Bachelor of General Studies Courses

BGS 100 - Orientation
Hours: 0

BGS 401 - Globalization
Hours: 3
This course provides coverage of a broad survey of global business issues; analyzes the environment in which international business operates; introduces multinational enterprises; global competition, international organizations, treaties and international laws, national trade policies, and the determinants of competitiveness of United States firms in international markets.

BGS 402 - Research Methods
Hours: 3
The purpose of this course is to investigate the techniques of the research process as applied to topics regarding your future career. Experience is gained in defining a research problem. Also, an analysis of pertinent literature on your topic is conducted. Clear and concise writing is emphasized while learning to use the APA style of writing.

BGS 404 - Organizational Dynamics and Diversity
Hours: 3
This course offers an opportunity to discuss and apply principles, tools, and methods to successfully implement change and innovation within organizations. Focuses on utilizing diversity within the workplace to create an environment conducive to creativity and innovation while also realizing the external forces that lead to change.

BGS 405 - Capstone: Designing Your Future As An Innovative Leader
Hours: 3
This course is intended to be taken at the end of a student’s college career and uses design thinking to address the ‘wicked problem’ of designing your life and career. The course employs a design thinking approach to help students from any major develop a constructive and effective approach to finding and designing their vocation after A&M Commerce. It also prepares students to articulate their marketable skills to future employers. Topics include the integration of work and worldviews, the realities of workplace engagement, and practices that support vocation formation throughout your life. The capstone assignment is creating an action plan following your A&M – Commerce graduation and drawing upon skills, knowledge, and key assignments.

BGS 480 - Internship
Hours: 0
An internship is a supervised work experience that provides students with an opportunity to apply classroom-based knowledge while gaining practical work experience in their chosen career field. Projects are identified by employers and then aligned with a curriculum, and typically completed within a 10-14 week period. The objective is for students to learn, apply, or integrate knowledge in a cooperative manner between the university and regional employers. The focus here is on applying theory from learning to practice.

BGS 489 - Independent Study
Hours: 0-4
Individualized instruction May be repeated when the topic varies.

BGS 497 - Special Topics
Hours: 0-4
Organized class. May be repeated when topics vary.