Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a major in Business Management

(120 credit hours) Requirements are subject to change.

The business management major addresses the increasing need for managerial skills and techniques of business demanded by institutions of commerce and finance and human-helping agencies. By offering a combination of the traditional business core and exposure to the applied and behavioral sciences, the major educates students for entry-level positions in a wide variety of people-oriented management careers.

An understanding of human behavior and service to individuals is vital to the success of a manager. Included in the curriculum are courses designed to help students understand the world in which they will participate as leaders. It is becoming increasingly clear in today’s society that the problem of scarce resources can only be alleviated by the proper management of these resources. The understanding of both economic and business principles, as well as the social and human dimension of contemporary problems, is addressed in the major and is intended to provide graduates with the knowledge needed to solve these problems.

The Department of Business Administration offers several curriculum options to students. Beyond the core requirements, there are eight tracks from which students may choose: accounting, computer technology, economics, finance, general business, management, marketing, and not-for-profit studies. The student selects one of these tracks, consisting of four additional courses, to develop as a concentration.

For more information about the business management major, contact Professor Joel Parrish, the chairperson of the Business Administration Department at (413) 748-3470 or the Admissions Office at (800) 343-1257.

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