Leavey School of Business
Dean: Barry Posner
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Business Programs: Jo-Anne Shibles
Assistant Dean, Graduate Business Programs: Elizabeth Ford
The Leavey School of Business offers professional business education within the larger context of academic excellence in the Jesuit educational tradition. The school provides undergraduate students with both the technical skills necessary for success in business and the ethical, global, and humanistic perspectives that are hallmarks of a liberal education. The undergraduate program strives for a mix of theory and practice and emphasizes the development of leadership skills.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
The Leavey School of Business confers the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce with majors in accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, and operations and management information systems. A general business minor is also available to non-business students. The school also offers a minor in management information systems and interdisciplinary minors in international business and retail studies.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCE
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce, students must complete a minimum of 175 quarter-units of credit (of which at least 60 must be in upper-division courses) and satisfy the requirements of the University Core Curriculum, the Leavey School of Business curriculum, and the departmental major.
University Core Curriculum
English
Two courses in composition
One course in business writing
Religious Studies
Three courses in religious studies or from the list of other approved courses taken in sequence
United States
One course selected from the approved list of courses
Western Culture
Two courses in one of the following sequences:
- ARTH 11, 12, and 13
- ENGL 11, 12, and 13
- HIST 11, 12, and 13
- HNRS 11, 12, and 13
- MUSC 11, 12, and 13
- PHIL 11, 12, and 13
- THTR 11, 12, and 13
World Cultures and Societies
Two courses
- MGMT 80
- One course from the approved list of area studies/regional courses
Social Sciences
One course
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Two mathematics courses
- MATH 30 and 31 or MATH 11 and 12
One laboratory course in a natural science
Second Language
Native English speaking students fulfill this requirement in one of three ways:
- Successful completion of the second course of the first-year, college-level sequence in a classical or modern foreign language
- Demonstration of an equivalent level of proficiency by passing a language proficiency examination supervised by the departments of Classics or Modern Languages and Literatures
- Obtaining a minimum score of 4 on the Advanced Placement Examination in a classical or modern foreign language
- International Baccalaureate and International A level exams
Students for whom English is not their native language may satisfy this requirement by submitting a petition to the chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the chair of the University Core Curriculum Committee with professionally recognized documentation of proficiency in a language other than English. Such documentation includes but is not limited to a TOEFL examination score of 213 computerized or 550 paper and pencil examination.
Technology
This requirement is fulfilled by the Data Analysis and Information Systems requirements in the Leavey School of Business.
Ethics
One course
Leavey School of Business Curriculum: Lower Division
Introduction to Business
Two courses (to be completed during the freshman year)
Leadership Competency
Two 2-unit courses (four units of credit)
- BUSN 71 (to be taken in the winter quarter of the freshman year)
- BUSN 72 (to be taken in the spring quarter of the freshman year)
Transfer students entering with 44 units or more must complete the leadership competency requirement with MGMT 174.
Economics
Three courses
Accounting
Two courses
Students should take ACTG 11 in the fall or winter quarter of their sophomore year and ACTG 12 in the subsequent winter or spring quarter.
Data Analysis
Two courses
Information Systems
One course (to be completed by the end of the sophomore year)
Students majoring in accounting or operations and management information systems or completing a minor in management information systems may fulfill this requirement differently. See department requirements.
Leavey School of Business Curriculum: Upper Division
Common Core of Knowledge
Four courses
- FNCE 121
- MGMT 160
- MKTG 181
- OMIS 108
Capstone Course
One course (to be taken during the senior year)
- BUSN 162 (must be completed with a grade of “C” or better)
MINORS IN THE LEAVEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Minor in General Business
The Leavey School of Business offers a minor in general business open to non-business students. Students with a minor in general business must complete the following requirements:
Mathematics and Statistics
Two courses in mathematics
- MATH 30 and 31 or MATH 11 and 12
One course in statistics
- OMIS 40, MATH 8, PSYC 40, or AMTH 108
General Business
One course
Management
Two courses
Economics
Three courses
Accounting
Two courses
Finance
One course
Marketing
One course
Departmental Minors
The Department of Operations and Management Information Systems offers a minor in management information systems, and the Department of Economics offers a minor in economics through the College of Arts and Sciences. Descriptions of these two minors and associated requirements can be found in the respective department sections of this chapter.
Interdisciplinary Minors
The Leavey School of Business administers two interdisciplinary minors open to business students and non-business students: international business and retail studies. Descriptions of these two minors and associated requirements can be found in Chapter 6, Interdisciplinary Minors and Other Programs of Study.
GENERAL BUSINESS COURSES
70. Contemporary American Business
An introduction to the nature, forms, and objectives of the contemporary American business firm and its relation to the environment in which it operates. (4 units)
71. Foundations of Leadership
Presents various theories, concepts, and models of leadership through a series of speakers, directed readings, and reflective writing assignments. Prerequisite: Freshman status. (2 units)
72. Business Leadership Skills
Designed to continue learning from BUSN 71 by introducing and teaching various leadership skills. Course integrates group discussion, selected readings, experiential learning, and reflective engagement experiences. Prerequisites: BUSN 71 and freshman status. (2 units)
143. Entrepreneurship I
Introduction to entrepreneurship behavior focusing on developing, evaluating, and implementing ideas for new adventures. Prerequisite: Must be a junior or senior business major or permission of instructor. (5 units)
144. Entrepreneurship II
The practice of business innovation and entrepreneurship with an emphasis on how entrepreneurs communicate ideas, develop products, build organizations, and create lasting businesses. Prerequisite: BUSN 143. (5 units)
145. Entrepreneurship Practicum
An opportunity for select students to apply their entrepreneurial skills in emerging companies. Students who complete this course in addition to BUSN 143, BUSN 144, and an approved upper-division elective will receive a Certificate in Entrepreneurship. Prerequisite: BUSN 144. (1-5 units)
162. Business Capstone
The integration of knowledge from functional business courses with issues of business ethics and demographic diversity in the workplace, all in a global perspective. May be taught in a national policy framework, a corporate strategy framework, or as a quarter-long computer simulation game. Each framework includes a statistical data analysis component and a communication component. Must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. Prerequisites: FNCE 121 or FNCE 121S, and MGMT 160 or MGMT 160S, and MKTG 181 or MKTG 181S, and senior standing. (5 units)
173. Leadership Experience
A seminar for students reflecting on their experience as a leader. Seminar includes selected readings, reflective engagement activity, personal leadership assessment, and writing assignments. Students who complete this class in addition to BUSN 71 and BUSN 72 or MGMT 174 will receive a Leadership Competency Certificate. Prerequisites: BUSN 72 or MGMT 174, and a business major with junior or senior standing. (2 units)
196. Leadership Practicum
Opportunity for business students to obtain advanced experience leading, facilitating, directing, evaluating, and advising within a Leavey School of Business school-wide or interdisciplinary project, class, or initiative. Generally includes selected readings, reflective engagement activity, personal leadership assessment, and writing assignments. Requires approval of the assistant dean. (1-5 units)
197. Civil Society Colloquium
A colloquium that gives outstanding students the opportunity to interact with each other and with faculty in serious intellectual enterprise. From assigned readings, the class will engage in high-level discussions of policy and other civic issues. (2 units)
198. Internship/Practicum
Opportunity for upper-division students—typically involved with school-wide or interdisciplinary programs, projects, or initiatives—to work and study in or with profit and nonprofit organizations. Generally includes selected readings, a reflective engagement activity, and a written report. Requires approval of the assistant dean or dean. May be included as fulfilling a requirement for a major only with permission of that department chair. (1–5 units)
CENTERS, INSTITUTES, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Accelerated Cooperative Education
The Accelerated Cooperative Education (ACE) program offers a unique, challenging, and rewarding experience to business students admitted with distinction to the University. Participants receive a program of workshops designed to build, strengthen, and enhance their leadership skills, introductions to ACE business partner companies for a paid summer internship, mentoring by senior executives, and fast-track admission to the Santa Clara MBA program.
Leavey Scholars Program
The Leavey Scholars Program offers special opportunities for undergraduate business students who have established a record of excellence in their Santa Clara studies. Leavey Scholars are invited to enroll in honors sections of selected business courses that are especially rigorous and academically challenging. Successful completion of the program warrants the designation “Leavey Scholar” on the student’s transcript.
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship helps members of the Santa Clara University community launch new business ventures by providing networking, educational, and advisory services.
Civil Society Institute
The Civil Society Institute is dedicated to educating students in the classic themes of political economy and their relevance to contemporary policy issues. In addition to a colloquium with undergraduate students, the Institute also hosts public lectures and conferences to create a forum for the Silicon Valley community to explore ideas and policy issues related to classical liberal thought and publishes occasional policy studies. The Institute addresses the enduring questions of social philosophy: What values and public policies promote and sustain a humane, tolerant, diverse, and prosperous society?
Food and Agribusiness Institute
The Food and Agribusiness Institute offers undergraduate and graduate courses on topics affecting the food industry. The Institute sponsors a concentration in food and agribusiness for students pursuing the MBA degree as well as opportunities for students to enhance their educational experience through internships, field trips, and a mentor program. The Institute also sponsors food industry research, conferences, and programs for the food and agribusiness community.
Retail Management Institute
Under the direction of the Retail Management Institute, the Retail Studies Program provides students with a strong business background in the use of consumer information and information technology as well as an opportunity to explore the retail field in depth through both an internship and senior seminars. Students emerge from the program with the qualifications to enter the retail industry in fields such as buying and planning, e-commerce, Internet marketing, store management, global sourcing, and information technology. The Institute also sponsors pre-placement events for participants in the Retail Studies Program.
