Benedictine College Catalog 2011-2012

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Undergraduate degree or permission from director of Graduate Business Programs. May not be taken for dual credit.

discounting and compounding and statistics. This will fulfill a required foundation course for the Traditional MBA. It may not be taken for substitution in any other program.

Ac 550 Business Environment and Concepts (3)

Ba 230 Introduction to Economics (2)

This course focuses on business structure; economic concepts essential to understanding an entity’s operation, business and industry; financial management; information technology; and planning and measurement. Students become familiar with underlying business reasons for and the accounting implications for transactions, and gain skills needed to apply that knowledge in financial statement audit and attestation engagements as well as perform other functions affecting the public interest. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree or permission from Director of Graduate Business Programs. May not be taken for dual credit.

This course provides a foundation for the understanding economics in both the micro and macro view. Students will learn how the tools of supply and demand affect individual and business level actions in the marketplace. Issues of inflation and aggregate unemployment are considered in the context of monetary and fiscal policy as determined by governmental policy. Students will develop basic tools of economic reasoning and analysis which will lead to more effective economic choices and governmental policy. This will fulfill a required foundation course for the Traditional MBA. It may not be taken for substitution in any other program.

Ac 560 Regulation (3)

Ba 260 Essentials of Finance (2)

This course focuses on federal taxation, ethics, professional and legal responsibilities, and business law, as well as skills needed to apply that knowledge. Topics address CPAs’ professional and legal responsibilities, and legal implications of business transactions, particularly as they relate to accounting and auditing. Coursework focuses on federal and widely adopted uniform state laws, as well as principles of and procedures for federal income, estate and gift taxation. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree or permission from director of Graduate Business Programs. May not be taken for dual credit.

This course is a foundation course for the Traditional MBA program. This course introduces the student to an understanding of financial markets and interest rates, analysis of financial statements, risk and return, the time value of money, capital budgeting decisions and the basics of capital structure. The financial aspects of common stock and dividends will also be presented. This will fulfill a required foundation course for the Traditional MBA. It may not be taken for substitution in any other program.

Ba 510 Accounting Information for Management (3)

Ba 210 Business Math (2)

An analysis of internal accounting information and the control function within the firm. This course focuses on the role of the corporate controller of the firm. Specifically, decisions involving the management functions of determining and controlling relevant costs are examined and developed. This course introduces the

This course provides the student with an introductory understanding of business math topics and equips students with an understanding of how mathematics can be used to approach, analyze, and solve a business problem. Students will be expected to master equations and formulas, ratio analysis, 102


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