BUSN 1103 — Professional Development for Business Co-op
1 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonTraditional
Introduces students to the Cooperative Education Program and provides them with an opportunity to develop job-search and career-management skills. Offers students an opportunity to perform assessments of their workplace skills, interests, and values and discuss how they impact personal career choices. Students also have an opportunity to prepare a professional-style résumé, learn proper interviewing techniques, and gain an understanding of the opportunities available to them for co-op. Introduces career paths, choices, professional behaviors, work culture, and career decision making. Familiarizes students with workplace issues relative to their field of study and teaches them to use NUworks in the job-search and referral process. Presents co-op policies, procedures, and expectations of the Department of Cooperative Education and co-op employers.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 24 | 647 | 782 | 83% | 5.6 |
| Fall 2024 | 18 | 613 | 645 | 95% | 1.8 |
| Spring 2025 | 24 | 921 | 923 | 100% | 0.1 |
| Fall 2025 | 22 | 778 | 840 | 93% | 2.8 |
| Spring 2026 | 24 | 861 | 878 | 98% | 0.7 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 27% · T 20% · W 26% · Th 27% · F 1%
Common patterns: R (27% of sections), M (27% of sections), W (26% of sections), T (20% of sections), F (1% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- William Jackson (8% of students) · reviews
- Michelle Taylor (6% of students) · reviews
- Maura Miller (6% of students) · reviews
- Catherine Merlo (6% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Corey Fereday (6% of students) · reviews
- John Cornett (6% of students) · reviews
- Michelle Taylor (6% of students) · reviews
- William Jackson (6% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (BUSN course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BUSN courses · Plan it at numap.app