Courses

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

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.

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

Development of Anglo-American law regulating collective bargaining, with emphasis on American labor-management relations under Wagner, Taft-Hartley, and other acts.

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.

This course is an introduction to African American Studies as both a political and intellectual project. We will look at the discipline's history, its most prominent thinkers and institutional locations, as well as the influence of African American Studies both inside and outside of the academy.

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

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.

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