Concentrations

Sixteen credits in total are required.  All courses are four credits except as noted.

All Accounting concentrators must take the following courses:

AC Required Courses
AC347 Intermediate Accounting I
AC348 Intermediate Accounting II

And eight credits from the following list (see note below for students planning to complete the Certificate in Advanced Accountancy):

AC “B” list
AC414 Financial Statement Analysis
AC445 Advanced Managerial Accounting
AC469: Principles of Income Taxation I
AC541 Advanced Accounting
AC544 International Accounting 2 credits
AC555 Not for Profit Accounting 2 credits
AC565 Auditing
AC579 Principles of Income Taxation II

SMG offers a Certificate in Advanced Accountancy (CAA) program during the summer.  The CAA requires completion of the following courses, over and above the completion of an Accounting concentration.

AC541 Advanced Accounting
AC544 International Accounting 2 credits
AC555 Not for Profit Accounting 2 credits
AC565 Auditing
AC579 Principles of Income Taxation II

Please Note:  Requirements to sit for the CPA exam vary from state to state.  Students should check with the state in which they intend to practice to ensure they have met specific requirements.

SMG students completing the CAA must take the following courses for their Accounting concentration: AC 347, AC 348, AC 469, and either AC 414 or AC 445

Four courses in total are required.

The following two courses are required:

EP Required Courses
MG444 Entrepreneurship
MG445 Small Business Management

Two courses from the following list are required:

EP “B” list
FE450 Private Equity: Leveraged Buyouts
FE469 Real Estate Finance
IM445 International Management Policy
IS472 Electronic Commerce
LA346 Law and Ethics
LA349 Law of the Internet
LA360 Real Estate Law
LA430 Entertainment Law (offered in Los Angeles)

EP “B” list (continued)
MG429 The European Business Environment (offered in London)
MG435 Entertainment Management (offered in Los Angeles)
MG449 Corporate Entrepreneurship
MG455 Leadership & Management of Nonprofit Organizations
MG468 Strategy in High Technology Environments
MG471 International Entrepreneurship
MG472 Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders
MK463 Customer Service Management
MK486 Internet Marketing
OB445 Managing the Family Firm
OB448 Negotiations
OM456 Technology and Management
OM467 Global Supply Management

Four courses in total are required.

The following three courses are required:

FE Required Courses
FE442 Money, Financial Markets, and Economic Activity
FE445 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
FE449 Corporate Financial Management

FE “B” list

Go to Electives

Five to nine courses in total are required, depending on the foreign language requirement.

The following two courses are required:

IM Required Courses
FE427 International Financial Management
IM345 International Management Environment

Two courses from the following list are required:

IM “B” list
IM445 International Management Policy
MG429 The European Business Environment (offered in London)
MG471 International Entrepreneurship
MK467 International Marketing Management
OB444 International Management
OM467 Global Supply Management

Additional IM requirements

Please Note: Students concentrating in International Management must 1) complete a language other than English through the fourth-semester level, 2) obtain a certificate of proficiency in a foreign language from CAS, or 3) earn a score of 560 or above on an SAT II foreign language exam as described in the foreign language section of the bulletin.

All IM concentrators must also complete one CAS International Relations course.

Go to Dept. of International Relations to see available IR electives.

Four courses in total are required.

Three courses from the following list are required:

LA “A” list
LA346 Law and Ethics
LA349 The Law of the Internet
LA355 Employment Law
LA450 Advanced Business Law
LA360 Real Estate Law
LA430 Entertainment Law (offered in Los Angeles)

LA “B” list

Five courses in total are required.

One of the following CAS programming courses is required:

MIS Programming Requirement
CAS CS108: Introduction to Applications Programming
CAS CS111: Introduction to Computer Science I

The following three MIS courses are required:

MIS Required Courses
IS465 Managing Data Resources
IS467 Networking and Data Communications
IS469 Designing Information Systems (formerly IS369)

One course from the following list is required:

MIS “B” list
IS472 Electronic Commerce
IS474 Information Products: Applied Economics & Strategy
IS479 Innovating with Information Technology (only offered in the summer)
IS498 An approved four-credit directed study with an MIS faculty member

Four courses in total are required.

The following two courses are required:

MK Required Courses
MK445 Consumer Behavior
MK447 Marketing Research

Two courses from the following list are required:

MK “B” list
MK449 Business Marketing
MK463 Customer Service Management
MK465 Retailing Management

MK “B” list (continued)
MK466 Personal Selling and Sales Force Management
MK467 International Marketing Management
MK468 Advanced Marketing Strategy
MK469 Advertising and Communication Strategy
MK486 Internet Marketing
MK487 Brand Management
MK498 An approved four-credit directed study with a Marketing faculty member

Four courses in total are required.

Three courses from the following list are required:

OM “A” list
OM440 Operations Strategy
OM441 Operations Analysis
OM443 Supply Chain Modeling Practicum
OM447 Service Operations Management
OM456 Technology and Management
OM465 Improving Quality: Six Sigma Certification
OM467 Global Supply Management

The recommended list for the remaining requirement includes, but is not limited to:

OM “B” list
AC445 Advanced Managerial Accounting
FE449 Corporate Financial Management
IS469 Designing Information Systems
MG435 Entertainment Management (offered in Los Angeles)
MG444 Entrepreneurship
MG445 Small Business Management
MG449 Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation
MG468 Entrepreneurship in High Technology Environments
MK447 Marketing Research
MK449 Business Marketing
MK463 Customer Service Management
OB441 Human Resource Management
OB448 Negotiations
QM450 Modeling in Excel
OM498 An approved four-credit directed study in OM

Four courses in total are required beyond OB221.

Two courses are required:

OB required courses
OB441 Human Resource Management
OB460 The Leadership Challenge

One must be chosen from the following OB electives:

OB “B” list
MG445 Small Business Management
OB442 Effective Group Dynamics
OB444 International Management
OB445 Managing the Family Firm
OB448 Negotiations

The fourth elective can be:
- One of the above OB electives or
- An approved, behaviorally-oriented class from another functional area (see list)

Approved Suggestions:

OB “C” list
IS472 Electronic Commerce
IS479 Innovating with Information Technology
LA346 Law and Ethics
MG435 Entertainment Management (offered in Los Angeles)
LA355 Employment Law
MG444 Entrepreneurship
MG445 Small Business Management
MG449 Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation
MG455 Leadership & Management of Nonprofit Organizations
MG471 International Entrepreneurship
MG472 Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders
MK445 Consumer Behavior
MK463 Customer Service Management
MK469 Advertising and Communication Strategy
MK486 Internet Marketing
OM440 Operations Strategy
OM447 Service Operations Management
OM465 Improving Quality: Six Sigma Certification
OB498  An approved four-credit directed study with an OB faculty member