ART

Lisa Bixenstine Safford (1988), Professor of Art, Retired
B.F.A., B.A., M.A., Kent State University;
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University

Linda A. Bourassa (1987), Professor Emerita of Art
B.F.A., Syracuse University;
M.A., M.F.A., The University of Iowa

Christopher T. Ryan (2003), Associate Professor of Art
B.A., John Carroll University;
M.A., University of Virginia;
M.F.A., Bowling Green State University

George S. Schroeder (1962), Professor Emeritus of Art
B.F.A., M.F.A., Kent State University

Department Web Address: http://www.hiram.edu/art

INTRODUCTION

The Art Program will be modified during the 2018-19 academic year.

The Art Program engages students in using the power of fine art as a visual language and provides students with opportunities to experience and explore its meanings from a creative and historical perspective. Situated within the context of the liberal arts tradition, Hiram’s art program emphasizes inquiry and experimentation, critical evaluation, personal reflection, collaborative dialogue, and a consciousness of the larger world.

Hiram’s Art Department encourages motivated students with diverse academic interests to design their own interdisciplinary course of study. With intimate class sizes, art students receive personalized attention, and enjoy close interaction and dialogue with art faculty and fellow art students.

Requirements for Art Major

This major will be modified for students entering 2018-19. Current majors will be able to complete their degree.

Art (Studio) Pathway 

A minimum of 35 semester hours of course work, which must include:

Art 10200 Color and Design
Art 11000 Beginning Drawing
Art 13000 History of Western Art
Art 24900 Contemporary Media
Art 42600 20th Century Art
Art 47100 Senior Studio (capstone course)

Each student majoring in art will present a portfolio for review by members of the Art Department faculty in the first semester of the junior year, do advanced work in at least one medium, such as drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, or ceramics, and exhibit a body of his or her work (prepared in the Senior Studio capstone course) in their Senior Exhibition during the spring semester of the senior year. All majors and minors are expected to submit works of art to the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition.

Requirements for Art History Major

The student majoring in art history must also prove competence in a language at the 20100 level, preferably French, and present their capstone research paper to the college.

Requirements for Art Minors

Requirements for Art History Minors

This minor is eliminated for new students entering 2018-19.
A minimum of 20 semester hours of art history courses and must include:

Art 13000 History of Western Art

Requirements for Photography Minors

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ART 10200: COLOR AND DESIGN 4 hour(s)

This is an introduction to the principles of two-dimensional organization. Topics will include unity, emphasis, balance, proportion, rhythm, shape, space, value, and color. Problems and concepts in design will be worked out in practice. The course will aim to develop the student’s creative resources and critical ability.

ART 10800: STUDIO ART COMMUNICATING IDEAS & ISSUES:CM 3 hour(s)

This course explores what it means to be a practicing studio artist. Students examine the working methods and processes of artists past and present in order to understand how artists go about their creative work. Emphasis will be placed upon how artists develop ideas and find effective ways to visually communicate them, rather than on skill and technique development. In addition to doing research, writing several short essays, discussing readings and film, and making trips to art related locations, students will incorporate what they’re learning into their own studio art projects. Students will have the opportunity to work in drawing, painting, collage, and mixed media. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement.

ART 10900: EXPLORATIONS IN PRINT & BOOK ART:CM 4 hour(s)

This course will introduce the student to creative printmaking techniques including monoprinting, basic relief printmaking, paper casting, and artist books. Students will acquire the vocabulary necessary to talk intelligently about their own creative art as well as the creative art of others through in class writing assignments, journaling, and class critiques. Class studio projects will include an artist's sketchbook which the student will compile, draw in, and write in as an out-of-class assignment. Students will acquire technical skills in printmaking as well as aesthetic training and appreciation appropriate for the non-major. A final portfolio and submission of the journal will be required. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement. This course will not count toward an Art major.

ART 11000: BEGINNING DRAWING:CM 4 hour(s)

This course will seek to develop the student’s sensitivity and awareness of volume and space, light and shade, and surface and structure by addressing fundamental problems in perception and representation. It will also acquaint the beginner with basic principles of pictorial form. Students will work in a variety of media including pencil, charcoal, chalk, and ink. Class work will include drawing from still life, landscape, and the human figure.

ART 11500: LANDSCAPE PAINTING & DRAWING 3 hour(s)

Building on the tradition of plein air (outdoors) painting, this class will explore ways to represent the natural and man-made landscape using drawing and painting media. Students will work outdoors from observation, as well as in the studio from secondary sources, taking advantage of the surrounding landscape of old growth forest at Hiram’s Field Station, as well as other nearby locations. Students will learn how to address the unique demands of working outdoors on-site, and will explore a variety of different media, supports, compositional strategies, and picture-making techniques. We will also examine art historical and contemporary precedents that will inform our technical and conceptual approaches to representing the landscape. Prior art experience is beneficial, but not required.

ART 12000: FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY:CM 4 hour(s)

This studio course in an introduction to digital photography as an art medium. Instruction includes basic operation and use of the digital camera, methods of importing files into the computer, image manipulation, inkjet printing, scanning, composition, lighting, and presentation. The course emphasizes the camera as an instrument for seeing and expression, rather than simply recording. The creative potential of the medium is emphasized through assignments, critiques, and examination of work by other photographers. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement.

ART 13000: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART:IM 4 hour(s)

This course is an overview of the major epochs in Western Art, and establishes a conceptual framework for the further study of Art History. Beginning with the prehistoric period, we will trace the development of art and architecture in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Aegean. We will move to the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome and their successors, the Medieval cultures of Christian Europe, Renaissance Italy, and the Baroque era to modern times. Students will be introduced to art historical method through reading and writing assignments. This course fulfills the Interpretive Methods requirement.

ART 18000: WORKSHOP 1 hour(s)

This workshop will provide the opportunity for students to examine a special topic in art. Through readings, discussions, and written assignments, there will be opportunities to evaluate the selected topic. Workshops may be taken Pass/No Credit only. Students may take no more than nine workshops for credit toward graduation. Workshops can be used as elective credit only.

ART 20400: BEGINNING PAINTING:CM 4 hour(s)

This course offers an in-depth introduction to the materials, techniques, and uniquely expressive possibilities of painting. Students will explore ways in which an artist can structure a painting, with an emphasis on value and issues of color. Students will experience a variety of conceptual and technical approaches to painting, ranging from traditional to contemporary. An emphasis will be placed on observational painting, but students will also explore experimental methods as they begin to formulate their own painterly “language.” Prerequisites: ART 10200 or ART 10800 or ART 10900 or ART 11000 or ART 12000 or ART 22000 or Instructor permission. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement.

ART 21100: INTERMEDIATE DRAWING 3 hour(s)

This course expands upon the work begun in Art 11000 Beginning Drawing, by addressing more sophisticated drawing problems involving 2D and 3D spatial composition, color, value/shading, surface texture, and the passage of time. Students will investigate various reference sources such as photography, memory, and direct observation, and will work from the human figure, still lives, and interior and exterior spaces. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of individual vision, style, and content. Prerequisites: (Art 110 or 11000) or permission of the instructor.

ART 21600: FIGURATIVE PAINTING AND DRAWING 3 hour(s)

Students will work from the live model to develop observational representation skills. Emphasis will be placed on analysis of the human figure and surface anatomy, as well as on finding creative and expressive solutions to representing the human form. Students can elect to work in drawing media, painting media, or a combination of the two. This course is an equivalent to Art (210 or 21000). Students may not receive credit for both Art (210 or 21000) and Art (216 or 21600). Prerequisites: (Art 102 or 10200) or (ART 110 or 11000) or (ART 204 or 20400) or permission of the instructor.

ART 21900: PRINTMAKING RELIEF 3 hour(s)

This course is an introduction to the materials and techniques of relief linocut and woodcut print-making. Students will learn the transfer of designs, methods of cutting and gouging, and the registering and printing of blocks with a variety of inks and papers. Traditional as well as alternative methods will be explored. Linoleum, wood, and paper will be provided by the department. Prerequisite: (Art 102 or ART 10200) or (ART 110 or ART 11000) or permission.

ART 22000: PRINTMAKING STUDIO SURVEY:CM 4 hour(s)

This course will examine the processes of monoprint, linoart, woodcut, relief and intaglio etching. Given assignments in each media, the student will be encouraged to develop a creative approach. It is suggested that student has had some drawing and design at the high school or college level. Some materials will be provided. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement.

ART 22500: AMERICAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE:IM 4 hour(s)

This course will survey the history of painting and sculpture and architecture in America from the early colonial era to the mid-20th century. Aspects of the American experience such as the influence of European culture, the Puritan heritage, the wilderness, the frontier, slavery and racism, war, the industrial revolution and technology will be explored as they affect the development of artistic traditions in America. This course fulfills the Interpretive Methods requirement.

ART 22800: JAPANESE ART HISTORY:IM,EW 4 hour(s)

This survey is an introduction to periods in Japanese artistic development from the Neolithic age (3,500-200 B.C.), to the Chinese inspired Buddhist periods (6-9th century, AD), to the emergence of uniquely Japanese art forms in the last millennium. Students will investigate period styles, artistic methods, and aesthetic principles of beauty and truth. This course fulfills the Interpretive Methods requirement and the Experiencing the World requirement.

ART 23000: FUNDAMENTALS OF CERAMICS:CM 4 hour(s)

Designed to provide an introduction to ceramic art for the beginner or for those with some experience in working with clay. The focus of this course is to develop students’ artistic and technical foundation and to prepare for further ceramics courses. Class time will consist of both studio and lecture, and a written exam of concepts and factual material is given. The text will be used to introduce and elaborate on working methods, to illustrate the work of ceramic artists as a basis for class discussion, and to develop historic and cross cultural perspectives of clay work. Studio work explores the creative potential of clay through several projects including pinch, coil, slab and wheel thrown forms. Basic procedures of studio etiquette and safety, forming, drying, decorating, firing, and glazing will also be introduced. Class critiques will involve students in evaluation and constructive criticism of form, function, expression, and refinement of technique. Some materials provided but students must provide their own basic tools. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement.

ART 23500: CERAMICS TILEMAKING:CM 3 hour(s)

This course provides an intensive study of the history and techniques of handmade ceramic tiles. Students will design and manufacture a series of tiles using a variety of clays and glazes. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement.

ART 23600: EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING:CM 3 hour(s)

This studio art course has students produce short experimental digital videos and study the evolution of the medium from film in the late 1880s to the digital format and computer editing of today. Significant films and video screenings and interviews with film/video artists will introduce students to a variety of creative approaches that will structure class projects and critiques. Emphasis on abstract, non-narrative, non-linear aesthetic forms and the intersection with conceptual art of the 20th and 21st centuries will be contrast with cultural expectations of the medium to tell stories.

ART 23700: DIGITAL DARKROOM 3 hour(s)

Digital Darkroom is an Intermediate Level digital photography course that emphasizes compositing from various sources and the art of retouching. Students will refine their skills using selection tools, adjustment layers, drop shadows, stamp tool, brushes, masking, and color balance. Creative resourcefulness will compliment the discipline of attention to craft. Assignments will be submitted electronically with a limited print portfolio also required. A brief history of digital imaging will also be covered. Some Photoshop experience is desirable. Prerequisite: (Art 120 or 12000) or by permission.

ART 23900: THE ART OF FILMMAKING:CM 3 hour(s)

The Art of Filmmaking is a course that combines film study and practice. Students will learn about the development of film language through its history and production practices, as well as through hands-on creative exercises in digital video. There will be daily screenings and readings about significant films that advanced the language of the cinema. Students will create six short video exercises that will demonstrate their ability to script, shoot, edit, stage, and direct short subjects. Two exams will also be given on lecture material and readings. Students will need to provide a DV camera. If you have one great. If not you may borrow from the media center or use video clips from a still camera or smart phone if that feature is available and can be downloaded. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement.

ART 24000: INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY:CM 4 hour(s)

For students who wish to further explore the possibilities of photography as an art medium. The structure of the class will be project oriented with assignments and deadlines given. Slide presentations, technical demonstrations, and critiques will be the focus of class time. Emphasis will be placed on further developing the student’s seeing and visual expression, including mastering of printing technique and composition. Individual interests will also be encouraged and explored. Five assignments with deadlines are given and a final portfolio of ten images is required. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement. Prerequisite: Art (120 or 12000) or permission.

ART 24800: CREATIVE SPACE ART EXPERIENCE IN FLORENCE:EW,CM 3 hour(s)

TUSCANY: This course is an intensive studio art experience that will immerse students in the vibrant city of Florence, Italy, as well as nearby towns throughout Tuscany. Students will explore the theme of "space" and will become acutely aware of our spatial surroundings: how we see and move through them, and how these experiences of space can impact us intellectually, psychologically, and emotionally. Through readings, writing assignments, discussions, walking tours, individual exploration, and directed art projects, students will explore ways to respond artistically to the uniqueness of their new spatial surroundings. Students will work in both traditional drawing and water-based painting materials, as well as utilizing many unconventional and experimental techniques and materials. Students will be exposed to some of the historic sites and artistic treasures of the past, and will also visit the studios of contemporary Florentine artists and take in the local art gallery scene. This course is designed to benefit visual art students, but all enthusiastic, open-minded, and creative individuals are encouraged to find out more about the trip. This course is also offered in a 4 credit hour format as ART 25200. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement and the Experiencing the World requirement.

ART 24900: CONTEMPORARY MEDIA 4 hour(s)

This course is intended for art majors and minors and those with an interest in contemporary art. Projects include designing a postcard suite, artist’s books, video, and site specific installation. Emphasis will be placed on the development of ideas, composition, sequencing, and experimentation.

ART 25200: CREATIVE SPACE ART EXPERIENCE IN FLORENCE:EW,CM 4 hour(s)

TUSCANY: This course is an intensive studio art experience that will immerse students in the vibrant city of Florence, Italy, as well as nearby towns throughout Tuscany. Students will explore the theme of "space" and will become acutely aware of our spatial surroundings: how we see and move through them, and how these experiences of space can impact us intellectually, psychologically, and emotionally. Through readings, writing assignments, discussions, walking tours, individual exploration, and directed art projects, students will explore ways to respond artistically to the uniqueness of their new spatial surroundings. Students will work in both traditional drawing and water-based painting materials, as well as utilizing many unconventional and experimental techniques and materials. Students will be exposed to some of the historic sites and artistic treasures of the past, and will also visit the studios of contemporary Florentine artists and take in the local art gallery scene. This course is designed to benefit visual art students, but all enthusiastic, open-minded, and creative individuals are encouraged to find out more about the trip. This course is also offered in a 3 credit hour format as ART 24800. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement and the Experiencing the World requirement.

ART 25900: ENVIRONMENTAL ART:CM 3 hour(s)

This course will incorporate environmental awareness with creative artistic responses to issues through the contemporary visual arts. It is intended to stimulate students seeking to learn about art placed in natural environments, art originating from natural objects, as well as to express statements on the environment through art. The primary studio focus will be on students creating their own art work in response to the study of environmental issues as well as what is learned from readings about contemporary environmental artists and their works. This course is also offered for four (4) credit hours as ART 26000. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement. Also listed as EVST 259 or 25900

ART 28000: SEMINAR 1 - 4 hour(s)

ART 28100: INDEPENDENT STUDY 1 - 4 hour(s)

ART 29800: FIELD EXPERIENCE 1 - 4 hour(s)

ART 32000: THE ART OF INDIA:IM,EW 3 hour(s)

The South Asian sub-continent possesses one of the richest artistic reserves on earth produced by continuously active cultural centers among the oldest in the world. It is a region that gave rise to two world religions--Hinduism and Buddhism, and was the home to two others - Islam and Christianity, all of which fostered artistic production on a magnificent scale. This is an illustrated lecture course on the fine arts of India, with some references to art produced in Pakistan, Bangladesh , Nepal and Sri Lanka. The course will examine the arts of paintings, sculpture, and architecture created from Prehistoric times to the era of British occupation. Corresponding to the three weeks of the course, three eras will be highlighted: The prehistoric and Vedic Age, when the roots of Hinduism were established; the Buddhist era; and the Islamic era. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the historical and cultural events and significant individuals who shaped the appearance and content of Indian art, the purposes of works of art; their media and technique, and their style. Significant contextual issues relating to geography, religion, literature, and other art forms will be addressed both in class discussions and via student research papers. This course fulfills the Interpretive Methods requirement and the Experiencing the World requirement.

ART 32400: BAROQUE ART:IM 4 hour(s)

The Roman church enlisted artists and architects in the spiritual armies of the Counter-Reformation, calling for the creation of a new art, persuasive and magnificent. The result was an explosion of brilliant artistic activity which spread to all parts of a newly wealthy and cosmopolitan Europe. Baroque is the age of the great virtuoso artists — Bernini, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velazquez, Poussin — and of their great courtly patrons, such as Louis XIV, the Roman popes, and the Hapsburg and Stuart monarchs. The art is marked by a broad range of styles and themes, from the grandiloquent to the most intimate. The course will explore this dynamic period, from the Counter-Reformation through the Rococo phase of the 18th century, taking advantage of the excellent Baroque collections in local museums. This course fulfills the Interpretive Methods requirement.

ART 33000: INTERMEDIATE CERAMICS 4 hour(s)

For students who wish to further explore the possibilities of clay as an artistic medium. Students should have previous experience with basic hand building techniques, wheel work, and glazing. Emphasis will be on the application of more advanced construction techniques and the development of individual ideas. Areas that will be investigated include: methods of clay body development, the potential of various clay bodies, glaze types and glaze formulation and testing, and firing methods including pit, raku, electric, gas, and wood. These concepts and methods will be taught through group and individual projects. Students must provide their own basic tools Prerequisite: Art (230 or 23000).

ART 34000: INTERMEDIATE PAINTING 4 hour(s)

This course will continue the exploration of painting methods and processes begun in ART 204/20400: Beginning Painting. Students will expand their repertoire of painting materials and techniques, and explore a variety of formal and conceptual approaches to painting. Issues pertaining to color, spatial composition, mark-making, and surface texture, and the use of direct and indirect visual sources will be examined in-depth. Students will have the opportunity to develop individual subject-matter and content in their work as they discover their own unique pictorial “language.” Prerequisite: Art (204 or 20400) or permission.

ART 34600: ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY 4 hour(s)

A studio course concerned with advanced problems of photographic image making and exploration of the entrepreneurial mindset of the creative photographer. Emphasis will be placed on developing a unified body of work and furthering technical m astery as well as research into the professional practices and development of the fine art photographer. An effort is made to recognize and focus individual interests. Prerequisites: ART (120 or 12000) and ART (240 or 24000) or ART (245 or 24500) or ART (237 or 23700).

ART 35000: DIGITAL ART:CM 4 hour(s)

This studio course begins using digital media with traditional 2-D art techniques that originate from the disciplines of drawing, painting and printmaking. Creative exercises will be given to introduce students to raster and vector software, scanning, and ink-jet printing. The second half of the course explores time-based work and virtual galleries with exercises using power point slideshows with animation and creating a website including work from the first half of the semester. In addition, students will explore the aesthetics, concepts, and recent history of digital art production. To further assess and assist comprehension, students will produce a visual journal that will use methods from graphic design to produce. Students design a banner, logo,and page layouts that incorporate projects and written reflection on class sessions and digital art readings, websites, and virtual galleries. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement.

ART 36100: SILKSCREEN:CM 4 hour(s)

This course covers the concepts and use of silkscreen techniques including stencil; positive and negative block-out; photo process; registration; and printing procedures. The course also explores investigative and experimental print development, encouraging the student's discovery of the medium's potential. The student will acquire technical skill, with emphasis on aesthetic theory, history, technique, and printmaking etiquette and critique. This course fulfills the Creative Methods requirement. Prerequisite: Art (110 or 11000) or Art (220 or 22000) or permission.

ART 38000: SEMINAR 1 - 4 hour(s)

ART 38100: SPECIAL TOPICS: 1 - 4 hour(s)

ART 42600: ART 42600: 20TH CENTURY ART: MODERN AND BEYOND:IM 4 hour(s)

This illustrated lecture and discussion course will chart in chronological order the key moments in the history of modern art, from the late nineteenth century to the present day. It covers Europe from Impressionism through Surrealism; America through Pop Art and Minimalism, diverse Post-Modern directions, and the course ends with a look at artwork being made today. Necessarily selective, the narrative developed throughout the course will stress those episodes in the history of art that have proven to be decisive influences on the production and reception of contemporary art. Each class session will consist of lectures and discussions of images and texts. Students will be evaluated on the basis of their comprehension of course materials, attendance and preparation, critical engagement with ideas presented in the course, and the ability to synthesize key issues developed.

ART 47100: SENIOR STUDIO I 4 hour(s)

This course serves as a culminating experience for senior art majors. Students will refine their skills in their chosen medium and will create a body of artwork that investigates a particular theme, issue, or idea that will be featured in a public exhibition at the end of the term. Students will be responsible for planning, publicizing, installing and hosting the Senior Exhibition. Students will strengthen their artwork technically and conceptually through individual instruction, regular group critiques, and the use of an Artist Journal as an integral part of the art-making process. Students will also engage in activities related to “professional practice” in preparation for life as an artist or art professional after college. Prerequisite: Senior Art Majors. Non-Art Majors may qualify to take this course under special circumstances with the instructor’s permission.

ART 48000: SENIOR SEMINAR 1 - 4 hour(s)

ART 48100: INDEPENDENT RESEARCH 1 - 4 hour(s)

ART 49800: INTERNSHIP 4 hour(s)

ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT, ACCOUNTING, and MARKETING

Ugur S. Aker (1985), Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey;
M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University

Gail C. Ambuske (1981), Professor Emerita of Management and Communication
B.A., M.A., Kent State University;
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

Amanda Armeni, CPA (2009), Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S., Mount Union College;
M.Acc., University of Notre Dame

John Bolus (2012), Assistant Professor of Management
B.A., Miami University;
M.P.A., Indiana University;
Ph.D., University of Florida

Earl Kissell, CPA (1988), Professor Emeritus of Accounting
B.S., Xavier University;
M.Acc., Bowling Green State University

Shaike Marom (2018), Associate Professor of Management
B.S., Israel Institute of Technology;
M.S., Springfield College;
Ph.D., Anglia Ruskin University

Marybeth Murphy, CPA (2017), Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., Bowling Green State University;
M.Acc., James Madison University

Romeva Prcela, CPA (2017), Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., M.Acc., Case Western Reserve University

Stephen L. Zabor (1980), Professor Emeritus of Economics and Environmental Studies
B.A., Carleton College;             
Ph.D., Northwestern University
 

Department Web Sites: 

Accounting and Financial Management
www.hiram.edu/accounting

Management
www.hiram.edu/management

Marketing
www.hiram.edu/marketing

Economics (minor)
www.hiram.edu/economics

Introduction

The Economics, Management, Accounting, and Marketing Department delivers a quality education in the liberal arts tradition proven to be essential for future success in a wide variety of careers. Our programs engage students in the complexity of and interaction between organizations, the human behavior within them, and the international and environmental contexts in which they operate. Our goal is to develop leaders of public and private organizations capable of success in a complex, rapidly changing global world. To accomplish this goal, we provide a strong ethical and analytical foundation through in depth learning combined with a wide variety of practical experiences (on and off campus) to develop professional networks and relevant skills.

Majors

Our curriculum features three majors: management, accounting and financial management, and marketing. Within the management major, students can prepare for careers in human resources, international business, finance, public administration, and change management. Within the accounting and financial management major, students can focus on managerial and industry accounting, finance, and/or coursework to prepare for a Masters in Accountancy, the CPA exam and CMA exam and/or a career in public accounting. Within the marketing major students can prepare for careers with large corporations, start-up firms, advancing business and social entrepreneurship, advertising agencies, and small businesses.  Each of the majors has placed our students in outstanding professional or graduate programs either immediately following graduation or after gaining experience in the marketplace.

Requirements

Management and accounting & financial management share the following requirements:

Economics 20200: Principles of Macroeconomics
Management 21800: Organizational Behavior
Accounting 22500: Financial Accounting
Math 10800: Statistics

The Economics Major

This major is not available for students entering in fall 2018-19 and beyond.  Current majors will be able to complete their degree.

Economics Pathway

Core Courses

Economics 20100: Principles of Microeconomics
Economics 20200: Principles of Macroeconomics
Management 21800: Organizational Behavior
Economics 35000: Microeconomics: Decision Making  
Economics 36000: Macroeconomics:Inflation/Unemployment/Business Conditions
Economics 47900: Research Methods and Design
Economics 48000: Senior Seminar
 

Students must have a C- or better in the core courses, except for the senior seminar course. To complete the major, the following is required: 13 semester hours of economics and 2 mathematics courses - Statistics and Calculus. Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the major. Recent economics graduates have been employed in public and private organizations or continued their education in professional schools or graduate schools. Examples of public employment are the Federal Reserve Board, Freddie Mac, the Office of Management and Budget and Bureau of Economic Analysis. Those who applied to private organizations acquired positions in banks, insurance companies, and consulting companies to name a few. A significant number of graduates received law degrees, MBA's and others pursued master's or Ph.D. degrees in economics, public policy, international studies, and related fields.

The Management Major

Management Pathway

Students may not double major in Management and Marketing or Management and Accounting & Financial Management unless they have received permission from the program faculty.

Core Courses

Economics 20100: Principles of Microeconomics
Economics 20200: Principles of Macroeconomics
Management 21800: Organizational Behavior
Accounting 22500: Financial Accounting
Management 25500: Principles of Marketing
Management 40100: Research Development
Management 48000: Senior Seminar

Students must have a C- or better in the core courses, excluding Management 48000: The Senior Capstone. To complete the major, the following is required: 13 additional semester hours in management, and 2 mathematics courses - Statistics and another approved mathematics course. Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the major. Recent management graduates have found successful employment in a wide variety of public and private organizations. Examples include financial institutions, major sports teams, international marketing organizations, nonprofit organizations, human resources departments, government agencies and the Foreign Service. Many have continued their studies in graduate programs including Master of Business Administration, law degrees, master's degree in organization development, international management, and public administration.

The Accounting and Financial Management Major

Accounting and Financial Management Pathway

Students may not double major in Management and Marketing or Management and Accounting & Financial Management unless they have received permission from the program faculty.

Core Courses

Accounting 22500: Financial Accounting
Accounting 22600: Managerial Accounting
Accounting 24000: Professional Responsibilities
Accounting 34000: Accounting Information Systems
Accounting 35100: Intermediate Accounting I
Accounting 35200: Intermediate Accounting II
Accounting 31900: Auditing
Accounting 30900: Taxation
Accounting 44100: Advanced Accounting
Accounting 48000: Senior Capstone

Students must have a C- or better in the core courses, except for ACCT 48000: Senior Capstone, and must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the major. Additional correlative requirements are as follows: Macroeconomics (ECON 20200), Organizational Behavior (MGMT 21800), Corporate Finance (MGMT 30200) and Statistics (MATH 10800). To complete the major, 2 additional electives (minimum of 6 credit hours), one of which must be at the 30000 level, must be completed. Electives should be chosen in consultation with an advisor in the department and may focus on a specific career path including 1) preparation for the CPA examination, graduate school, and/or a public accounting career, 2) industry and managerial accounting, and 3) finance. Hiram’s accounting program has cooperative agreements with Case Western Reserve University, Ohio Northern University, and Bowling Green State University to accept qualified Hiram accounting major graduates into their Master of Accountancy programs. Recent graduates in accounting and financial management have found employment in top tier and regional public accounting firms, in governmental and non-profit organizations and in a number of public and private institutions as financial analysts, financial planners, cost accountants and tax accountants.  Many of our students have also continued their studies in Master of Accountancy programs to prepare to become Certified Public Accountants.

The Marketing Major

Students may not double major in Management and Marketing or Management and Accounting & Financial Management unless they have received permission from the program faculty.

Students interested in the Marketing major should begin with the following introductory courses:

Management 21800: Organizational Behavior
Management 25500:  Principles of Marketing
Economics 20100:  Principles of Microeconomics
Economics 20200:  Principles of Macroeconomics
Accounting 22500:  Financial Accounting

Students must have a C- or better in the core courses, except for ACCT 48000: Senior Capstone, and must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the major.  To complete the major, additional electives must be completed. A variety of courses will be offered such as Consumer Behavior, Marketing Mix, Modern Marketing Strategies and Models, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, New Product Development, Marketing Research, etc.

In the modern era of globalization, increased business competition and consumerism; marketing has become the heart of business success. Graduates can find successful employment in a wide variety of activities and businesses including large corporations, start-up firms, advancing business and social entrepreneurship, advertising agencies, and small businesses. Graduates can also continue their studies in graduate programs including Master of Business Administration, Marketing, International Business and Entrepreneurship.

Economics, Management, and Accounting Minors

The department minors require five courses from their respective areas. The minors include three required courses as well as two electives at the 30000 level or equivalent.  The specific course requirements are available from any department member. 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ACCT 18000: WORKSHOP: 1 hour(s)

Workshops may be taken Pass/No Credit only. Students may take no more than nine workshops for credit toward graduation. Workshops can be used as elective credit only.

ACCT 22500: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING:CA 4 hour(s)

An introduction to financial accounting concepts. Accounting transactions are followed through the accounting cycle into the financial statements. The major financial statements, their components, and alternative accounting approaches are studied. This course fulfills the Social and Cultural Analysis requirement.

ACCT 22600: MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING 3 hour(s)

An introduction to the accounting information needs of management. Basic managerial/cost accounting topics, such as job costing, process costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgets, variance analysis, and financial statement analysis are examined. Another version of this course is offered for four (4) credit hours as ACCT 22610. Prerequisites: Accounting (208 or 20800) or Accounting (225 or 22500).

ACCT 22700: SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING WORKSHOP 2 hour(s)

This workshop will work closely with students participating in the entrepreneurship program, as well as students involved in the ventures on campus, specifically the "Terrier Bakery" and "Terrier Trader". With the goal of adding value to the businesses in mind, students in the workshop will focus on the Accounting and Financial Management needs of the student run ventures, which includes recording transactions and preparing necessary financial reports in Quickbooks. Other tasks will include (but are not limited to): development of standard operating procedures for inventory maintenance; analysis of product pricing; observation of physical inventories. Students will also respond to and/or discuss assigned readings that have a focus on small business management and/or accounting. Counts toward e-minor.

ACCT 24000: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:ES 3 hour(s)

Leaving the development of ethical boundaries to chance is no longer an acceptable practice. The activities of professional firms in the 2000's have fundamentally changed the expectations for the behavior of business professionals. Corporate risk management practices must now include eithics risk management practices that aim to ensure the reputation of the individuals of the firm, as well as the reputation of the firm itself, is not tarnished. The Professional Responsibilities course will provide an understanding of why ethics has become a critical success factor for firms, specific rules governing required behavior for accounting professionals, types of ethical decisions that professionals can be faced with, in the form of videos and case studies, and how ethical behavior and decision making can be guided and improved upon. This course fulfills the Meaning, Ethics, and Social Responsibility requirement.

ACCT 28000: SEMINAR 1 - 4 hour(s)

An introduction to selected topics of current interest in Accounting.

ACCT 28100: INDEPENDENT STUDY 1 - 4 hour(s)

ACCT 29800: FIELD EXPERIENCE 1 - 4 hour(s)

ACCT 30900: FEDERAL TAXATION ACCOUNTING 4 hour(s)

This course is designed to teach students to recognize major tax issues inherent in business and financial transactions. The course focuses on fundamental tax concepts, the mastery of which will enable students to incorporate tax factors into business and investment decisions. Prerequisite: Accounting (225 or 22500).

ACCT 31910: AUDITING 4 hour(s)

This course addresses the unique challenges faced by auditors. Students develop an understanding of methods for the verification of financial statements and accounting procedures, professional ethics, internal control and internal audit, statistical sampling and computer systems application. This course is also offered in a revised version for 3 hours as ACCT 31900. Prerequisites: Accounting (225 or 22500) or Accounting (207 or 20700) and Accounting (208 or 20800).

ACCT 32500: COST MANAGEMENT 4 hour(s)

Students learn how to analyze and interpret cost information as a basis for decision making. Subjects include cost measurement, planning, control and performance evaluation, and behavioral issues. Prerequisite: Accounting 225 or 22500.

ACCT 33000: FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS AND VALUATION 4 hour(s)

This course develops practical analysis tools to enable students to analyze financial statements to obtain an indication of the underlying value of firms. The course teaches valuation from an earnings based approach, but also discusses discounted cash flow analysis. Prerequisite: Accounting (352 or 35200).

ACCT 33500: DECISION MAKING USING FINANCIAL MODELS 3 hour(s)

This course discusses current financial and accounting issues. The course then develops financial models utilizing Excel spreadsheets, enabling students to perform simulation analysis to make better managerial decisions. Prerequisite: ACCT (225 or 22500).

ACCT 34000: ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 hour(s)

Accounting Information Systems (AIS) explores the basic concepts of AIS, core business process and Enterprise-wide Risk Management Polices to enable students to understand and evaluate Information Systems to safeguard assets and provide reliable financial information for decision making purposes. This course is also taught as ACCT 34100 for 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Accounting (225 or 22500).

ACCT 34100: ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS 4 hour(s)

Accounting Information Systems (AIS) explores the basic concepts of AIS, core business process and Enterprise-wide Risk Management Polices to enable students to understand and evaluate Information Systems to safeguard assets and provide reliable financial information for decision making purposes. This course is also taught as ACCT 34000 for 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: Accounting (225 or 22500).

ACCT 35100: INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING 4 hour(s)

This course is a continuation of some of the concepts learned in Financial Accounting. Area of focus includes asset determination measurement as well as principles of revenue and expense measurement,. Prerequisite: Accounting (225 or 22500).

ACCT 35200: INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II 4 hour(s)

Continuation of Intermediate Accounting I. This course examines financial theory and financial statement reporting practices, including evaluation of current issues and practices related to Investments, Leases, Pensions, Stock Options, and Earnings per Share. Prerequisite: Accounting (351 or 35100) or permission.

ACCT 38000: SEMINAR 1 - 4 hour(s)

ACCT 38100: SPECIAL TOPICS 1 - 4 hour(s)

ACCT 44000: ADVANCED ACCOUNTING 3 hour(s)

This course enhances students' ability to determine the financial effects and implications for financial reporting of business performance related to mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate structure changes. Additional topics include SEC and interim financial reporting, foreign currency translation, and accounting for governmental and non-profit entities. Prerequisite: Accounting (352 or 35200). This course is also offered in a 4 credit hour format as ACCT 44100.

ACCT 44100: ADVANCED ACCOUNTING 4 hour(s)

This course enhances students' ability to determine the financial effects and implications for financial reporting of business performance related to mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate structure changes. Additional topics include SEC and interim financial reporting, foreign currency translation, and accounting for governmental and non-profit entities. Prerequisite: Accounting (352 or 35200). This course is also offered in a 3 credit hour format as ACCT 44000.

ACCT 44110: ADVANCED ACCOUNTING I 2 hour(s)

This course enhances students' ability to determine the financial effects and implications for financial reporting of business performance related to mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate structure changes. Additional topics include SEC and interim financial reporting, foreign currency translation, and accounting for governmental and non-profit entities. Prerequisite: Accounting 352 or 35200 Corequisite: ACCT 44120

ACCT 44120: ADVANCED ACCOUNTING II 2 hour(s)

This course enhances students' ability to determine the financial effects and implications for financial reporting of business performance related to mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate structure changes. Additional topics include SEC and interim financial reporting, foreign currency translation, and accounting for governmental and non-profit entities. Prerequisite: ACCT 352 or 35200 Corequisite: ACCT 44110

ACCT 48000: SENIOR CAPSTONE 4 hour(s)

This course is designed as a capstone to the Accounting and Financial Management majors. Students will have an opportunity to integrate and apply their course work through an analysis of a significant issue. They will research the issue, review the professional literature, identify and analyze alternatives, and recommend a resolution which is supported by the appropriate justification. Prerequisite: Accounting (352 or 35200).

ACCT 48100: INDEPENDENT RESEARCH 1 - 4 hour(s)

ACCT 49800: INTERNSHIP 4 hour(s)