GBUS 5 · Spring 2027
Intro to Business
Business, decoded.
Master how companies actually run today — globalization, ethics, management, marketing, tech & finance — in a fun, practical class built for beginners and career climbers. This is a hands-on course on how the real world works, from global markets and smart ethics to core moves in management, HR, marketing, tech, and finance. Perfect if you’re starting fresh or ready to level up.
Why take GBUS 5
- Core business transfer course
- In-class hands-on participation
- Hybrid learning
- Free course materials
Schedule
- Term
- Spring 2027
- Meeting pattern
- Monday/Wednesday, 11:10 AM–12:35 PM
- Session
- First 8 weeks & last 8 weeks
- Format
- Hybrid
[CONFIRM: enrollment/class-search link] The Enroll button currently points to the LBCC Business department page.
GBUS 10 · Spring 2027
Personal Finance
Take control of your money: budgeting, taxes, car buying, time value of money, investments, retirement, and real-world tools — bank accounts, loans, credit, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs — so you walk out making smarter choices.
Benefits
- In-person and online; 8, 12, and 16 week options
- LBCC-GE Math fulfillment
- Transferable to CSU
- Qualifies for multiple certificates and degrees
[CONFIRM: used in GBUS 10?] Professor Carbonaro is the author of Personal Finance, 2nd edition, on Top Hat. Confirm whether that textbook is used in this course.
Schedule
- Term
- Spring 2027
- Format
- In-person / online
- Length
- 8, 12, and 16 week options
- Meeting pattern
- [CONFIRM: meeting days and times]
[CONFIRM: enrollment/class-search link] The Enroll button currently points to the LBCC Business department page.
This completely rebuilt GBUS 25 uses Metricool’s Social Media School and Stukent Simternship so students create real content, earn a Stukent Industry Certificate, and gain skills that transfer to CSU and count toward multiple certificates and degrees.
Benefits
- Run real social media campaigns with a big simulated budget
- Create and test organic posts, paid posts, and influencer deals
- Master content strategy, analytics, and growth with Metricool
- Earn a Stukent Industry Certificate
- Transfers to CSU and counts toward certificates and degrees
Schedule
- Term
- Spring 2027
- Format
- 12-week hybrid
- Meeting pattern
- Tuesdays only
[CONFIRM: Tuesday meeting time]
[CONFIRM: enrollment/class-search link] The Enroll button currently points to the LBCC Business department page.
