Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbering System

The following lists include all courses normally offered at Albion College. However, not all courses are offered every year. When possible, courses offered in alternate years are designated. For details, students should consult the Class Schedule for each semester, available online at: www.albion.edu/registrar. The College reserves the right to add or withdraw courses without prior announcement, as conditions may require.

Unless otherwise stated, 100 level courses are intended for freshmen, 200 level for sophomores, 300 and 400 level for juniors and seniors.

A list of courses which meet the core and category requirements, organized by departments, is available online at www.albion.edu/registrar.

Further information may be obtained at the Registrar’s Office in the Ferguson Student, Technology, and Administrative Services Building.

 

Business and Organizations

  
  • BUS 111: Gerstacker Leadership Workshop


    (1/4 Unit)
    Explores issues faced by a wide variety of professions—from medicine to professional sports. Considers common models of strategic thinking and theory. Includes professional writing exercises and the use of Excel as an analytical tool. Students complete a final project showcasing the application of the theories and common business themes presented in the course. Required for all students who wish to pursue a business and organizations major or minor.
  
  • BUS 187: Selected Topics


    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • BUS 188: Selected Topics


    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • BUS 189: Selected Topics


    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • BUS 287: Selected Topics


    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • BUS 288: Selected Topics


    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • BUS 289: Selected Topics


    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • BUS 351: International Entrepreneurial Exchange


    (1 Unit)
    Students work in collaboration with graduate students attending a business school in France to theoretically create a service or product to launch in the United States. After traveling to France for 1 week in October to meet their team and create a foundation for their project, students will return to the US to conduct market research, consider legal issues in creating a business, and look at financial strategy and expectations in working with a start-up. (No knowledge of the French language is needed.)
  
  • BUS 352: International Entrepreneurial Exchange II


    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisite: BUS 351  or permission of instructor.
    Students complete their work with graduate students attending a business school in France to theoretically create a service or product to launch in the United States. The French members will travel to Albion in April and the teams will present their business plans during the Elkin Isaac Honors Symposium. (No knowledge of the French language is needed.)
  
  • BUS 387: Selected Topics


    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • BUS 388: Selected Topics


    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • BUS 389: Selected Topics


    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • BUS 391: Internships


    (1/2 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  
  • BUS 392: Internships


    (1 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  
  • BUS 401: Seminar


    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
    Staff.
  
  • BUS 402: Seminar


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
    Staff.