Business Honors Curriculum & Course Offerings
The Bauer Business Honors Program provides its students with exclusive honors business sections for courses in all areas of concentration.
Small class sizes, priority registration, and the program's world-class faculty set a higher standard in undergraduate business education.
The Benefits of Bauer Honors Courses
Bauer Honors courses are offered in an effort to enable academically-talented students to reach their full potential.
While these courses are not necessarily more difficult than their non-honors counterparts, smaller sections, taught by experienced faculty, facilitate more in-depth exploration of course content and encourage student participation and discussion. Participation in these courses not only provides you with a strong foundation for your business major of choice, but also provides opportunities to further demonstrate to potential employers your desire to learn as much as possible about your chosen field.
Curriculum Requirements for Bauer Honors Students
All of your Bauer Honors required hours can be used towards your 36 minimum required hours* of Honors College curriculum.
Bauer Honors students must complete 18 total required Bauer Honors hours (6 courses), including:
- 12 hours (four courses) in Bauer Honors sections required from the BBA Advanced-Level Business Requirements
- 6 hours (two courses) required in Bauer Honors sections elsewhere in the BBA degree plan.
- Business Minors: There are no specific honors requirements for business minors.
Bauer Honors Course Descriptions
Bauer Honors courses are only available to students who request enrollment and satisfy certain criteria.
Available Courses – Spring 2010
Title |
Course | Class # | Time | Day | Room |
Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Principles II – Managerial | ACCT 2332H |
10709 |
10-11:30 |
T Th |
138 MH |
Dr. George Drymiotes |
| Principles of Financial Management | FINA 3332H |
16121 |
11:30-1 |
T Th |
120 MH |
Dr. Erin Alexander |
| Elements of Marketing | MARK 3336H |
18123 |
2:30-4 |
T TH |
120 MH |
Dr. Rosalind Wyatt |
| Statistical Analysis for Business Applications I | STAT 3331H |
25467 |
11:30-1 |
M W |
138 MH |
Dr. Joaquin Diaz-Saiz |
| Service & Manufacturing Operations* | SCM 3301H* |
25483 |
10-11:30 |
M W |
365A MH |
Dr. Everette Gardner |
| Intro to Organizational Behavior and Mgmt. | MANA 3335H* |
31987 |
2:30-4 |
T Th |
120 MH |
Dr. Richard DeFrank |
| Political Economy of Globalization* | INTB 4397H* |
31127 |
10-11:30 |
T TH |
120 MH |
Dr. Long Le |
*This course is a closed honors course. Only members of The Honors College are permitted to enroll.
Course Descriptions
(May not be offered in all semesters)
Acct 2331H Accounting Principles I - Financial*
This introductory accounting course will cover the fundamentals of accounting. Students will learn the basic principles in reading financial statements and in calculating general methods of depreciation and inventory cost accounting procedures. The class will also discuss the various types of businesses, the basic accounting principles for small businesses, and general investment concepts.
ACCT 2332H Accounting Principles II – Managerial
The principal objective is to provide insight into the methods used to accumulate cost information and use it in the process of managing an organization, whether it be a business or governmental unit. There is no such thing as “the true cost” of an item or activity – there are only costs calculated under a selected set of assumptions. Investigation of the impact and validity of differing assumptions is an integral part of the course. Use of specific situations through problems and case studies is the methodology used. The examinations will be of the same nature as the problems and cases used in class.
MIS 3300H Introduction to Computers and Management Information Systems
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to the basic concepts of computer-based management information systems, and to serve as a foundation that will enable students to take advantage of microcomputer-based tools and techniques throughout their academic and professional careers. The course begins with a brief overview of the operating system. Next, a number of software tools are used to illustrate the diversity of tools available to develop computer-related applications. These tools include a word processing package, a spreadsheet, and a database management system. In addition, students will be introduced to research on the Internet.
MANA 3335H Introduction to Organizational Behavior and Management
In general terms, the objective of this course is to provide a conceptual and empirical understanding of the structure and function of organizations and the human behavior that occurs in them. As an introductory course in management, we will explore a wide range of topics, structured around four basic managerial responsibilities: planning, organizing, leading and controlling.
The goal of this course is to both simplify and complicate your picture of organizations -- to simplify by systematizing and inter-relating some basic ideas, and to complicate by pointing out the infinite shades of gray and the multitude of interacting variables that can occur in a behaving human organization.
INTB 4397H The History of Globalization and International Business* (Accelerated Honors course: 3 credits)
This is an accelerated, honors-designated course that will examine the evolution of international business and the world economy in the nineteenth and twentieth century’s. It will analyze the international dimensions of the industrial revolution, the rise of the multinational corporation, the expansion of international finance, and changes in business-government relations induced by the growing scale of production and world economic integration. It also analyzes the different kinds economic and political environments in which international business operates.
NOTE: Enrollment in this course is exclusively offered to Bauer Business Honors Program students. If space is available, other Honors College students and non-honors students will be considered based on specific requirements. Bauer Business Honors Program students who are majoring in business may substitute this 3.0 credit hour course in place of both INTB 3350 and INTB 3351. However, this does not nullify the 123 minimum hour requirement for the BBA degree.
MARK 3336H Elements of Marketing Administration
This course is a challenging examination of the theory and practice of marketing in which students learn how important concepts are applied in marketing management. Here the student will use marketing texts, cases and academic journals to become familiar with areas including: The Role of Marketing in the Organization, Marketing Segmentation and Positioning, Consumer and Industrial Buyer Behavior, Product Management and New Product Development, Integrated Marketing Communications, Pricing Strategy, Marketing Channels and Supply Chain Management, as well as Internet Marketing and Electronic Commerce.
Students will be expected to participate heavily in class discussions. Assignments will include case reports, and a major team project.
SCM 3301H Service & Manufacturing Operations*
This is a practical course in the production of both goods and services. Students learn to forecast customer demand, choose business locations, set inventory levels, develop production plans, monitor quality, and schedule both projects and people. The course is taught using case studies, descriptions of real business problems that allow students to practice decision-making. Some companies featured in the case studies include Benihana of Tokyo, Federal Express, Dell Computers, Amazon, and New Balance Athletic Shoes. Students assume the role of managers and develop solutions to the cases; during class discussions, we compare solutions to the decisions actually made by company managers. We devote at least one class to a discussion of job opportunities in Operations Management. Another class is a field trip to a Houston-area production facility. Continental Airlines also provides a guest speaker to discuss flight scheduling, an important problem area in Operations Management. Contact the instructor for more information.
STAT 3331H Statistical Analysis for Business Applications I
Statistics is an important decision-making tool for people in any area of business. The purpose of this course is to take the audience through the complete statistical process: the collection, the analysis, and the use of the data to draw inferences used in making business decisions. We will emphasize the use of computers to deal with real life data, and an understanding of the information produced by the software used.
FINA 3332H Principles of Financial Management
The honors section of Finance 3332 will give students an intensive introduction to the principles of finance. In addition, the course will provide students with practical, real world applications of finance. The course will cover the following topics: time value of money, security valuation (bonds and stocks), capital expenditure analysis, the capital asset pricing model, market efficiency, portfolio theory, cost of capital and capital structure, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, and working capital management.
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