APM401
Principles of Assets Protection Management (3 cr.)
This course examines the history, nature, and scope of assets protection as a profession. Fundamentals of assets protection processes, types of security organizations, legal requirements, partnerships, and the future of security management are discussed.

APM402
Assets Protection Risk Assessment (3 cr.)
Prerequisite: APM 401
This course provides the theory and procedures for identifying and protecting institutional assets. It focuses on recognizing risks and providing business case solutions.

APM403
Private Investigation Principles (3 cr.)
Prerequisite: APM 401
This course focuses on both criminal and non-criminal investigations. Methods of investigation, interview techniques, and business partner collaborations are discussed.

APM404
Security Techniques and Technology (3 cr.)
Prerequisite: APM 401
This course examines current issues, trends, and technologies available to address assets protection problems and issues. Topics include environmental design, executive protection, and technology advances for information and physical security, along with professional development practices.

APM405
Assets Protection Leadership and Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisite: APM 401
This course examines assets protection leadership as it relates to, human resource initiatives, organizational change, business practices, and community partnerships.

MG305
Managerial Ethics (3 cr.)
This course introduces students to the important moral issues that arise in various organizational contexts. It examines the social, political, and economic environments within which moral issues occur. The ethical concepts and reasoning skills relevant for resolving moral dilemmas are presented.

BU400
Business Law (3 cr.)
This introductory course examines the legal context for business, including the legal and regulatory system, the law of contracts, property laws and torts, and forms of business organization, including partnerships and corporations. The course also introduces areas of law and regulation which affect business activities, including employment law, securities, antitrust, bankruptcy, consumer protections, and environmental laws.

BU403
Applied Statistics (3 cr.)
This course presents the theory and procedures of data analysis. It focuses on measures of central tendency and dispersion, simple probability, data analysis, and an overview of statistical inference.

BU407
Financial Management (3 cr.)
This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of financial management of organizations. Topics covered include the assessment of types of business entities and capital acquisition sources, basic financial statement analysis, the assessment of how income taxes impact the financial decision making process, the evaluation of capital projects using the time value of money concepts, management of an entity’s current assets and current liabilities, and the maximization of shareholder wealth.

CM309
Professional Writing (3 cr.)
This writing course provides strategies for developing a clear, concise professional writing style. A variety of writing formats, including business letters and memos, formal research proposals, and reports are addressed. Voice, style, audience, purpose and the writing process, including strategies for editing and revision, are examined in the context of interpersonal and ethical dimensions.

CM310
Oral Communications (3 cr.)
Communication skills pertinent to organizational settings form the foundation of this course. Effective methods for design and delivery of oral communications are examined. Other topics include communication styles, interpersonal communication skills, dynamics of small group communications and persuasive speaking.

MG490
Bachelor of Science Capstone (3 cr.)
Prerequisite: Final semester of program
This course integrates knowledge and skills developed in previous courses and provides an opportunity to apply them to a selected topic. Each student selects an issue currently confronting the field of study or profession, clearly defines the issue using appropriate references and resources, and creates a paper and presentation which addresses the issue. The topic must be suitable for formal presentation to a business or professional organization and the student will present the completed work to classmates.

MG465
Occupational Safety and Loss Control (3 cr.)
This course presents an overview of occupational accident prevention programs such as risk management, loss control, techniques of measurement, cost of accidents, location effects, identification of accident sources, and problems of selective corrective action. Also presented is an introduction to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 on operations, systematic self-inspection, and compliance procedures. The societal responsibility toward a safe work place is stressed.

HR440
Employee and Labor Relations (3 cr.)
This course provides an introduction to the practical aspects of employer and employee relationships from both union and non-union perspectives. It includes an overview of the basics of labor law and bargaining agreements, the role of the National Labor Relations Board and how each impacts performance among management, supervisors and employees in private, government and public organizations.

IT430
Information Security I (3 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT301
This course provides an overarching model for information assurance for businesses, government agencies, and other enterprises needing to establish a comprehensive security plan. The components of security and protection against the most current security vulnerabilities are covered. Topics include asset identification, human factors, personnel security, risk assessment, ethical considerations, and computer and network security tools and methods.

IT432
Computer Forensics I (3 cr.)
Prerequisite: IT301
This course provides an introduction to the legal, technical, and investigative skills necessary to consider a career in computer forensics. Topics include the legal foundations for proper handling of traditional and electronic evidence, investigative tools and procedures, and an examination of large-scale attacks such as identity theft, fraud, phishing, extortion, and malware infections. The basics of conducting a computer forensics investigation, finding hidden data, and evaluating common computer forensic tools are covered.

MG300
Spanish Language and Culture (3 cr.)
This course introduces basic Spanish oral communication skills that are used in the business setting. The culture of Spanish-speaking countries is explored.

MG335
Critical Thinking for Managers (3 cr.)
The course examines the practical and dynamic relevance of critical thinking for managers, emphasizing the decisional aspects of management. Topics focus on eliciting new managerial insights, improving managerial problem solving and decision-making skills, and on strengthening the student's ability to articulate reasoned solutions to managerial problems and opportunities.

MG408
Project Management (3 cr.)
This course emphasizes leadership concepts related to directing and coordinating human and material resources for relatively short-term projects that have been established to complete specific goals and objectives. The skills and procedures needed to take a project from definition through completion are presented.

PSCI405
Violence as a Culture (3 cr.)
This course examines the historical perspectives of violence, causes of violence, why violence is perpetuated in many environments and how it impacts society.

PSCI406
Property Crimes (3 cr.)
This course examines the impact of white collar crime, tax evasion, identity theft and other non-violent crimes. Methods of investigation, preventative techniques and access to advocacy groups will be discussed.