College Catalog 2024-2025
Department of Business and Economics
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Business and Economics
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management; Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Management
Majors: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Hospitality and Tourism Management
Chair: Gurkan Akalin
Faculty: Christopher F. Achua, Cherry Brewer, Teena S. Fast, Frank Frey, Elizabeth Hirschman, David L. Kendall, Zafar D. Khan, Shankar Naskar, Sabrina Qureshi, Marc Sandefur, Ning Zhou
The Department of Business and Economics offers the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees with majors in accounting, business administration, economics, and hospitality and tourism management. The Department’s faculty teach courses in accounting, business computing, business education, business statistics, commercial law, economics, finance, marketing, strategy and management.
The Department’s Bachelor of Arts degree is well suited for pre-professional study in law or public administration. Both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees prepare students for careers or graduate school in economics, accounting, finance, marketing, management, business education, or entrepreneurship.
Degree Programs
All majors in the department require satisfactory completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours, including (1) 53 hours of Liberal Arts Core requirements of the College, (2) 30 hours of core requirements of the Department, (3) 15 hours of required major-discipline courses, (4) 15 hours of restricted elective courses selected by students from a menu of upper-division courses in each major, and (5) sufficient unrestricted electives to reach a minimum total of 120 hours for the baccalaureate.
Bachelor of Arts - Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree must include 12 credit hours of courses in the humanities (English, history, foreign language, literature, philosophy, or visual and performing arts) at the 3000-level or higher as part of the minimum 120 hours required for the baccalaureate. Foreign language courses numbered 2010 and 2020 may also be counted to meet part of the 12-hour requirement.
Departmental Math Requirements
To satisfy the department’s mathematics requirement and the Liberal Arts Core requirements of the College, all majors in the Department must complete as a minimum, with a grade of “C” or better, MTH 1010 : College Algebra and MTH 1180 : Elementary Probability and Statistics.
Teacher Education, CPA Certification and Pre-Law
The Department’s faculty advises students pursuing licensure in teacher education, public accounting, law, or public administration to help them select appropriate electives that support certification or preparatory work for additional professional study. Students who seek licensure in teacher education may major in any of the Department’s majors but must also comply with requirements and policies for admission to and retention in the Teacher Education Program.
Double Majors
Students may earn a double major in the Department of Business and Economics by completing all requirements for two majors within the department. The second major comprises 15 hours of required major-discipline courses for the major plus 15 hours of upper-division restricted electives appropriate for the second major. No course in the additional 30 hours required for the second major may be counted to satisfy the first major.
Students majoring outside the Department may complete a second major in the Department of Business and Economics by completing all requirements for the major in the Department of Business and Economics, including the math requirement, the 30-hour Departmental Core, 15 hours of required major-discipline course, and 15 hours of upper-division restricted electives appropriate for the second major.
Independent Study
The Department encourages advanced students to include independent study in their course work in accordance with the academic policies of the College. The Department does not offer independent study for regularly scheduled courses listed in this catalog.
Departmental Capstone Requirement
Students majoring in the Department must complete BUS 4990 - Business Capstone , the departmental capstone course, during their final semester at UVA Wise. The senior capstone course is an integral part of the Department’s major-program assessment activities. Students must also complete a comprehensive capstone examination of knowledge in their major discipline and the departmental core as part of the capstone course.
Minors
The Department offers minors in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, leadership studies, military science, and international business. All minors offered by the Department require at least 12 hours at the 3000-level or higher completed through UVA Wise. Students majoring in accounting, business administration, or economics may not count courses selected as restricted electives in their major program toward a minor offered by the Department. comprehensive capstone examination comprises 20 percent of the capstone course grade.
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Accounting Minor
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Business Administration and Management, Major in Accounting, B.A.
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Business Administration and Management, Major in Accounting, B.S.
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Business Administration and Management, Major in Business Administration, B.A.
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Business Administration and Management, Major in Business Administration, B.S.
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Business Administration and Management, Major in Economics, B.A.
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Business Administration and Management, Major in Economics, B.S.
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Business Administration and Management, Major in Hospitality and Tourism Management, B.S.
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Business Administration Minor
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Businesss Administration and Management, Major in Business Administration 2+2 Online, B.S.
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Certificate in Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Economics Minor
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Entrepreneurship Minor
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Finance Minor
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International Business Minor
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Leadership Studies (Interdisciplinary) Minor
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Marketing Minor
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Military Science Minor
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