Courses

Introductory analysis of the employment relationship and the interrelated interests of management, workers, unions, and the public.

Examination of basic legal principles underlying the employment relationship, and their social, political, and economic bases.

The course surveys the main elements of modern labor and employment relations systems in the U.S. and beyond.

This course will provide students with an opportunity to understand and apply important concepts concerning human resources in the workplace.

The objective of this course is to enhance students' abilities to use a range of methodologies to evaluate and conduct research in the field of employment relations and human resource management.

Introduction to the role of accounting numbers in the process of managing a business and in investor decision-making.

Explore what it means to be Black in America by engaging with questions about identity and authenticity, freedom and unfreedom, radicalism and reform, gender and sexuality, and the role of music in African American life.

Explores the ethical, political, social, legal and regulatory, technological, and demographic diversity environment of business.

An overview of a body of knowledge that exists concerning the management of modern organizations.

Social control through law: courts, basic policies underlying individual and contractual rights in everyday society. May not be used to satisfy Smeal College baccalaureate degree requirements.

This class is designed as an opportunity to explore the complexities of interpersonal communication and to develop a repertoire of interpersonal communication skills.

Examines the function and structure of communication in both formal and informal situations.

Focuses on the study of markets with imperfect competition.

This course examines major developments in the history of modern American business and industry from the colonial period to the present.

Introduction to organizational factors relevant to management processes, including leadership, motivation, job design, technology, organizational design and environments, systems, change.

Study of fundamental principles and processes available to the understanding of management.

Applies organizational behavior theories, concepts, and skills to leading and motivating individuals and groups.

This course introduces key leadership concepts and practices based on current theory and research. It is designed to help students to discover the knowledge and skills that are characteristic of effective leaders.

The course examines the continuing influence of social and environmental factors in shaping leadership and leadership development.

Theory- and research-based communication skills for leaders dealing with work-related problems in contemporary groups and organizations.

Application of theories of decision-making to work-related issues in groups and organizations requiring collective resolution and action.

This survey course examines racism and sexism as cultural, political and economic processes that shape contemporary social life in the United States.

Changing sex role expectations and behavior for men and women in contemporary society.

Focuses on historical patterns and current status of racial, ethnic and cultural groups and issues locally, nationally, and internationally.