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Requirements for the Business Major

(55-56 Semester Hours)

The major in Business Administration requires 55 or 56 semester hours in Business (11 required courses including 1 major internship, and 1 experiential elective), and a minimum of 8 semester hours in cognate disciplines.

2 Cognate Courses (8 Semester Hours)

11 Required Courses (44 Semester Hours)

  • BUS2101 Introduction to Management in Business, Government, and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)

  • BUS2102 Organization - Design, Management, and Change (4)

  • BUS2103 Accounting Principles & Practice (4)

  • BUS2104 Analytics & Modeling for Management Science (4)

  • BUS3104 Managerial Finance (4)

  • BUS3105 Marketing Principles & Practice (4)

  • BUS3106W Strategic Communication and Career Development (4)

  • BUS3504 Operations Management (4)

  • BUS3505 Stakeholder Cooperation and Nonmarket Strategy (4)

  • BUS3904 Major Internship (4)

  • BUS4801 Global Strategic Management (4)

1 Experiential Elective Course (3–4 Semester Hours)

  • BUS3107 New Ventures/International Venture (4)

  • BUS3108 Project Management (4)

  • BUS3109 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.

  • BUS2101 Introduction to Management in Business, Government, and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)

  • BUS2102 Organization - Design, Management, and Change (4)

  • BUS2103 Accounting Principles & Practice (4)

  • BUS3104 Managerial Finance (4)

  • BUS3105 Marketing Principles & Practice (4)

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Business Administration