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FINE ARTS TOPICS (AR3091)

Topics change each semester.

PORTFOLIO (AR4075)

Under the supervision of the major advisor, students prepare a portfolio of their work to be presented to a jury of all of the AUP Fine Arts Professors, plus one outside guest artist. The student puts together a dossier of all of his/her works, along with an artist’s statement, and makes a presentation, to the panel of professors. It should include the original work, plus a professional looking catalogue of photographs that could be presented to a gallery. The student should be prepared to answer questions from the panel defending their work.

MARKETING PARIS (BA1018)

Students will learn about the marketing mix, digital strategy, and consumer motivation. They will use this knowledge, along with experiences in Paris outside the classroom, to create a promotional and advertising plan that would attract tourists to Paris.

INTRODUCTION TO THE BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (BA1020)

Teams of student-managers compete in an integrated, international business simulation designed to introduce them to business concepts. Students will manage a company operating in the international action-capture camera and drones markets. Using a hands-on experiential approach, teams make management, marketing, human resources, operations, finance and corporate social responsibility decisions that allow them to meet their firm’s objectives over ten fiscal years. Students are graded on company performance, and on individual and group analysis of the situation at hand.

TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (BA1091)

Topics change each semester.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (BA2001)

This course introduces students to the financial accounting cycle and financial reporting for corporations. Students learn how to measure and record accounting data and prepare financial statements. At the end of the course, students choose a company and do an analysis of their financial statements, comparing their company against a competitor company, using financial ratios.

MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (BA2002)

Provides a basic introduction to the concepts of accounting for purposes of management control and management decision-making. Topics include: budgeting, budget variance analysis, cost-volume-profit relationships, product cost accounting, segment reporting and differential analysis.

INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT (BA2009)

Stimulating the intercultural sensitivity, understanding and managing cultural differences are vital business concerns. This course examines different cultures and mindsets, the fundamental elements of intercultural management, and working in an international context: organization, leadership, multicultural teams, intercultural communication, meetings and presentations, manners and taboos. The impact of cultural differences is examined in key activities (managing, communicating, coaching, decision-making, organizing, controlling); and key situations (meetings, negotiations, presentations, sales calls).