COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101 (632) 928-4571 ; Email: cba@up.edu.ph Official Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/upcba.undergrad.official/
Revised 03 April 2013 Issued by the Office of the Undergraduate Programs Director

APPROVED NON-BA ELECTIVES

(Applies to ALL 2nd Year BSBA students starting AY 2012-2013; including those with Student No. beginning 2011 AND irregular students with Student No. beginning 2010 classified as 2nd Year standing as of AY 2012-2013) Courses in this list may be taken to satisfy the required three (3) non-BA electives without need for prior approval. The elective may be taken in any of the following disciplines, although students are encouraged to specialize in a particular discipline in order to achieve depth. A course not in the list, numbered 100 or above offered in another College, may be accepted as a nonBA elective if approved by the adviser. To request for approval, students must submit, prior to registration, the Non-BA Elective Approval Form together with a copy of the course syllabus certified by the professor and unit/department offering the course. A. Discipline: ECONOMICS School of Economics Course Econ 121 Title , Description & Units Money & Banking. Nature & role of money; banks & other financial intermediaries; central banking & banking regulations; open economy issues; efficientmarkets theory; development finance. 3 u. Industrial Organization. Analysis of firms & markets; pricing, product, & investment decisions in theory & in practice; policies on competition & on protection; business & its environment. 3 u. Labor Economics. Determinants of wage levels & wage structure; employment; nonwage aspects of employment; aspects of human capital theory. 3 u. International Trade, Payments, & Development Policy. Basic concepts & issues in foreign trade & external payments affecting developing countries; analysis of policies & their effects. 3 u. Monetary, Fiscal & Development Policy. Basic concepts & issues in money, credit, taxation, & public spending in the context of development; analysis of policies & their effects. 3 u. Development Economics. Theories & problems of economic development; survey of the development experience in low- & high-income countries. 3 u. Special Topics in Economics. 3 u. Prereq Econ 101, 102/COI

Econ 161

Econ 101, 102/COI

Econ 181

Econ 101, 102/COI Econ 101, 102/COI

Econ 190.1

Econ 190.2

Econ 101, 102/COI

Econ 191

Econ 101, 102/COI Econ 101, 102/COI

Econ 198

B. Discipline: FINANCE / STATISTICS Department of Mathematics College of Science Course Math 150.1 Title , Description & Units Mathematical Statistics I. Combinatorial probability; probability distributions; joint & conditional distributions; random variables; distributions of functions of random variables; mathematical expectation; moment-generating functions; sampling distributions. 3 u. Mathematics of Life Insurance. An introduction to the mathematics of life insurance; the mortality table; net level reserves; modified reserves; surrender values; gross premiums. 3 u. Theory of Interest. Simple interest; compound interest; continuous interest; annuities; amortization schedules & sinking funds; bonds & other securities; special topics. 3 u. Life Contingencies. Mathematical theory of life contingencies involving single life functions; mortality; life annuities and insurances; reserves; the expense factor; population theory. 3 u. Special Topics in Actuarial Science. Prereq Math 65, 101/equiv.

Math 160

COI

Math 162

COI

Math 164

Math 150.1 & 162 or equivalent Math 164 or equivalent

Math 197

School of Statistics Course Stat 117 Title , Description & Units Mathematics for Statistics. Principles of logic; methods of proof; fields, sigma fields & sequences of sets; the real number system; summation of series; combinatorial analysis. 3 u. Survey Operations. Research process; techniques of data collection; principles of questionnaire design; data coding & encoding; data quality control; presentation of research findings. 3 u. Prereq Math 17

Stat 143

SS, Technical Writing course, Oral Communication skills course

C. Discipline: OPERATIONS Department of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research College of Engineering Course IE 136 Title , Description & Units Manufacturing System. Primary activities of a manufacturing firm. Manufacturing practices. 3 u. Prereq 4th year standing

IE 137

Quality Systems in Manufacturing. Concepts of quality. World-class quality programs & standards. Performance measurement & competitive priorities. Benchmarking. 3 u. Manufacturing Management. Organizational & financial aspects of manufacturing. Manufacturing management principles. 3 u. Systems Evaluation. Criteria for evaluation of systems. Technological, economic & human factors. 3 u. Special Topics -- Technopreneurship. 3 u.

Coreq: IE 136

IE 138

4th year standing Acctg 1 & Econ 100.1

IE 150 IE 197

D. Discipline: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT / CONSUMER BEHAVIOR Department of Psychology College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Course Psych 101 Title , Description & Units General Psychology. The empirical & conceptual foundations of psychology in its main fields. Primarily for students who desire an intensive preparation for the more advanced courses in psychology. 3 u. Sikolohiyang Pilipino. Kabuluhan at gamit ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino bilang isang agham na may perspektibo at oryentasyong maka-Pilipino; mga batayan at pilosopiya ng mga katutubong pamamaraan ng pananaliksik. (Significance & application of Filipino Psychology as a science with a Filipino perspective & orientation; bases & philosophy of indigenous research methods.) 3 u. Cognitive Psychology. 3 u. Social Psychology. Investigation of group behavior, emotions, motivation and personality dynamics in social learning and perception in small groups and in cultural contexts. 3 u. Special Topics -- Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology. 3 u. Psych 101 / JS Prereq

Psych 108

Psych 148 Psych 180

Psych 101 Senior standing

Psych 195

Psych 101

Department of Sociology College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Course Socio 101 Title , Description & Units General Sociology. Theoretical concerns of the fields of sociology & the various techniques in the study of social realities. 3 u. Prereq

Socio 114

The Philippine Social System. Analysis of the social structure of Philippine society. 3 u. Society & Population. Description & analysis of population aggregates; world population growth; population problems, & theories; the interrelation of population & social structure. 3 u.

Socio 160

E. Discipline: ETHICS / LAW / PUBLIC ADMNISTRATION Department of Philosophy College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Course Philo 171 Title , Description & Units Ethics. Problems and theories of moral values. 3 u. Prereq

Department of Sociology College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Course Socio 173 Socio 175 Title , Description & Units Business Ethics. 3 u. Philosophy of Law. Theories about the nature of law and legal reasoning, as well as issues on the relationship between law, morality and society. 3 u. Prereq

National College of Public Administration and Governance Course PA 131 Title , Description & Units Public Fiscal Administration. The organization and procedure of efficient fiscal management including tax administration, expenditure control, auditing, purchasing and debt administration. 3 u. Public Accounting and Budgeting. Budgeting and accounting for the government service. 3 u. Ethics and Accountability in the Public Service. Ethical questions and behavior in the public service and the issue of administrative accountability. 3 u. Prereq PA 11

PA 132

PA 131

PA 161

F. Discipline: FOREIGN LANGUAGE Any international language course other than English (Spanish, French, German, Koreyano, Hapon, etc.), regardless if numbered below 100. A maximum of three (3) language courses may be credited, provided all of them are in the same language.
COI Consent of instructor JS Junior standing SYS Second Year standing SS Senior standing

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