Business Administration (B A)
8. Law and Society (3)
Function of law in implementing solutions to human problems, in giving body
to theories of justice and to ethical judgments, and in providing a frame
of order and authority within which clashes at value may be resolved. Lecture
discussion; case studies, analysis.
18. Business and the Legal Environment (4)
Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Introduction to legal system; relation
of ethics to law; administra tive, criminal, tort, and labor law; and legal
aspects of internation al trade. A more extensive study of the law of contracts
and agency. Case studies; discussion and analysis.
50. Business Lectures (1; max total 2)
Various viewpoints on current business problems and developments presented
by a different guest business executive each class meeting.
100. Business Economics (3)
Prerequisites: Econ 1A-B. Applications of economic principles in business
management; measure of profit, analysis of demand, cost analysis; price,
wage, and public policies; case studies.
101. Business Ethics (3)
(A Eth 102A may be substituted for B A 101.) Ethical practices and their
relevance to business. Managerial treatment of contemporary business problems
from an ethical perspective. Problem areas include employee rights, discrimination
in the workplace, environmental protection, multinational business transactions,
and conflicts of interest.
120. Business and Society (3)
Contemporary American business from the business perspective. Examination
of current governmental, public, and labor pressures affecting business.
Consideration of philosophical critiques of business. The nature of business
and management of firms in a changing environment.
128. Business Environment of the Fine Arts (3)
Proseminar for seniors. Integration of principles of business management
with production in the line arts; case studies; analysis.
150. Law and Business Activities (3)
Prerequisite: B A 18. Nature of property and the relation of the legal environment
to the ambiguities of economic capability through examination of the law
of bailments, shipments, sales, commercial paper, and secured transactions;
case studies; analysis.
151. Law of Business Organizations (3)
Prerequisite: 8A 18; Acct 4A recommended. Partnerships, corporations, and
trusts with reference to their advantages and limitations. Effect of form
of operations on taxation, freedom from liability, 'and on social responsibilities.
Includes bankruptcy and security transactions, such as mortgages and installment
sales.
152. Health Legislation and Legal Controls (3)
Legislation applicable to health care laws influencing the provision and
administration of health services to individuals and communities. Patient
rights, controls on practitioners and institutions, use of medical information.
(Former BA 106)
154. Real Estate Law (3)
Meets California statutory course requirement for real estate broker's license.
Prerequisite: B A 18. Legal aspects of acquisition and ownership of real
estate; conveyances, mortgages, evidences of title; planning and zoning.
155. Government Regulation and Control of Business (3)
Prerequisite: B A 18; not recommended for those with B A 157. Government
and social control of private enterprise, including examination of capitalism,
private property, administrative law and process, antitrust law, and development
of public policy through regulation and deregulation. Case studies; discussion
and analysis.
156. Labor Law (3)
Prerequisites: Econ 40, 50; B A 18, Mgt 104, 106 recommended. Law of industrial
relations; histori cal and current principles for legal settlement of labor-management
disputes; statutes, court decisions, administrative rulings; case studies;
individual presentations.
157. Administrative Law and Business (3)
Prerequisite: B A 18; not recommended for those with B A 155. The administrative
process and its effects on business. Examination of the interaction among
regulatory agencies, legislature, judiciary, and business.
158. Environmental Legislation and Controls (3)
Review of environmental problems, search for root causes and objectives;
identification and evalua tion of past and present controls; examination
of alternative legislative remedies for present and anticipated problems.
160. Estate Planning (3)
The federal and state systems for regulating and taxing property transfers
during lifetime and upon death including the policy and theory underlying
the system and practical problems involved in applying estate and gift tax
laws.
174. Introduction to International Business (3)
Prerequisite: for business majors, Fin 120; for others, permission of instructor.
Competing in global marketplace. Impact of differing cultural, political,
legal systems. Multinational corporations, importing, exporting, international
contracts, investment across national borders. Forecasting government policies
and changing market forces on world business conditions.
175. Management of Multinational Enterprises (3)
Prerequisite: B A 174 or permission of instructor. The rise of the multinational
corporation. Global corporate management perspective. Managing legal, social,
political, financial, and taxation interfaces. Personnel, production, and
logistical tactics in a global strategy. Corporate negotiations with national
government and private national interests.
176. World Commerce and Development (3)
Prerequisite: B A 174 or permission of instructor. World commerce, international
investment, economic growth. Tools and techniques of international investment.
Discovering and selecting international projects. Taxation, legal systems,
government regulations; effect on foreign investment. International accounting
practices.
178. International Finance (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120. Evolution of international monetary system; balance
of payment accounting; foreign exchange; forecasting exchange rates; management
of foreign exchange risk; political risk analysis; foreign direct investment;
international money and capital markets; Eurocurrency markets; international
banking; international monetary and banking organizations.
189T. Topics in Business Administration
(1-3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Studies in business administration.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
193. Supervised Work Experience (1)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work-study:
learning through on-the-job experience in a business. Written reports.
195. Internship (3; max total 6)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work-study:
student holds responsible position in business or government agency and
reports on firm's operations and suggested improvements.
200 Series Courses
Graduate courses are listed under Business Graduate Program.
103. Financial Management in Health Care Institutions (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 130. Administrative use of financial information for internal
control, capitalization and budgeting, and credits and collections. Sources
of financing, asset management, operational planning and control, and investments
in health care facilities
130. Principles of Finance (4)
Prerequisite: Econ 40-50; Acct 4A; Acct 4B (may be taken concurrently.)
Theory of financing the business firm under uncertainty. The supply of and
demand for capital; asset management, simulation problems, capital structure
analysis; cost of capital; capital budgeting decisions; mathematics of finance.
(3 lecture, 2 lab hours)
132. Financial Institutions (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 130. Theory of the financial system; intermediation; gross
and net money doctrines; financial institutions; money and capital markets;
mathematical models, simulation, case problems.
134. Security Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 130. Analysis of securities markets; financial mathematics;
debt and equity instruments; fundamental analysis; technical analysis; public
and private regulation of security markets.
135. Monetary Policy and the Banking System (3)
Not open to students with credit in Econ 135. Prerequisite: Fin 120.
Evolution of monetary economies; role of central banks in domestic and international
financial markets; monetary theory; development and implementation of monetary
policy; interaction of fiscal and monetary policies; regulatory issues in
financial markets.
136. Business Forecasting (4)
Prerequisite: Fin 130. Business activity analysis; methods of forecasting;
general and specific forecasts; analysis of trends in product groups, sectors,
regions, and other areas of the world economy; mathematical models and statistical
decisions; analysis of case problems, computer lab. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours)
137. Credit Management (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 130. Mercantile and consumer credit; derivation of credit
information from business data; credot agencies and credit bureaus; valuation;
analysis of financial statements; technical and legal problems; collections.
138. Portfolio Management and Theory (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 130, 134. Methods of determining the most desirable group
of securities to build in an investment portfolio; portfolio performance
evaluation; managing and hedging risk; program trading and portfolio insurance.
139. Financial Management (3)
Prerequisite: senior level standing. Finance majors must have completed
(or take concurrently) all other required courses in the Finance Option.
Nonfinance majors need permission of the instructor. Integration of analysis
and policy for business organizations; decisions under uncertainty; analyzing
and solving cases.
143. Risk and Insurance (3)
Fundamentals of insurance and risk management. Covers the basic areas of
property, liability, auto, life, health, and social insurance. Other areas
including marketing, underwriting, claims, investments,and loss control.
144. Life Insurance (3)
Nature and use, types and forms of life and health insurance, and annuities.
Covers organization, management, and regulation; employee benefit plans,
social security.
145. Property and Liability Insurance (3)
Standard forms of property insurance including fire and allied lines, business
interruption, and transportation insurance. Identification and treatment
of personal, business, and professional liability situations. Analysis of
major property and liability insurance contracts. Case studies.
146. Risk Management in the Business Enterprise (3)
Identification, measurements, and treatment of property, liability, and
personnel pure-loss exposures in the business environment. Strategies for
developing and implementing risk management program to effectively treat
the costs of pure risk including loss control and loss financing techniques.
150. Financial Counseling (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The concept of a total coordinated
system of personal financial planning; evaluate existing programs, design
improved plans and coordinate execution to achieve stated objectives. Includes
data gathering, the psychology of financial counseling, and the counselor's
fiduciary responsibilities. Case studies.
180. Principles and Practices of Real Estate (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B. Viewpoint at the land economist in properly utilization
decisions. Physical, institutlonal, and Iocational considerations used in
estimating real estate values. The property development process. Manufactured
space as a marketable good and national resource.
181. Real Estate Appraisal (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 130; Fin 180 or permission of instructor. Theory and determinants
of real property value. Methods used in urban and rural property appraisals.
Statistical techniques and the apprais al process; special purpose appraisals.
Fieldwork required.
182. Real Estate Practices (3)
Meets California statutory course requirement for real estate broker's license.
Relationship between public and private organizations active in real estate;
company formation; selling and marketing techniques; financing; advertising;
aspects of taxation; escrow procedure; property insurance; com puter analysis
and case studies.
183. Real Estate Finance (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120; Fin 180 or permission of instructor. Characteristics
and underwriting standards of institutions furnishing funds for real estate
investment and development. Alternative financial instruments and their
effect on property economics and value.
185. Housing Market Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Analysis of local and regional housing markets
and submarkets; avail ability of market data; primary versus secondary data;
design of data collecting instruments; inter viewing techniques and interviewer
bias; data analysis and presentation of findings; field studies required.
186. Issues in Urban Land Economics (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 180. Impact of public and private institutions upon land
use, periodic productivity, and value; zoning, subdivision regulations,
building codes, private deed restrictions, rent control, regional authorities
and growth management; pertinent case law, U.S. and California.
189T. Topics in Finance
(1-3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Studies in business including agricultural economics, business economics,
legal environment of business, international business, finance, financial
services, risk and insurance, and real estate.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
193. Supervised Work Experience (1)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work-study:
learning through on-the-job experience in a business. Written reports.
195. Internship (3; max total 6)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work-study:
student holds responsible position in business or government agency and
reports on firm's operations and sug gested improvements.
200 Series Courses
Graduate courses are listed under Business Graduate Program.