Biology - Major in Biology Program

Foundation Courses:

BUS 130 Modern Business Organizations

This course is designed as a survey course to introduce the many aspects of the business community through the use of discussion, case study, group projects, and "real world" contacts, typically via the web. We will use the text as the foundation for our study but you will incorporate current data from web sources and you will be exposed to "typical" business decisions as you complete your in-class case studies and your group project. Interactive class discussion is a cornerstone of the class. Fulfills requirement: Social Scientific Inquiry. Priority will be given to majors and to first-year and sophomore students, where necessary. 3 credits.

BUS 170 Introduction to Business Analytics

An introduction to the statistical tools used in the analysis of business and marketing data. Topics include data visualizations and descriptive statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, single variable regression, and forecasting. Students will learn how to analyze, interpret, and present data effectively using Microsoft Excel. Fulfills requirement: Quantitative Reasoning. 3 credits.

ECN 101 Principles of Microeconomics

The course examines how individuals and firms make choices within the institution of free-market capitalism. Individuals decide how much of their time to spend working and what to buy with the earnings of their labor. Firms decide how much to produce and in some cases what price to charge for their goods. Together these choices determine what is produced, how it is produced, and for whom it is produced in our economic system. Fulfills requirement: Social Scientific Inquiry,Quantitative Reasoning. 3 credits.

ECN 102 Principles of Macroeconomics

This course extends the study of consumer and producer choices to discover how they affect the nation's economy. Macroeconomics deals with the economy as a whole as measured by the key variables of inflation, unemployment, and economic growth. Emphasis is on both Keynesian and classical theories and how they predict what monetary and fiscal policies can be used to affect these variables and reach national economic goals. Fulfills requirement: Social Scientific Inquiry,Quantitative Reasoning. 3 credits.

IBP 101 Crossing Borders: Globalization in the 21st Century

This course introduces students to the multiple dimensions of international issues, events, and structures from an array of perspectives by examining cultural, social, geographic, economic and political borders. Students are encouraged to identify their role in today's international arena, what it means to be a global citizen, and how to increase their own global engagement. Fulfills requirement: Human Diversity. 3 credits.

Core Courses:
BUS 250 Professional Ethics

This course provides students with an understanding of the foundational concepts in professional ethics. The course focus is to develop comprehension of ethical concepts and theories and apply them to practices in the numerous professional environments through the use of case studies and group interaction. Prerequisite: FYE 111. 3 credits.

or PHL 210 Ethics for Social Justice

An inquiry into the central problems of values applied to human conduct, with an examination of the responses of major ethical theories to those problems. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. 3 credits.

or another approved course on ethics
BUS 330 Managing Diversity in the Workforce

An investigation of reasons why questions of diversity affect organizations including demographic changes, types of diversity and relevant federal legislation. Considers differences in race, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic background, age, physical ability/disability and geography. This course also includes a global perspective that looks at the international community and discusses the concept of managing diversity on an international platform. Fulfills requirement: Human Diversity. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

BUS 376 International Business Management

This course provides an overview of how the global business environment impacts decision-making and planning within the multinational firm. Key concepts include an overview of the means of conducting international business, with an emphasis on what makes international strategy different from a domestically-focused one; the effects of the social systems within countries on the conduct of international business; the major theories explaining international business transactions and the institutions influencing those activities; the financial exchange systems and institutions that measure and facilitate international transactions; and the dynamic interface between countries and companies attempting to conduct foreign business activities. Prerequisite: BUS 130. 3 credits.

ECN 331 International Finance

This course extends the Keynesian Macroeconomic model to incorporate international financial flows; the determinants of the balance of payments; foreign exchange markets; exchange rate regimes; history of international economic institutions; and macroeconomic policy options. The course contains lectures, student presentations, theoretical problem solving, economic analysis of real-world events, reading, analyzing, and writing on academic and current event articles. Prerequisites: ECN 101 and ECN 102 or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ECN 332 International Trade

This course introduces the theory and practice of international economic relations. It includes not only the history and purpose of trade and the traditional theory of the gains from trade, but also the more modern theory of trade with imperfect competition. The history and nature of the institutional structures of trade (World Trade Organization) are covered. Prerequisites: ECN 101 or 102 and BUS 150, MAS 111 or MAS 161. Or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

MKT 240 Principles of Marketing

An overview of marketing from the management perspective. Topics include marketing strategies, marketing research, consumer behavior, selecting target markets, developing, pricing, distributing and promoting products and services and non-profit marketing. (This course is a new version of previous listing BUS 340.) Fulfills requirement: Social Scientific Inquiry. Prerequisite: BUS 130. 3 credits.

POL 210 Topics in Comparative Politics

This is an introduction to the study of comparative politics: the comparison of political systems in order to understand how and why these systems function differently. The course is built around three fundamental questions: What is comparative politics? What kinds of phenomena do we compare? What are the major theoretical approaches that guide our studies? We also examine distinctions between the "developing" and the "developed" worlds, and between authoritarian and democratic political regimes. The last half of the semester is devoted to the study of individual country case studies, with an emphasis on those in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Fulfills requirement: Social Scientific Inquiry,Human Diversity. This course satisfies a requirement of the College Honors program. Enrollment is open to all majors. 3 credits. (This course is cross-listed with HIS 253)

or POL 265 Public Policy Analysis

The process of public policy making. This course provides an introduction to the policy process, focusing on the bureaucracy, legislators, special interest, nongovernmental organizations and other stakeholders who play a role in the public policy development and implementation. Prerequisite: POL 110 or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

POL 245 International Relations

This course uses the levels of analysis approach to understand international politics and theories in international relations to draw connections between concepts and world issues. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. 3 credits.

POL 312 United States Foreign Policy

This course examines the domestic interests, values, and political institutions and international forces and pressures that shape the conduct of United States foreign policy. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

or POL 352 Introduction to Public Administration

This course focuses on the federal bureaucracy and the interrelationship between the three branches of government. The mission of governmental agencies are examined and the roles of various actors, such as political appointees, career professionals, civil servants, and others play in the management of the various federal agencies. The internal and external forces that drive the mission of the agencies are examined. 3 credits.

SOC 240 Diversity and Intercultural Communication

The major objective of this course is to help students become aware of the degree to which behavior (including one's own) is culturally determined. As we continue to move toward a global society with increasingly frequent intercultural contacts, we need more than simple factual knowledge about cultural differences; we need a framework for understanding inter-cultural communication and cross-cultural human relations. Through lecture, discussion, simulations, case- studies, role-plays and games, students will learn the inter-cultural communication framework and the skills necessary to make them feel comfortable and communicate effectively with people of any culture and in any situation involving a group of diverse backgrounds. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

BUS 400 Internship

Practical and professional work experience related to the student's career interests, involving both on-site and faculty supervision. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Graded pass/fail. May be repeated for credit (up to 12 credits of internship may be counted toward the degree). Prerequisites: 2.75 GPA, permission of the chairperson, completion of department's application form. Generally limited to juniors and seniors. 1-12 credits.

(at least 3 credits)

Study Abroad:
Experience of at least 4 weeks duration. At least one approved course taken abroad.