Business Administration

This course offers students a critical perspective on the prevailing trends, dynamics, and opportunities within the field of entrepreneurship. Over the last decade, entrepreneurship has emerged as a pivotal discipline in the business world, garnering attention from scholars, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide. Entrepreneurship serves as a primary catalyst for innovation, economic growth, regional and urban competitiveness, and a vital source of employment. However, it has also faced scrutiny for exacerbating wealth and income disparities, particularly in sectors characterized by winner-takes-all dynamics. As entrepreneurship continues to evolve, expand globally, and provoke both opportunities and controversies, it necessitates a multidisciplinary and international approach. Recognizing the intricate nature of contemporary entrepreneurship, this course draws from diverse theoretical and practical resources.

This is a course on the economics of money, banking, and financial markets. It provides students with an introduction to the role of money, financial markets, financial institutions, and monetary policy in the economy, thus providing a solid foundation for further study or employment in the financial services industry. There are three main components of the course. First, the role of financial markets in the economy is considered with a particular emphasis on bond markets and interest rate determination. The course then covers the main aspects of banks and other financial institutions before turning to an investigation of the role of money, central banking, and monetary policy.

This course is a study of the theories, sources, and characteristics of commercial law. It examines commercial agreements and the legal framework of various types of corporations. Topics of study include: the legal obligations of employers, start-ups, sole traders and partnerships, trading companies, joint-stock companies, general and limited partnership, limited liability companies, commercial purchasing agreements, currency trading, and bankruptcy law.

In this internship, students work closely with their host organization for up to 12 hours per week over the course of a semester. Final assessment is comprised of a mentor evaluation, a self-evaluation/reflection, and an organizational report.

This course offers a study of international marketing. Topics include: global cultural environment; global market opportunities in different regions of the world; global marketing strategies.

As today's social climate makes many demands on business, business leaders are required to be as skilled in managing their companies' social relations as the more traditional economic ones. The study of the interactions between business and "the world beyond company gate" is the subject of this course. Throughout the course, students are exposed to diverse theories, research findings and relevant business cases that help them to attain the basic framework of the ever-changing relationship between business and society. Major topics of the course are changing social expectations, growing emphasis on ethical reasoning and actions, globalization, evolving government regulations and business response, dynamic natural environment, explosion of new technology and innovation, and creating value in a dynamic environment.