Administration B.S.
Concentrations
(44 units)
Choose one concentration from the following:
Note: The concentration electives should be chosen from the electives listed for each concentration or, with the prior approval of the department chair, the student may substitute other courses for these electives. With prior approval, up to two of the concentration electives may be chosen from other academic disciplines. In planning their career goals, students should review course offerings of other departments to determine if specific courses fit their career plans.
The university offers concentrations in accounting within the Bachelor of Science in Administration and the Master of Business Administration. A Certificate in Accounting is also available. Further information is available from the Department of Accounting and Finance.
Accounting Concentration
1. ACCT 315. Accounting Information Systems (4)
2. ACCT 347. Management Accounting and Decision Making (4)
3. ACCT 372. Intermediate Accounting (4)
4. ACCT 373. Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
5. ACCT 426. Introduction to Taxation (4)
6. ACCT 440. Financial Statement Auditing (4)
7. Twenty units to be chosen from the following (in consultation with advisor):
ACCT 441. Advanced Auditing (4)
ACCT 442. Internal and Operational Auditing (4)
ACCT 444. Accounting Law, Ethics and Institutions (4)
ACCT 447. Cost Accounting (4)
ACCT 536. Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4)
ACCT 539. Advanced Accounting (4)
ACCT 556. Estates and Gifts and other Specialized Taxation Topics (4)
May choose only one of the following two courses:
ACCT 568. Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)
PA 568. Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)
ACCT 574. Reporting Issues in Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 575. Internship in Accounting (4)
ACCT 590. Seminar in Accounting (4)
ACCT 595. Independent Study (2 or 4)
Accounting Information Systems Concentration
1. ACCT 315. Accounting Information Systems (4)
2. ACCT 347. Management Accounting and Decision Making (4)
3. ACCT 372. Intermediate Accounting (4)
4. ACCT 373. Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
5. ACCT 426. Introduction to Taxation (4)
6. ACCT 440. Financial Statement Auditing (4)
7. CSCI 201. Computer Science I (4)
8. CSCI 202. Computer Science II (4)
9. Twelve units chosen from:
CSCI 330. Data Structures (4)
CSCI 455. Software Engineering (4)
INFO 274. Data Base Management and Policies (4)
INFO 275. Information Networking and Security (4)
INFO 276. Systems Analysis and Design (4)
INFO 372. Information Technology (4)
INFO 474. Advanced Data Base Management and Information Assurance (4)
INFO 475. Advanced Information Networking and Security (4)
INFO 476. Advanced Systems Analysis and Design (4)
The university offers concentrations in finance within the Bachelor of Arts in Administration, the Bachelor of Science in Administration and the Master of Business Administration. Further information is available from the Department of Accounting and Finance.
Finance Concentration
1. Four units chosen from:
FIN 360. Financial Planning Process and Insurance (4)
FIN 380. Principles of Real Estate (4)
2. FIN 430. Financial Theory and Practice (4)
3. FIN 432. Financial Institutions and Capital Formation (4)
4. FIN 433. International Business Finance (4)
5. FIN 435. Investment Analysis (4)
6. FIN 445. Financial Analysis and Decision-Making (4)
7. Twenty units of electives chosen from:
ACCT 372. Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 373. Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 426. Introduction to Taxation (4)
ACCT 447. Cost Accounting (4)
ACCT 536. Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4)
ACCT 556. Estates and Gifts and other Specialized Taxation Topics (4)
ECON 410. Money and Banking (4)
ECON 475. Public Finance (4)
FIN 360. Financial Planning Process and Insurance (if not taken previously) (4)
FIN 380. Principles of Real Estate (if not taken previously) (4)
FIN 480. Real Estate Appraisal (4)
FIN 523. Security Trading and Analysis (4)
FIN 534. Export-Import Financing (4)
FIN 575. Internship in Finance (4)
FIN 585. Real Estate Finance (4)
FIN 590. Seminar in Finance (4)
MGMT 442. Small Business Management (4)
SCM 350. Applied Decision Analysis (4)
Note: Students interested in taking the CFP examination should take the following as their electives: ACCT 426, 536, 556 and FIN 360.
Financial Planning Concentration
1. ACCT 426. Introduction to Taxation (4)
2. ACCT 556. Estates and Gifts and Other Specialized Taxation Topics (4)
3. FIN 360. Financial Planning Process and Insurance (4)
4. FIN 430. Financial Theory and Practice (4)
5. FIN 435. Investment Analysis (4)
6. FIN 460. Retirement Planning (4)
7. Twenty units chosen from:
ACCT 536. Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4)
FIN 380. Principles of Real Estate (4)
FIN 433. International Business Finance (4)
FIN 445. Financial Analysis and Decision-Making (4)
FIN 523. Security Trading and Analysis (4)
FIN 585. Real Estate Finance (4)
MGMT 442. Small Business Management (4)
MKTG 430. Professional Selling and Sales Management (4)
Information Assurance and Security Management Concentration
1. INFO 274. Data Base Management and Policies (4)
2. INFO 275. Information Networking and Security (4)
3. INFO 276. Systems Analysis and Design (4)
4. INFO 372 . Information Technology (4)
5. INFO 378. Information Problem Solving and Risk Management (4)
6. INFO 474. Advanced Data Base Management and Information Assurance (4)
7. INFO 475. Advanced Information Networking and Security (4)
8. INFO 490. Information Systems Planning and Policy (4)
9. INFO 511. Information Assurance and Security (4)
10. Eight units chosen from any Information Management or Computer Science major courses, HSCI 437, or CJUS 550.
The university offers concentrations in information management within the Bachelor of Arts in Administration, the Bachelor of Science in Administration and the Master of Business Administration. Further information is available from the Department of Information and Decision Sciences.
Information Management Concentration
1. INFO 274. Data Base Management and Policies (4)
2. INFO 275. Information Networking and Security (4)
3. INFO 490. Information Systems Planning and Policy (4)
4. Thirty-two units chosen from one of the following three speciality areas:
Computer Information Systems Speciality Area
1. INFO 276. Systems Analysis and Design (4)
2. INFO 372. Information Technology (4)
3. INFO 378. Information Problem Solving and Risk Management (4)
4. INFO 474. Advanced Data Base Management and Information Assurance (4)
5. INFO 475. Advanced Information Networking and Security (4)
6. INFO 476. Advanced Systems Analysis and Design (4)
7. Eight units chosen from any INFO or CSCI major courses.
E-Business Speciality Area
1. INFO 150. Web Publishing (4)
2. INFO 282. Business Systems I (4)
3. INFO 474. Advanced Data Base Management and Information Assurance (4)
4. INFO 485. E-Business (4)
5. MKTG 540. E-Marketing (4)
6. Twelve units chosen from:
ACCT 372. Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 373. Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
INFO 283. Business Systems II (4)
INFO 372. Information Technology (4)
INFO 378. Information Problem Solving and Risk Management (4)
INFO 475. Advanced Information Networking and Security (4)
SCM 470. Supply Chain Management (4)
Information Management Speciality Area
1. INFO 372. Information Technology (4)
2. INFO 378. Information Problem Solving and Risk Management (4)
3. Twenty-four units chosen from any INFO courses (16 units must be from 300-, 400- and 500-level courses).
International Business Concentration
1. FIN 433. International Business Finance (4)
2. MGMT 405. International Management (4)
3. MGMT 406. International Business Law (4)
4. MKTG 470. International Marketing Management (4)
5. Four units chosen from:
ECON 430. International Economics (4)
ECON 435. Multinational Corporations (4)
6. Twelve units in the same language chosen from the following categories:
A. FREN 202. Conversation and Composition II (4)
FREN 309. French for Translators (4)
FREN 350. Advanced French Composition (4)
B. GER 214. Conversation (4)
GER 309. Advanced German Composition (4)
GER 312. Business German (4)
C. SPAN 212. Composition (4)
SPAN 213. Composition for Heritage/Native Speakers (4)
SPAN 302. Theory and Practice in Composition (4)
SPAN 314. Advanced Conversation (4)
Note: Students may receive credit for only one from SPAN 212 or SPAN 213.
D. Twelve units of upper-division course work in the same language other than French, German, or Spanish.
Note: Students may have any or all of the above listed foreign language courses waived by demonstrating equivalent language proficiency. Responsibility for determining this proficiency rests with the Chair of the Department of Management after consultation with the World Lang-uages and Literatures Department Chair. Students having any of these foreign language courses waived must substitute an equal number of units from the electives listed below.
7. Twelve units chosen from:
ANTH 485. Applied Anthropology and Social Policy (4)
ECON 430. International Economics (4) (if not taken previously)
ECON 435. Multinational Corporations (4) (if not taken previously)
FIN 534. Export-Import Financing (4)
MGMT 305. International Organizational Behavior (4)
MGMT 324. International Environmental Management (4)
MGMT 407. Comparative Management Systems of the Americas (4)
MGMT 520. Legal Regulation of Intellectual Property (4)
MKTG 572. Import-Export Management (4)
Marketing Concentration
1. MKTG 410. Consumer Behavior (4)
2. MKTG 416. Marketing Research (4)
3. MKTG 420. Advertising (4)
4. MKTG 430. Professional Selling and Sales Management (4)
5. MKTG 436. Marketing Decision-Making (4)
6. MKTG 496. Marketing Planning and Strategy (4)
7. Twenty units chosen from:
MKTG 415. Product Management (4)
MKTG 438. Industrial Marketing (4)
MKTG 446. Advertising Campaign (4)
MKTG 460. Retailing (4)
MKTG 462. Merchandising (4)
MKTG 470. International Marketing Management (4)
MKTG 520. Integrated Marketing Communication (4)
MKTG 525. Sports and Entertainment Marketing (4)
MKTG 530. Strategic Entrepreneurship (4)
MKTG 540. E-Marketing (4)
MKTG 550. Advanced Sports Marketing Planning and Strategy (4)
MKTG 555. Advanced Entertainment Marketing Planning and Strategy (4)
MKTG 560. Services Marketing (4)
MKTG 565. Logistics (4)
MKTG 572. Import-Export Management (4)
MKTG 575. Internship in Marketing (4)
MKTG 590. Seminar in Marketing (4)
MKTG 595. Independent Study (4)
Real Estate Concentration
1. FIN 380. Principles of Real Estate (4)
2. FIN 430. Financial Theory and Practice (4)
3. FIN 432. Financial Institutions and Capital Formation (4)
4. FIN 480. Real Estate Appraisal (4)
5. Four units chosen from:
FIN 481. Real Estate Practice (4)
FIN 485. Legal Aspects of Real Estate (4)
6. FIN 585. Real Estate Finance (4)
7. Twenty units chosen from:
ACCT 347. Management Accounting and Decision Making (4)
ACCT 372. Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 373. Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 426. Introduction to Taxation (4)
ACCT 536. Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4)
ECON 410. Money and Banking (4)
FIN 360. Financial Planning Process and Insurance (4)
FIN 433. International Business Finance (4)
FIN 435. Investment Analysis (4)
FIN 445. Financial Analysis and Decision-Making (4)
FIN 481. Real Estate Practice (4) (if not taken as a required course)
FIN 482. Real Estate Development (4)
FIN 485. Legal Aspects of Real Estate (4) (if not taken as a required course)
FIN 523. Security Trading and Analysis (4)
FIN 575. Internship in Finance (4)
MKTG 430. Professional Selling and Sales Management (4)
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.