Course Catalog

Golden Gate University offers degree and certificate programs at three teaching centers and online.

NUMBER COURSE TITLE
BUS 201
Economic and Regulatory Essentials of U.S. Business

3 Unit(s)

Students learn key U.S. business concepts in the areas of management practices, employment law, consumer protection, finance, commerce and environmental protection as these apply to current U. S. industry standard businesses and ethical practices. Students develop crucial understanding of how the American economy and culture shape the organization and management of American businesses compared with other key economies worldwide.

BUS 202
Fundamentals of Business

3 Unit(s)

Examines the foundations of business, introducing the fields of accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, human resources, and more. Provides a basis for understanding how these elements apply across business disciplines. Prepares students for the advanced courses in graduate business programs through case analysis and hands-on learning.

View Course Sections: Summer 2024 , Spring 2024 , Fall 2023

BUS 203
Professional Skills for Business

3 Unit(s)

Provides essential skill-building for professionals in business and shapes students' abilities to apply those skills. The course focuses on persuasive writing, presentations and public speaking, team participation and leadership, project management basics, using tools for reporting and analyzing data, secondary research skills, and identifying personal learning preferences and developing lifelong learning skills. Honing critical thinking skills is a theme throughout the course.

BUS 240
Data Analysis for Managers

3 Unit(s)

Examines the importance data analysis plays in managerial decision making. Students will use Excel throughout the course to analyze data in real-world applications. Course topics include descriptive and inferential statistics, hypothesis testing and regression analysis. Emphasis is on demonstrating practical application of statistics in business situations. Prerequisite: One of the following: MATH 20, MATH 30, or MATH 40. (Students taking this course as a foundation for the MS in Business Analytics program must earn a "B" or better in this or a transfer equivalent courses.) Formerly MATH 240.

View Course Sections: Summer 2024 , Spring 2024 , Fall 2023

BUS 310
Business Law

3 Unit(s)

The number and scope of ethical lapses in American and global companies continue to escalate, record breaking fines are on the rise, and the desire to prosecute individual employees for corporate misdeeds remains. This course prepares students to: 1) navigate the complexity of complying with local and global business laws and regulations; 2) design, implement and maintain effective compliance risk and ethics programs; and 3) support business objectives, and national and international legal ethics rules as our guides. The course will also introduce students to the common law method by which doctrine is created; the importance and authority of corporate statutes, business and ethics codes, and corporate regulations, and legal systems and their various actors and related impact to business models. This course will engage students through case methods to emphasize effective risk management techniques and how to establish and manage risk tolerance and performance measures. This course is invaluable to students who are considering a career in business, law or compliance or have positions in management that support Board of Director activities. This course is offered only for students enrolled in the Accelerated MBA program, offered in partnership with Beacon Education.

View Course Sections: Summer 2024

BUS 396
Capstone

3 Unit(s)

Presents the capstone course taken in the final term of the Professional MBA, MS in ITM, MS in Data Science, and MS Engineering Management programs. The student will undertake a major research project to integrate and synthesize the knowledge and skills acquired in their program. The capstone project is expected to involve rigorous research, primary data gathering, creative analysis, SMART recommendations and have practical utility in relationship to their organization and/or society. This course is offered only for students enrolled in a professional®program, offered in partnership with University HUB.

BUS 397
Internship

3 Unit(s)

Offers students the opportunity to receive graduate-level work experience in a job directly related to their academic major and career goals. Students are responsible for their own placements in internships approved by the program director or dean. A written internship proposal is required before consideration for this course. A written report is required upon completion of the internship. May be retaken for additional credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the department. This course is offered only for students enrolled in a professional®program, offered in partnership with University HUB.

View Course Sections: Spring 2024

BUS 60
Introduction to Business

4 Unit(s)

This course will provide students with an overview of business and its functional areas. These areas include economics, marketing, finance, management, accounting, operations, information technology, macroeconomics, and entrepreneurship. Alongside these functional areas, students will learn about business ethics, how it affects the other core topics, and what it means to be a socially responsible business. The course will culminate in a discussion of contemporary issues, the creation of a business plan, and a comprehensive exam. By taking this course, students will gain a broad understanding of business as a whole and learn to apply that knowledge as an employee within an organization, as an entrepreneur, or as a continuing student within discipline-specific business courses. This course may not be audited. This course is offered only for students enrolled in GGU Degrees+ programs, in partnership with Outlier.org.

View Course Sections: Summer 2024 , Spring 2024 , Fall 2023

BUS 198
Special Topics in Business

13 Unit(s)

Addresses significant, topical and practical problems, issues and theories in business. Topics will be selected by the department chair. This course may be taken more than once, provided the same topic is not repeated. Prerequisite: Consent of the department chair. Prerequisites will vary based on topic.

BUS 198A
Cannabis: Commerce, Culture, and Compliance

3 Unit(s)

This course will give students a generalist understanding of the key structures, stakeholders, issues and trends encompassing the cannabis industry in the US today. Students will view this rapidly growing and changing industry through the lens of the business owners, employees, regulators, lawyers, consumers, and members of affected communities. Beginning with an overview of the plant's history and uses, we follow the evolution of events that brought us to where we are today - witnessing the rapid decriminalization, adoption and normalization of a culture of cannabis consumption in a variety of ways for both medical and recreational purposes. Students will learn about the expansion of the industry and job growth in production, licensing, marketing, and distribution from current practitioners and consultants in the field. They will understand how accountants and money managers in the industry use creative techniques to manage cash flow from cannabis operations under the existing federal ban, and explore the legal and regulatory frameworks that industry stakeholders must navigate to remain in compliance. Students will also consider the ethical issues facing the industry as a whole as it balances sustained growth while minimizing negative effects on communities, public health, and the environment. This is a special topics course that may cover different aspects of the cannabis industry each time the course runs.