Gannon University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

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RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE MINOR (15 Credits) Non-Business majors only. Courses count toward Collegiate Studies for CPCU Certification BCOR 250 BCOR 303 RISK 300 RISK 321 RISK 425

Management Theory and Practice Legal Environment of Business Introduction to Risk Management and Personal Lines Insurance Commercial Property and Liability Insurance Insurance Operations

SPORT BUSINESS MINOR (15 Credits) BCOR 241 Principles of Marketing BCOR 250 Management Theory and Practice And nine credits in Sports Management and Marketing at the 300 level or above.

THE BUSINESS CORE CURRICULUM

BCOR COURSE DESCRIPTIONS BCOR 105: Foundations of the Business Enterprise This is the gateway course to the business program and helps students to gain a solid understanding of the components of a business, its external environment, and the interactions between them. Students will engage in decision making and problem solving in that setting. Ethics, leadership, employee empowerment, the impact of technology, and the global market are topics of discussion. Students will develop critical thinking, written and oral communication, and team skills through case-based learning and a term project. Prerequisite: None 3 credits BCOR 111: Principles of Microeconomics This course develops the techniques necessary for an understanding of basic economics from a microeconomic standpoint. The specific topics explored include the fact of scarcity, concepts of supply and demand, cost-production decision making, the operation of a form in the product market under varying assumptions of competition, monopolistic competition, monopoly, and oligopoly, plus the operation of the firm in the factor market. Prerequisite: None 3 credits BCOR 112: Principles of Macroeconomics This course develops tools for an understanding of macroeconomic issues and theory, including the application to current social issues such as unemployment, economic growth, and inflation. The role of money and financial institutions are also examined. The use and effectiveness of economic policy to control the macroeconomy is explored. Prerequisite: None 3 credits BCOR 176: Internship This non-credit bearing course provides students with practical business experience allowing them to apply knowledge and skills acquired during their freshman year to an internship position. The work role is related to the students’ professional interests and is supervised by a field coordinator and a faculty member or designee of the School of Business. The internship experience must be secured and approved by the faculty member or designee of the School of Business for course registration. Non-credit only; Freshman level standing. 0 credits BCOR 214: Principles of Accounting I This course introduces the main aspects of the accounting structure. The fundamental accounting principle is presented in the form of the balance sheet equation and is followed by the logical development of the subject of debits and credits, journal entries, special journals, and specific account classifications. The course provides a thorough review of how accounting


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