The U.S. Department of Education selected USC as one of five universities in the country, and the only one in the Southeast, to serve as a Center for International Business and Education Research for teaching educators throughout the region how to teach international business more effectively. Degree programs in The Darla Moore School of Business lead to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Undergraduate programs, generally completed in 121 semester hours of credit, emphasize a strong liberal arts background combined with theory and practice in business administration. The integrated core curriculum provides a solid business foundation by introducing students to marketing, management, finance and risk management, and production and operations management, and their relationship to each other. Recurring components include business communications, entrepreneurship, and international business, as well as accounting, economics, computer applications, and business law and ethics.
Accounting focuses on developing the ability to analyze and solve fiscal problems.
The major leads to career opportunities such as public or private accounting, budget planning, tax accounting, or auditing. Economics is the study of how society uses resources to satisfy unlimited wants. The economics major leads to careers in research and management in the financial, manufacturing, services, and government sectors. Finance involves the study of business finance, investments, and financial institutions. Degrees in finance lead to positions such as financial analyst, commercial lender, portfolio manager, and trust officer.