Course Listing
Core Curriculum
BUSI 100 (4.0 credit hours)
Financial Accounting. Role of accounting; basic concepts and methodology; mass data processing; valuation and income determination principles; management and internal control problems; and basic financial statement components. Pre- or corequisite, ECON 101.
BUSI 101 (4.0 credit hours)
Managerial Accounting. May be taken before, after, or concurrently with BUSI 100. Elements of accounting for management planning, budgeting, and control. Emphasis is on management uses of accounting information. Pre- or corequisite, ECON 310 or ECON 410.
BUSI 105 (3.0 credit hours)
Financial Accounting SS. Offered in Summer School only. Role of accounting; basic concepts and methodology; mass data processing; valuation and income determination principles; management and internal control problems; and basic financial statement components. Pre- or corequisite, ECON 101.
BUSI 107 (3.0 credit hours)
Managerial Accounting SS. Offered in Summer school only. May be taken before, after, or concurrently with BUSI 100. Elements of accounting for management planning, budgeting, and control. Emphasis is on management uses of accounting information. Pre- or corequisite, ECON 310 or ECON 410.
BUSI 401 (3.0 credit hours)
Management and Corporate Communication. Open to junior-senior business majors only. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Combines lecture, discussion, and draft workshops that focus on letters, memos, reports, resumes, email, and business presentations.
BUSI 402 (2.0 credit hours)
Business Computing Skills. Open to business majors only. An introduction to the design and use of various word processing, spreadsheet, presentation graphic, and database management applications.
BUSI 403 (3.0 credit hours)
Operations Management. Analysis of the production/operations functions in both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing organizations. Developing production policies that support total organizational goals under varying constraints.
BUSI 404 (3.0 credit hours)
The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business. An introduction to the legal system with special emphasis on its relationship to business. Topics include an introduction to the judicial system, torts, and contracts.
BUSI 405 (3.0 credit hours)
Organizational Behavior. An introduction to the study of human behavior in organizations. Examines from a managerial perspective the impact of individual, group, and organizational variables on organizational performance and employee satisfaction.
BUSI 406 (3.0 credit hours)
Principles of Marketing. Introduction to marketing with emphasis on the social and economic aspects of distribution, consumer problems, marketing functions and institutions, marketing methods and policies.
BUSI 407 (1.5 credit hours)
Financial Statement Analysis. Recommended for completion in the same semester as BUSI 409. The interpretation and use of financial statement information. The emphasis is on users of financial statements, including portfolio managers, small investors, lenders, potential acquirers, or corporate strategic planners. Prerequisites, BUSI 100 and 408.
BUSI 408 (3.0 credit hours)
Corporate Finance. Theoretical foundations of optimal financial policy. Problems and cases provide application of theory to financial decisions involving cash flow, capital structure, capital budgeting.
BUSI 409 (1.5 credit hours)
Advanced Corporate Finance. A follow-up course to BUSI 408 that goes more deeply into the theory and application of financial management. Emphasis is placed on investment, financing, and dividend decisions. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 410 (3.0 credit hours)
Business Analytical Applications. Continues studies from STOR 112 and 155 by addressing the quantitative tools relevant to business applications in operations management, finance, and marketing.
BUSI 698 (3.0 credit hours)
Strategic Management. Open only to seniors majoring in business administration. Comprehensive analysis of administrative policy making from a total organizational point of view, use of case analysis and written reports to develop integrative decision skills. Prerequisites, BUSI 101, 401, 403, 404, 405, 406, 408; ECON 320 or 420.
Accounting Electives
BUSI 455 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Accounting. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 570 (3.0 credit hours)
Financial Reporting A. Identify and critically examine the concepts and methodologies utilized in financial accounting and provide instruction on the impact such methodologies have on financial reports used by managers and the investing public. This is a 3 credit hour course taught in a mod (half-semester). Required in spring semester for senior BSBAs who are early admitted to the Kenan-Flagler Master of Accounting (MAC) Program. Permission required.
BUSI 572 (1.5 credit hours)
Introduction to Business Taxation Provides students with an initial understanding of the basic framework of the U.S. income tax system as it applies to businesses. The course focuses on the fundamental concepts of tax law so that students will have a “permanent frame of reference into which they can integrate the constant changes in the technical minutiae of the law.” Because of the significant role taxes can play in investment, business and personal decisions, such a framework is a critical part of a well-rounded accounting and business education. Specific topics covered in the class include methods of accounting, accounting for income taxes, cost recovery methods, asset characterization and the tax effects of property dispositions, and nontaxable exchanges. In addition, the course will introduce students to some of the fundamental aspects of sole proprietorships, partnerships, S corporations and C corporations. Required in spring semester for senior BSBAs who are early admitted to the Kenan-Flagler Master of Accounting (MAC) Program. Permission required.
Business Law Electives
BUSI 452 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Business Law. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 540 (3.0 credit hours)
Commercial Law. A detailed examination of commercial law topics including sales, commercial paper, bank deposits and collections, secured transactions, suretyship, bank regulations, and bankruptcy. Prerequisite, BUSI 404.
BUSI 541 (3.0 credit hours)
Managerial Law. A detailed examination of the legal aspects of business organizations, including agency, joint ventures, partnerships, limited partnerships, corporations, and securities regulation. Prerequisite, BUSI 404.
BUSI 543 (3.0 credit hours)
Ethics in Management. This course will, by examining real ethical dilemmas in business, help students analyze a problem from the triple perspective of ethics, economics, and law.
Entrepreneurship Electives
BUSI 461 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Entrepreneurship. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 500 (3.0 credit hours)
Entrepreneurship & Business Planning. Students gain an understanding of entrepreneurship and the tools and skills necessary to create and grow a successful new venture. Real life activities are examined.
BUSI 501 (3.0 credit hours)
Professional Selling Strategies and Skills. Processes and techniques for successful sales and marketing in small business start up companies. Prerequisite BUSI 454 or 500.
BUSI 502 (1.5 credit hours)
Entrepreneurial Finance. Processes and techniques of successful financing for small business start up companies. Prerequisite BUSI 408 or 500.
BUSI 503 (1.5 credit hours)
Family Business I: Introduction to Family Enterprise. Helps the student understand the evolutionary stages in the life of a family business and the challenges and opportunities that must be managed at each stage.
BUSI 504 (1.5 credit hours)
Launching the Venture. Permission required. Examines the process for developing and launching a new business venture.
BUSI 505 (3.0 credit hours)
Consulting to Entrepreneurial Firms. Student teams serve as business consultants to actual small businesses and other entrepreneurial ventures. Prerequisite, BUSI 500 or 506.
BUSI 506 (3.0 credit hours)
New Ventures Analysis. This course gives students an analytical framework for assessing new opportunities while looking at local startups as case studies.
BUSI 507 (3.0 credit hours)
Sustainable Business & Social Entrepreneurship. Examines sustainable business and social entrepreneurship. Readings draw from anthropology, ethics, international development, and traditional and non-traditional business practices.
BUSI 511 (1.5 credit hours)
Product Stewardship & Sustainable Growth. This course covers various elements related to the current and growing issues associated with product stewardship. These elements impact salability, product risk, competitive advantage, and sustainable growth.
BUSI 512 (1.5 credit hours)
Family Business II: Ownership and Wealth Management. Understand the specific ownership, stewardship, tax, transition and wealth management issues that affect family enterprises.
BUSI 513 (1.5 credit hours)
Innovations and Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies. Covers innovative and private sector approaches to alleviating poverty around the world.
BUSI 514 (3.0 credit hours)
S.T.A.R. for BSBAs. Kenan-Flagler’s Student Teams Achieving Results program fields teams of top MBAs and BSBAs to build comprehensive and actionable strategies for eligible corporations and not-for-profits. Permission required.
BUSI 515 (1.5 credit hours)
Social Entrepreneurship through Microfinance. Analyze the role of microcredit/microfinance in global sustainable development. Students will be creating, organizing, and facilitating a sustainable microfinance initiative of their own design.
BUSI 517 (1.5 credit hours)
Private Equity & Debt Markets. Examines the global private equity market. Looks at the funding of a venture and teaches how to find the equity and debt needed to make turn a marketable idea into a real business. Examines all sources of private capital available to those wishing to start a business, buy a business or refinance a business.
Finance Electives
BUSI 451 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Quantitative Methods. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 456 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Finance. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 580 (3.0 credit hours)
Investments. A survey of investment principles and practices. Emphasis is given to the problems of security analysis and portfolio management with special attention to the investment problems of the individual investor. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 581(3.0 credit hours)
Banking and Financial Services. Analysis of the operating policies of financial institutions and the effect of such policies on the structure of the capital markets. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 582 (1.5 credit hours)
Mergers and Acquisitions. Understanding and analyzing mergers, acquisitions, and other restructuring activities. Learning valuation methods and the mechanics of transactions. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 584 (3.0 credit hours)
Financial Modeling. Skill development in constructing financial models for analyzing decision problems faced by financial professionals. Emphasis on building pro-forma financial statements. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 586 (3.0 credit hours)
Introduction to Real Property. An introduction to the social, political, economic, and investment aspects of real property. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 587 (1.5 credit hours)
Investment Banking. This course prepares students for investment banking positions and internships. The focus of the class is on financial modeling. Prerequisites, BUSI 408 and permission.
BUSI 588 (1.5 credit hours)
Introduction to Derivative Securities. Introduction to derivative securities instruments (options, futures, and swaps) and applications to the management of stock and fixed-income portfolios and other financial and business risks. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 589 (1.5 credit hours)
Fixed Income. The objectives of this course are to: describe important fixed income securities and markets, and develop tools for valuing fixed income securities and managing interest rate risk. The course will cover traditional bonds, the term structure concepts as well as more recently developed fixed income derivatives. The course is rigorous and quantitative. Students are expected to understand and apply quantitative methods. Examples illustrate important real-world applications of the theory. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 590 (1.5 credit hours)
Advanced Fixed Income. Introduces relatively advanced techniques in fixed income pricing. The course will cover risk-neutral pricing, the use of interest rate models in pricing interest rate derivatives such as caps, °oors, collars, convertibles, swaptions as well as mortgaged back securities. The course is rigorous and quantitative. Students are expected to understand and apply quantitative methods covered in BUSI 589. Examples illustrate important real-world applications of the theory. Prerequisites, BUSI 408 and 589.
BUSI 591 (3.0 credit hours)
Quantitative Methods for Investments. Course focus is on portfolio analysis and volatility modeling and the use of statistical distributions and regression, forecasting, and simulation applications in finance. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 593 (3.0 credit hours)
Real Estate Investment and Development. Practice-oriented course in understanding dynamics of real estate and how to analyze and invest in residential and commercial real estate.
BUSI 594 (1.5 credit hours)
Hedge Fund Strategies. This course covers the operational details of specific hedge fund strategies such as convertible arbitrage and long/short equity strategies. Prerequisites, BUSI 408 and 580 or 588. Permission required.
BUSI 595 (1.5 credit hours)
Advanced Derivative Securities. Real-world applications of the concepts of no-arbitrage pricing covered in BUSI 588 will be discussed. These applications will cover different business settings, from capital budgeting to risk management. Other applications of derivatives will be covered, such as portfolio insurance, the consideration of equity and debt as options, and real options. More advanced hedging techniques will also be discussed. Prerequisites, BUSI 408 and 588.
BUSI 597 (3.0 credit hours)
Applied Investment Management. The emphasis of this course will be on the decisions that must be made by, and/or for, the ultimate investor, and the analytic tools and empirical evidence that can help inform such decisions. The objective of this course is two-fold: first, to provide financial analysts with the analytical skills needed to aid such investors; and second, to help individual investors utilize and evaluate the services offered by analysts. Students will apply the principles and techniques of Investment Management by operating as financial planners (analysts) for the Kenan-Flagler Financial Planners. This course will engage students in managing a real portfolio—a student managed fund. This is a two-semester course. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 598 (1.5 credit hours)
Alternative Investments. The focus of this course is to expose students to the benefits, opportunities, and risks of incorporating alternative investments into managed institutional investment portfolios, including pension funds, endowments, and foundations. Key concepts that are explored and/or expanded upon in this course are the range of alternative investments in today's markets and the importance of asset allocation, manager selection, mean/variance optimization modeling, and a solid risk management program. Prerequisites, BUSI 408 and 580 or 588. Permission required.
BUSI 600 (1.5 credit hours)
Risk Management. The risk management course develops methods for applied analysis of financial and operational risk. The course covers statistical methods of risk measurement such as value-at-risk. In addition, the course covers methods for designing and evaluating risk management procedures at both financial and non-financial companies. Prerequisite, BUSI 408. Permission required.
BUSI 618 (1.5 credit hours)
Global Financial Markets. An introduction to the international aspects of financial decision making. Builds on the foundation laid in the basic financial management course. Emphasis on topics of primary interest to the treasurer of a multinational corporation. Particular attention to the determination of exchange rates. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
Information Technology Electives
BUSI 460 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Information Technology. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
International Business Electives
BUSI 458 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in International Business. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 516 (3.0 credit hours)
Private Equity (restricted to GLOBE). Examines the global private equity market. Using the examples and ideas pursued in BUSI 623, looks at the funding of a venture and teaches how to find the equity and debt needed to make turn a marketable idea into a real business. Examines all sources of private capital available to those wishing to start a business, buy a business or refinance a business.
BUSI 610 (3.0 credit hours)
Global Environment of Business. Problems in operating overseas, including analysis of differences in country settings, legal and financial systems, and governmental policies affecting foreign operations. Prerequisite, senior standing.
BUSI 612 (3.0 credit hours)
Business in the European Union. An introduction to understanding the business environment in the European Community. Issues include treaties, governmental structures, and harmonization of community regulations.
BUSI 617 (3.0 credit hours)
Global Marketing. Examination of the problems involved in marketing products and services across national boundaries. Problem issues include culture, ideology, economics, technical standards, and currency movements. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
BUSI 618 (1.5 credit hours)
Global Financial Markets. An introduction to the international aspects of financial decision making. Builds on the foundation laid in the basic financial management course. Emphasis on topics of primary interest to the treasurer of a multinational corporation. Particular attention to the determination of exchange rates. Prerequisite, BUSI 408.
BUSI 623 (3.0 credit hours)
Global Venturing (restricted to GLOBE). Exposes the strategic elements required to successfully conceive, develop and launch a start-up business that is “born global,” meaning a firm that has designed a business model that competes in the global marketplace.
Marketing Electives
BUSI 454 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Marketing. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 560 (3.0 credit hours)
Advertising. The organization and functions of advertising. Topics include economic and social aspects; types of advertising and advertising objectives; developing advertising messages; media selection and evaluation; advertising research. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
BUSI 561 (3.0 credit hours)
Sales Management. An overview of the sales management process, including sales force planning, budgeting, recruiting, selection, training, compensation, supervision, and control. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
BUSI 562 (3.0 credit hours)
Consumer Behavior. Review of conceptual models and empirical research in consumer behavior. Topics include decision processes, social and cultural influences, information processing, and ethical issues. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
BUSI 563 (3.0 credit hours)
Retailing and Distribution Channels. Examines the supply chain for retail businesses and management decision making in retailing. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
BUSI 564 (3.0 credit hours)
New Product Development. The course explores the design and development of new products. Key topics include invention and creativity, product design, and the value proposition. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
BUSI 565 (3.0 credit hours)
Marketing Research. An introduction to research methodology with emphasis on the compilation, analysis, and interpretation of data used in the planning and control of marketing operations. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
BUSI 566 (3.0 credit hours)
Marketing Strategy. A problem method course dealing with specialized marketing functions and policies; includes product and lines, brands, channels of distribution, prices and pricing, promotion, and diagnosis and control. Prerequisites, BUSI 406.
BUSI 567 (3.0 credit hours)
Brand & Product Management. Aimed at helping students develop a product/service-centric focus to understanding organization-level strategic issues. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
BUSI 568 (3.0 credit hours)
Marketing Analysis & Decision Making. Presents a systematic approach to harnessing data and knowledge to drive effective marketing decision making through technology-enabled interactive decision process. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
BUSI 569 (3.0 credit hours)
Business Marketing. The Business Marketing course tries to introduce students to strategic marketing issues that are important in B2B relationships. Many undergraduates start their first jobs in advertising, purchasing, marketing where they primarily deal with B2B relationships. The aim of the course is to offer insights on the B2B context so that students are well-trained in their understanding of this discipline. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
BUSI 617 (3.0 credit hours)
Global Marketing. Examination of the problems involved in marketing products and services across national boundaries. Problem issues include culture, ideology, economics, technical standards, and currency movements. Prerequisite, BUSI 406.
Operations Management Electives
BUSI 450 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Operations Management. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 532 (3.0 credit hours)
Service Operations. Includes service package development, yield management, scheduling, queuing, quality measurement, impact of technology, managing professional services including facilitator services (accounting, consulting, real estate, legal services). Prerequisite, BUSI 403.
BUSI 533 (3.0 credit hours)
Supply Chain Management. Examines the issues of integrating inventories, information, warehousing, and transportation among suppliers, producers, and customers. Supply chain simulation is modeled. Prerequisite, BUSI 403.
BUSI 534 (3.0 credit hours)
Business Modeling with Excel. The course provides a broad scope of analytic experience across corporate functions that is beneficial in consulting environments. The business applications include capital allocation, evaluation of sales strategy, portfolio design, strategic choice, and their interconnection. The analytic approaches encompass risk and optimization. Students are given ample opportunities to build and examine a variety of computer models. Prerequisite, BUSI 403.
Organizational Behavior Electives
BUSI 550 (3.0 credit hours)
Organizational Management and Design. Systems analysis of behavior in organizations and its application to the management of human resources. Prerequisite, BUSI 405.
BUSI 551 (3.0 credit hours)
Human Capital. Problems, policies, and procedures in the management of personnel, including topics such as staffing, performance appraisal, training, compensation, benefits and services, safety and health, equal employment, discipline, justice. Prerequisite, BUSI 405.
BUSI 553 (3.0 credit hours)
Organizational Effectiveness. How organizations articulate and measure earning market share and how they link their differentiating factors to the unique abilities and behaviors of their workforce. Prerequisite BUSI 405.
BUSI 554 (3.0 credit hours)
Consulting Skills & Frameworks. Teaches the core skills for success in consulting and business in general – teamwork, analysis, and presentations. Students are exposed to consulting methodologies and tools used by the top consulting firms.
BUSI 555 (1.5 credit hours)
Groups and Teams in Organizations. This course examines the design, management, and leadership of teams in organizational settings. The focus is on the interpersonal processes and structural characteristics that influence the effectiveness of teams, individual behavior in face-to-face interactions, and the dynamics of interpersonal relationships. Prerequisite: BUSI 405.
Other Electives
BUSI 453 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Management. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 457 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Strategic Management. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 459 (3.0 credit hours)
Independent Study in Management Communication. Permission required. Supervised individual study and research in the student's special field of interest.
BUSI 499 (1.5 credit hours)
Business Topics. Varied topics in business administration.
BUSI 525 (3.0 credit hours)
Communication for Leading and Managing. Students discover and practice their manager/leader voices, in a low-stakes, low-pressure environment using real-life business scenarios.
BUSI 526 (1.5 credit hours)
Applied Leadership for Elected BSBA Student Leaders. Provide each elected leader with a helpful, safe and collaborative environment in which to learn more about leadership, apply what they learn about leadership through their role as elected leader, and grow and develop as leaders during their year in office. Permission of BSBA program.
BUSI 599 (3.0 credit hours)
Business Seminar. Selected topics in business administration presented in seminar format with students engaged in individual and team study under the supervision of a member of the faculty.
BUSI 650 (3.0 credit hours)
Symposium Core Committee. Service on the BSBA Symposium Core Committee to plan, execute, and evaluate the annual event. Permission required.
BUSI 651 (1.5 or 3.0 credit hours)
Business Internship Project. With prior approval, a student may propose an academic research project (paper and presentation) derived from an internship experience. Permission required.
BUSI 690 (3.0 credit hours)
Business Research Practicum. Under the guidance of faculty member(s), student teams develop, conduct, and evaluate business research projects such as case writing, manager interviews and site visits, and data collection and analysis. Teams are required to submit a final written report and oral presentation from which credit is determined. Prerequisites, senior standing and permission of instructor.
BUSI 691H (3.0 credit hours)
Honors Thesis. Original investigation of a topic in business and preparation of a substantive research project under the direction of a faculty advisor. A written essay and an oral presentation are required. Prerequisite, BUSI 693H. Restricted to senior BSBAs with a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and permission of the faculty advisor and BSBA director.
BUSI 692H (3.0 credit hours)
Honors Thesis. Original investigation of a topic in business and preparation of a substantive research project under the direction of a faculty advisor. A written essay and an oral presentation are required. Prerequisite 693H., Restricted to senior BSBAs with a , 3.5 cumulative grade point average, and permission of the faculty advisor and BSBA director.
BUSI 693H (3.0 credit hours)
Honors Research Proposal. Students learn business research techniques and develop individual proposals for business research. Successful proposals may advance to honors thesis research and writing (BUSI 692H). Permission required. Open to senior business administration majors with a 3.5 minimum cumulative grade point average.
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