Undergraduate Degrees
Accounting
The objective of the School of Accountancy is to provide high-quality accounting preparation for professional careers in industry, public accounting, and other organizations. The undergraduate programs are devoted to providing basic conceptual accounting, information systems, and business knowledge, along with general education, as a well-rounded foundation for career development. The fostering of high–quality student organizations is fundamental to the career-development process for on-campus programs.
The accounting curriculum is designed to help students prepare to meet changes in social, economic, and technological development. Academic course requirements for the bachelor’s degrees include University Studies coursework, as well as supporting courses in mathematics, economics, management information systems, business communications, business administration, accountancy, and information technology. The programs provide an opportunity to choose from a number of elective courses to broaden educational backgrounds and enhance employment opportunities.
Business Administration
The Department of Business Administration offers programs to prepare students for administrative positions in business, government, and other institutions. Specialized training is provided within specific functional fields of business, as well as training directed at understanding the broader aspect of business as it functions within our economy. Training is specifically provided in three areas: (1) Finance, leading to careers in banking, brokerage activities and investment, and positions as financial analysts in industry; (2) Marketing, involving positions in sales, advertising, retailing, distribution, and other similar activities; and (3) Operations Management, leading to careers related to supply chain management, operations planning and scheduling, project management, quality management, and consulting.
Management Information Systems
TThe Department of Management Information Systems offers two major educational thrusts in undergraduate as well as graduate programs. The Management Information Systems major is designed to prepare individuals for positions as managers in management information systems, including information managers, information supervisors, network managers, worldwide web designers, electronic commerce developers, systems analysts, applications programmers, systems trainers, and office systems managers by pursuing a bachelor’s degree program in Management Information Systems. The training and development emphasis (now part of the Management Information Systems major) prepares students to become teacher-trainers within business and private industry.
Economics
Undergraduate economics provides students with the basic intellectual framework to understand and analyze economic problems and to make informed decisions. A basic understanding of economics is essential to becoming a well-informed citizen, as well as a successful business or public leader.
Management and Human Resources
The programs in the Department of Management and Human Resources are designed to prepare students for administrative and leadership positions in business, government, and other institutions. Specialized training is provided in Management and Human Resource Management, as well as training directed at understanding the broader aspects of business as it functions within a national and international environment.
Management focuses on the development of entrepreneurial and leadership capabilities. These include recognizing viable business opportunities and developing business concepts that allow firms to take advantage of unique competencies and capabilities. In addition, there is substantial emphasis on the acquisition and allocation of resources, as well as on organizing, leading, and empowering people.
Human Resource Management deals with those processes which provide, develop, and maintain a productive workforce. Subject areas include recruiting employees, determining what tasks need to be performed, placing the right person in the right position, determining fair benefits and compensation, evaluating performance, determining current and future employment needs, training and development, labor-management relations, and following legal/ethical practices in employment.