Courses - Spring 2026
BMGT110
Introduction to the Business Value Chain
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students are provided with an introduction to the business value chain with an emphasis on inter-organizational and intra-organizational coordination of core business processes. Emphasis is on cross-functional integration and the efficient and effective management of core processes with an emphasis on marketing, operations and supply chain management.
BMGT110S
Introduction to the Business Value Chain
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restricted to College Park Scholars in Business, Society, and the Economy.
BMGT220
Principles of Accounting I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Basic theory and techniques of contemporary financial accounting. Includes the accounting cycle and the preparation of financial statements for single owner and partnership forms of business organizations operating as service companies or merchandisers.
Restricted to students with 24 credit hours completed. Where a BMGT exam conflicts with another regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided a makeup exam.
BMGT220L
Principles of Accounting I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Basic theory and techniques of contemporary financial accounting. Includes the accounting cycle and the preparation of financial statements for single owner and partnership forms of business organizations operating as service companies or merchandisers.
Restriction: Must be a Smith Business Leadership Fellows (SBLF); College Park Scholars - Business, Society and the Economy (CPBE); and Interdisciplinary Business Honors (HBUS).
BMGT221
Principles of Accounting II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT220.
Basic theory and techniques of accounting for managerial decision making. Involves the introduction of the corporation and manufacturing operations. Includes cost-volume-profit analysis and capital budgeting. Introduces the topics of income taxation and international accounting.
Restriction: Restricted to students with 24 credit hours completed.
Where a BMGT exam conflicts with another regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided a makeup exam.
Where a BMGT exam conflicts with another regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided a makeup exam.
BMGT230
Business Statistics
Prerequisite: MATH113 or MATH115; or must have math eligibility of MATH120 or higher.
Restriction: Must not have completed ENCE302, ENME392, STAT400, BMGT231, or ENEE324.
Introductory course in probabilistic and statistical concepts including descriptive statistics, set-theoretic development of probability, the properties of discrete and continuous random variables, sampling theory, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and decision theory and the application of these concepts to problem solving in business and management.
Where a BMGT exam conflicts with a regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided with a makeup exam.
BMGT230L
Business Statistics
Prerequisite: MATH113 or MATH115; or must have math eligibility of MATH120 or higher.
Restriction: Must not have completed ENCE302, ENME392, STAT400, BMGT231, or ENEE324.
Introductory course in probabilistic and statistical concepts including descriptive statistics, set-theoretic development of probability, the properties of discrete and continuous random variables, sampling theory, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and decision theory and the application of these concepts to problem solving in business and management.
Restricted to Smith Business Leadership Fellows (SBLF); College Park Scholars - Business, Society and the Economy (CPBE); and Interdisciplinary Business Honors (HBUS).
BMGT262
Designed to help students develop their leadership skills in order to identify their personal and professional purpose with an entrepreneurial mindset, and create strategies that will help them develop their abilities and achieve their aspirations by collaborating within teams and organizations. Students will apply insights from recent scholarship in entrepreneurship, leadership and strategic management to themselves in order to identify solutions to problems they find meaningful to solve in their own world. This self-discovery course will introduce students to the "CEO of ME, Inc." framework and tools such as the strategic initiatives matrix and business model canvas that they can use to help guide the choices that lie ahead, and develop collaborative, win-win relationships. In doing so, students will learn how to unlock the value of business in society and develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills that enable personal happiness and upward mobility.
BMGT262L
Designed to help students develop their leadership skills in order to identify their personal and professional purpose with an entrepreneurial mindset, and create strategies that will help them develop their abilities and achieve their aspirations by collaborating within teams and organizations. Students will apply insights from recent scholarship in entrepreneurship, leadership and strategic management to themselves in order to identify solutions to problems they find meaningful to solve in their own world. This self-discovery course will introduce students to the "CEO of ME, Inc." framework and tools such as the strategic initiatives matrix and business model canvas that they can use to help guide the choices that lie ahead, and develop collaborative, win-win relationships. In doing so, students will learn how to unlock the value of business in society and develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills that enable personal happiness and upward mobility.
Restricted to Smith Business Leadership Fellows (SBLF).
BMGT264
SBLF Capstone Professional Practicum
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT162, BMGT262 and BMGT263.
Provides students in the Smith Business Leadership Fellows Program (SBLF) with a capstone opportunity to learn in teams in a real-world setting. Companies engage teams of SBLF students with meaningful organizational challenges and dedicate resources to help students address these problems. Student teams enhance their skills in critical thinking, collaboration, negotiation, quality management and communication. These teams then apply these skills to offer value to a client. In the process, students will improve their teamwork skills.
Restricted to Smith Business Leadership Fellows (SBLF).
BMGT271
Globalization & Sustainability; How Does the Transformation of Global Value Chains Drive Equity and Sustainability?
Cross-listed with: HNUH239I.
Credit only granted for: BMGT271 or HNUH239I.
We live in an increasingly interconnected world. This course explores the fundamentals of international trade that form the basis for the complex modern network of global value chains and how these relationships can be adapted to address their vulnerability while also transformed to build a more equitable and sustainable future.
BMGT289A
Social Enterprise: Changing the World through Innovation and Transformative Action
In this course, students will hear from real-life social entrepreneurs, explore current day social issues of sustainability, climate change, leadership, disruptive innovations, and create or blueprint business plans to generate positive social change. This class will focus on innovative thinking skills, personal narratives, and social interaction strategies and plans.
BMGT289B
In this course, students will learn about: a) the innovation process and the role of the individual in generating innovations and b) the attributes, habits, and skills of individuals who have successfully started innovative new businesses or significantly added value to an existing company.
This class will have an additional 5 meetings on Monday evenings from 5-7pm.
BMGT289D
"Why" does fraud happen? "How" does society address fraud? And "What" can you do to avoid and prevent fraud in your personal and future career life? This course is designed to give future professionals and managers of all disciplines a general background of fraud. Topics include the psychology of fraud, the mechanics of fraud, the legal landscape, securities fraud, cybercrime, and what all of us should know to protect ourselves from becoming victims of fraud. Additionally, students experience 21st century lessons in fraud examination that have practical application to our daily lives: avoiding cognitive biases, interviewing techniques, basic business controls, and opening our minds to see what others might miss...the red flags of fraud.
BMGT289E
Entrepreneurial Thinking for Non-Business Majors: How Not to Miss Great Opportunities Your Life Throws at You
In this course, students learn how to analyze the world around them and then notice and define new trends, emerging problems, impending gaps, and how to turn these into exciting opportunities by providing creative solutions. Students will have a chance to not only sharpen their critical thinking skills, but also learn how to take initiative, develop a working solution, identify and resolve conflicts, and be confident and persistent, yet flexible enough to respond to changes. Student teams identify a compelling problem in present day life and then propose a creative solution taking into account possible difficulties in implementation. In addition, students will also be given problems on a much smaller scale and asked to create and present a workable solution. Students will be exposed to how a visionary's mind works and the creative solution process. In addition, students will also learn how entrepreneurial thinking can improve their day-to-day life.
BMGT289I
This course provides an overview of the concepts, approaches, and vocabulary of evidence-based management (EBM) and provides an understanding of how experts in many disciplines can employ evidenced based decision making. EBM is an emerging movement in business to explicitly use the current best information in management decision making with special emphasis on relevant scientific findings and unbiased organizational facts. The course stresses how individuals practicing EBM learn how to rethink their approaches to data and knowledge in order to make more effective decisions.
BMGT290H
Introduction to Design and Quality
Restriction: Must be in the Quest program.
Cross-listed with: ENED290.
Credit only granted for: BMGT190, ENES190, ENED290, or BMGT290.
Formerly: BMGT190 and ENES190.
The first QUEST course introduces foundational principles of design and quality, emphasizing their impact on product development and customer satisfaction. Working in multidisciplinary teams, students will explore design thinking, project management techniques, and quality tools, applying these frameworks to real-world product redesigns and innovations.
Course restricted to QUEST (TQMP). Course cross-listed with ENED290H. Credit granted for ENED290H or BMGT 290H.
BMGT298J
Special Topics in Business and Management; Personal Financial Success During College
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
BMGT298K
Special Topics in Business and Management; Personal Financial Success After College
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
BMGT298M
Special Topics in Business and Management; Introduction to Innovation and Design Thinking
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Not open to students in the QUEST Program. Not open to students who have completed or currently enrolled in BMGT/ENED290H.
Introduction to Innovation and Design Thinking examines the design process that brings ideas to reality. Throughout this course, students will engage in project based learning, progressing through the key stages of the design thinking framework: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, andtest. By applying human-centered design techniques, students will develop innovative solutions to a design challenge, work in teams to deeply understand user needs, brainstorm creative ideas, build prototypes utilizing the many Maker Spaces across campus, develop a methodology to test their solutions, and present their results to their peers. This course emphasizes collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking, preparing students to tackle real-world challenges with empathy and strategic problem-solving skills.
Introduction to Innovation and Design Thinking examines the design process that brings ideas to reality. Throughout this course, students will engage in project based learning, progressing through the key stages of the design thinking framework: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, andtest. By applying human-centered design techniques, students will develop innovative solutions to a design challenge, work in teams to deeply understand user needs, brainstorm creative ideas, build prototypes utilizing the many Maker Spaces across campus, develop a methodology to test their solutions, and present their results to their peers. This course emphasizes collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking, preparing students to tackle real-world challenges with empathy and strategic problem-solving skills.
BMGT301
Introduction to Information Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Additional information: CMSC majors will not receive credit for this course towards their upper level concentration in their CMSC major. All BMGT majors, including students who are a double major in CMSC, must complete BMGT301 for their BMGT degree.
Comprehensive overview of information systems (IS), which explores the strategic and tactical nature of IS. The basic concepts in analyzing and designing information systems for business applications will be presented. Aspects of data management such as databases, data warehousing, data analysis, and data mining will be analyzed, and the basics of web page and web site design will be outlined. Students will also be introduced to modern information systems infrastructure such as telecommunications, networks, and information systems security. Knowledge of Excel or a similar spreadsheet tool.
Sections 0101-0501 Restricted to Information Systmes majors with 45 credit hours and other BMGT majors with 53 credit hours.
BMGT301F
Introduction to Information Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Additional information: CMSC majors will not receive credit for this course towards their upper level concentration in their CMSC major. All BMGT majors, including students who are a double major in CMSC, must complete BMGT301 for their BMGT degree.
Comprehensive overview of information systems (IS), which explores the strategic and tactical nature of IS. The basic concepts in analyzing and designing information systems for business applications will be presented. Aspects of data management such as databases, data warehousing, data analysis, and data mining will be analyzed, and the basics of web page and web site design will be outlined. Students will also be introduced to modern information systems infrastructure such as telecommunications, networks, and information systems security. Knowledge of Excel or a similar spreadsheet tool.
Restricted to second year students in the Smith School's Smith Start Program (FPFF).
BMGT302
Essential Programming Skills for Business Analytics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT301; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business; and must not be in the Computer Science major.
The course introduces structured and object-oriented programming and its applications in business functions and analytics. Students will apply problem-solving skills to create software solutions using programming logic and data structures. The course especially emphasizes learning by doing exercises using a modern, high-level programming language and industry standard software.
Restricted to Information Systems majors with 45 credits completed and other BMGT majors and Business Analytics minors with 53 credits completed. Not open to Computer Science.
BMGT310
Intermediate Accounting I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT221.
Comprehensive analysis of financial accounting topics related to financial statement preparation and external reporting.
BMGT311
Intermediate Accounting II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT310.
Continuation of BMGT310.
BMGT313
Financial Statement Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT221.
Provides students with the tools to conduct a financial statement analysis, which is part of an overall business analysis. Involves understanding and using the information that financial statements are communicating to users.
Restricted to Finance or Accounting majors with 53 credit hours completed.
BMGT321
Managerial Accounting
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT221.
A study of the basic concepts of product costing and cost analysis for management planning and control. Emphasis is placed on the role of the accountant in organizational management, analysis of cost behavior, standard cost budgeting, responsibility accounting and relevant costs for decision-making.
Restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed.
BMGT323
Taxation of Individuals
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT221.
Federal taxation of individuals focusing on income, exclusions, deductions, depreciation, credits and capital transactions. Property coverage includes the tax consequences of sales and dispositions of investment and business assets. Both tax planning and compliance issues are covered.
BMGT326
Accounting Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT221; and (BMGT201 or BMGT301).
A study of accounting systems and computer and communications technology.
BMGT332
Quantitative Models for Management Decisions
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT231 or BMGT230; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
The aim of this course is to introduce management science techniques for informed decision-making that can be applied in spreadsheet models to assist in the decision-analysis process. Models include Linear Programming, Transportation and Assignment problems, network flow models, Integer and non-linear programming, Simulation and Decision Trees.
Restricted to BMGT majors and Business Analytics minors with 53 credit hours completed.
BMGT340
Business Finance
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT220; and (BMGT231 or BMGT230).
Topics include: the principles and practices involved in the organization, financing and rehabilitation of business enterprises; the various types of securities and their use in raising funds, apportioning income, risk and control; intercorporate relations; and new developments. Emphasis on solution of problems of financial policy faced by management.
Restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. Interested students who don't meet restrictions should review their eligiblity for BMGT340N.
Meets in a blended format. Approximately half of the scheduled face-to-face course meetings will be replaced by asynchronous online activities, including video lectures, quizzes, and graded assignments.
Meets in a blended format. Approximately half of the scheduled face-to-face course meetings will be replaced by asynchronous online activities, including video lectures, quizzes, and graded assignments.
BMGT340N
Business Finance
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT220; and (BMGT231 or BMGT230).
Topics include: the principles and practices involved in the organization, financing and rehabilitation of business enterprises; the various types of securities and their use in raising funds, apportioning income, risk and control; intercorporate relations; and new developments. Emphasis on solution of problems of financial policy faced by management.
Restricted to Agricultural and Resource Economics majors (0111C) with 53 credit hours completed.
BMGT341
Financial Markets
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in BMGT340.
Shows the interconnectedness of the markets. The role of the Central bank and monetary policy is included in this context. Students develop an understanding of: (i) the determination of interest rates; (ii) financial instruments, markets and institutions; (iii) the impact of monetary policy on institutions; and (iv) how financial innovations create markets.
Restricted to Finance majors with 60 credits completed.
BMGT342F
Wall Street Finance
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT340.
Using concepts and tools of finance, students will examine a wide range of business problems and explore possible solutions. The course is designed to improve a student's problem solving capabilities, business writing and communication skills, teamwork, and planning skills. Students will also gain experience in analyzing issues frequently faced by financial decision-makers.
Course Res to Junior Wall Street Fellows (FPWS).
BMGT343
Investments
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT340.
Credit only granted for: BMGT343 or ECON435.
Additional information: This course cannot be used to fulfill any requirements for majors in Economics.
An introduction to financial investments. Topics include: securities and securities markets; investment risks, returns and constraints; portfolio policies; and institutional investment policies.
Restriction: Restricted to Finance majors with 60 credit hours completed
BMGT347
Quantitative Financial Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT340; must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in BMGT343.
Credit only granted for: BMGT347 or BMGT448G.
Formerly: BMGT448G.
Introduces students to data science for financial applications using an industry-standard programming language. Students will use tools ranging from regression models to machine learning to investigate questions across a variety of areas within finance including asset management, corporate finance and FinTech. The course will illustrate how big data and data analytics can improve financial decision-making by focusing on problems facing finance professionals.
Restricted to Finance majors with 72 credit hours completed.
BMGT350
Marketing Principles and Organization
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Recommended: ECON200.
An introduction to the concepts and principles of marketing including the marketing of service and nonprofit organizations. Provides an overview of all the concepts in marketing including relationship marketing, product development, pricing, promotion, marketing research, consumer behavior, international marketing, distribution and internal marketing to employees.
Restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. Other interested students should review their eligibility for BMGT 350N.
BMGT350N
Marketing Principles and Organization
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Recommended: ECON200.
An introduction to the concepts and principles of marketing including the marketing of service and nonprofit organizations. Provides an overview of all the concepts in marketing including relationship marketing, product development, pricing, promotion, marketing research, consumer behavior, international marketing, distribution and internal marketing to employees.
Restricted to Agricultural and Resource Economics (0111C) and Horticulture (0101B) majors with 53 credit hours completed.
BMGT351
Marketing Research Methods
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT230; and must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in BMGT350.
Credit only granted for: BMGT351 or BMGT452.
Formerly: BMGT452.
Focuses on aiding marketing decision-making through exploratory, descriptive and causal research. Develops student skills in designing market research studies, including selection of data collection method, development of data collection instrument, sample design, collection and statistical analysis of data and reporting the results, including data visualization.
Restricted to marketing majors with 53 credits or more.
BMGT354
Consumer Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT350.
Credit only granted for: BMGT354 or BMGT451.
Formerly: BMGT451.
Identifying buyer behavior concepts relevant to a specific marketing problem so that appropriate marketing decisions can be made. Conceptual frameworks are drawn from psychology, sociology, economics, and other social sciences to aid in understanding the behavior of ultimate and industrial buyers.
BMGT360
Strategic Management of Human Capital
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Provides students with the basic knowledge needed to help organizations attract, select, develop, engage, evaluate, and retain talent. Topics covered may include strategic HRM, the role of globalization, legal issues in HRM, work analysis, HR planning, recruitment, personnel selection, performance management and appraisal, training and development, career development, compensation systems, motivating and rewarding performance, labor relations, and employee health and safety.
Restricted to students with 53 credit hours completed.
BMGT362
Negotiations
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must not have completed COMM425.
Credit only granted for: BMGT362 or COMM425.
By using a variety of assessment tools, feedback sources, skill-building exercises, and exercise debriefings, this experiential course is designed to enhance students' negotiating self-confidence and improve students' analytical skills, interpersonal skills, creativity and persuasive abilities.
Restricted to Management majors and Innovation and Entrepreneurship minors with 53 credits.
BMGT363
Leadership and Teamwork in Organizations
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Provides a comprehensive understanding of fundamental leadership concepts, theories, and skills in organizations and applies to assessing and developing effective leadership practices in organizations.
BMGT364
Managing People and Organizations
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
An introduction to selected aspects of human behavior in organizations generally known as organizational behavior (OB). This course is designed to help students develop systematic and fundamental understanding of people and their behaviors in organizations, as well as useful abilities and skills required to effectively and ethically manage various individual, interpersonal, group, and organization-level processes.
Restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. This course requires the purchase of course materials other than standard textbooks for in class simulations. Students will be required to purchase these materials directly from the simulation publisher(s) at a cost of approximately $20(discounts applied for number of students enrolled in course). More information on purchasing these materials will be available when the course begins.
BMGT364N
Managing People and Organizations
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
An introduction to selected aspects of human behavior in organizations generally known as organizational behavior (OB). This course is designed to help students develop systematic and fundamental understanding of people and their behaviors in organizations, as well as useful abilities and skills required to effectively and ethically manage various individual, interpersonal, group, and organization-level processes.
Restricted to Agricultural and Resource Economics (0111C) and Dietetics(1307D) majors with 53 credit hours completed. This course requires the purchase of course materials other than standard textbooks for in class simulations. Students will be required to purchase these materials directly from the simulation publisher(s) at a cost of appoximately $20(discounts applied for number of students enrolled in course). More information on purchasing these materials will be available when the course begins.
BMGT365
Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT461 or BMGT361.
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
Credit only granted for: BMGT365, ENES466, SMLP471 or HLMN471.
Studies venture capital and private equity using a combination of cases, lectures and guest speakers. Addresses how venture capitalists provide capital to start-up firms in growing industries and how private equity markets provide capital to help established medium-sized firms (often family businesses) grow and restructure. Focuses on how financial, legal, and economic issues are dealt with in the financial contracts between venture capitalists and their limited partners and between capitalists (or other private equity investors) and the firms in which they invest.
Course restricted to BMGT majors with 72 credits completed and Innovation and Entrepreneurship (#BU03) minors
BMGT366
Growth Strategies for Emerging Companies
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT461 or BMGT361.
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
Offers practical management tools that are needed to build a new venture into a significant enterprise. The competencies, strategies and structures of successful high performance businesses are studied through cases, videos and guest lecturers. Topics include leadership, internal growth strategies, merger, acquisition and franchising.
Restricted to Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minors and Management Majors.
BMGT367
Career Search Strategies in Business
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
An overview and opportunity to practice job search skills critical to obtaining internships and full-time positions. Course will cover strategies for exploring career options, preparing job search materials, development of job search skills such as interviewing and networking. Students are encouraged to take this course in the sophomore or junior year.
Restricted to BMGT students with 45 credit hours completed.
BMGT367F
Career Search Strategies in Business
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
An overview and opportunity to practice job search skills critical to obtaining internships and full-time positions. Course will cover strategies for exploring career options, preparing job search materials, development of job search skills such as interviewing and networking. Students are encouraged to take this course in the sophomore or junior year.
Restricted to students in the Smith School's Smith Start Program (FPFF).
BMGT367L
Career Search Strategies in Business
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
An overview and opportunity to practice job search skills critical to obtaining internships and full-time positions. Course will cover strategies for exploring career options, preparing job search materials, development of job search skills such as interviewing and networking. Students are encouraged to take this course in the sophomore or junior year.
Course restricted to Smith Business Leadership Fellows (SBLF.
BMGT369D
Experiential Learning in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship and You
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Ready to turn your ideas into action? This course is your chance to launch something real: your mindset, your network, and even your first venture.
Offered through the Dingman-Lamone Center for Entrepreneurship, this 1-credit, hands-on course is open to all majors and backgrounds. You'll explore the world of entrepreneurship, from founders and investors to early startup employees, in both for-profit and social impact ventures.
No business background is required. All you need is curiosity and a willingness to learn by doing. Designed for students who want to explore entrepreneurship now or in the future, this course helps you build the skills and confidence that real founders use every day.
You will create, test, and pitch your own idea while earning academic credit. Along the way, you will explore how your story, passions, strengths, and identity can fuel your future in entrepreneurship. Topics include imposter syndrome, authentic networking, empowerment, inclusive customer discovery, business model creation, pitching, funding, and more.
You will leave with a prototype, a pitch, a supportive community of diverse creators, and connections to UMD's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Come as you are. Leave as a builder.
Students from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Contact tsegaht@umd.edu
Offered through the Dingman-Lamone Center for Entrepreneurship, this 1-credit, hands-on course is open to all majors and backgrounds. You'll explore the world of entrepreneurship, from founders and investors to early startup employees, in both for-profit and social impact ventures.
No business background is required. All you need is curiosity and a willingness to learn by doing. Designed for students who want to explore entrepreneurship now or in the future, this course helps you build the skills and confidence that real founders use every day.
You will create, test, and pitch your own idea while earning academic credit. Along the way, you will explore how your story, passions, strengths, and identity can fuel your future in entrepreneurship. Topics include imposter syndrome, authentic networking, empowerment, inclusive customer discovery, business model creation, pitching, funding, and more.
You will leave with a prototype, a pitch, a supportive community of diverse creators, and connections to UMD's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Come as you are. Leave as a builder.
Students from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Contact tsegaht@umd.edu
BMGT370
Introduction to Transportation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
An overview of the transportation field with an emphasis on freight movements from the perspective of both providers of capacity and users of freight services. Examines the characteristics of the freight modes and the role of each mode as a major component of logistics and supply chain management. Explores the economics, energy use, and finances of each mode as well as the impact of government policies on each mode's future. Discussion of infrastructure and capacity needs of the transportation system and its ability to support the economy.
Restricted to BMGT students with 53 credit hours completed.
BMGT372
Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Credit only granted for: BMGT375 or BMGT372.
Supply chain management involves the coordination of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to ensure that products and services are available to the final consumer in a timely and cost-effective fashion. Logistics management is the subset of supply chain management dealing with the physical flows of product and includes such activities as transportation management, warehousing, materials handling, inventory management, and order fulfillment. Attention is paid to the logistics cost trade-offs within the firm and between members of the supply chain.
Restricted to BMGT majors.
BMGT380
Business Law I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Legal aspects of business relationships. Examination of torts and business crimes, contracts and agency. The law of personal property and bailment relationships. Survey of public policy issues.
Restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. Other interested students should review their eligibility for BMGT380N.
BMGT380N
Business Law I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Legal aspects of business relationships. Examination of torts and business crimes, contracts and agency. The law of personal property and bailment relationships. Survey of public policy issues.
Restricted to Agricultural and Resource Economics (0111C) majors with 53 credit hours completed.
BMGT385
Operations Analytics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Credit only granted for: BMGT385 or ENME426.
Designed to equip the student with analytical tools to make capacity, inventory, quality, and other operational decisions in both manufacturing and service business enterprises. Examines the strategic role the operations function can play and offers techniques that the firm can use for execution using a systems approach. Analyze operational systems to align supply with demand to maximize value for the organization. Covers critical operations analytics concepts and models, including process flowcharting, capacity and bottleneck analysis, waiting line management, inventory management, Six Sigma, and Lean.
Restricted to BMGT majors and Business Analytics minors with 53 credit hours completed.
BMGT390H
Designing Innovative Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES190, BMGT190, ENED290 or BMGT290.
Restriction: Must be in the QUEST program.
Cross-listed with: ENED390.
Credit only granted for: BMGT390, ENES390 or ENED390.
Formerly: ENES390.
The QUEST systems thinking course challenges students to analyze how processes interact in larger systems. Students will learn how to use process improvement tools and a systems thinking approach to solve problems and design innovative solutions. By drawing upon their multidisciplinary backgrounds, students will be able to understand and reframe problems from multiple perspectives to uncover new solutions.
BMGT392
Introduction to International Business Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: ECON200.
A study of the domestic and foreign environmental factors affecting the international operations of U.S. business firms. The course also covers the administrative aspects of international marketing, finance and management.
BMGT394H
Applied Quantitative Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in the QUEST Program.
Cross-listed with: ENED394.
Credit only granted for: BMGT394, ENED394, ENES489A or BMGT438A.
Formerly: BMGT438A and ENES489A.
The QUEST data analysis course takes a human-centered approach to data analysis and focuses on teaching students how to frame the core problem, choose the right data, and uncover deep insights from data to build an understanding of people and expose opportunities for innovation. Students will use visualization and statistical techniques to explore data, generate insights, and share the human stories behind the data to move people to action.
Course restricted to QUEST (TQMP). Course cross-listed with ENED394H. Credit granted for ENED394H or BMGT394H.
BMGT397
Mentoring Multidisciplinary Teams
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: BMGT290 or ENED290.
Restriction: Must be in the QUEST Program (TQMP).
Cross-listed with: ENED397.
Credit only granted for: BMGT397, ENES397 or ENED397.
QUEST mentors serve a valuable purpose in the program as they coach new cohorts of students progressing through BMGT/ENED290H. Mentors will learn and practice essential team-building and facilitation skills, including effective communication, conflict management, strengths-based leadership, and lesson planning. They will use these leadership skills to inspire their 290H teams and improve team performance.
Restricted to students in the QUEST program. Also listed as ENES397. Credit granted for BMGT397 or ENES397.
BMGT398
Individual Study in Business and Management
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT398A
Individual Study in Business and Management; Internship
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restricted to Smith School of Business students. Interested students should contact Erin Fields Saddler (BMGT398A@rhsmith.umd.edu) for details and permission.
BMGT398O
Individual Study in Business and Management; Experiential Learning in Sports Management
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg
For students in the Sports Management Program.
BMGT400
Data Visualization and Web Analytics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT302.
Credit only granted for: BMGT400 or BMGT408V.
Formerly: BMGT408V.
Data-driven decisions are increasingly embedded in business organizations. Business professionals must be able to explore and communicate data with understandable and powerful visualizations. This course provides an interactive introduction to data visualization and web analytics using industry standard data visualization tools, techniques, and frameworks to aid in business communication. Additionally, students will explore the use of data visualizations in understanding networks and web analytics.
Restricted to Information Systems majors with 60+ credits and BMGT and Business Analytics minors with 72+ credit hours.
BMGT402
Database Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Recommended: BMGT302.
Credit only granted for: INST327 or BMGT402.
The fundamentals of database management systems (DBMS), data models, query processing, and data warehouses, and their application in the development of business information systems will be covered. An important goal of this course is to understand the value of information resources and information management challenges within an organization.
Restricted to Information Systems majors with 60+ credit hours, and BMGT and Business Analytics minors with 72+ credit hours.
BMGT402F
Database Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Recommended: BMGT302.
Credit only granted for: INST327 or BMGT402.
The fundamentals of database management systems (DBMS), data models, query processing, and data warehouses, and their application in the development of business information systems will be covered. An important goal of this course is to understand the value of information resources and information management challenges within an organization.
Restricted to students in the Technology and Business Transformation Fellows (FPTT).
BMGT403
Systems Analysis and Design
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT301; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Recommended: BMGT302.
Techniques and tools applicable to the analysis and design of computer-based information systems. System life cycle, requirements analysis, logical design of databases and performance evaluation. Emphasis on case studies. Project required that involves the design, analysis and implementation of an information system.
Restricted to IS majors with 72 credit hours completed.
BMGT404
Essential Data Skills for Business Analytics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT302.
Credit only granted for: BMGT404 or CMSC320.
Additional information: CMSC majors will not receive credit for this course towards their upper level concentration in their CMSC major.
Building on prior programming knowledge, this course introduces principles of data science to collect, analyze, and visualize business data. Students will explore application of business analytics in areas such as finance, accounting, marketing, and operations. This course especially emphasizes learning by doing exercises using a modern, high-level programming language and industry standard software.
Restricted to Information Systems majors with 60+ credit hours and BMGT & Business Anlaytics minors with 72+ credit hours.
BMGT407
Information Systems Projects
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT302, BMGT402 and BMGT403.
Restriction: Senior standing.
Senior capstone course for the information systems major. Collected knowledge from the IS courses and application to significant problems of size and complexity. State-of-the-art research ideas and current business and industrial practices in information systems.
Permission to register for the course is granted to Information Systems majors with 86 credit hours completed who will have completed BMGT407's prerequisites by the start of the Spring semester.
BMGT411
Ethics and Professionalism in Accounting
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT311.
Restriction: Must be in Accounting program.
Analysis and discussion of issues relating to ethics and professionalism in accounting.
BMGT417
Taxation of Corporations, Partnerships and Estates
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT221.
Federal taxation of corporations using the life-cycle approach-formation, operation, assessment, merger, reorganization and liquidation. Overviews of pass-through entities - partnerships and s-corporations -using the life-cycle approach, and the tax consequences of wealth transfers by individuals - gift and estate taxation. Both tax planning and compliance issues are addressed.
BMGT422
Auditing Theory and Practice
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT310; and must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in BMGT311.
A study of the independent accountant's attest function, generally accepted auditing standards, compliance and substantive tests and report forms and opinions.
Restricted to Accounting majors.
BMGT423
Fraud Examination
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT220 or BMGT210.
The focus of this course in fraud accounting is on fraud prevention, detection, and investigation as relevant to accountants and fraud examiners. Most organizations are affected to some degree by the occurrence of fraud, whether or not reported. It is estimated that organizations, WORLDWIDE, lost roughly 5% of their annual revenues to fraud. Despite advances in technology, the problem of fraud continues to escalate; and in particular, cybercrime is growing at an alarming rate. The course will serve as an introduction to all of the topics covered in the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) examination. While not purporting to be an exam preparation course, the diligent student could be CFE exam ready soon after taking this course. This course provides an introduction to the profession of fraud examination for accounting majors or for individuals seeking to satisfy the educational requirements for the CPA examination.
Restricted to BMGT majors.
BMGT428L
Special Topics in Accounting; Accounting Analytics and Automation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisites: BMGT220 and BMGT301, or the equivalent. Restricted to Accounting Majors.
Data analysis and automation are crucial skills for accounting professionals aiming for success in their careers. This course will equip accounting students with knowledge of Python and Alteryx, two of the industry's most prevalent tools for analytics and automation. Students will gain hands on experience in cleaning, transforming, visualizing and analyzing data using both tools. Additionally, the course will demonstrate how Python and Alteryx can streamline the automation of repetitive tasks. Special emphasis will be placed on practical learning, with exercises and projects designed around real world accounting data scenarios.
Data analysis and automation are crucial skills for accounting professionals aiming for success in their careers. This course will equip accounting students with knowledge of Python and Alteryx, two of the industry's most prevalent tools for analytics and automation. Students will gain hands on experience in cleaning, transforming, visualizing and analyzing data using both tools. Additionally, the course will demonstrate how Python and Alteryx can streamline the automation of repetitive tasks. Special emphasis will be placed on practical learning, with exercises and projects designed around real world accounting data scenarios.
BMGT428M
Special Topics in Accounting; Individual Tax Practicum: Research, Procedure, & Preparation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Course restricted to Accounting majors (0503A). For students participating in TerpTax Program.
BMGT430
Data Modeling in Business
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT231 or BMGT230; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Explores the role of statistical models in business analytics to drive managerial decision-making and improve performance through the use of relevant data-motivated examples. Topics include regression models (both simple and multiple regression, as well as logistic regression for binary data), model validation, variable transformation, variable selection, discriminant analysis, and forecasting. These topics are modeled using state-of-the-art data analytics software.
Restricted to BMGT majors and Business Analytics minors.
BMGT431
Data Analytics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT430.
An introduction to the tools and techniques that are central to the analysis of abundant data that is being collected in many forms including web traffic, social network data, and reviews and comments on websites.
Restricted to Business Analytics minors and OM & BA majors.
BMGT434
Analytics Consulting: Cases and Projects
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT332.
This course assumes that students have already been introduced to the concepts and techniques of operations research/business analytics (OR/BA). Published papers, short cases, and projects in OR/BA will be analyzed and discussed in a thoughtful way, taking into account the soft (people-related) issues and the hard (mathematical/optimization) issues.
Restricted to Business majors, QUEST Program students, and Business Analytic minors with 60 credit hours completed.
BMGT435
Business Process Simulation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT332.
Covers the methods for computer simulation modeling and analysis of complex systems. Students are assumed to have been introduced to the basic techniques and applications in the field of operations management and business analytics. Course emphasis is on modeling of real-world systems (for example, inventory or queueing systems), implementing simulations in special purpose software, and analyzing simulation results.
Restricted to BMGT majors and Business Analytics minors with 60 credit hours completed.
BMGT438G
Special Topics in Operations Management; Design and Innovation in Silicon Valley
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restricted to QUEST program students. Cross-listed with ENES489Q. Credit granted for BMGT438G or ENES489Q. Travel to Silicon Valley during Spring Break is required of all class participants.
BMGT440
Advanced Financial Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT340.
Analysis and discussion of cases and readings relating to financial decisions of the firm. The application of finance concepts to the solution of financial problems is emphasized.
Restricted to BMGT majors with 68 credit hours completed.
BMGT441
Fixed Income
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT340.
Describes important financial instruments which have market values that are sensitive to interest rate movements. Develops tools to analyze interest rate sensitivity and value fixed income securities. Defines and explains the vocabulary of the bond management business.
Restricted to Finance majors with 72 credit hours completed.
BMGT442
Advanced Portfolio Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT343 and BMGT347.
An in-depth coverage of statistical methods for choosing stocks is provided. Financial markets data is used in the class. Students are also expected to learn and use an industry-standard programming language during the class to implement the concepts of the class.
Course restricted to Finance majors (0503F) with 72+ credits
BMGT443
Applied Equity Analysis and Portfolio Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT343.
Study and application of the concepts, methods, models, and empirical findings to the analysis, valuation and selection of securities, especially common stock.
Restricted to BMGT majors with 84 credit hours completed.
BMGT444
Futures and Options Contracts
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT343.
Credit only granted for: BMGT444 or MATH424.
The institutional features and economic rationale underlying markets in futures and options. Hedging, speculation, structure of futures prices, interest rate futures, efficiency in futures markets and stock and commodity options.
Restricted to Finance (0503F) majors with 84 credit hours completed.
BMGT445
Banking and Financial Institutions
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT340.
Recommended: ECON330 or BMGT341.
Analysis and discussion of cases and readings in commercial bank management. The loan function is emphasized; also the management of liquidity reserves, investments for income and source of funds. Bank objectives, functions, policies, organization, structure, services and regulation are considered.
Restricted to Finance (0503F) majors with 84 credit hours completed.
BMGT445F
Banking and Financial Institutions
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT340.
Recommended: ECON330 or BMGT341.
Analysis and discussion of cases and readings in commercial bank management. The loan function is emphasized; also the management of liquidity reserves, investments for income and source of funds. Bank objectives, functions, policies, organization, structure, services and regulation are considered.
Restricted to Banking Fellows (FPFS).
BMGT446
International Finance
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT340.
Financial management from the perspective of the multinational corporation. Topics covered include the organization and functions of foreign exchange and international capital markets, international capital budgeting, financing foreign trade and designing a global financing strategy. Emphasis of the course is on how to manage exchange and political risks while maximizing benefits from global opportunity sets faced by the firm.
BMGT449F
Investment Fund Management: Lemma Senbet Fund
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Restricted to students in the Smith School's Lemma Senbet Fund Fellows program
BMGT450
Integrated Marketing Communications
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT350.
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
In-depth study of coordinated marketing activities including advertising, sales promotion, Internet marketing, direct marketing and personal selling. Emphasizes strategic planning to effectively use these promotional tools to communicate with customers and meet marketing goals. Blends theory and current practice to provide managerial orientation.
BMGT454
Global Marketing
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT350.
Marketing functions from the global executive's viewpoint, including coverage of global marketing policies relating to product adaptation, data collection and analysis, channels of distribution, pricing, communications and cost analysis. Consideration is given to the cultural, legal, financial and organizational aspects of global marketing.
Restricted to BMGT majors with 72 credit hours completed.
BMGT455
Sales Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT350.
The roles of the sales executive as a planner, manager of resources and marketing functions and recruiter, trainer, motivator and leader of field sales personnel. Techniques and sequence of problem analysis for selling and sales management decisions and to the practical framework in which these decisions take place. Teaching vehicles feature strong classroom interactions, cases, journal articles, research findings, guest sales managers, debates, and modern company practices.
BMGT457
Marketing Policies and Strategies
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT350.
This capstone course ties together various marketing concepts using the fundamentals of strategic market planning as the framework. Application of these principles is accomplished by analyzing and discussing cases and by playing a marketing strategy computer simulation game. Analysis of current business articles to understand the link between theory and real-world problem solving.
BMGT458T
Special Topics in Marketing; Developing and Managing Customer Relationships
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisites: BMGT350. Open to any business major.
Marketing promotion tactics include direct interaction with potential customers. In this course, you will apply your business acumen to understand customer needs through a consultative communication approach and develop customized solutions. This highly interactive course focuses on developing your communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills to prepare you for careers in consulting, management, personal sales, and business development.
Marketing promotion tactics include direct interaction with potential customers. In this course, you will apply your business acumen to understand customer needs through a consultative communication approach and develop customized solutions. This highly interactive course focuses on developing your communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills to prepare you for careers in consulting, management, personal sales, and business development.
BMGT458W
Special Topics in Marketing; Customer Lifetime Valuation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Course restricted to BMGT Majors.
Prereq: BMGT301 and BMGT350.
This course introduces students to quantitative methods for measuring and optimizing the value of customers. Students will learn to transform transactional and CRM data into strategic insights about customer acquisition, retention, and lifetime value. Through practical exercises in Excel, students will develop skills in customer-base auditing, CLV modeling, and data-driven marketing strategy development. The course emphasizes both technical skills and business applications across various industries, preparing students to leverage customer analytics inmarketing decision-making.
Prereq: BMGT301 and BMGT350.
This course introduces students to quantitative methods for measuring and optimizing the value of customers. Students will learn to transform transactional and CRM data into strategic insights about customer acquisition, retention, and lifetime value. Through practical exercises in Excel, students will develop skills in customer-base auditing, CLV modeling, and data-driven marketing strategy development. The course emphasizes both technical skills and business applications across various industries, preparing students to leverage customer analytics inmarketing decision-making.
BMGT461
Entrepreneurship
Restriction: Must not have completed BMGT361.
Credit only granted for: BMGT261, BMGT361, BMGT461, ENES460, SMLP470 or HLMN470.
Process of creating new ventures, including evaluating the entrepreneurial team, the opportunity and the financing requirements. Skills, concepts, mental attitudes and knowledge relevant for starting a new business.
Restricted to BMGT majors with 72+ credit. Non-majors and Innovation and Entrepreneurship minors should register for BMGT461M.
BMGT461M
Entrepreneurship
Restriction: Must not have completed BMGT361.
Credit only granted for: BMGT261, BMGT361, BMGT461, ENES460, SMLP470 or HLMN470.
Process of creating new ventures, including evaluating the entrepreneurial team, the opportunity and the financing requirements. Skills, concepts, mental attitudes and knowledge relevant for starting a new business.
Restricted to Innovation & Entrepreneurship Minors (#BU03) and non-majors with 72 credits.
BMGT463
Cross-cultural Challenges in Business
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Examines in depth the nature of international cultural value-differences and their behavioral-related effects in the workplace. Topics include decision-making and leadership styles and reactions to various work assignments and reward structures.
Restricted to International Business and Management majors with 72 credit hours completed.
BMGT466
Global Business Strategy
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Focuses on the strategic challenges that directly result from and are associated with the globalization of industries and companies. Topics include drivers of industry globalization, difference between global and multi-domestic industry, global expansion strategies, sources of competitive advantage in a global context, and coordination of a company across a global network.
Restricted to International Business and Management majors (0503I, 0503G) with 72 credit hours completed.
BMGT467
Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Credit only granted for: BMGT467, ENES463 or HLMN472.
Provides an understanding of how innovation affects the competitive dynamics of markets, how firms can strategically manage innovation, and how firms can create and implement strategies to maximize their likelihood of success.
Meets in-person every other week.
BMGT468T
Special Topics in Management and Organization; Creativity for Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Outdoor Edition
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restricted to students with 45 credit hours completed. Course requires participation in activities outside the scheduled meeting time, including site visits to Under Armour and in the outdoors.
BMGT468W
Special Topics in Management and Organization; Social Innovation Practicum: Consulting and Venture Creation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restricted to students with 30 or more credits.
BMGT472
Purchasing and Inbound Logistics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT372.
Analysis of the resupply activities of logistics management, including purchasing policies, transportation planning, and inventory control. Attention is directed toward total cost minimization and the establishment of a sustainable competitive advantage based on procurement.
BMGT476
Technology Applications in Supply Chain Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT372.
An understanding of the role of technology in managing the supply chain. Provides students with hands-on experience in advanced software systems that build on top of enterprise resource planning systems. Major emphasis is placed on demonstrating that these systems result in supply chain cost reductions and service improvements.
Restricted to Supply Chain Management and Information Systems majors.
BMGT478J
Special Topics in Supply Chain Management; Foundations of Sustainable Business & Supply Chain: Innovating for the Future
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Open to any business major with 60 or more credits. This course offers insights into how increased consumer and regulatory pressure for sustainable performance is driving changes in key business functions, metrics, and reporting. We will discuss a comprehensive overview of essential concepts related to social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Addressing the centrality of the supply chain to the environmental and social impacts of business, from carbon emissions to human trafficking. We will explore various opportunities to promote sustainability within supply chain management, covering aspects from product sourcing decisions to transportation methods. The course will include lectures, discussions, student presentations, projects, relevant readings, case studies, and videos.
BMGT478K
Special Topics in Supply Chain Management; The Industry Analysis of Space Commerce
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Survey of the commercial aerospace economy, from an applied perspective featuring a range of guest speakers drawn from industry leaders Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and SpaceX. Students will study the global opportunity and inter-connected supply chains preparing to do battle for leadership in the near-future of space commerce.
BMGT483
Sports Management Program Capstone
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT383.
Through interdisciplinary collaboration, students will work in teams to apply their knowledge and skills in sports management to a real-world case. Student teams will be charged to develop innovative and creative solutions to sports management challenges while considering the ethical implications of their proposals.
For students in the Sports Management Program.
BMGT484
Digital Marketing
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT350.
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Examines the process of developing, implementing, and analyzing strategies for successfully marketing a variety of existing and potential products and services through digital means, including the web, social media, and mobile apps. Both the development and analysis of digital media for marketing will be discussed.
BMGT485
Project Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT231 or BMGT230; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Restriction: Must be in a major in BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BMGT485, ENCE320, ENCE325, INST408O or INST453.
Modern project management techniques that are used by modern practicing professionals will be covered. Particular attention is given to the management of technology based systems and projects in a business enterprise. The topics covered include: defining project scope, alignment of projects with enterprise strategy, managing project cost, time and risks using tools such as CPM/PERT, and measuring project performance.
Restricted to Information Systems majors with 60 credit hours completed and other BMGT majors and QUEST students with 72 credit hours completed.
BMGT490H
QUEST Capstone Professional Practicum
Prerequisite: BMGT390, ENES390 or ENED390.
Cross-listed with: ENED490.
Credit only granted for: BMGT490, ENES490 or ENED490.
Formerly: ENES490.
The capstone course for the QUEST Honors Program provides students with an opportunity to learn in multidisciplinary teams of business, engineering, and science students in a real-world setting. Companies engage teams of QUEST students with real organizational challenges and dedicate resources to help students address these problems. Student teams must enhance their skills in quality management, process improvement, and systems design and will apply these to add value to a client. In the process, students will improve their teamwork skills.
Restricted to QUEST program students. Cross-listed with ENES490H. Credit granted for ENES490H or BMGT490H.
BMGT491
Scoping Projects for Business Impact
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: BMGT190, ENES190, ENED290 or BMGT290.
Restriction: Must be in the QUEST Program (TQMP).
Cross-listed with: ENED491.
Credit only granted for: BMGT491, ENES491 or ENED491.
Formerly: ENES491.
Students cultivate relationships with new and current corporate partners and prepare project scopes for QUEST courses. As part of the scoping process, students learn about techniques for reaching out to clients, assessing current relationships to determine how to approach an organization, pitching project sponsorship, and determining a project scope. The course includes independent work networking with clients and phone call and video discussions with potential clients.
Prerequisite: BMGT190H or ENES190H. Restricted to Quest. Cross-listed with ENES491.
BMGT495
Strategic Management
A case-based course where students learn to play the role of the "strategic manager" who defines the scope of its business operations and, within the chosen scope, how the firm will compete against rivals. This course focuses on how a firm can both formulate effective business-level and corporate-level strategies to achieve competitive advantage and earn above average profits.
BMGT499J
Advanced Business Topics; Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT301. Restricted to BMGT majors.
Many people are excited but skeptical about the disruptive potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency. This course is designed to help students thoroughly understand cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and their underlying technologies. We introduce you to the fundamentals of blockchain, including its applications and implications. This course is not designed to provide financial advice or an in-depth guide into programming blockchain technology.
Many people are excited but skeptical about the disruptive potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency. This course is designed to help students thoroughly understand cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and their underlying technologies. We introduce you to the fundamentals of blockchain, including its applications and implications. This course is not designed to provide financial advice or an in-depth guide into programming blockchain technology.
BMGT499K
Advanced Business Topics; Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BMGT301. Restricted to Technology and Business Transformation Fellows (FPTT) Many people are excited but skeptical about the disruptive potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency. This course is designed to help students thoroughly understand cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and their underlying technologies. We introduce you to the fundamentals of blockchain, including its applications and implications. This course is not designed to provide financial advice or an in-depth guide into programming blockchain technology.
BMGT600
Leadership and Teamwork
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business; or must be in Business and Management (Master's) program.
Credit only granted for: BMGT600, BUSI662 or BUSM600.
Course examines concepts of team-building and leadership which are critical to managerial success. Topics include leadership, decision making, communication and conflict, work motivation, building effective teams, and organizational change and culture.
BMGT604
Managerial Economics and Public Policy
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business; or must be in Business and Management (Master's) program.
Credit only granted for: BUSI681 or BMGT604.
Basic microeconomic principles used by firms, including supply and demand, elasticities, costs, productivity, pricing, market structure and competitive implications of alternative market structures. Market failures and government intervention. Public policy processes affecting business operations.
BMGT614
Strategic Management
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business; or must be in Business and Management (Master's) program.
Credit only granted for: BUSI690 or BMGT614.
Analyze and identify profit opportunities and threats in different industry and competitive environments; Analyze and identify a firm's valuable assets, resources and capabilities and how they might be protected, leveraged, and extended in the market; Learn how to organize your company to be the best prepared to adapt its strategy over time as the market environment changes; and how to use organic growth as well as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, alliances, and divestitures to ensure that the firm maintians the proper scale and scope to compete effectively over time.
BMGT758A
Special Topics in Business and Management; AI and Business Strategy
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Cross-listed with BDBA868A Credit only granted for BMGT758a or BDBA868A
BMGT758C
Special Topics in Business and Management; Consumer Behavior
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758D
Special Topics in Business and Management; Name, Image, and Likeness
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758G
Special Topics in Business and Management; Global Sports Entrepreneurship
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758M
Special Topics in Business and Management; Operations and Events Management
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758O
Special Topics in Business and Management; Navigating Organizational Networks
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758Q
Special Topics in Business and Management; Foundations of Consulting
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758R
Special Topics in Business and Management; Marketing Research Methods
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758T
Special Topics in Business and Management; Entrepreneurship and New Ventures
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758V
Special Topics in Business and Management; Valuation in Corporate Finance
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758W
Special Topics in Business and Management; Foundations of AI
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758X
Special Topics in Business and Management; Experiential Learning I
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT758Y
Special Topics in Business and Management; Experiential Learning II
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT808A
Special Topics in Information Systems; Economic Models of AI
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT808J
Special Topics in Information Systems; Research in Responsible AI
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT808R
Special Topics in Information Systems; Research Seminar in Decision, Operations and Information Technologies
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT818D
Special Topics in Accounting and Information Assurance; The Role of Information Intermediaries in Modern Financial Markets
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT818R
Special Topics in Accounting and Information Assurance; Workshop in Accounting Research
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT828
Independent Study in Business and Management
Credits:
1 - 9
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT838M
Special Topics in Operations Management/Management Science; chine Learning for Causal Inference and Decision Support
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT838P
Special Topics in Operations Management/Management Science; Emerging Topics in Operations Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT838R
Special Topics in Operations Management/Management Science; Research Seminar in Decision, Operations and Information Technologies
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT843
Seminar in Portfolio Theory
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Seminar in selected classic and current theoretical and empirical research in portfolio theory.
BMGT848B
Special Topics in Finance; Seminar in Finance Methods II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT848F
Special Topics in Finance; Workshop in Finance Research
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT858A
Special Topics in Marketing; Consumer Goals and Motivation
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT858L
Special Topics in Marketing; Marketing Strategy
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT858R
Special Topics in Marketing; Marketing Research Seminar
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT858W
Special Topics in Marketing; Bayesian Data Analysis
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT868B
Special Topics in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management; Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling Workshop
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT868C
Special Topics in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management; Career and Professionalization Workshop in Management and Organization
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT868E
Special Topics in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management; Emotions in Organizations
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT868G
Special Topics in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management; Multilevel Analysis Methods Workshop
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT868P
Special Topics in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Presentations
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT868X
Special Topics in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management; Social Psychological Foundations
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT878C
Special Topics in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship; Cross Discilpinary Workshop in Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT878P
Special Topics in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship; Strategy and Entrepreneurship PhD Presentations
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
BMGT888C
Special Topics in Supply Chain Management; Inventory Research
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT888D
Special Topics in Supply Chain Management; Humanitarian Operations and Disaster Management Research
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
BMGT898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg, S-F
BMGT899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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