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Bates, UMass Amherst, Tufts, Pace, and Majoring in Business

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Majoring in Business 

A business major is for students seeking a broad-based education in many areas of business, with the option to specialize. Students will learn how different types of companies function in local and global economies. With a business/commerce general major, students have broad career options. General management, business ownership, and employment at a corporation are all viable career paths for those with a business background. 


Coursework


  • Macro & Micro Economics
  • Math for business
  • Public Speaking


  • Intro to Financial Accounting
  • Technology problem-solving
  • Marketing principles 

Courses help students learn the fundamentals of business specifically in accounting, international business, finance, marketing, project management, economics, and more. What's great about majoring in business is students can design a schedule that best fits their interests. 

Accountant 

Accountants help organizations to finance their operations, abide by government regulations, save money, and maximize their profits. They tap into the financial knowledge and skills learned in college to make sound decisions about an organization's resources. Accountants represent and communicate business information that is used by colleagues to operate more effectively, and by investors to make sound decisions about their investments.

Social Media Manager 

Social media managers utilize their tech savvy and knowledge of marketing communications to coordinate their employer's presence on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr. They enhance business activity, establish brand identity, and get the word out about their organization.

Social media managers devise strategic plans, help develop content, and measure the impact of online campaigns. Social media managers enlist the support of staff to gather information for stories that can be placed on social media.

College Admissions Representative 

Business majors who are interested in working in a college environment should consider a position with the admissions office as an option. Admissions staff draw upon communicationpresentation, and persuasive skills of the business major to reach out to prospective students.

They develop marketing plans to strategically promote the college and encourage applications. Admissions staff, like business majors, must collaborate with other team members on projects and to deliver programs.



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