2024-2025 Undergraduate General Catalog


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BSAD 310 Principles of Marketing

This course explores basic principles in the marketing of products and services. Marketing structures, consumer analysis, product classification, channel selection, pricing policies, promotional mix, and coordination of strategies in relation to the business and economic environment are studied.

Credits

3

Offered

Every Fall and Spring

BSAD 320 Principles of Management

An exploration of the theories, research, laws and practices of managing people, teams and organizations. This course focuses on both the science of organizational management as well as on the student's potential role as a manager and/or employee.

Credits

3

Offered

Every Fall, Spring and Summer

BSAD 330 Principles of Finance

An introduction to financial issues facing business organizations. Emphasis will be placed on time value of money, operating and financial leverage, financial forecasting, valuation and capital budgeting. 

Credits

3

Prerequisites

ACCT 211

Offered

Every Fall and Spring

BSAD 333 Real Estate Investment and Sales

An introduction to the principles and practices of real estate and related South Dakota real estate law.  The course will build on these principles to help students understand real estate issues related to investment and development, financing, fair housing, property management, taxation, zoning and land use, and sales strategies.  The 116-hour course will prepare students to pass the South Dakota broker associate’s exam.  The classroom instruction will be supplemented with 60 hours of online materials to meet the required number of contact hours.

Credits

4

BSAD 340 Business Law I

An introduction to the legal system and dispute resolution through a case study approach; a study of the impact of the areas of torts, constitutional law, criminal law, and ethics upon business; special emphasis on contract law, agency, and business organizations, including partnerships and corporations.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Sophomore Standing

Offered

Every Fall and Spring

BSAD 380 Business Law II

Emphasis of study covers the topics of bankruptcy, debtor-creditor relationships, and property law as well as commercial transactions governed by the Uniform Commercial Code (sales of goods, commercial paper, banking, and secured transactions.)

Credits

3

Prerequisites

BSAD 340

Offered

Every Spring

BSAD 382 Business Ethics (E)

Introduction of moral development theories and models of moral decision making and application of these models in management decision making through case studies.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

ACCT 382

Offered

Every Fall and Spring

BSAD 397 Topics:

Special Topics in Business Administration.

Credits

3

BSAD 399 Independent Study

This course is intended to provide the student with the opportunity to pursue elective independent study.

Credits

1- 4

Prerequisites

Permission of the Instructor