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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Department of Management
APASC/ Other catalog change:
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Minor in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The minor in business innovation and entrepreneurship is available to NIU undergraduate students in good
academic standing. Students with a major in Management may take a minor in business innovation and
entrepreneurship. Retention in the business innovation and entrepreneurship minor requires a C or better
in all courses in the minor. Enrollment in MGMT 427 is competitive based on the student’s overall GPA.
Students must complete an application for the business innovation and entrepreneurship minor by the
semester deadline. Applications and deadline dates are available in the Department of Management.
Requirements (15-24)
ACCY 288 - Fundamentals of Accounting1 (3)
OR ACCY 206 - Introductory Financial Accounting (3) AND
ACCY 207 - Introductory Cost Management (3)
MGMT 320 - Foundations of Business and Entrepreneurship1 (3)
OR UBUS 310 - Business Core: Lecture (9)
MGMT 327 - Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (3)
MGMT 427 - Entrepreneurship and Business Models (3)
MGMT 437 - Entrepreneurship (3)
One of the Following (3)
ACCY 306 - Financial Accounting Information for Business Decisions (3)
ACCY 307 - Managerial Accounting Information for Decisions and Control (3)
ACCY 309 - A Survey of Income Taxes (3)
FINA 320 - Principles of Finance1 (3)
MGMT 333 - Principles of Management1 (3)
MGMT 335 - Organizational Behavior (3)
MGMT 447 - Leadership (3)
MGMT 457 - Managerial Decision Making and Negotiation (3)
MKTG 310 - Principles of Marketing1 (3)
MKTG 325 - Buyer Behavior (3)
MKTG 365 - Principles of Retailing (3)
MKTG 425 - Services Marketing (3)
OMIS 338 - Principles of Operations Management1 (3)
OMIS 450 - Service Operations (3)
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Footnote: 1Course not open to College of Business majors.
APASC 11/11/09, 12/9/09; BOT 2/25/10; CUC Section B 11/12/09
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Department of Electrical Engineering
BOT
Other Catalog Change
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Total Hours for Biomedical Engineering Emphasis: 107-108
↓
Minor in Electrical Engineering (21-23)
ELE 210 - Engineering Circuit Analysis (3)
ELE 210U - Engineering Circuit Laboratory Project (1)
ELE 250 - Computer Engineering I (4)
ELE 315 - Signals and Systems, Credits (3)
ELE 330 - Electronic Circuits, Credits (4)
Two courses from the following:
ELE 335 - Theory of Semiconductor Devices I (3)
ELE 340 - Electrical Power Systems (4)
ELE 356 - Computer Engineering II (4)
ELE 360 - Communication Systems (4)
ELE 370 - Engineering Electromagnetics (3)
ELE 380 - Control Systems I (4)
OR MEE 322 - Dynamic Systems and Control I (3)
Minor in Biomedical Engineering (22-23)
ELE 210 - Engineering Circuit Analysis (3)
ELE 210U - Engineering Circuit Laboratory Project (1)
ELE 315 - Signals and Systems (3)
ELE 330 - Electronic Circuits (4)
ELE 420 - Medical Instrumentations (4)
ELE 425 - Biomedical Signal Processing (3)
BIOS 311- Functional Human Anatomy (4)
OR BIOS 357 - Human Anatomy and Physiology (5)
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BOT 2/25/10; CUC Section B 11/19/09
Department of Industrial Engineering
BOT
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Major in Industrial and Systems Engineering (B.S.)
↓
Total Hours for an Emphasis in Manufacturing Systems Engineering: 108
Emphasis 3. Engineering Management
Requirements in Department (45)
ISYE 220 – Engineering Economy (3)
ISYE 250 - Introduction to Lean Systems Engineering (2)
ISYE 310 - Work Measurement and Work Design (3)
ISYE 334 - Probability for Engineering (3)
ISYE 335 - Statistics for Engineering (3)
ISYE 350 - Principles of Manufacturing Processes (3)
ISYE 370 - Operations Research: Deterministic Models (3)
ISYE 371 - Operations Research: Probabilistic Models (3)
ISYE 410 - Human Factors Engineering (3)
ISYE 430 - Quality Control (3)
ISYE 440 - Production Planning and Control (3)
ISYE 450 - Lean Manufacturing Systems (3)
ISYE 460 - Facilities Planning and Design (3)
ISYE 480 - Simulation Modeling and Analysis (3)
ISYE 493 - Engineering Management Design Project (4)
Requirements outside Department (48)
*CHEM 210- General Chemistry I (3)
*CHEM 212 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CSCI 240 - Computer Programming in C++ (4)
*ECON 260 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ELE 210 - Engineering Circuit Analysis (3)
*MATH 229 - Calculus I (4)
MATH 230 - Calculus II (4)
MATH 232 - Calculus III (4)
MATH 336 - Ordinary Differential Equations (3)
MEE 209 - Engineering Mechanics:Statics and Dynamics (4)
MEE 270 - Engineering Graphics (3)
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*PHYS 253 - Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics (4)
*PHYS 273 - Fundamentals of Physics II: Electromagnetism (4)
*PSYC 102 - Introduction to Psychology (3)
UEET 101 - Introduction to Engineering (1)
Technical Courses (15)
Select three courses (9)
ISYE 442 - Engineering Project Management (3)
ISYE 475 - Decision Analysis for Engineering (3)
ISYE 490 - Systems Engineering Management (3)
OR TECH 485 - Risk Management (3)
MGMT 333 – Principles of Management (3)
OR ECON 301 - Labor Problems (3)
OR PSYC 372 - Social Psychology (3)
OR TECH 404 - Supervision in Industry (3)
Select one course (3)
ACCY 207 - Introductory Cost Management (3)
ACCY 288 - Fundamentals of Accounting (3)
ECON 360 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
Select one course (3)
COMS 302 - Introduction to Organizational Communication (3)
COMS 361-Business and Professional Communication (3)
MGMT 346 - Business Communication (3)
Total Hours for an Emphasis in Health Systems Engineering: 108
↓
↓Integrated B.S./M.S. Sequence
BOT 2/25/10; CUC Section B 11/12/09
Department of Technology
BOT
Other Catalog Change
CIP Code: 15.000
Major in Technology
↓
Emphasis 5. Aviation
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Emphasis 6. Energy and Environmental Technology
Requirements in Department (46)
TECH 175 – Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals (3)
TECH 175A – Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals Laboratory (1)
TECH 211 – Computer-Aided-Design (3)
TECH 245 – Pollution, Pestilence, Prevention, and the Cost of Doing Business (3)
TECH 262 – Machine Production Processes (3)
TECH 265 – Basic Manufacturing Processes (3)
TECH 391 – Industrial Quality Control (3)
TECH 406 – Facilities Management Technology (3)
TECH 416 – Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Technology (3)
TECH 417 – Design for Energy Efficiency and Green Materials (3)
TECH 418 – Biobased Fuels and Alternative Energy Applications (3)
TECH 419 – Energy Auditing (3)
TECH 432 – Disaster Preparedness (3)
TECH 443 – Engineering Economy (3)
TECH 484 – Energy Management (3)
TECH 496 – Industrial Project Management (3)
Technical Electives (9)
Select three of the following
ENVS 301 – Environmental Sciences I: Physical Systems (3)
ENVS 302 – Environmental Sciences II: Biological Systems (3)
GEOG 459 – Geographic Information Systems (3)
TECH 311 – Computer-Aided Modeling (3)
TECH 409 – Internship (3)
TECH 425 – Programmable Electronic Controllers (3)
TECH 437 – Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (3)
TECH 440 – Monitoring and Evaluating Exposures to Hazardous Materials (3)
TECH 441 – Hazard Controls in Industrial Operations (3)
TECH 479 – Special Topics in Engineering Technology (3)
Requirements outside Department (33-35)
*CHEM 110 – Chemistry (3) and *CHEM 111 – Chemistry Laboratory (1)
OR *CHEM 210 – General Chemistry 1 (3) and CHEM 212 – General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CSCI 215 – Visual Basic (4)
OR TECH 295 – Manufacturing Computer Applications (3)
ENVS 304 – Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics (3)
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ENVS 305 – Green Technologies (3)
OR TECH 305 – Green Technologies (3)
GEOG 256 – Maps and Mapping (3)
GEOG 359 – Introduction Geographic Information Systems (3)
*MATH 155 – Trigonometry and Elementary Functions (3)
*MATH 229 – Calculus 1 (4)
*PHYSICS 150A –Physics (4)
OR *PHYS 210 – General Physics I (4)
*STAT 208 – Basic Statistics (3)
OR STAT 301 – Elementary Statistics (4)
Total Hours for Emphasis 6, Energy and Environment Technology: 88-90
*Available for general education credit.
BOT 2/25/10; CUC Section B 11/19/09
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
BOT
Other Catalog Change
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[Delete Major in Russian]
Major in Russian (B.A.)
Emphasis 1. Language and Literature
Requirements in Department (37)
FLRU 101 and FLRU 102 – Elementary Russian I and II (6)
FLRU 201 and FLRU 202 – Elementary Russian I and II (6)
FLRU 301 – Advanced Russian Grammar and Composition (3)
FLRU 311 – Russian Conversation and Composition (3)
FLRU 321 – Introduction to Russian Literature (3)
FLAL 400 – Design and Creation of Electronic Portfolios for Foreign Language Majors (1)
Electives from 400-level Russian courses (15)
Total Hours for Emphasis 1, Language and Literature: 37
Emphasis 2. Russian Studies
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SECTION C – Items previously in Section B, now reported for inclusion in the Undergraduate Catalog
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Requirements in Department (25)
Requirements in Department (37)
FLRU 101 and FLRU 102 – Elementary Russian I and II (6)
FLRU 201 and FLRU 202 – Elementary Russian I and II (6)
FLRU 301 – Advanced Russian Grammar and Composition (3)
FLRU 311 – Russian Conversation and Composition (3)
FLRU 321 – Introduction to Russian Literature (3)
FLAL 400 – Design and Creation of Electronic Portfolios for Foreign Language Majors (1)
Electives from 400-level Russian courses (3)
Requirements outside Department (18)
Courses must be from at least three of the participating departments.
ECON 380 – Comparative Economic Systems (3)
HIST 337 – History of Russia: 1682-1917 (3)
HIST 338 – History of Russia: 1917-Present (3)
POLS 365 – Politics of Russia and Eurasia (3)
POLS 483 – Russian Foreign Policy (3)
Total Hours for Emphasis 2, Russian Studies: 43
BOT 2/25/10; CUC Section B 10/8/09
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The Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures offers major programs leading to the B.A. degree in
French, Russian, German, and Spanish…

The department offers minors in French, … French majors may not take FLFR 371 and Russian majors
may not take FLRU 261 for general education credit.
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Recommendation for Foreign Language Majors
Majors in French, German, and Spanish are urged to spend a minimum of one semester in study abroad.
NIU currently maintains appropriate programs in France, Austria, and Spain. Majors in Russian are
encouraged to participate in an approved summer language program or a study-travel program in Russia.
BOT 2/25/10; CUC Section B 10/8/09