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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BUAD)
For Undergraduates Only

1040. FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. (3-3-0). The American business system; business organization and management; finance; marketing; government regulation of business. 

2120. BASIC BUSINESS STATISTICS. (3-3-0). A basic statistical foundation is developed; emphasis is then placed upon practical business applications including hypothesis testing, ANOVA, contingency table analysis, and introductory regression analysis; material is related directly to business applications. Prerequisite; spreadsheet literacy and any of the following: Mathematics 1060, 1090, 1100, 1810, 2010 or SMAT 1820 and 1840, or 2810.

2250. LEGAL ESSENTIALS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. (3-3-0). Legal aspects of buying and owning a small business in Louisiana, including the bulk sales act, workmen compensation, employer-employee relationships, bankruptcy, and property rights. Considers mainly Louisiana law.

3120. INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS STATISTICS. (3-3-0). Time series, index numbers, analysis of variances, chi square, non-parametric tests applied to business and economic problems. Prerequisite: successful completion of Business Administration 2120 or SSTA 2810 and junior standing.

3250. BUSINESS LAW I. (3-3-0). The study of the legal environment of Business, with an emphasis on the development of law, an overview of the court system, legal concepts underlying business crimes and torts, contracts, employer-employee relationships, commercial paper, and property rights, ethics. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

3260. BUSINESS LAW II. (3-3-0). Legal concepts underlying the areas of sales, creditors rights, secured transactions, bankruptcy, business organizations including sole proprietorships. Partnerships, and corporations, agencies, lenders and director's liability, and accountant's liability. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

3270. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. (3-3-0). Pertinent dimensions of the global business environment. Focusing on the international aspects of management, marketing, finance, accounting and economics. Various theories related to global business will be presented and applied in the form of cases.

4000. READING AND DISCUSSION. (1 to 3-3-0). Books on problems and issues of contemporary significance for the business community. Prerequisite: Economics 2010, 2020, and consent of instructor.

4160. U.S. AND FOREIGN BUSINESS CENTERS. (1 TO 6-0-0). Study tours of selected centers of business and economic activity in the U.S. and abroad. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

4190. SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP. (3-3-0). Analysis of small business operations. Integration of knowledge and application of theories across functional areas. Prerequisite: senior standing and consent of instructor.

For Undergraduates and Graduates

4800. MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS II. (3-3-0). Advanced microcomputer application software exercises and problems. Current operating systems, networking, and telecommunication techniques. Prerequisite: CIS 1800 or consent of instructor.

Accounting | Business Administration| Computer Information Systems | Economics
Finance | Management | Marketing | Office Administration