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CONTENTS

general information
academic units
courses
personnel
reference

GENERAL INFORMATION

Message From the President 2
The University of Hawai'i 5
calendar 6-7
undergraduate education 8-
22
UHM General Education Core and Graduation Requirements 23-
27
graduate education 28-
45
student Life 46-
58
tuition, fees, and financial aid 59-
69
degrees and certificates 70-
71

ACADEMIC UNITS

architecture 72-
76
arts & sciences, AMST-IT 77-
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Arts & Sciences, JOUR-ZOOL 122-
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business administration 176-
185
education
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207
engineering 208-
216
hawaiian, asian, and pacific studies 217-
225
health sciences and social welfare 226
interdisciplinary programs 227-
233
law 234-
236
medicine 237-
255
nursing 256-
266
ocean and earth science and technology 267-
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outreach college 285-
288
public health 289-
292
rotc programs 293-
294
social work
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297
travel industry management 298-
303
tropical agriculture and human resources 304-
324
instructional support, research, and Service Units  478-
483

COURSES

overview 325
a - E 326-
379
f - N 379-
427
o - Z 427-
477

PERSONNEL

administration 484-
485
Endowed Chairs and Distinguished Professorships 486
faculty 486-
510
emeriti faculty 511-
517
Instructional Support, Research, and Service Units Staff 518-
527

REFERENCE

appendix 528-
532
glossary 533-
535
campus map

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Courses: Business
Business (BUS)

College of Business Administration 

BUS 300 Business Issues (3) Designed to familiarize non-business students with basic business concepts and skills. Topics include business organization, management, marketing, accounting, and finance. Pre: sophomore standing and non-business major.

BUS 305 Introduction to Marketing (3) Introduction to the field of marketing designed for non-business students. Emphasis given to explaining marketing from the social, consumer, and managerial point of view. Pre: sophomore standing and non-business major.

BUS 310 Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions (3) Problem recognition and formulation; stress on cross-disciplinary complex problem solving and communication; computer intensive. Coverage of descriptive statistics, probability and hypothesis testing with emphasis on quality, productivity, and regression analysis. Must be taken in first semester of BBA program. Pre: MATH 241 or equivalent.

BUS 311 Information Systems for Global Business Environment (3) Skills and strategies for using external information resources applied to local and global business issues; advanced skills in computer-based analytical techniques and information management; impact of information technology on business operations. Must be taken in first semester of BBA program. Pre: ICS 101 or equivalent, or consent.

BUS 312 Principles of Marketing (3) Concepts, problems, and opportunities in marketing within its competitive, political-legal, economic, social and global environments. Social responsibility and ethics. Marketing research. Consumer and business-to-business segmentation and positioning. Strategic marketing planning. Students may not earn credit for BUS 312 and TIM 364.

BUS 313 Economic and Financial Environment of Global Business (3) International trade, financial flows, and direct investment. Public and private institutions including government policies and capital markets. Emphasis on Asia Pacific issues, with attention to the cultural differences among countries. Must be taken in first year of BBA program.

BUS 314 Business Finance (3) Introduction to the theory and practice of financial management: analysis and decision making for asset management, capital budgeting, capital structure, and dividend policy. Prerequisite for all other finance courses. Pre: ACC 202 or consent.

BUS 315 Global Management and Organizational Behavior (3) Analysis of theories and concepts underlying domestic and global organizational management, including behavioral and personnel issues. Emphasis on leadership, team-work, cultural differences in the Asia Pacific region. Prerequisite to all other advanced management courses. Students may not receive credit for BUS 315 and TIM 363. Pre: PSY 100 or SOC 100.

BUS 345 Strategic Management (3) Applications of strategy to domestic and global business problems using an interdisciplinary approach. Emphasis on Asia Pacific business, assessment of risk, integration of all business core disciplines. Extensive writing expected. Pre: all core courses and graduating senior standing. 

BUS 367 Business Study Abroad (3) Study abroad experience emphasizing international business issues. Course content varies depending on where the course is taught and by which professor. Course qualifies as an international business elective.

BUS 395 (Alpha) Internship (3) On-the-job experience in the business community. Term paper and meetings with faculty adviser required. (C) accounting; (D) MIS; (F) finance; (G) management; (I) international business; (K) marketing; (M) human resource management; (R) real estate. CR/NC only. Pre: consent and RE 300 for (R) only.

BUS 500 Master's Plan B/C Studies (1) Enrollment required for degree completion. Pre: master's Plan B or C candidate and consent.

BUS 610 (Alpha) Analytical Tools for the MBA (2) Integrative course providing foundation skills in business. (B) accounting tools for the MBA; (C) statistical tools for the MBA; (D) economic tools for the MBA. 610B, 610C, and 610D must be taken concurrently. A-F only. 

BUS 613 (Alpha) Organization and External Environments of Asia-Pacific Business (3) Integrative course covering, from an Asia-Pacific cross-cultural perspective, the organizational behavior in business settings along with the external and technological business environment. (B) organizational behavior; (C) external environment of Asia Pacific business. 613B and 613C must be taken concurrently. A-F only. Pre: 610B, 610C, and 610D (or concurrent).

BUS 614 (Alpha) Managerial Finance and Accounting (3) Integrative course covering managerial accounting tools and finance. (B) managerial accounting; (C) managerial finance. 614B and 614C must be taken concurrently. A-F only. Pre: 610B, 610C, and 610D (or concurrent).

BUS 615 Marketing, Information Strategies, and Global Business (3) Integrative course covering evaluation and development of marketing strategies in the context of dynamic markets, use of information systems as a strategic business tool, global business issues with an emphasis on Asia Pacific. Pre: 614 (or concurrent).

BUS 660 Business Policy and Strategy (3) Integration of learning through analysis of comprehensive business problems, resolution of policy issues, and the study of competitive strategies in the international setting. Pre: all required MBA courses.

BUS 677 Field Study in Asia (6) Industry observations conducted entirely in Asian countries for three and a half weeks. Pre: consent.

BUS 695 Internship (3) On-the-job experience in the business community. Project paper and meetings with faculty adviser required. Pre: consent.

BUS 696 (Alpha) Field Studies in the Enterprise (3) Comprehensive study of (B) audit of existing organizations. Problems and solutions, or feasibility, of personally experienced organizations, as opposed to text case studies. Pre: 660.

BUS 696C Entrepreneurship (3)

BUS 699 Directed Reading and Research (3) Outline (including methodology or sources, results expected, and means of measurement) must be prepared by student and approved by supervisor and chair of graduate programs before registration.

BUS 700 Thesis Research (V) Required for Plan A candidates only; 6 credit hours required, 1 of which must be taken during semester in which degree is awarded.

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