Business Course Offerings
Courses change each semester, so this list should not be considered a commitment to these individual topics. However, this does represent a list of many of our current and popular courses. The list is provided so that you can begin to imagine your academic career at Millikin in this major.
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BU100. Business Creation |
Designed to provide students with a basic understanding of business, this course stresses the personal and professional development and is built around the introduction and integration of the various business functions. Concepts such as teams, leadership, ethics, professionalism, and communications are explored through a team-designed written business plan and professional presentation. This course is co-horted with BU111, Team Dynamics. (3 credits) |
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| BU111. Team Dynamics | A hands-on course designed to prepare students for the world of teams. Focus is to develop students' understanding of team dynamics including team development, member roles, leadership, norm development, role of conflict and diversity in teams, delegation of authority, and team management. This course is co-horted with BU100, Business Creation. (1 credit) |
| BU230. Business Conversations | Students will practice the skills necessary for interpersonal and group communications in a business setting. This includes the use of communication technologies for presentation and meetings. Fulfills the University Studies Oral Communication Studies Requirement. (3 credits) |
| BU250. Written Business Communication | Students will prepare clear, concise, thorough, fact-based content and deliver it through the appropriate method and message for an intended audience. This includes preparing summaries and analysis of current events and typical business and employment situations. Methods include reports, letters, e-mail and social media. (3 credits) |
| BU325. Not-for-profit Leadership & Governance | The student will explore what it means to be a leader, how certain leadership models lend themselves particularly well to not-for-profits and how leadership can be cultivated in oneself and in others. The student will examine what it means to be a leader in the current non-profit environment locally as well as globally. Students will learn about the differences between a board of directors and an advisory board as well as how each of these groups supports the mission of the organization. Students will learn how to organize a board of directors, evaluate a board of directors, develop board policies, and direct an effective board meeting. Students will translate theory into practice through a partnership with a local nonprofit. Students will develop and conduct a training session for not-for profit leaders, a governing board or an advisory board. (3 credits) |
| BU330. International Business | Problems and possibilities of doing business in an international context: possible forms of foreign business involvement; the international monetary system and foreign exchange markets; multinational firm strategies related to finance, marketing, personnel and production; the impact of cultural and political differences on the business environment. Pre-requisites: Junior standing, AC230, EC100. (3 credits) |
| BU350. Managerial Forensics | This course provides students with an opportunity to apply critical thinking skills in solving business problems. Students utilize data-gathering, research, and analytical techniques to detect, investigate, and report on the “how” and “why." Pre-requisite: Junior standing. (1 credit) |
| BU450. Business Strategy | A capstone course that develops, analyzes and discusses both strategies used by management in daily operations and policies for the integration of major business activities. The course answers the questions all businesses should continually ask: Where are we now? Where do we want to be? How do we get there? Includes case studies, computerized simulation and experiential learning. Pre-requisites: Senior standing, FI340, MG300, MG370, MK300. (3 credits) |