting professionals; interpersonal communication, wirtten and oral presentations; communication technologies; development of communication strategies for varied audiences. (Duplicates credit in BUAD 302.) Recommended preparation:WRIT 340
Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration
The role of leadership in business organizations; concepts and skills for managing oneself and others.
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Note: (Lecture section meets on alternate weeks; also includes web-based instruction methods. Discussion section meets weekly.) (Register for one lecture and one discussion)
Uses of accounting information in decision-making; accounting issues concerning income and cash flows, economic resources and capital. Duplicates credit in BUAD 250ab. Open only to students with two transferable "Principles of Accounting" courses from a two-year or four-year institution.
Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Pre-Business, Accounting, Business Administration
Financial problems of business enterprise; function of financial manager; sources of funds; instruments, institutions, and practices of finance; problems of financial management using case studies.
Develops a managerial viewpoint in planning and evaluating marketing decisions of the firm: products, pricing, channels, promotion, information processing, legal implications, and marketing in contemporary society.
Statistical methods for business analysis; data exploration and description; sampling distributions; estimation; hypothesis testing, simple and multiple regression; model building. Extensive computer applications.
Learn the fundamentals of operations management and acquire skills to analyze, manage and improve production processes. Topics include: project/quality/materials management and just-in-time production.
Learn the fundamentals of operations management and acquire skills to analyze, measure, control, and improve production processes. Open to accounting majors only.(Duplicates credit in BUAD 311.)
Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting
Theory of the firm in the enterprise system; profits, demand, and cost analysis; market competition and resource allocation; problems of size efficiency and growth.
Advanced study of a selected topic in business administration. In-depth exploration of relevant theories and methods of analysis. May be repeated for credit once.
Combined classroom discussion and field application of business theories and practices; part-time internship employment. Project to be jointly defined by student, employer and professor. Junior or senior standing. Graded CR/NC
Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Unpaid individual or team projects solving real business problems for client companies; situation analyses; statistical analysis; consulting practicum; oral and written presentations. Graded CR/NC.
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Sophomore, Junior, Senior
