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Bachelor of Business Administration

Accounting
This course will explore a variety of contemporary accounting topics that deal with the changing role of accounting information in today's business. Examples of issues discussed include cost concepts and behavior, product-costing systems, resource allocations, capital budgeting, financial control, compensation issues and accounting ethics.

E-Commerce
This course will take a strategic look as E-Commerce, discussing the application and E-Commerce technology and solutions to E-Commerce business problems. Profiles of several successful E-Commerce businesses will be explored in conjunction with learning the basics of starting in Internet Business.

Economics
The aggregates, such as government, households, business and the foreign sectors will be examined. Economic measures will include total output, total employment, and general equilibrium. Specific areas to be discussed include the principles of Capitalism, the role of government, the business cycle as well as Fiscal and Monetary policy including how the banking system works and the role of the Federal Reserve. Finally, individual markets will be explained.

Finance
The student will learn how to read and analyze financial statements to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the firm and then how to project future financial statements. Also discussed will be the time value of money, the cost of capital and the valuation of financial instruments. Finally working capital needs will be determined as well as optimum levels for cash, accounts receivable and inventory

Green/Sustainable Enterprise Management
The purpose of this major is to introduce the students to the principles of managing a business with goal of achieving profitability while being concerned with the environmental impacts. Environmentally friendly concepts will be incorporated into the basic business principles courses to insure that the student has a thorough understanding of the relationship between profitability and green business. In addition the concept of managing a business with a view toward social responsibility will be examined.

Healthcare Management
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Healthcare Management is designed to integrate a foundation of general education and applied sciences with the expertise that prepares the graduate for management position in health care. The Bachelor of Science in Health Administration curriculum addresses the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and skills identified to be relevant to healthcare administration.

Information Systems Management
This course provides students with a wide array of knowledge of computer hardware, software and applications. It focuses on database, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications. It provides an understanding of current information technology, how to manage it , and how to integrate it in business processes. In addition, this course will explore how information that is collected within the systems can be effectively disseminated to meet organizational requirements.

International Business
The international dimension of business introduces diversity in cultural, social, and economic background to the management task. Diversity in backgrounds and management styles must be understood in order to profitably foster cooperation among individuals within the international organization and across organizational boundaries (such as in supplier-client relationships)

Management
In this course you will be asked to read three texts, each of which explores a variety of issues and theories impacting on the success of a management approach. The course work will include a study of several highly regarded philosophies of management as well as a variety of critiques of prevailing systems of management. In addition, you will study the concept of teamwork and a variety of ways in which business teams succeed and fail.

Marketing
This course will highlight the basic principles of marketing and how they apply to the business environment. Topics include the marketing mix, Life Cycle Theory, marketing segmentation and channels of distribution. Finally the legal implications and social responsibility will be examined.

Retail/Supply Chain Management
A focus on fundamental issues related to the principles and practices associated with the retail and supply chain management field. Objectives include study of the role and significance of supply chains, with emphasis on the influence supply chains have on the retail industry. Material will cover aspects of supply chain management critical to a business's success, issues such as supply chain set up, various factors (both expected and unexpected) that can impact supply chain design, set-up and function, and what choice of structure can mean for the customer. Impact will be evaluated and considered in connection with both the short and long term. The variety of complex challenges faced by organizations in this area will also be considered and evaluated.

Small Business Management
This program introduces students to the critical issues involved in starting and managing a small firm. Current thinking and practice relating to starting and managing small firms, with specific attention to financial, marketing, and strategic management issues, are explored to help students understand how to apply business management concepts to small business issues.

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Accounting
This program will explore the interrelationship of accounting information and management decisions. Contemporary topics and financial cases will be assessed to substantiate the importance of accounting information to decision makers. The focus of the course will be on how decisions and resulting benefits will be affected. The topics discussed will be of an advanced nature and will require conceptual as well as analytical thinking

E-Commerce
Not only producers, but consumers, are looking to the Internet as the definitive source for information, services, and communication. The course will take a strategic look at E-Commerce, discussing the application and E-Commerce technology and solutions to E-Commerce business problems. Profiles of several successful E-Commerce business will be explored in conjunction with learning the basics of starting an Internet Business.

Economics
Aggregate analysis including the impact of government, households, business and the foreign sectors will be examined. Economic measures will include mathematical models to find the equilibrium level for total output, total employment, and general equilibrium. Specific areas to be discussed include the principles of Capitalism, the role of government, the business cycle as well as Fiscal and Monetary policy including how the banking system works and the role of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Green/Sustainable Enterprise Management
Washington International University introduces the new Green Sustainable Enterprise management major. This major will explore the theory and real world implementation of sustainable business - including an examination of the skills and knowledge you need to create a positive bottom-line as well as desirable environmental and social results. Each of the selected books will show the risks and rewards associated with green business. This program articulates the opportunities, challenges, and trends of the blossoming conscious consumer movement using insightful research to make the case for growing a green business. Just a decade ago, the term "green building strategy" evoked visions of fringe environmentalism and a high cost for minimal good. More recently, there's been a large shift in perception, an awakening of social consciousness, and a realization that a strategy good for the world can also be good for your bottom line.

Healthcare Management
Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management program is for individuals who are interested in a position in healthcare including professions in hospitals, medical practice organizations, long-term care facilities and community health providers as well as healthcare related organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and organizations the support the healthcare industry.

Human Resource Management
You will study the dramatic changes management practice has gone through in recent years and you will learn how to deal with the impact of culture - both on a national and international level - and the ways in which culture influences an organization's human resource management policies. You will also consider how to cope with issues such as cultural diversity and its related tensions when working in a global economy.

Information Systems Management
You will learn the essential steps necessary to incorporate information technology into your company's long-term strategies and operations. You will also study current trends such as database marketing and learn how to successfully position your company for success by managing its customer database. The course will also provide you with the skills needed to help maximize organizational cost effectiveness and customer value via information technology.

International Banking & Finance
The student will learn the concepts essential to understanding the banking system and how to evaluate investment decisions. Topics covered include money and capital markets, measuring risk and rates of return, valuing stocks and bonds, market efficiency, mutual funds, tax advantaged investments and derivatives.

International Business
The international dimension introduces diversity in culture, political-legal institutions, economic and technical systems, and so forth. These factors must be accounted for when developing strategies for organizing behavior across national boundaries, and strategies for serving international markets.

Management
You will study several highly regarded philosophies of management as well as a variety of critiques of prevailing systems of management. In addition, you will evaluate the predominant systems of management found in existing business and study alternative schemes that may lead to greater successes. The masters level management course is more rigorous than the bachelors level management course and will require more critique and analysis in the written work prepared for the course.

Marketing
The purpose of this course is to have the student gain in depth knowledge of marketing research techniques. The course will review the basic principles of marketing and how they apply to the business environment. Topics include the optimum marketing mix, Life Cycle Theory, marketing communication, marketing segmentation and channels of distribution. Finally the legal implications and social responsibility will be examined.

Retail/Supply Chain Management
Supplement and enhance basic understanding of concepts in the field of retail and supply chain management. Students will better understand and manage the complex interactions and issues associated with the flows of goods and services (production through consumption) in the retail environment. Topics cover both qualitative and quantitative decision-making, financial data and information generated in connection with flows and movements encountered in the typical retail supply chain. Technology's role in this area will be explored and evaluated. Attention will focus on the unique role of logistics within the typical supply chain. Advanced course work covers areas of the sale, purchase, transport, storage, and distribution of goods and services. The varying and often conflicting perspectives held by retailers, producers and suppliers in connection with such issues and related allocations will be considered and evaluated.

Small Business Management
This program incorporates current thinking and practice relating to starting and managing small firms. It provides a comprehensive coverage of critical small business issues, numerous real-world examples to help students understand how to apply the business management concepts, and incorporates material to help them explore key small business issues.

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