Entrepreneurship & Innovation

For the entrepreneurs and creators looking to merge disciplines in technology, business, and innovation. These students focus on high-level problem solving in areas as diverse as information systems, product development, human-centered design, e-commerce, health innovation, social change, and the future of the arts, media and entertainment ecosystems.

Potential Majors

• Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Design at Babson College

• Business of Creative Enterprises at Emerson College

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Northeastern University

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Fashion Business

For the student interested in the fields of fashion merchandising, marketing, and brand management. Programs emphasize the development of creative, financial, technological, buying, and promotional strategies that affect consumer behavior in the digital era, along with critical thought, creative applications, teamwork, and effective communication.

Potential Majors

• Merchandising & Marketing at FIDM

• Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design in NYC

• Fashion, Styling & Communication at Accademia Costume e Moda

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Finance

For the future investors, bankers, and accountants that are in charge of our money. Potential careers include: Securities and Investments, Business Finance, Banking Services, Insurance, Accounting

Potential Majors

• Finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business

• Boston College Carroll School of Management

• Finance at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business

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Marketing

For the inner strategists that utilize remarkable communication and observation skills in order to convey a message. Potential careers include: Marketing Management, Professional Sales, Merchandising, Marketing Communications, Marketing Research

Potential Majors

• Marketing at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School

• Marketing at University of Texas Austin’s McCombs School of Business

• Marketing at University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce

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Business Management & Administration

For students who envision planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operation. Potential careers include: General Management, Business Information Management, Human Resources Management, Operations Management

Potential Majors

• Business Administration at University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business

• Business Administration at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business

• Management at University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business

CONCENTRATION IN

Carlos Bailey

Class of 2014

HR generalist at Boston Scientific

History, UCSB

Kelsey Taylor

Class of 2014

Accountant Executive at Ruder Finn

Public Relations & Advertising, Pepperdine University

Aubrey Moore

Class of 2014

Director of Sales at Holiday Inn

Enterprise Leadership, University of Iowa

Colby Tunick

Class of 2014

Founder of ReFocus, an AI Startup

International Security and Conflict Resolution, San Diego State University

Shelby Eichman

Class of 2010

Strategic Corporate Communications

Genetics, UC Davis

Sadia Fahimul

Class of 2016

Media Buyer at Starcom

Marketing, Bentley University

Finn-Christian Baker

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Undergraduate student

Business, BYU

Mimi Mason

Class of 2017

Assistant Consultant at Oracle

Business Administration, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Ryan Olstad

Class of 2016

Direct-to-Consumer & International Strategy at Walt Disney

Economics, UCLA

Pia Shah

Class of 2015

Fashion & Social Media Influencer

Finance, Liberty University

Akhil Cherukupally

Class of 2013

Corporate Account Manager at Palo Alto Networks

Political Science, UCLA

Tiana Perez

Class of 2020

Undergraduate student

Business Administration, Cal Poly Pomona

BIOSCI 100

General Biology

Explores the nature of science, including cell structure and processes, energetics in living systems, heredity, development, evolution, diversity, and environmental relationships.

Professors/Instructors

Sanver-Wang, D., Zaidi-Merchant, S., Medina, P.

ECON 202

Microeconomics

Examines how individuals, firms, and industries perform in our economy, including supply and demand, perfect competition, monopolies, oligopolies, monopolistic competition, wages, prices and profits.

Professors/Instructors

Rodriguez, R., Su, B.

ECON 201

Macroeconomics

Examines the basic concepts of economics, emphasizing macro-analysis including the nature of the American economy, national income analysis, money and banking, and fiscal and monetary policies.

Professors/Instructors

Lee, S., Rodriguez, R.

CAWT 140

Survey of Microsoft Office Programs

Examines operating systems, Microsoft Office, word processing, spreadsheet analysis, database management, presentation software, and the application of information technologies to organizational settings.

Professors/Instructors

Roscigno, G., English, J.

BUS 140

Principles of Marketing

Focuses on the fundamental concepts of modern marketing in a changing world. Substantive areas include: creating customer value, buying behaviors, market research, market strategy, target market analysis, global marketing, electronic marketing, and sales techniques, with particular emphasis on the marketing mix, including product, pricing, promotion, and distribution decisions.

Professors/Instructors

Clayton, A.

BUS 211

Business Law

Introduces the legal environment of business, including federal and state court systems and processes, business crimes, contract law, tort law, employment law, and business organizations.

Professors/Instructors

Collins, G.

BUS 202

Principles of Accounting II

Presents the study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations, and controlling. Focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure, cost-volume profit analysis and budget analysis. Includes issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. Designed for transfer majors in business disciplines.

Professors/Instructors

Naddapour, A.

BUS 201

Principles of Accounting I

Presents the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by managers, investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. Covers the fundamental principles, theory and applications to record business transactions through the accounting cycle, including the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. Includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. Designed for transfer majors in business disciplines.

Professors/Instructors

Warner, H.

BUS 110

Principles of Management

Examines the fundamental functions of modern management in a changing world with an emphasis on planning, leading, organizing, and control. Substantive areas include leadership in management, motivation, communication, cultural diversity, team decision-making, management by objectives, organizational environment, sustainability, planning and strategic management, control process, organizational structure, and managing organizational change.

Professors/Instructors

Garcia, V.

BUS 101

Bookkeeping & Accounting

Introduces the theory and application of double entry bookkeeping for non-transfer business majors. Examines the accounting cycle for both service and merchandising sole-proprietorship firms, including the use of ledgers, worksheets, and special purpose journals.

Professors/Instructors

Naddafpour, A.

BUS 100

Intro to Business

Introduces the field of business administration, examining how U.S. and global business policies and practices are affected by the interaction of economic systems, culture, legal, political, and financial institutions, including economic systems, leadership, entrepreneurship, strategic management, organizational structure and communication, marketing, accounting, finance, stock market, operations, information technology, human resources, organized labor, ethics, social responsibility, sustainability and globalization.

Professors/Instructors

Quire, G., Garcia, V.

COMS 105

Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Examines the principles and practices of public speaking, communication theory, and techniques for public speaking. Includes speech organization, development, research, audience analysis, reasoning, and presentation skills for the development of informative and persuasive speeches.

Professors/Instructors

Stevenson, D., Leach, M., Leonard, V., Kaminsky, A.