The faculty in the Department of Business Administration offer courses in four separate areas: legal and ethical studies, management communication, real estate, and supply chain management.
Legal and Ethical Studies
The legal and ethical studies faculty offer the undergraduate and the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) core requirements in legal and ethical studies. LES 306 and LES 307 together or their equivalents are not acceptable in lieu of LES 305. In addition, the faculty offer specialized courses in law and ethics relating to health care, insurance, real estate, and professional sports.
Management Communication
The management communication faculty serve the College of Business by teaching the B.S. core requirement BUS 301 Fundamentals of Management Communication. In addition, the faculty teach BUS 502 Managerial Communication, a core course in the M.B.A. degree, as well as other management communication courses.
Supply Chain Management
The major in Supply Chain Management includes the functions of planning, organizing, and controlling the flow of purchased materials into and out of the organization. Attention is given to analyzing and selecting suppliers, price determination, value analysis, and investment recovery. Emphasis is also on the efficient use of transportation services by business management within a framework of logistics systems, government transportation policy relative to freight and passengers transportation, and the management of transportation shipper and carrier organizations. Graduates are employed by industrial firms, carriers, and governmental agencies.
The major in Supply Chain Management consists of the following courses:
| SCM 345 | Traffic and Logistics Management (3) |
| SCM 355 | Purchasing and Supplier Management (3) |
| SCM 432 | Materials Management (3) |
| SCM 440 | Productivity and Quality Management (3) |
| SCM 455 | Purchasing Research and Negotiation L2 (3) |
| SCM 479 | Purchasing and Logistics Strategy (3) |
| Total: 18 |
Real Estate
The real estate faculty offer a unique one-year program designed for the students’ last year of college. This innovative program emphasizes student involvement with real estate executives on projects in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Students are organized in teams to develop their analytical, communication, and team skills.
The program is organized around five aspects of real estate: brokerage/management, development, financing, investments, and market analysis. With the broad interdisciplinary perspective, emphasis on team work, and involvement in projects, students may pursue careers in land development, investment analysis, appraisal, property management, brokerage, and finance.
Successful completion of the program satisfies the requirements of the major based on the following courses:
| LES 411 | Real Estate Law (3) |
| REA 300 | Real Estate Analysis (3) |
| REA 331 | Real Estate Finance (3) |
| REA 401 | Real Estate Appraisal (3) |
| REA 441 | Real Estate Land Development (3) |
| REA 456 | Real Estate Investments (3) |
| Total: 18 |
Because of the emphasis on teamwork, interaction with business professionals, and completion of all requirements within a year, students may enter the program only in the fall semester.
MAJOR PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
Students must receive grades of “C” or higher in upper-division courses for the major. If a student receives a grade below “C” in any course in the major, this course must be repeated. If a second grade below “C” is received in either an upper-division course in the major already taken or in a different upper-division course in the major, the student is no longer eligible to take additional upper-division courses in that major.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
In addition to fulfilling major requirements, students seeking a degree must meet all university and college requirements. See the university graduation requirements and college requirements.
Omnibus Courses: See omnibus courses that may be offered.
1998–99 General Catalog Table of Contents
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