College of Business and Legal Studies

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 Department Chair:  C. Scott Tollison

Business Faculty

Professor: Dee Anne Larson
Assistant Professors: Martha A. Brock, Kimberly Dorsey, C. Scott Tollison, Rex Bruington, Andrew Luccasen
Instructors: Sharon Grissom, Carla Lowery, Thomas Haffey, Kyle Dempsey

Legal Studies Faculty 

Professor: David Smith
Instructor: Wesley Garrett

Purpose Statement for College of Business 

The purpose of the College of Business at Mississippi University for Women is to provide quality undergraduate business programs in Business Administration and Accounting for local, regional, national, and international students. Through small class sizes and the implementation of current technologies, the qualified faculty and staff strive to graduate highly qualified and competent individuals who have developed critical thinking skills, leadership and technical skills, high ethical standards, and an awareness and understanding of national and global business issues, cultural diversity, and women’s issues. The College of Business supports the Mississippi University for Women’s mission of delivering high-quality instruction designed to assist students in attaining their academic, professional, and personal goals.

Business Accreditation

All business programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), the premier accrediting association for business schools and programs with a focus on teaching excellence (www.acbsp.org).

Business Majors

Mississippi University for Women, through its College of Business, is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) to offer the following business degrees:

The Bachelor of Science in Accounting

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Entrepreneurship, General Business, Management, Management Information Systems, and Marketing.

Business Minors

Certain prerequisite courses are required for junior and senior level courses in the Business Minors. Refer to the course descriptions for required prerequisites. A grade of C or higher must be earned in each required  course in the minor, including the prerequisites.

Field Experience (Internship)

Business majors may elect to complete an approved, faculty-supervised internship (BU 400). To be eligible, students must be classified as juniors or seniors in their majors and must possess a 2.5 or higher overall grade point average. During the enrollment  semester, students must complete a minimum of 120 hours of on-site work experience. Students may or may not be compensated for their internship experience. Additional internship requirements include an academic research component and an acceptable evaluation by the internship supervisor. Business majors may earn up to 6 credit hours of internship credit with advisor approval.

Legal Studies

The objectives of the Legal Studies are as follows:

1. To train students as paralegals to assist attorneys in law offices, legal services corporations, banks, corporations, and various government agencies by providing instruction and experience in general education, business, and law.
    
2. To provide students with a basic understanding of legal concepts and terms of subjects which are vital to practicing paralegals. To provide students with legal writing and research skills to enable graduates to perform as efficient members of a legal team.
    
3. To support the general principles of ethical legal practices and professional responsibilities and to support the prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law by lay persons.
    
4. To provide knowledge of the principles of ethical and professional responsibilities as these relate to lawyers, legal assistants, and clients and to the legal profession.
    
5. To provide a broad background in general education for the development of a well rounded individual.
    
6. To constantly improve and adjust the program to meet the needs of the community by seeking input from judges, local attorneys, legal assistants, and students.
    
7. To maintain equality of opportunity in the education program without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, natural origin, or gender.

Programs

• Accounting Major, B.S.
• Accounting Minor
• Business Administration – Entrepreneurship Concentration, B.S.
• Business Administration – General Business Concentration, B.S.
• Business Administration – Management Concentration, B.S.
• Business Administration – Management Information Systems Concentration, B.S.
• Business Administration – Marketing Concentration, B.S.
• Business Core
• General Business Minor
• Legal Studies Major, B.A.
• Legal Studies Major, B.S.
• Legal Studies Minor
• Management Information Systems Minor
• Management Minor
• Marketing Minor
• Professional Studies - Concentration in Legal Administration - B.T. (Online Only)
• Professional Studies - Entrepreneurship Concentration - B.T. (Online Only)
• Professional Studies - General Business Concentration - B.T. (Online Only)
• Professional Studies - Human Resource Management Concentration - B.T. (Online Only)
• Professional Studies - Management Information Systems - B.T. (Online Only)
• Public Safety Administration - Concentration in General Business/Fire Science Management - B.A. (Online Only)
• Public Safety Administration - Concentration in General Business/Fire Science Management - B.S. (Online Only)
• Public Safety Administration - Concentration in Law and Government/Fire Science Management - B.A. (Online Only)
• Public Safety Administration - Concentration in Law and Government/Fire Science Management - B.S. (Online Only)

Courses

• BU 157 - Information Systems Using Microcomputers
• BU 160 - Spreadsheet Applications
• BU 170 - Statistical Analysis for Business
• BU 201 - Principles of Economics I
• BU 202 - Principles of Economics II
• BU 211 - Principles of Accounting I
• BU 212 - Principles of Accounting II
• BU 240 - Personal Finance
• BU 280 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• BU 294 - Introduction to Information Systems
• BU 295 - Desktop Application Development
• BU 296 - Object Oriented Programming
• BU 298 - Data Structures
• BU 299 - Special Topics in Business
• BU 310 - Intermediate Accounting I
• BU 311 - Intermediate Accounting II
• BU 312 - Tax Accounting I
• BU 315 - Cost Accounting I
• BU 316 - Cost Accounting II
• BU 320 - Database Applications
• BU 321 - Telecommunications Systems Management
• BU 322 - Web Development for Business
• BU 330 - End-User Management
• BU 333 - Organizational Communication
• BU 340 - Financial Markets and Institutions
• BU 345 - Advanced Statistical Analysis for Business
• BU 355 - Business Finance
• BU 361 - Principles of Marketing
• BU 363 - Integrated Marketing Communications
• BU 365 - Retail Management
• BU 370 - Consumer Behavior
• BU 371 - International Business Seminar
• BU 372 - Entrepreneurial Finance
• BU 375 - Sales Management
• BU 381 - Principles of Management
• BU 382 - Organizational Behavior
• BU 383 - Leadership
• BU 384 - Strategies for the Managerial Woman
• BU 385 - Operations/Production Management
• BU 386 - Human Resource Management
• BU 387 - Health Care Industry Management
• BU 388 - Compensation Management
• BU 389 - Labor Relations
• BU 390 - Enterprise Architecture Management
• BU 396 - Systems and Network Administration
• BU 398 - Network Operations Management
• BU 399 - Special Topics in Business
• BU 400 - Internship
• BU 405 - Government and Nonprofit Accounting
• BU 406 - Accounting Information Systems
• BU 407 - Advanced Accounting I
• BU 408 - Advanced Accounting II
• BU 412 - Auditing
• BU 421 - Training and Development
• BU 433 - High Technology Entrepreneurship
• BU 435 - Marketing for the Entrepreneur
• BU 440 - Information Security Management
• BU 445 - Risk Management and Assessment
• BU 455 - Internet Marketing
• BU 460 - Senior Seminar in Business
• BU 464 - Tax Accounting II
• BU 465 - Managerial Accounting
• BU 470 - Systems Analysis and Design
• BU 475 - Electronic Commerce Strategies
• BU 482 - Database Program Development
• BU 486 - MIS Projects
• BU 487 - Entrepreneurship Projects
• BU 488 - Mobile Application Development
• BU 490 - Marketing Management
• BU 491 - Seminar in Human Resource Management
• BU 493 - Managing the Growing Business
• BU 495 - Marketing Research
• BU 497 - Strategic Management
• BU 499 - Special Topics in Business
• FRD 410 - Fire Prevention Organization and Management
• FRD 420 - Community Risk Reduction
• FRD 430 - Applications of Fire Research
• FRD 499 - Internship
• PLG 101 - Introduction to the Legal Profession
• PLG 200 - Legal Bibliography and Research I
• PLG 202 - Legal Bibliography and Research II
• PLG 241 - The Legal Environment of Business
• PLG 301 - Contracts
• PLG 303 - Torts
• PLG 325 - Business Organizations
• PLG 327 - Estates, Trusts and Wills
• PLG 330 - Legal Writing
• PLG 340 - Law Office Technology and Management
• PLG 401 - Special Topics in Paralegal Studies
• PLG 427 - Administrative Law
• PLG 428 - Real Estate Law
• PLG 429 - Civil Litigation
• PLG 431 - Criminal Law
• PLG 432 - Family Law
• PLG 433 - Environmental Law
• PLG 434 - Bankruptcy Law
• PLG 440 - Practical Legal Lab
• PLG 451 - School Law

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