Business Administration
Program Scope
The Lam Family College of Business is composed of ten departments supervised by chairpersons:
- Accounting
- Decision Sciences
- Economics
- Finance
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Labor and Employment Studies
- Management
- Marketing
The primary objectives of the Lam Family College of Business at San Francisco State University are to:
- Provide students majoring in business administration with a foundation in the basic concepts and practices of the business community, and with particular expertise in one or more of the specialties of practice, to prepare them to think creatively and to exercise critical judgment in the making of business decisions;
- Provide other students with a general understanding of the foundations and philosophies of the business community;
- Encourage a continuous liaison with the business community to respond to the educational needs of that community;
- Encourage faculty professional development activities designed to provide service to all segments of business and education for business through academic research and publication, applied research and publication, community education and services (seminars and consulting involving non-publishable, proprietary research, for example), and self-education or study designed to improve business knowledge and expertise.
The Lam Family College of Business Student Success Center, located in the Business Building, Room 112, provides on-site academic program counseling for students enrolled or interested in business.
Major
B.S. in Business Administration
Concentrations in:
- Accounting
- Decision Sciences
- Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management (Temporarily Suspended)
- Finance
- Finance with Certificate in Commercial Real Estate
- General Business
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
Minor
BUS 216 Foundations in Business Communications (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2* with a grade of C- or better.
Course Attributes:
- E: Lifelong Learning Develop
BUS 300GW Business Communication for Professionals - GWAR (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Area A2.
Course Attributes:
- Graduation Writing Assessment
BUS 350 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division Lam Family College of Business majors and minors or consent of the instructor.
BUS 354 Starting a Small Business (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
BUS 400 Professional Communication for the Global Workplace (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: BUS 300GW* or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
BUS 430 Social Entrepreneurship: Mission-Driven Ventures (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Lam Family College of Business majors and minors or consent of the instructor.
BUS 433 Building the Entrepreneurial Venture: Growth Strategies for Established Small Businesses (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Lam Family College of Business majors or minors; BUS 350* or BUS 354* with a grade of C- or better; or consent of the instructor.
BUS 436 Managing Entrepreneurial Organizations (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Lam Family College of Business majors and minors; BUS 350 or BUS 354 with a grade of C- or better; or consent of the instructor.
BUS 440 Ethics at Work: Business Impacts (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
BUS 450 Greening of Business (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: COMM 150.
BUS 460 Microfinance: Financial Inclusion for the Poor (Units: 3)
Non-technical survey of the global microfinance industry, which provides financial services to the poor on a large scale, mostly in developing nations. Historical origins and industry evolution. Nature and developmental role of microenterprises and informal finance. Methods and technologies used by microfinance institutions (MFIs). Case studies of leading MFIs and the lives of their clients. Policy and regulatory environments. Debates over profiting from the poor, and over health and environmental goals. Conflicting evidence on economic and social impact. Meetings with practitioners. Lecture, 1 unit; activity, 2 units. [CSL may be available]BUS 499 Culminating Experience Continuous Enrollment (Unit: 0)
BUS 655 Seminar in Emerging Issues in Business Strategy, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Lam Family College of Business majors or minors; either BUS 350* or MGMT 405* with a grade of C- or better; or consent of the instructor.
BUS 682 Seminar on Business and Society (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to senior Business majors; BUS 300GW* or DS 660GW*, and MGMT 405* with grades of C- or better.
BUS 690 Seminar in Business Policy and Strategic Management (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; BUS 300GW* or DS 660GW*, DS 412*, FIN 350*, ISYS 363* or ACCT 307*, MKTG 431*, and MGMT 405* all with grades of C- or better.
BUS 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor, adviser, and department chair.
BUS 714 Elements of Graduate Business Writing (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Business students; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs. For students who do not meet the minimum written English proficiency requirement.
BUS 776 Data Analysis for Managers (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Business students; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 780 Financial Accounting (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Business students; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 782 Information Systems for Management (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Business students; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 783 Economics for Managers (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Business students; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 785 Financial Management (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Business students; BUS 780 and BUS 776; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 786 Operations Analysis (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Business students; BUS 776; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 787 Marketing Management (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Business students; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 788 Management Principles and Organizational Behavior (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Business students; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 857 Business Management, Ecology, and Environmental Leadership (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Business students; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 859 International Business Negotiating (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Business and Ethics & Compliance Certificate students; 6 units in a SF State graduate program; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
(This course is offered as BUS 859 and IBUS 859. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
BUS 867 Graduate Internship in Business (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Business students; BUS 700 series; a business internship; consent of the instructor.
BUS 881 Financial and Managerial Accounting (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: Restricted to MBA for Executives students or consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 882 Seminar in Advanced Computer Applications and Information Systems for Management (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to MBA for Executives students or consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 883 Economics for Managers (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: Restricted to MBA for Executives students or consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 884 Business Ethics, Society, and Sustainability (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Business students; graduate students in other programs permitted with the consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 885 Corporate Financial Management (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to MBA for Executives students; BUS 881 and BUS 886; or consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 886 Seminar in Statistics and Operations Analysis (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Executive MBA students or consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 887 Strategic Marketing Management (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Executive MBA students or consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 888 Managing Organizational Change (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Executive MBA students or consent of the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs.
BUS 890 Strategic Management (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
BUS 895 Research Project in Business (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: 12 units of 800-level Business courses; consent of the instructor and Business graduate office; approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies before registration.
BUS 896EXM Culminating Experience Examination (Unit: 0)
Prerequisites: 12 units of 800-level Business courses; overall GPA and ATC GPA of at least 3.0 or better; Approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies; concurrent enrollment in BUS 890.
BUS 898 Master's Thesis (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: 12 units of 800-level Business courses; consent of the instructor and Business graduate studies office; approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies before registration.
BUS 899 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Business students; consent of the instructor, adviser, and department chair; open only to graduate students who demonstrate the ability to work independently.