Required Core Business Courses
ACC 1901 – Principles of Accounting I
A study of the accounting principles with emphasis on the use and analysis of financial information for decision-making purposes.
ACC 1902 – Principles of Accounting II
A continuation of the study of accounting principles from a user's perspective with an introduction to the internal information needs of management. Prerequisite: ACC 1901.
ECON 1901 – Principles of Macroeconomics
A study in the foundations of economic analysis, national income accounting, economic growth, and the public sector, with emphasis on macroeconomics.
ECON 1902 – Principles of Microeconomics
A study of markets, the price systems and allocation of resources, distribution of income, international economy, and perspectives on economic change, with emphasis on microeconomics.
ECON 2101 – Business & Economics Statistics
A study of statistical techniques in business and economics, including collection and presentation of business and economic data, measures of control tendencies, dispersion, index numbers, probability, sampling distributions and test of hypotheses. Prerequisite: Completion of Quantitative Literacy Requirement (MATH 1132 is highly recommended).
FIN 2535 – Managerial Finance
A study of financial management for business firms to include financing and investing decisions. Prerequisite: ACC 1901
IS 2501 – Fundamentals of Information Systems for Organizations
A comparison of various sources and uses of information and their interaction: merging of data processing, word processing & communications for optional management decision making.
MGT 1902 – Business Data Analytics
This course provides an introduction to the field of business analytics, including statistical and quantitative analysis of data, exploratory and predictive models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and actions. Data warehouse, data marts, and data mining techniques are introduced.
MGT 2501 – Principles of Management
An examination of major concepts, theories and practices in business management, with emphasis on planning, decision-making, basic organizational structures, motivation and leadership styles.
MGT 2566 – Business Ethics
A consideration of the major ethical theories that guide human and business behavior. Topics will include ethical issues in advertising, product safety, pursuit of profits, employee rights, treatment of workers, effects on the environment, use of natural resources, and multi-national operations.
MGT 3990 – Strategic Management
An integrative capstone course examining the setting of strategic objectives, developing corporate strategies, and translating objectives and strategies into current operational plans. Prerequisites: MKT 2501, FIN 2535, MGT 2501, Senior Standing
MGT 4991 - Strategic Simulation
The course places the students into a competitive business environment using interactive simulation software to apply all concepts from the business degree in a multi-year strategic planning and implementation scenario.
MKT 2501 – Principles of Marketing
A study of the marketing environment; marketing, planning, and information; market segmentation; buyer behavior; strategies for product distribution, promotion, and pricing; societal issues, service, nonprofit and international marketing.
Courses for Business Management Concentration
MGT 2453 – Business Law I
An introduction to the legal system as it applies to commercial transactions and a study of the substantive law of contracts.
MGT 2562 – Human Resource Management
An examination of major concepts, theories and practices in personnel management, with emphasis on job evaluation, selection and placement, employee development, employee relationships and industrial relations. Prerequisite: MGT 2501
MGT 2563 – Operations Management
An introduction to the concepts involved in managing the operations and production function. Course will include quantitative approaches to topics such as scheduling. Prerequisites: MGT 2501 and ECON 2101 or MGT 1902
MGT 2564 – Motivation & Leadership
Study of the theories of motivation & leadership in relationship to management processes. Prerequisite: MGT 2501
MGT 2565 – Organizational Behavior
A study of managerial consequences of behavioral concepts such as motivation, communication, leadership, organizational structure, and decision- making, to provide the framework needed for the understanding, prediction and control of human behavior in organizations. Prerequisite: MGT 2501
MGT 2902 – International Business An in-depth analysis of international business with special emphasis on the environmental and cultural issues facing global organizations. Prerequisite: MGT 2501
MATH 1132 – Introduction to Statistics
An introduction to elementary statistics, including topics such as normal distribution, histograms, mean, standard deviations, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing techniques.
Courses for Information Systems Concentration
IS 2505 – Application Program Development
A study of the physical design, programming, testing and implementation of information system applications using structured and object-oriented design principles. Programming logic is covered.
IS 3502 – Information Systems Planning
Development of a systematic plan for determining a company's technology needs; the planning cycle, available hardware and software, acquisition considerations, and the selection and implementation of the system. Prerequisite: IS 2501
IS 3510 – Introduction to Databases
This course covers database design, development and the use of database management systems for applications. Data mining and data warehousing topics are introduced.
IS 3514 – Electronic Commerce
A study of electronic data interchange and internet technologies for electronic commerce applications. Prerequisite: IS 2501
IS Elective – Elective Above 2000
MGT 2453 – Business Law I
An introduction to the legal system as it applies to commercial transactions and a study of the substantive law of contracts.
MATH 1132 – Introduction to Statistics
An introduction to elementary statistics, including topics such as normal distribution, histograms, mean, standard deviations, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing techniques.
Courses for Professional Accounting Concentration
FIN 3201 – Financial Statement and Securities Analysis
A comprehensive analysis of financial statements and securities from an investor's perspective. Prerequisite: FIN 2535.
ACC 3701 – Auditing
Fundamentals of auditing procedures and objectives with emphasis on audit reports, internal control, working papers, examination of auditing records, impact of computers on auditing procedures and professional ethics. Prerequisite: ACC 2501 and Junior standing.
ACC 4101 – Seminar in Accounting
A course designed to afford the student with a major concentration or minor in Accounting an opportunity to study an area that is not fully covered in a standard accounting course. This is a seminar-style course that requires independent reading, presentations and open class discussions. Prerequisite: ACC 2501 and permission of instructor.
ACC 3000+ – Any Elective over 3000
ECON 2101 – Business and Economic Statistics
A study of statistical techniques in business and economics, including collection and presentation of business and economic data, measures of control tendencies, dispersion, index numbers, probability, sampling distributions and test of hypotheses. Prerequisite: completion of the Mathematics General Education Requirement (MATH 1132 is highly recommended).
MGT 2453 – Business Law I
An introduction to the legal system as it applies to commercial transactions and a study of the substantive law of contracts.
MATH 1132 – Introduction to Statistics
An introduction to elementary statistics, including topics such as normal distribution, histograms, mean, standard deviations, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing techniques.
General Education Courses
GEN 1102 TOPICS
A study of selected topics within a format designed to enhance the first-year student experience.
GEN 1120 INFORMATION RESEARCH METHOD
An introduction to library services and electronic access of information. (Offered only in Evening and Graduate Studies).
GEN 1130 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
A comprehensive introduction to information systems, providing students a broad foundation in information and computing technology, to include hardware and software concepts and terminology, the impact of computers on society, ethics and technology, electronic research, and electronic communication. Students use current operating systems and applications software to access and manipulate information and solve problems. (Offered only in Evening and Graduate Studies.)
GEN 1200 FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR
An introduction to the liberal arts and to the skills necessary to succeed in college.
GEN 1500 PACE: PREPARING ADULTS FOR CAREER EXCELLENCE
An introduction to the liberal arts and the skills necessary to succeed in college, and how to integrate those skills for long-term career success. This is a required course for all students entering the B.B.A., B.A.E., and B.S.N. (RN to B.S.N.) degree programs with less than 89 hours of credit.
GEN 2100 FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR FELLOWSHIP
Under the direct supervision of a faculty member, a fellow will help first-year students make a healthy transition to college life, both academically and socially. Students must have approval of the instructor and coordinator of the First-Year Seminar. (May be taken twice toward graduation. Cannot be used toward General Education requirements or major.) Prerequisite: 1200 First-Year Seminar; sophomore, junior or senior status; a 3.0 or higher grade point average. (S-U grading)
GEN 3000 TOPICS
An intensive investigation of a topic or topics involving the interactions among the sciences, technology, society and the individual.
Catawba College business management and administration graduates are ready to tackle many careers. They work in accounting, marketing, operations, planning, human resources, technology, finance, sales, customer support, research and development — just about any area of a company.
