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International Studies (IST)
This is an interdisciplinary course which will merge elements of psychology and anthropology in order to teach students to think with an international perspective. This course will focus on understanding behavior across a variety of cultures. The course is designed to encourage a global consciousness in student thinking as well as help to increase egalitarian thinking and reduce ethnocentrism.
2300. Introduction to International Studies 3 hours
2310. Contemporary Issues in International Studies 3 hours
In this course, contemporary issues relating to international studies will be presented. Discussion of these contemporary issues will incorporate themes and concepts set forth in Introduction to International Studies. The course is designed to encourage a global consciousness in student thinking as well as help to increase egalitarian thinking and reduce ethnocentrism.
4393. Internship 3 hours
Prerequisite: IST 2300 and Junior Standing
Students must complete 80 clock hours of documented experience to receive credit. Students are required to complete a report which will detail observations made in the process of the internship and discuss things that have been learned in the process.
Management (MGT)
Program hours include all GEC, required related, and Business Core courses at a 1000 or 2000 level.
3319. Management Theory and Practice 3 hours
Prerequisite: Successful completion of 45 program hours
Designed to introduce the student to the fundamental principles of the management process and the basic theoretical concepts of management.
3320. Human Resource Management 3 hours
Prerequisite: MGT 3319 (with a grade of C or better)
Provides a basic foundation for contemporary theory and practices relating to the management of people in organizations. Major attention is devoted to the basic personnel processes of staffing, training and development, performance, evaluation, management-labor relations, and compensation.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of 45 program hours; ACC 2303 and BUA 2321(each with a grade of C or better)
Basic theory and techniques for efficient industrial production. Emphasis is on the planning and controlling of operations and operating resources. Provides an overview of the many disciplines involved in the produc- tion/operations environment.
3323. Production/Operations Management 3 hours
3324. Project Life Cycle Management 3 hours
Prerequisite: Successful completion of 45 program hours
This course provides an overview and introduction to the discipline of project management with an examination of the project management process and the project management life cycle. Students learn the operational framework of project management relating to the project lifecycle of project initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing in manufacturing or service organizations. Course also explores quality assurance concepts and ethics. This course provides the basis for the more advanced development of project management skills in subsequent project management courses.