COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Course descriptions are listed alphabetically by subject prefix on the following pages. Each course description begins with a three letter subject prefix followed by a three-digit course number and the course title. The number on the right of each course description gives the semester credit hours for that course. If a course includes laboratory or other special activities, that information is contained in the course description. Prerequisites are also listed. A prerequisite is a course, experience, or other required preparation that must be completed before the student is permitted to enroll in the course.

The subject prefixes for the graduate-level course descriptions are as follows:

ACC Accounting

AQU Aquaculture

BUA Business Administration

COS Computer Science

ECO Economics

EDU Education

ESP Special Education

ENV Environmental Studies

FIN Finance

FNU Foods and Nutrition

MGT Management

MIS Management Information Systems

MKT Marketing

MSC Mathematics/Sciences

NUR Nursing

PUA Public Administration

PSY Psychology

ACCOUNTING

ACC 500: Survey of Accounting. Survey of financial and managerial accounting for graduate students. Emphasis is given to the preparation of financial statements for internal and external users, analysis and interpretation of accounting information, and its use in decision-making. This course does not count toward the 30 hours required for the MBA degree. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

ACC 502: Managerial Accounting. A study of the concepts and techniques relating to the accounting information needed by management for planning, directing, controlling, and evaluating company decisions. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.