Business, Minor

The Department of Business and Economics offers several programs that provide special opportunities for students who are interested in careers in business and related fields. The programs in business benefit from endowments by the estate and family of the late D. Abbott Turner who was a prominent leader in business and civic affairs in Georgia and a trustee of Wesleyan. These endowments help provide Wesleyan students with instruction, equipment, and special activities that add an important dimension to the educational process. Additionally, the Gail Webster-Patterson Endowed Speaker Series for Business brings distinguished speakers with profound knowledge and expertise in business practices, economics, accounting, and health administration to the College for the purpose of enhancing the educational experience of students who are majoring or minoring in one of these disciplines.

The D. Abbott Turner Program in Business Management includes three major curriculum alternatives:

1. The major in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting, Digital Marketing, Economics, Healthcare Administration, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, or Strategic Management.*
2. The major in Accounting.
3. The major in International Business.

*Students in the Online Program may choose from Accounting, Digital Marketing, Economics, Organizational Behavior, or Strategic Management.

The department also offers an interdisciplinary major in Advertising and Marketing Communication (AMC).

The department has an expanded minor curriculum program with minors in Accounting, Business, Economics, and Finance.

The department sponsors lectures, conferences, seminars, and research which promote entrepreneurship and business career opportunities for women. These activities provide students with the opportunity to discuss significant issues and experiences with successful women from the business community.

Three student learning outcomes for the required courses in the Business Administration major have been identified:

1. Business majors will demonstrate competency in breadth of knowledge of business principles.
2. Business majors will demonstrate competency in depth of knowledge of business analysis.
3. Graduates will demonstrate ability to integrate subject knowledge in the analysis of business issues.

Additional goals in the liberal arts are met in the general education curriculum:

1. Understanding the historical and political context of business.
2. Developing an awareness of the dimensions of human behavior as individuals and in organizations.
3. Understanding the issues in philosophy and values which influence the business environment.