A portfolio of general education courses, general business work, and courses in the students chosen business major satisfactory to the program director and submission of an Application for Graduation. The accounting major is designed to prepare students for careers in managerial accounting, governmental accounting, or public accounting. Consequently, students who major in accounting are in constant demand for financial and business management positions by financial institutions, industrial firms, governmental entities, and pubic accounting firms. The accounting major also provides an excellent background for graduate education in business, engineering, law, and public administration. T he business management major is designed to provide the broad base of knowledge needed for a career in this multifaceted discipline.
Students develop planning, decision-making, analytical and leadership skills.
Like the broad nature of management itself, career opportunities are varied and include various levels of management in corporate as well as non-profit organizations. Students complete communication and buisiness courses that provide insights into the concepts and practices that underlie human and technical organizational communication systems. This major can prepare students for graduate study in organizational communication or for professional careers in fields such as corporate communication, public relations, or personnel. Business communication majors will take an additional thirty hours in their major, eighteen hours of required courses and twelve hours of electives. A s we embark upon the 21st, the principle source of United States economic activity is shifting from manufacturing industries to service industries.