Approved Course Lists
The courses listed below are pre-approved to fulfill ESP BS Supporting Categories course requirements. Other courses may also apply. If you wish to take a course not on this list to fulfill an ESPBS supporting category, contact your academic adviser before taking the class. For a full listing of World Campus course offerings, visit www.worldcampus.psu.edu and click Course Catalog (at top of page).
Courses taken to fulfill ESP Supporting Course requirements and that have a general-education desgination may also count toward General Education requirements.
Registration for all courses is based on availability and may be restricted by other program requirements. Courses in ACCT, B A, ENTR, FIN, I B, MGMT and MKTG are open to ESP students 1 month before classes begin. Students are advised to plan ahead, consider prerequisites and to work closely with their academic adviser.
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| BI SC003 | Environmental Science |
| BIOL 011 | Introductory Biology I |
| BIOL 110 | Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity |
| BIOL 120A | Plants, Places, and People |
| CHEM 101 | Introductory Chemistry |
| CHEM 202 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I* |
| EARTH 103 | Earth in the Future: Predicting Climate Change and Its Impacts Over the Next Century |
| EARTH 104 | Climate, Energy, and Our Future |
| EARTH 107 | Coastal Processes, Hazards, and Society |
| EARTH 111 | Water: Science and Society |
| GEOG 430 | Human Use of Environment |
| GEOG 431 | Geography of Water Resources |
| PHYS 010 | Physics Behind the Headlines |
| MICRB106/107 | Elementary Microbiology |
| SOILS101 | Introductory Soil Science |
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| CAS 390 | Qualitative Research Methods |
| CMPSC101 | Introduction to C++ Programming |
| ECON 333 | International Economics |
| ECON 433 | Advanced International Trade Theory and Policy* |
| EME 460 |
Geo-resource Evaluation and Investment Analysis
|
| IST 110 | Information, People and Technology |
| IST 210 | Organization of Data* |
| IST 140 | Introduction to Application Development |
| IST 240 | Introduction to Computer Languages* |
| MATH 110 | Techniques of Calculus I |
| MIS 204 | Introduction to Business Information Systems |
| SOC 207 | Research Methods in Sociology |
| SRA 111 | Introduction to Security and Risk Analysis Page 1 of 3 |
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| ACCTG211 | Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making |
| ACCT 404 | Managerial Accounting: Economic Perspective |
| B A 250 | Small Business Management |
| B A 321 | Contemporary Skills for Business Professionals |
| B A 322 | Negotiation Skills for Business Professionals |
| B A 421 | Project Management* |
| B A 462 | Business Strategy |
| CEDEV430 | Principles of Local Economic Development** |
| E B F301 | Global Finance for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries |
| ENTR 300 | Principles of Entrepreneurship |
| ENTR 320 | Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation* |
| FIN 301 | Corporation Finance |
| FIN 418 | Introduction to Energy Finance* |
| I B 303 | International Business Operations |
| LER 100 | Employment Relations |
| LER 201 | Employment Relationship: Law and Policy |
| LER 401 | The Law of Labor-Management Relations |
| LER 426 | Staffing and Training Strategies in Organizations |
| LER 435 | Labor Relations in the Public Sector* |
| MGMT 301 | Basic Management Concepts |
| MGMT 321 | Leadership and Motivation* |
| MGMT 341 | Human Resource Management* |
| MGMT 401 | Contemporary Issues in Management* |
| MGMT 461 | International Management* |
| MKTG 220 | Introduction to Selling Techniques |
| MKTG 301W | Principles of Marketing |
| MKTG 330 | Consumer Behavior* |
| MKTG 342 | Marketing Research* |
| MKTG 445 | Global Marketing* |
| PUBPL 201 | Introduction to Homeland Security |
| PUBPL 475 | Critical Infrastructure Protection |
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| B A 243 | Social, Legal, and Ethical Environment of Business |
| CAS 352 | Organizational Communication |
| CAS 404 | Conflict Resolution and Negotiation |
| CAS 475 | Studies in Public Address |
| COMM 100 | The Mass Media and Society |
| COMM 180 | Survey of Electronic Media and Telecommunications |
| COMM 230W | Writing for Media |
| COMM 403 | Law of Mass Communications |
| COMM 405 | Political Economy of Communications |
| COMM 410 | International Mass Communications* |
| COMM 419 | World Media Systems* |
| COMM 428A | Principles of Strategic Communications* |
| ENGL 215 | Introduction to Article Writing |
| LER 460 | Human Resources Ethics |
| LER 464 | Communication Skills for Leaders in Groups and Organizations |
| MGMT 321 | Leadership and Motivation* |
| OLEAD100 | Introduction to Leadership |
| OLEAD409 | Leadership Development: A Life-Long Learning Perspective |
| OLEAD410 | Leadership in a Global Context |
| OLEAD464 | Communication Skills for Leaders in Groups and Organizations |
| OLEAD 465 | Collective Decision Making |
| PHIL 103/103W | Introduction to Ethics |
| PHIL 105 | Introduction to Philosophy of Law and Legal Ethics |
| PHIL 119 | Ethical Leadership |
| WF ED405 | Project Management for Professionals |
*Prerequisites may be accomplished within degree requirements, but require planning. Prerequisites
are not fully met only with courses prescribed for the major.
** Registration requires program approval. Email cedevinfo@psu.edu
Last updated: October 17 2016