College of Business
Program Description
The College of Business (COB) offers a broad professional education in Business. The Bachelor of Science program offers students a choice of 9 concentrations by which they may focus their goals. Additionally, the COB's Business Honors program provides an alternative path to its most capable students to prepare them for management opportunities. All students must choose a concentration to complete their requirements for the baccalaureate degree. Students who are uncertain about which concentration to choose are encouraged to select the General Management concentration, as it is the most comprehensive. The structure of the General Management concentration also provides an overlap with the other concentrations, thus making changes in focus possible. Students who wish a more customized program may elect to complete the requirements for additional concentrations as well. For example, students may elect dual concentrations such as General Management and Management of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior. For information about program options, please visit our website at: Undergraduate Programs | Sacramento State (csus.edu).
The College also offers Minors in Business, Management of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior, Marketing, Real Estate and Land Use Affairs, and Risk Management and Insurance. A Minor in Business is valuable to the student majoring in another area who wishes to supplement his/her knowledge with a business background.
Degree Programs
BS in Business (Entrepreneurship)
BS in Business (General Management)
BS in Business (International Business)
MBA (Entrepreneurship and Global Business)
Career Possibilities
Business Development Manager · Family Business Owner/Manager · Financial Services Advisor · Franchised Business Owner/Manager · Insurance Agency Owner/Manager · Management Analyst · Management Consultant · New Venture Founder/Manager · Non-Profit Organization Founder/Manager · Product Manager · R&D Manager · Realtor/Real Estate Manager · Sales Representative · Small Business Owner/Manager
Contact Information
Office of the Dean
Tahoe Hall 1010
Email: cob@csus.edu
Phone: (916) 278-6578
College of Business Website
Jean-Francois Coget, Dean
Mylah Nurse, Executive Assistant to the Dean
Cyndy LaFitte, Budget Analyst
Douglas, Evans, Marketing Specialist
Ale Reiher, Administrative Coordinator
Tim Richter, Director of Development
Office of the Associate Dean for Faculty Support
Tahoe Hall 2130
(916) 278-5577
Jaydeep Balakrishnan, Associate Dean
Angela Park-Girouard, Administrative Analyst
Jeannie Hansen, Faculty Personnel Analyst
Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Tahoe Hall 2028
(916) 278-6463
Andrey Mikhailitchenko, Associate Dean
Barbara (Mei Po) Vong, Administrative Analyst
Maryam Sabet, Academic Programs Coordinator & Enrolment Specialist
Office of Student Engagement
Tahoe Hall 1030
(916) 278-BIZZ (2499)
Bonnie McDonald Beevers, Director
Sanitta Coey, Administrative Coordinator
Maggie Hansen, Program Coordinator
Undergraduate Business Advising Center
Tahoe Hall 1030
(916) 278-BIZZ (2499)
Website: https://www.csus.edu/college/business-administration/undergraduate/
Email: cba-ugrad@csus.edu
Graduate Programs Office
(EPP / MPS / Grad Career Svs.)
Tahoe Hall 1020
Oliver Liu, Interim Director of Graduate Programs
Executive & Professional Programs (EPP)
(916) 278-5767
Email: cba-grad@csus.edu
Claire Goldsby, Graduate Programs Coordinator
Maryanne Ruperto, Administrative Coordinator
Serena Hoffman, EPP Advisor
MBA Program Services (MPS)
(916) 278-3354
Contact the MBA Program Services
Sophie Mills, Graduate Recruitment & Admissions Coordinator
Jeanie Williams, Graduate Coordinator & MBA Advisor
Business Graduate Career Services
Tahoe Hall 2065
(916) 278-7142
Brent Bynum, Director
How to Read Course Descriptions
ENTR 185. Venture Growth Strategies. 3 Units
Focuses on the opportunities and challenges involved in the management of a business venture and its growth opportunities. Growth is the ultimate resource constrainer, stretching all the resources of a company to the limit and often beyond. Develops a venture spanning approach that examines the business venture and the challenges that tasks venture management to the limit. Provides students with a series of frameworks, analytical skills and techniques, heuristics, and decision-making tools that can be used in growing entrepreneurial businesses.
ENTR 187. Entrepreneurship. 3 Units
Objective is to lead students through all steps necessary in starting a business: analyzing personal and business goals, researching the market, developing a marketing plan, determining land, building, equipment, supplies, inventory, people needed, determining cash flow and pro forma financial statements, and money needed. The output of all this will be a professional business plan and financial package ready to submit to prospective investors.
ENTR 189. Corporate Entrepreneurship. 3 Units
Offers a multidisciplinary framework for studying and developing corporate entrepreneurship. Covers the climate and culture of an entrepreneurial organization, strategies for developing new business ventures within an organization, and strategies for transforming firms toward a more entrepreneurially driven organization. As a result, students will increase their understanding of environment, processes and strategies that will create value and build competence through entrepreneurial activities within organizations.
GM 105. Strategic Management. 3 Units
This capstone course focuses on the integration of functional areas of a business and requires students to determine strategies/policies at the general-management level. Students address problems and issues faced by companies from a general management perspective which integrates accounting, financial, marketing, human resources, and operations in relation to the environment within a framework of balance between profit or cost-effectiveness and social responsibility.
GM 170. Fundamentals of Business Strategy. 3 Units
Basics of business-level strategy and how they are applied in modern organizations. Underlying primary principles, theories and practices are examined and discussed. Cases presenting actual, real-world situations will be analyzed to derive solutions to the business-level opportunities and problems facing strategic managers.
GM 194. Cooperative Education Experience in Management. 6 - 12 Units
In-depth supervised work experience in management for the purpose of exposing the student to comprehensive management experience in business, governmental, or service agencies.
GM 195. Internship in Strategic Management. 3 Units
Supervised work experience in business, governmental or service agencies for the purpose of increasing student understanding of the nature and scope of their operations. Supervision is provided by the faculty and the cooperating agencies.
GM 199. Special Problems in Strategic Management. 1 - 3 Units
Individual projects or directed reading for students qualified to carry on independent work.
IBUS 180. Sustainability Business in Global Economy. 3 Units
Introduces students to the emerging field of sustainability in business and the growing focus on the social, environmental, and economic performance of businesses in global economy. The course presents scientific, moral, and business cases for adopting sustainability.
IBUS 190. International Business. 3 Units
Analyzes international business: foreign markets; export-import trade; licensing agreements; foreign exchange problems; role of the multinational firm; intergovernmental trade agreements; balance of payments; decision making in foreign environments.
IBUS 195. Internship in International Business. 3 Units
Supervised work experience in business, governmental or service agencies for the purpose of increasing student understanding of the nature and scope of their operations. Supervision is provided by the faculty and the cooperating agencies.
IBUS 199. Special Problems in International Business. 1 - 3 Units
Individual projects or directed reading for students qualified to carry on independent work.