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The Paul Merage School of Business will be lifting authorization codes (authorized code required) restriction for several of our undergraduate minor in Management courses that we are offering this upcoming fall quarter.  Below is a list of the courses that will be open after 12:00pm on Friday September 18 during the Second Enrollment Period:

Course Descriptions:

30A Principles of Accounting I (4). First in a series of two introductory-level courses in accounting theory and practice. Emphasis on financial accounting concepts including the corporate financial statements, their content and interpretation, and the impact of financial transactions upon them. Management 30A and Economics 25 may not both be taken for credit.

101 Management Science (4). Concepts and methods of management science, which applies mathematical modeling and analysis to management problems. Topics include linear and integer programming, project scheduling, inventory management, queuing analysis, decision analysis, and simulation.

105 Introduction to Marketing (4). Basic marketing concepts; discussion of the role marketing plays in modern society. Topics: industrial and consumer marketing, promotion, distribution, and pricing theory.

109 Introduction to Managerial Finance (4). Basics of financial administration. Capital budgeting, cost of capital, cash budgeting, working capital management, and long-term sources of funds. Provides a basic understanding of issues and techniques involved in financial decision making. Prerequisites: Mathematics 2B and Management 30A. Management 109 and Economics 134A may not both be taken for credit. Formerly Management 186.

141 Investments (4). Foundations of investment management. Theory and empirical evidence related to portfolio theory, market efficiency, asset pricing models, factor models, and option pricing theory. Students are expected to combine market research results and electronic information sources to create optimal investment strategies. Prerequisite: Management 109. Management 141 and
Economics 132A may not both be taken for credit.

155 Brand Management (4). Introduction to issues in planning, implementing, and evaluating brand strategies, relevant theories, models, and tools for the making of brand decisions; application of these principles.

158 Micromarketing (4). Develop marketing plans for specific retail locations and neighborhoods based on past purchases and demographics. Retail site selection, product category management, promotion management, shelf space allocation, targeted advertising. Hands-on experience with Retail Sales Analysis and Geographic Information Systems software.

160 Introduction to Business and Government (4). Introduces undergraduate students to the study of public administration. Designed for those expecting to take further courses in the field or considering a public service career.

174 Database Management and Applications (4). Query, manipulate, and understand data and learn about leading edge applications for databases. Database fundamentals including entity relationship design, creating database tables, normalization, and data querying. Contemporary applications of databases using case studies. Applications include data warehousing, data mining.

*Please note that MGMT 130 Accounting minor courses are not open to non-Accounting minors.

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