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Requirements

Requirements for the Business Major

(67–68 Semester Hours)

The BS in Business requires 56 semester hours in Business (12 required courses, 1 major internship, and 1 experiential elective), and a minimum of 12 semester hours in cognate disciplines.

3 Cognate Courses (12 Semester Hours)

  • DATA 151 Introduction to Data Science (4) or BUS 1301: Managing with Data, Analytics, and AI (4)
  • One statistics course (4): DATA 152 or MATH 138
  • ECON 112 Economics for Business (4), ECON 115 Production, Distribution, and Power in Contemporary Economics (4), or equivalent

 

12 Required Courses (48 Semester Hours)

  • BUS 2101 Introduction to Management in Business, Government, and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)
  • BUS 2102 Organization - Design, Management, and Change (4)
  • BUS 2103 Accounting Principles & Practice (4)
  • BUS 2104 Analytics & Modeling for Management Science (4)
  • BUS 3103 Managerial Accounting (4)
  • BUS 3104 Managerial Finance (4)
  • BUS 3105 Marketing Principles & Practice (4)
  • BUS 3106W Strategic Communication and Career Development (4)
  • BUS 3504 Operations Management (4)
  • BUS 3505 Stakeholder Cooperation and Nonmarket Strategy (4)
  • BUS 4201 Leadership and Career Development (4)
  • BUS 4801 Global Strategic Management (4)

1 Major Internship (4 Semester Hours)

1 Experiential Elective Course (3–4 Semester Hours)

  • BUS 3107 New Ventures/International Venture (4)
  • BUS 3108 Project Management (4)
  • BUS 3109 Business/Economics Simulation (3)
  • Entrepreneurship elective on Study Abroad (pre-approval required) (4)

Requirements for the Business Minor

(20 Semester Hours)

The business minor can be paired with any College of Arts & Sciences major, complementing the Willamette liberal arts experience with professional training in management and powerful tools that employers value.

The business minor is comprised of five courses, introducing students to the fundamentals of management and managerial disciplines — leadership, accounting, organizations, finance, and marketing.

  • BUS 2101 Introduction to Management in Business, Government, and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)
  • BUS 2102 Organization - Design, Management, and Change (4)
  • BUS 2103 Accounting Principles & Practice (4)
  • BUS 3104 Managerial Finance (4)
  • BUS 3105 Marketing Principles & Practice (4)

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