Undergraduate Program
The Business Administration Major
Elective Courses
In addition to core courses, business majors must complete some upper division elective courses, outlined below, for a total of at least 32 units. Please remember that:
- ALL core business courses must be completed at UC Berkeley, but electives may be completed off-campus (in addition to full-time enrollment at UC Berkeley). See Enrollment at Another Institution.
- ALL business courses must be taken for letter grades (unless offered on a P/NP basis only e.g. 198 & 199), including elective courses completed off-campus. This includes the courses listed under "Core Course Substitutions."
- Please see the Catalog for prerequisite information.
- Not all courses listed below are offered every semester.
Undergraduate Business Administration (UGBA) Elective Courses
| UGBA Number | Units | Title | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 3 | Economics of Regulated Industries | 101A or equivalent |
| 113 | 3 | Managerial Economics | 101A & 101B or equivalents |
| 114 | 3 | Forecasting for Managerial Decisions | 101A & 101B or equivalents |
| 117 | 1-4 | Special Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy | 101A & 101B or equivalents |
| 118 | 3 | International Trade | 101A or equivalent |
| 119 | 3 | Strategic Planning | 101A, 101B, 102A, 102B, 103, 105 & senior standing |
| 120A | 4 | Intermediate Financial Accounting | 102A |
| 120B | 4 | Advanced Financial Accounting | 120A |
| 121 | 4 | Federal Income Tax Accounting | 102A; 120A recommended |
| 122 | 3 | Financial Information Analysis | 120A |
| 126 | 4 | Auditing | 120A; 120B recommended |
| 127 | 1-4 | Special Topics in Accounting | 102A & 102B |
| 131 | 3 | Corporate Finance & Financial Statement Analysis | 103 |
| 132 | 3 | Financial Institutions and Markets | 101A, 101B and 103 |
| 133 | 3 | Investments | 103 |
| 137 | 1-4 | Special Topics in Finance | 103 |
| 140 | 4 | Introduction to Management Science | CS 3, Econ 1, Math 1A or 16A or equiv. |
| 141 | 3 | Production and Operations Management | 140 |
| 143 | 3 | Game Theory and Business Decisions | |
| 144 | 4 | Fundamentals of E-Business | CS 3 or equivalent |
| 146 | 4 | Planning and Design of E-Business Systems | CS 3 or equivalent |
| 147 | 1-4 | Special Topics in Manufacturing & Info Tech | 140 |
| 151 | 3 | Management of Human Resources | 105 |
| 152 | 3 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | 105 |
| 153 | 3 | Industrial Relations | |
| 154 | 3 | Labor and the Law | |
| 155 | 4 | Leadership | |
| 157 | 1-4 | Special Topics in Organizational Behavior | 105 |
| 160 | 3 | Consumer Behavior | 106 |
161 |
3 |
Marketing Research: Tools & Techniques for Data Collection and Analysis | 106 |
| 162 | 3 | Brand Management and Strategy | 106 |
| 163 | 3 | Information and Technology-Based Marketing | 106 |
| 165 | 3 | Integrated Marketing Communication | 106 |
| 166 | 3 | Retailing | 106 |
| 167 | 1-4 | Special Topics in Marketing | 106 |
| 170 | 2 | Business Ethics for the 21st Century | |
| C172 | 3 | Business in Its Historical Environment | |
| 175 | 3 | Legal Aspects of Management | |
| 177 | 1-4 | Special Topics in Business and Public Policy | |
| 178 | 3 | Introduction to International Business | 101A & 101B or equivalents |
| 180 | 3 | Intro to Real Estate and Urban Land Economics | Econ 1, Math 1A or 16A or equivalents |
| 181 | 3 | Valuation of Real Property | 180 |
| 183 | 3 | The Financial Management of Real Estate Res. | 180 |
| 185 | 3 | Legal Aspects of Real Estate | 180 recommended |
| 187 | 1-4 | Special Topics in Real Estate | |
| 192A | 3 | Mgt in the Public and Not-for-Profit Sectors | 101A or equivalent |
| 192P | 3 | Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility and Consulting Projects |
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| 195A | 2 | Entrepreneurship | |
| 195P | 3 | Perspectives on Entrepreneurship | |
| 196 | 1-4 | Special Topics in Business Administration | |
| 198 | 1-4 | Directed Group Study | |
| 199 | 1-4 | Supervised Independent Study and Research |
