Sep 20, 2024  
2022-2023 University Catalog 
    
2022-2023 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Index of Courses


 

French

  
  • FRE 3420 - Contemporary France (3)


    Culture of 20th-century France, including art, music, history, literature, social customs, and the systems of government and education. Conducted in French.

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent, FL 202, FRE 2111 , FRE 2112 , FRE 2113 , or equivalent.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Service Course
  
  • FRE 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)


    Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems at advanced level. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.

    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
  
  • FRE 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)


    Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Lecture, Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • FRE 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)


    Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Activity
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • FRE 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)


    Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Laboratory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.

German

  
  • GER 1111 - Elementary German I (3)


    Essentials of the spoken and written language for the beginner. Fundamentals of pronunciation, intonation, and grammar, within a cultural context.

    GE Area(s): C2
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GER 1112 - Elementary German II (3)


    The course is designed to develop the student’s ability to comprehend, speak, read, and write basic German. It emphasizes advanced grammatical patterns, oral communication and focuses on practical, useful vocabulary.

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent, FL 111, FL 112, GER 1111 , or equivalent.
    GE Area(s): C2
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GER 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)


    Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.

    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
  
  • GER 2111 - Intermediate German I (3)


    Review of grammar; conversation; readings in original German.

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent, FL 112, GER 1112 , or equivalent.
    GE Area(s): C2
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GER 2113 - Intermediate German Composition and Conversation (3)


    Understanding full length motion pictures and other texts in German; speaking at the low intermediate level. Some writing assignments.

    Prerequisite(s):  Instructor consent, FL 112, GER 1112 , or equivalent.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Service Course
  
  • GER 2120 - Intermediate German Reading and Film (3)


    Development of reading proficiency and of understanding full length motion pictures in German; analysis and discussion of the printed and movie texts. Some translation.

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent, FL 211, FL 212, FL 213, GER 2111 , or GER 2113  or equivalent.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Service Course
  
  • GER 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)


    Group study of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Lecture, Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GER 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)


    Group study of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Activity
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GER 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)


    Group study of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Laboratory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GER 3410 - German Civilization (3)


    Survey of German culture and social customs. Conducted in German.

    Prerequisite(s): FL 211, FL 212, FL 213, GER 2111 , or GER 2113  or equivalent.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Service Course
  
  • GER 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)


    Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems at advanced level. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.

    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
  
  • GER 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)


    Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Lecture, Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GER 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)


    Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Activity
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GER 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)


    Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Laboratory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.

Graduate Business Administration

  
  • GBA 5000 - Special Study for Graduate Students (1-3)


    Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems at graduate level. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.

    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
  
  • GBA 5100 - Fundamentals of Information Technology Auditing (3)


    Fundamentals of Information Technology (IT) auditing. Understanding IT audits, career path, and the qualifications needed to enter and become successful in this field. Includes understanding of IT audit tools and techniques, audit programs and frameworks for the governance and management of IT audits.

    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    When Offered: Fall
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 5140 - Statistics Essentials for Business Analytics (3)


    Cross Listed as: EMT 5140  
    Applications of managerial statistics for business decisions. Data collection, confidence interval estimation of mean and proportion, one and two-population hypothesis testing of mean and proportion, one-way and two-way Chi-square testing, simple linear regression, multiple linear regression, and Analysis of Variance. Use of computers.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 5200 - Information Technology Administration (3)


    Exploration of modern Operating Systems’ concepts that include installation, configuration, domain controllers, group policies, certificates, networking, remote access, and security. These concepts will be complemented with PowerShell programming in Windows Operating system and Shell programming in Linux Operating system.

    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 5500 - Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance (3)


    Core concepts of financial accounting and managerial finance. Financial statements and their analysis. Conceptual framework of accounting. International Financial Reporting Standards overview. Financial markets. Time value of money concepts and applications. Relationship between risk and return. Cost of capital and financial leverage.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 5550 - Fundamentals of Management and Marketing (3)


    Fundamental management and marketing concepts and principles. Organization’s internal and external environments. Practical applications of management and marketing theories to problems in planning, organizing, and controlling business activities with ethical considerations. Development of marketing strategy involving product, promotion, pricing, and distribution decisions.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 5620 - Strategic Human Resources Management (3)


    Cross Listed as: EMT 5620  
    Analytical and descriptive overview of all the main sub-fields within personnel (human resources) management. Typical personnel problems of diverse organizations and their solutions, using contemporary techniques in accordance with legal requirements.

    Corequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 5640 - Creativity and Entrepreneurship (3)


    Exploring, understanding and developing creativity and innovation in individuals, groups and organizations. Discovering the role of creativity and innovation in venturing: opportunity recognition, disruptive technological change, and external environmental dynamics. Students will craft an innovation (as a start-up venture or within their current organization) and apply entrepreneurial principles to determine its viability.

    Corequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 5700 - Business Planning (3)


    Introduction to the entrepreneurial process, including finding a business model, acquiring resources, writing the business plan, and organizing the venture. Emphasis is given to the process of developing an effective business plan, including managerial philosophies and capabilities, financials, marketing, and operations for a new business.

    Corequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 5800 - Introduction to Real Estate Analysis and Valuation (3)


    Analysis of the economic, financial, institutional, and legal factors affecting the ownership, use, development, and valuation of real estate.

    Corequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Note(s): Satisfies educational requirement for broker’s license.
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 5990 - Special Topics for Graduate Students (1-3)


    Group study at a graduate level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture, Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GBA 5990A - Special Topics for Graduate Students Activity (1-3)


    Group study at a graduate level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Activity
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GBA 5990L - Special Topics for Graduate Students Laboratory (1-3)


    Group study at a graduate level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Laboratory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GBA 6010 - Digital Marketing (3)


    Study of the Internet, its culture and procedures from a marketing perspective. Using the Internet for customer contact, customer service, order-taking, and marketing research. Promotion and distribution considerations. Issues in the creation of successful www sites. On-line experience and projects with real organizations. Technology mediated instruction.

    Corequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Non-Major/Non-Service Course
  
  • GBA 6050 - Business Data Analytics and Modeling (3)


    Cross Listed as: EMT 6050  
    Data analytics methods and business applications. Uses of data and information in organizational decision making. Data gathering and sharing. Data mining. Descriptive, predictive and prescriptive modeling. Ethical issues in data analytics.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 3 lecture/discussions
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6060 - Introduction to Business Analytics - Business Metrics and Analytics (3)


    Introduction to the descriptive analytics cycle. Problem framing, data collection, data cleaning, data visualization, data analysis, and dissemination of results. Storytelling for intelligence dissemination. Data warehousing and on-memory database solutions. Differences between descriptive analytics and predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, social media analytics, and Big Data. Ethical and privacy challenges.

    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6070 - Programming Foundation for Business Analytics (3)


    Technology and programming foundation for business analytics projects. Exposure to a programming or scripting language under the context of business analytics cases.

    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6080 - Accounting and Managerial Decisions (3)


    Cross Listed as: EMT 6080  
    Use of accounting information for decision making within organizations. Special attention to the design and managerial uses of cost and budgeting systems.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6100 - Financial Markets and Institutions (3)


    The structure and role of the financial system, interest rates, security markets, derivative security markets, government influence on financial markets, commercial banking, and nonbank financial institutions.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6150 - Seminar in Organizational Behavior (3)


    Human processes employed in accomplishing work tasks and creating employee satisfaction within the organization. Group experiences whereby students test their interpersonal skills in the organizational environment. Group activities; lecture-discussions.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6200 - International Business (3)


    Survey of political, social, economic factors governing global business practices. Analysis a series of business cases that addressing topics including foreign markets environment, international monetary systems, issues in regional and economic integration, international marketing practices and etc.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6210 - Data Mining for Business Analytics (3)


    Knowledge, experiences, and programming skills of applying predictive analytics in business contexts with hands-on exercises and projects. Model significant and meaningful patterns embedded in historical data using data mining techniques, evaluate performance of machine learning models, and deploy the models for prediction.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 5140 .
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GBA 6220 - Data Management in Business Analytics (3)


    Explore the various facets of how business data are organized, delving into relational database management systems, data warehouses and data marts, and distributed data environments such as NOSQL databases. Students survey the means of creating business data sources through data modeling techniques and review retrieving data working with standard data management languages such as SQL for the purpose of addressing issues such as data quality, data integration, and data management. Software used - MS Access, MS SQL etc.

    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GBA 6230 - Advanced Statistics in Business Decision Making (3)


    Introduction to advanced statistical methods and procedures for estimating microeconomic relationships, testing theories, and evaluating and forecasting impacts of business decisions. The capability to read and critique professional empirical literature in business and economics, and to conduct independent research using business data. Focus on business applications in areas such as Marketing, Finance, Operations and others.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 5140 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GBA 6250 - Operations and Supply Chain Management (3)


    Cross Listed as: EMT 5730  
    Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management, Process analysis and value stream mapping, quality management, Six Sigma/Lean Operations, Inventory Management, revenue Management, Interrelationship of Operations with other business functions.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6270 - Computer-Based Data Communications (3)


    Introduction to the use of computers to support data communications. Information systems design issues related to hardware, software, media, networks and protocols. May be taken up to three times for a total credit of 9 units.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 3
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6280 - Management Science (3)


    Quantitative theory and application of quantitative techniques to managerial decision making, Application of quantitative modeling to marketing, finance, and operations business functions, Linear programming models, integer programming. Network models including distribution and delivery system analysis, shortest path, maximal flow, and project management, Computer simulation modeling

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6310 - Taxation in Business (3)


    Recognition and understanding of the impact of taxation as a major factor in business planning, as well as individuals in their role as employees and investors; course covers tax computation elements; tax accounting methods and periods; sources of federal tax law; and choice of business organizational form.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6320 - Fundamentals of Contracts and Administration (3)


    Study of the procedures/applications associated with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). In-depth approach at operational level. Sets pace for employment of FAR, concept formation, contract life and program’s successful completion.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6330 - Promotional Management (3)


    Promotional management as related to entire communication effort of the organization. Emphasis on marketing communication theories, advertising strategies and effects, and customer analysis. Students will be expected to design and evaluate promotional strategies and programs.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6340 - Sales Productivity (3)


    Analytical and descriptive overview of successful productivity theory models used in contemporary business-to-business selling and sales management. Analysis of the field sales manager as a professional marketing tactician in a marketing-oriented firm. Description and analysis of successful productivity models for business-to- business selling and sales management. Emphasis applied approaches to effectively managing a field sales force.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6350 - Motivation and Market Behavior (3)


    Theory and models applicable to obtaining understanding of consumer behavior that affect buying decisions: perception, motivation, attitudes, learning, social and cultural factors. Research and strategy development in diffusion of innovation, opinion leadership, and marketing communications. Applications to industrial markets, institutional markets, and digital world.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6360 - Project Management (3)


    Cross Listed as: EMT 6360  
    Project Management knowledge areas. Project initiation and charter. Project triple constraints, Time and cost Management, CPM, PERT, time and cost trade off and project expediting, resource allocation and leveling. Risk management, Management of human resources, team dynamics, and organizational issues. Project monitoring and control, earned value analysis. Procurement and Quality Management.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6370 - Export Import Management (3)


    Procedures and documentation needed to conduct international trade via importing and exporting. Topics include risk management, market selection, logistics, supply chain, financing, distribution, and pricing for goods and services destined to and from overseas markets.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6400 - Sustainable Development in Marketing (3)


    Discover the role of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the global economy and the impact to local, regional, national, and international communities. Explore the shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future (United Nations). Apply ways in which the SDGs can be foundationally incorporated into an organization’s operations and outcomes.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 6520 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    When Offered: As needed; see Academic Department
    Course Category: Major Course, Service Course
  
  • GBA 6400S - Sustainable Development in Marketing Service Learning (3)


    Discover the role of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the global economy and the impact to local, regional, national, and international communities. Explore the shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future (United Nations). Apply ways in which the SDGs can be foundationally incorporated into an organization’s operations and outcomes.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 6520 .
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    When Offered: As needed; see Academic Department
    Course Category: Major Course, Service Course
  
  • GBA 6410 - Social Media Analytics and Text Mining (3)


    Data collection, preparation, visualization, and analysis with software applications. Topics include: Web scraping, Application Program Interface (API) data collection, visualization, data type and structure, unstructured data analysis (a.k.a. text mining and social network analysis), and sentiment analysis. Programming language - Java, Python, R and/or others.

    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GBA 6420 - Optimization Methods for Business Analytics (3)


    Understand how complex business problems can be modeled, analyzed, and solved in an optimal manner. Develop spreadsheet models for making complex business decisions, as well as interpret the results of such models. Optimization models including various mathematical programming models and decision making under risk and uncertainty.

    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 3 lecture/discussions
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GBA 6430 - Big Data Technology in Business (3)


    Key technologies and applications for big data analytics. Topics include: big data acquisition, big data storage, and real-time and batch analysis of big data.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 6210  and GBA 6070 .
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GBA 6450 - Financial Decision Making (3)


    A seminar course in finance which utilizes comprehensive cases to simulate the role of the financial manager.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Contact Hour(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6460 - Sustainable Finance (3)


    Introduction to sustainability and its implications for finance professionals in business firms. Application of financial decision-making tools, the adaptation of sustainability analysis of financial markets participants. Covers market efficiency, valuation and analysis, bond valuation in context of ESG reporting, capital budgeting and cost of capital related issues in context of ESG reporting. Integrated Portfolio Management is studied from the point of view of the ESG focused portfolio manager (or investor) and from the point of view of traditional financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 6450 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    When Offered: As needed; see Academic Department
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6470 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (3)


    The three major types of investment analysis: fundamental, technical and random walk, with emphasis on the fundamental approach to valuation and stock selection. Portfolio analysis, composition, selection, revision and performance. Two parameter risk and return models such as the capital asset pricing model and capital market line.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 3 seminar/discussion
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6520 - Marketing Management Applications (3)


    Marketing decisions making. Application of marketing concepts and implementation of effective marketing programs. Analysis of marketing decision-making techniques. Present and future marketing trends.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6530 - Marketing and Social Innovation (3)


    Concepts and practices of social innovation as a powerful approach to producing positive social change for individuals, communities, and society. Marketing is at its core an approach to planned social change, and the primary goal of the course is to help students use marketing tools and concepts to develop new orientations and ways of thinking so that they can organize and lead social change initiatives. Topics covered will include but are not limited to understanding the drivers of social innovation, how to understand and develop solutions to social issues through design-oriented thinking and problem solving, and how to access the social impact of social innovation initiatives. Relevant examples of past and current social innovations will serve as models for discussion and debate.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 6520 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6600 - Legal Environment of Information Systems (3)


    Fundamentals and intermediate knowledge of the legal environment concerning Information Systems. Typical legal problems (private and public sector) arising of the acquisition, use and control of IS. Lecture, discussion, case studies. May be taken up to three times for a total credit of 9 units.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 3
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6650 - Professional Presentations Using Technology (3)


    Techniques for blended technology with oral, written, and visual presentations using today’s technology. Presentation tools, use of artistic design, development of appropriate storyboarding, and delivery modalities are utilized with increasingly challenging design scenarios.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6670 - Organizational Development (3)


    Introduction to the major concepts, theories, models, and applications of organizational development and change from the perspective of organizational and managerial studies. Topics covered include the initiation and management of organization development process, human process, techno structural and strategic change interventions, leader’s role during the organizational development process, review of ethical considerations, and global issues with regards to organizational development.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6710 - Management Seminar (3)


    The development and evaluation of managerial strategies drawing upon current literature within the functional areas of management of businesses and other organizations and the outside environmental factors which affect business.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Contact Hour(s): 4 seminars
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6730 - Information Systems Seminar (3)


    Managerial perspective of the changing issues and problems of computer-based information systems in business organizations. Relationship between business models, business strategy and information technology (IT) capabilities. Challenges for the use of IT: IT outsourcing, globalization, business intelligence, ethical behavior. May be taken up to three time for a total credit of 9 units.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 3
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6740 - Privacy and Security Risk Management (3)


    Introduction to systems and processes used in the management of privacy and security in modern organizations. The topics are approached from a technology as well as business management perspective offering insight into organizational security and privacy needs, legal and regulatory constraints, as well as the tools, technologies and processes to meet the demands on individuals tasked with security and privacy management.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 6760.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6750 - Web Application Security (3)


    The web platform has become a default gateway to present and exchange information. However, it faces risks from unauthorized access, modification, and destruction. Security professionals need to understand threats to website applications, know how to identify vulnerabilities, how attacks are performed, and how to defend web applications.

    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6760 - Managing the Cloud Infrastructure (3)


    Introduction to managing a cloud-based infrastructure. Topics include virtualization, cloud service deployment models, cloud delivery models, security issues, managerial and governance issues in cloud environment.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 6270 .
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6761 - Business Analytics Challenges I: Innovation & Idea Development, Team Science (1)


    Work effectively in cross -functional teams. Nature of teams- types of groups and teams, team objectives, roles, norms, and rules. Team stages of development. Team characteristics and how they affect team functioning. Team cohesiveness, factors affecting team cohesiveness, its advantages and disadvantages. Role of conformity and deviance in team performance. Team task interdependence and decision-making Effective communication and conflict management in teams. Design thinking, creative problem solving and innovation in teams.

    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 3 lecture/discussions
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GBA 6762 - Business Analytics Challenges II: Analysis & Design (2)


    The second step in the three-course sequence of an innovative business analytics project. Students closely work with faculty advisor and advisory board to perform business analytics project analysis, develop and polish business stories based on the analysis, and plan project implementation.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 6761 , GBA 6060 , GBA 6070 , and GBA 5140 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GBA 6770 - Advanced Information Technology Auditing (3)


    Hands on experience in applying IT Auditing Techniques and methods. Fundamentals of advanced concepts in IS Auditing. May be taken up to three times for a total credit of 9 units.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 3
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6780 - Security and Privacy in Information Systems (3)


    Concepts of information security and privacy. Understanding information protection, physical and logical security of information systems. Practical case-study approach to solving security problems peculiar to the commercial data systems environment. May be taken up to three times for a total credit of 9 units.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 3
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6790 - Network Security (3)


    Network security in a business environment. Topics include defensive and offensive cybersecurity practices, incident response process, log analysis, and post penetration test analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 6270 .
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6800 - Real Estate Finance and Investment (3)


    Application of finance and economic theories and techniques for analyzing real estate investments in post-development phase projects, including acquisition, financing (mortgage markets, instruments, and institutions), operation (ownership) and disposition. Integration of market analyses, appraisal methods, real estate tax law and traditional financial analysis techniques to evaluate investments in real property.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6810 - Digital Forensics (3)


    Digital forensics methodology. Legal issues regarding evidence seizure, chain of custody, reporting, and court testimony. Technical issues in acquiring and analyzing evidence from digital devices. Contemporary file systems are examined. May be taken up to three times for a total credit of 9 units.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 3
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6830 - Business Research Methods (3)


    Identification and investigation of business problems. Stating hypotheses, problem statements, defining and collecting data, and selecting appropriate analysis techniques. Examination of types of business research (ex post facto, laboratory, field, Delphi or survey, online) and limitations for inference.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6850 - Advanced Computer Forensics (3)


    Managing and conducting computer forensics examinations. Topics include: analysis of multiple volume forensics images, recovery of deleted and reformatted volumes, file management systems of multiple operating systems, steganography, and network forensics. May be taken up to three times for a total credit of 9 units.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 3
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6870 - Strategic Management (3)


    Graduate Business Administration culminating experience equips students with the ability to integrate all business functions. A systematic and analytic approach to strategic analysis, planning, implementation, evaluation, control, and decision-making with consideration of competitive, economic, ethical, and international factors.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Contact Hour(s): 3 seminar/discussion
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6910 - Directed Research (1-3)


    Individual research in a specialized area, under the direction of a graduate faculty member; work does not pertain directly to the thesis. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
  
  • GBA 6920 - Independent Research (1-3)


    Individual study/investigation and research in a specialized area proposed by the student with the approval, and under the supervision, of a graduate faculty member; work does not pertain directly to the thesis. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
  
  • GBA 6950 - Business Research Project (3)


    A written research project concerning a significant problem in the field of business. Total credit limited to 3 units.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 3 units.
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6951 - Culminating Business Analytics Project III: Implementing & Leading Change (3)


    Third and final step in a three-course sequence of an innovative business analytics project as the culminating individual project experience. Finalize data analytics and generate insights from the data. Based on the project analysis result, students closely work with faculty advisor to develop process improvement and implementation procedures and make final recommendation to the business partners.

    Prerequisite(s): GBA 6762, GBA 6210, GBA 6220, and GBA 6230.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6960 - Master’s Degree Thesis (3)


    A written research project concerning a significant problem in the field of business. Directed by a committee of graduate faculty members. May only be taken once.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 3 units.
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6970 - Comprehensive Examination (1)


    An examination on the subject areas of the candidate’s coursework listed on the degree program.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  
  • GBA 6990 - Master’s Degree Continuation (0)


    Enrollment in this course allows candidates that have enrolled in the maximum number of thesis or project units to maintain resident status in order to receive university services.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Credit/No Credit
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: Unlimited

Geography

  
  • GEO 1000 - World Regional Geography (3)


    The world’s major regions and the ways people live in them. Includes the regions’ physical and cultural characteristics, their similarities and differences, levels of development, geopolitics, and population dynamics. Emphasis on current major issues and their geographic contexts and impacts. 3 hours lecture/discussion.

    GE Area(s): D3
    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 3 hours lecture/discussion.
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GEO 1010 - Physical Geography (3)


    Basic principles of physical geography. Significance of earth-related distribution patterns with reference to their effect on human activities.

    GE Area(s): B1
    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 3 hours lecture/discussion
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course, Service Course, GE Course
  
  • GEO 1010L - Physical Geography Lab (1)


    Basic principles of physical geography. Significance of earth-related distribution patterns with reference to their effect on human activities. 3 hour lab

    GE Area(s): B3
    Component(s): Laboratory
    Contact Hour(s): 3 hour lab
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course, GE Course
  
  • GEO 1020 - Human Geography (3)


    Basic principles of cultural geography. Significance of people-related distribution patterns with reference to their effect on human activities. 3 hours lecture/discussion.

    GE Area(s): D3
    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 3 hours lecture/discussion.
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  
  • GEO 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)


    Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.

    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
  
  • GEO 2400 - Geographic Information Systems (2)


    Presents geographic concepts in the framework of geographic information systems (GIS). Basic understanding of the theoretical basis of GIS and spatial data. Basic techniques for the computer processing of geographical systems analysis and modeling. Understanding of questions that GIS can answer.

    Corequisite(s): GEO 2400L .
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course, Service Course
  
  • GEO 2400L - Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (1)


    Presents geographic concepts in the framework of geographic information systems (GIS). Basic understanding of the theoretical basis of GIS and spatial data. Basic techniques for the computer processing of geographical systems analysis and modeling. Understanding of questions that GIS can answer. 3 hours laboratory.

    Corequisite(s): GEO 2400 .
    Component(s): Laboratory
    Contact Hour(s): 3 hours laboratory.
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course, Service Course
  
  • GEO 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)


    Group study of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Lecture, Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GEO 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)


    Group study of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Activity
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GEO 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)


    Group study of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Laboratory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  
  • GEO 3030 - Climatology (3)


    Introduction to the fundamental concepts and theories in climatology. Methods of inquiry, including qualitative, quantitative, and computer based modeling and simulation methods. Explore climate variation through time and space and the reciprocal impact of climate and society. Course fulfills GE synthesis area B5. 3 hours lecture/problem-solving.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; and Lower division GE requirements in Areas A and B.
    GE Area(s): B5
    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 3 hours lecture/problem-solving.
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course, Service Course, GE Course
  
  • GEO 3050 - Advanced Physical Geography (2)


    Advanced concepts and theories in physical geography. Methods of inquiry, including qualitative, quantitative, and computer based modeling and simulation methods. The focus is on the geomorphological and hydrological processes on physical landform changes through time and space; and the interactions among physical environment processes and human activities. 2 hours lecture/problem solving.

    Prerequisite(s): GEO 1010  or Instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): GEO 3050L .
    Component(s): Lecture
    Contact Hour(s): 2 hours lecture/problem solving.
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
 

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