The purpose of the common core is to provide students with careful preparation in the fundamental tools of decision-making and leadership. This course is integrative in nature. Its purpose is to unify the various disciplines of business and economics, providing students with a perspective on the manner in which the disciplines are interrelated. Students have an opportunity to synthesize the disciplines, and to appreciate the connections among the basic tools of the business core. This course satisfies the University s general education requirement for the senior seminar.
Students elect a concentration in business or a cognate area of study outside of business.
Cognate areas must receive approval from the School of Business Administration. Students can elect to complete more than 12 hours in a concentration, subject to a restriction on total hours permitted in business. Internship credit is not applied toward concentrations. Instead internships serve as free electives. Management 377 and three or more courses in management.