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Courses - Summer 2025
BUSI
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BUSI641
Corporate Finance II
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: BUSI640.
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program OR Permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Builds on the concepts and analytic methods covered in Corporate Finance I. Students will learn about the structure of financial markets, the financing and payout choices of large and small corporations, and the role of risk management in the corporation. In particular, the following issues will be addressed: The drivers of shareholder value; Corporate financing alternatives and the design of a company's capital structure; Coordinating investment, financing and payout policies; Corporate Finance Issues for Start-up firms; Key issues in international corporate finance.
BUSI718P
Special Topics in Business; LEADERSHIP ALP
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
BUSI730
Marketing Research Methods
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: BUSI650 and BUSI630.
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program OR Permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
The process of acquiring, classifying and interpreting primary and secondary marketing data needed for intelligent, profitable marketing decisions. Evaluation of the appropriateness of alternative methodologies, such as the inductive, deductive, survey, observational, and experimental. Recent developments in the systematic recording and use of internal and external data needed for marketing decisions.
BUSI731
Managing Brands and Products
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: BUSI650.
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program OR Permission of BMGT-Robert , H. Smith School of Business.
Brand names are valuable assets for firms. Effective brand management is critical to maintaining the long-term profitability of products and services. Topics include understanding brands from the customer's perspective, building brand equity, measuring brand equity, leveraging brand equity, managing brand portfolios and managing brands over time.
This course will meet in-person in College Park on 7/19, 8/2 and 8/16.
BUSI758Q
Special Topics in Business; MBA Consulting Practicum
Credits: 4
Grad Meth: Reg
BUSI758R
Special Topics in Business; Ethical Leadership
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
BUSI759
(Perm Req)
Independent Study in Business
Credits: 1 - 6
Grad Meth: Reg, S-F
Contact department for information to register for this course.
BUSI764
Business Law for Managers
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Business and Management (Master's); Business and Management (Master's)) ; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BUSI764 or BUAC721.
Survey of United States legal institutions and processes as well as substantive areas of the law that affect business. Examination of tort and contract law, the legal forms of business organization and legal liability and major regulatory laws that affect business.
BUSI785
Project Management in Dynamic Environments
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Business and Management (Master's); Business and Management (Master's)) ; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Addresses project management skills that are required by successful managers in increasingly competitive and faster-moving environments. Examines fundamental concepts of successful project management, and the technical and managerial issues, methods, and techniques.
BUSI786
Technology Management Capstone Action Learning Project
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith School of Business.
This course will function as an experiential practicum to apply the skills and learning outcomes accumulated throughout the Technology Management curriculum toward solving real-world problems and cases. Projects will be chosen and executed in teams, and when possible sponsored by student employers or school partners. Project selection and maturation will receive iterative faculty facilitation.
For students in the Technology Management Certificate program only. In person meetings on 5/31, 6/14, and 6/21.