Goucher College 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalogue

Nov 30, 2024

Goucher College 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

Business Management Major

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The following courses are required:

EC 101 - Principles of Economics: Micro (3 Cr.)
EC 102 - Principles of Economics: Macro (3 Cr.)
EC 206 - Economic and Business Statistics (4 Cr.) or
MA 140 - Introduction to Statistics (4 Cr.)
ENG 206 - Professional Communication (3 Cr.)
BUS 110 - Principles of Accounting I (3 Cr.)
BUS 120 - Principles of Accounting II (3 Cr.)
BUS 210 - Financial Management (3 Cr.)
BUS 229 - Marketing Management (3 Cr.)
BUS 231 - Introduction to International Business (3 Cr.)
BUS 245 - Organizational Behavior (3 Cr.)
BUS 290 - Internship in Business Management (3-4 Cr.)
BUS 380 - Strategic Management (3 Cr.)
Nine additional semester hours of electives at the 200 level or above, at least six of which must be at the 300 level, not including BUS 370 or BUS 375

Additional Information:

Students choose electives to provide a concentration in some particular level of interest. Ordinarily, majors must take EC 101 or EC 102 by the end of the sophomore year and EC 206 or MA 140 (105) by the end of the junior year. Before the senior year, students must be granted college writing proficiency in ENG 206 to complete the requirement of writing proficiency in management.

Study-abroad course work for the purpose of receiving credit toward the management major must be pre-approved by the Business Management Department. In the event that a student wishes to reclassify a course taken abroad from a 200-level business management elective to a 300-level business management elective after the course has been completed, it will be necessary to submit (1) all available course materials concerning the content and schedule of the course, including at minimum a comprehensive published syllabus, and (2) a substantial portion of the student’s completed work as returned by the instructor, with all comments and grading. All course pre-approvals and reclassifications are at the discretion of the Business Management Department subject to its review of these materials.

Concentration in Arts Administration

The courses in arts administration may also be taken independently of the concentration. Arts administration is a rapidly expanding profession in performance and institutional arts organizations, including museums and galleries; in community or regional centers for the arts; and in government, corporate, and foundation agencies that are concerned with the development of the arts. Students who pursue a concentration in arts administration take a major in one of the arts and supplement that major with three courses in arts administration and four in economics and business management. The courses in the major provide a solid foundation in an art form. The additional courses enhance knowledge appropriate to the student’s interest in arts administration. Students major in art, dance, music, or theatre, completing a minimum of 27 credits that are chosen in consultation with the department and that cover both historical/theoretical and studio work.

Requirements include:

Other recommended courses are:

Additional Information:

The frequent guest lecturers from the field can also be of assistance in arranging internships.

It is recognized that the best preparation for a career in arts administration is an academic background enhanced by practical, professional experience. Students have extensive opportunities for rewarding internships. Goucher is strategically located, with access to numerous arts organizations in the Baltimore-Washington area, as well as in New York and other cities.

Concentration in International Business

We are moving progressively further away from a world in which national economies and national firms are relatively isolated from one another by barriers to cross-border trade and investment, distance, time zones, language, and national differences in government regulation, culture, and business systems, and toward a world in which national economies are merging into an interdependent global economic system. With foundations in economic theory and core business functions, students study the global environment for international business, how firms become and remain international in scope, how to successfully negotiate international business relationships, cross-cultural management, etc. A number of semester-long and intensive three-week, study-abroad opportunities are particularly fitting for international-business (IB) students.

To complete the IB concentration, students take the same courses required of the business management major, with the exception that the nine semester hours of electives must consist of BUS 221 , BUS 331 , and BUS 335 .

In addition, students must take two languages courses beyond the 130 level (normally a conversation and comprehension course and a business course taught in the foreign language, when available).

International Learning Experience

All international-business students are required to participate in an international learning experience (e.g., study abroad, internship abroad, and/or international internship within the United States). Recommended experiences include international business study-abroad and internship programs in England, Italy, and Denmark, as well as the American University’s International Business Seminar in Washington, DC.

Students are advised to speak with their advisor as soon as possible to discuss alternatives that best meet their needs and abilities and for selection approval. Students are also advised to speak with a member of the Office of International Studies as soon as possible to discuss opportunities for financial assistance.

A number of the courses listed earlier can be completed while abroad.