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Terry College of Business

Georgia’s flagship business school, founded in 1912

Courses for Pre-Business Majors

Business people at starting line on track

Required Courses for Pre-Business Majors

  • ACCT 2101: Principles of Accounting I
  • ACCT 2102: Principles of Accounting II*
  • ECON 2105: Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 2106: Principles of Microeconomics
  • LEGL 2700: Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business
  • MIST 2090: Introduction to Information Systems in Business

*ACCT 2101 is a prerequisite for ACCT 2102

Additional Courses Open to Pre-Business Majors

Please see your academic advisor for placement of Terry coursework within your program of study.

Economics

  • ECON 4000: The Economics of Human Resources (Fall only)
    • Identify the costs and benefits managers should consider when deciding to hire, train, promote or terminate employees
    • Analyze workers’ decisions to invest in human capital
    • Identify the factors firms should consider in determining organizational structure and compensation schemes

Music Business

  • MBUS 1100: (1 credit hour)
    Introduction to the Music Business (Fall only)
    • Obtain the skills necessary to begin and maintain a career in the music industry
    • Know the fundamental concepts of business practices in the music industry
    • Learn practical applications of classroom knowledge to the music business environment
  • MBUS 3000: Fundamental Concepts in Music Business (Fall only)
    • Gain the business fundamentals you need to navigate the music industry
    • Learn how business concepts apply to the various fields in the music industry
    • Understand fundamental approaches to business issues

Management

  • MGMT 5500: Entrepreneurship and New Venture Formation (Fall only)
    • Understand what entrepreneurship is and why entrepreneurship is important to society
    • Acquire tools to creatively solve problems and generate venture ideas
    • Prepare and present a high quality business plan

Management Information Systems

  • MIST 4610: Data Management**
    • Focus on the issues and principles of managing organizational data
    • Manage data though database development, access, and administration
    • Develop data models, create relational databases, and formulate and execute complex queries

**MIST requires POM, email MIS Academic Advisor

Real Estate

  • REAL 4000: Real Estate
    • Learn and apply basic business principles including finance, economics, and law
    • Examine the role of real estate within the economy and its importance to firms and individuals

Risk Management and Insurance

  • RMIN 4000: Risk Management and Insurance
    • Know how to identify and evaluate risk management principles critical to any business professional
    • Recognize risk management’s important role in the growing concern over catastrophe and financial risks
    • Explore career opportunities in the field of risk management and insurance

Contact Information

317 Sanford Hall
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-4590

Director

Jill Walton
317 Sanford Hall
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-8155
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