Business Environment and Public Policy (BPP)

(4 courses)

Business success requires an understanding of the economic environment in which a firm operates. The Business Environment and Public Policy concentration provides the skills required to achieve this understanding.

Required core courses, plus four other courses. At least two of the four must be selected from this list:

• BPP 426.         Macroeconomics
• BPP 431.         Legal and Tax Considerations of New Ventures (ENT 431)
• BPP 440.         Evolving Medical Markets (HSM 440)
• BPP 442.         International Economics and Finance (FIN 442)
• FIN 430.          Financial Institutions

The other two may be selected from this list:

• STR 422.         Strategic Decision Making: Theory and Practice
• STR 423.         Pricing Policies (MKT 414)
• STR 424.         Managing Human Resources
• STR 425.         Organization of Industry and Markets
• STR 426.         Property Rights and the Law