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Department of Business Administration M. Robert White, EdD, Chair Faculty Professor: Warren, R. White Associate Professors: Buegler, Powell Assistant Professor: Linamen Instructors: Esselst rom, Jewe, Vanderhoof Objectives: The department of business administration offers four cu1Ticular em­ phases leading to a Bachelor of Science de­ gree 1n business administration with con­ centrations in accounting. marketing, busi­ ness management and computer info1·mation systems. The program is structured to give the student broad un­ derstanding of the social and economic en­ vironment 1n which Christian business per ­ sons function, and provides a common body of knowledge for students whose­ lect this ma1or Students study economics, finance, management. business law, ac­ counting, and marketing as the core of the major based upon quantitative manage­ ment skills. The four individual emphases prepare students through additional speci­ fied cou1·ses to enter a career field in those areas, or to select a graduate school upon graduation. It 1s the purpose of the department to prepare highly skilled. technically compe­ tent business persons who have broad p1·epa1·ation in the liberal arts as well, and who can make significant contributions in the world of work or in Christian organiza­ tions th y may serve. Department Major: 45 units. of which 27 must be upper division, leadi ng to the Bachelor of Science degree. The requir d business department core includes 190, 20 I. 202, 21 I, 212. 223. 321,330,361,362,370,415,470. Courses for the management concentra­ tion include I I I, 22 1. 318, 325, 336 and 464. Courses for the account ing concen­ tration include 221, 31 I, 3 12, 3 13, 3 14, 31 5. 325. 41 I, 412. Courses for the

431 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (4) Selected topics in developmental biol­ ogy (plant and animal) emphasizing molec­ ular basis of differentiation, vertebrate em­ bryology, research literature, student dis­ cussion and analysis of experimental design. Laboratory emphasizing chick em­ bryology, gametogenesis, microtechn ique, system physiology, metamorphosis and di ­ rected experimentation. Three hours lec­ ture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisites: 3 12, 322. Alternate years. Lab fee: $20. 440 TOPICS IN ADVANCED BIOLOGY (2-4) One section offered each year upon sufficient demand. Course may be repeat­ ed with different content (section title). Endocnnology Concepts of neurosecretion, hormone actions and the endocrine regu lation to hu­ man physiology. Prerequisit e: I I I . Entomology Classification of and biology of economi ­ cally important insects. Prerequisite: 21 I or consent. Manne Ecology Observation and field exper imentation with marine organ isms. Collection and analysis of ecological data using underwat­ er techniques. Prerequisites: 352 and SCUBA certification. One hour lecture, four hours laboratory. Lab fee: $35. History and Philosophy of Biology Historical and philosophical develop­ ments leadi ng to establishment of biology as a modern science. Biologists, scient ific method, theories of origins and evolution, bio-politics investigated. Prerequisite: I I I or consent. Immunology The structures and funct ions of the im­ mune system and antibody molecules. Analysis of medically significant disorders of the immune system with a view toward further understanding of basic immunological principles. Basic aspects of cancer and cancer therapy that relate to immunology. Prerequisite: 221 or 312. Lab fee $30.

Microscopy Theory and application of bright fie ld, dark field, phase contrast polarizing, scan­ ning and transmission microscopes. Prep­ aration techniques of biological materials for, and observation with electron micro­ scopes emphasized. Prerequisites: I I I , 3 12. Lab fee $35. Ornithology Systematics, distribution, physiology, be­ havior and ecology of birds. Field identifi ­ cation emphasized. Prerequisite: I IO or I I I. Transportation fee: $40. 450 DI RECTED STUDY ( 1-3) Literature and laborat ory research of a specific subject or technique in biology; ad­ vanced students gain experience in experi­ mental design, laboratory investigation and technical writ ing. May be repeated for a maximum of three units. Prerequisite: ju­ nior or senior biological science ma1or standi ng and consent one semester in ad ­ vance. 460 PRE-MED PRACTICUM (I) Professionally supervised observation, demonstrat ion and study in a local medical. dental or laboratory faci lity. Introduct ion to health care philosophies, hospital and pa­ tient routines, personnel, instrumentation and specific treatment practices (phlebot­ omy credent ial with medical technology section). Case study and research paper required. Thirty hours of observation. Pre­ requisite: junior standing and petition filed with Pre-Medical Advisory Committee one semester prior to enrollment. Insur­ ance fee: $20. 470 SEMINAR IN ADVANCED BIOLOGY (I) Literature research followed by oral presentation , group discussion and evalua­ t ion; independent thought and study stressed. May be repeat ed for maximum of two units of credit. Open to biology ma­ jors only.

marketing concentration include 22 1, 331, 334, 336, 420, 43 1, 432 and two of the fol ­ lowi ng: 430, 434 or 435. Cou rses for the computer information systems concentra­ tion include BUS IO I , 275, 280, 302, 325, 402 and 425. Management and computer information systems concentration stu­ dents must select six units of upper divi ­ sion business electives. Psychology 200 is a required supporting course. The general education requirement for a foreign language for those following a business administration major may be met by two years of high school language or the first fou r units of a college language. Business admi nistration majors may use BUS 190 or 223 for math credit toward the science/mathematics requirement for the general education requirements, but the units cannot be counted in both gener­ al education and in the ma1or Phil osophy 305 is recommended for all business ma- 1ors. Department Minor: 18 units plus 6 units of specified quantitative prerequisite courses of which 190 may be used for math credit towards the general education requirement for science/math, but the units cannot be counted in both general education and in the minor. Business courses: 18 units including: 20 I , 21 I, 212, 330, 361, 370, 415. Quantitative courses 190, 22 1. Accounting Courses 21 I, 2 12 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNT­ ING (3, 3) Basic for all business maJOrs and those seeking to learn the language of business; procedu1·e for setting up a double entry bookkeeping system. Second semester: corporate accounting and elementary cost accounting methods. Prerequisite: 21 I prerequisite fo1- 21 2, 221 . One hour each week, non-credit laboratory. 31 I, 3 12 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNT­ ING (3, 3) Advanced treatment of cash-flow, funds-flow analyses, preparation of finan­ cial statements, income tax allocation, valu­ ation, forecasts, cash reconciliation . Pre­ requisite 212, 3 I I for 3 I 2.

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