From helping a media organization understand its position in a new market, to optimizing how a government agency allocates its resources, to assisting a bicycle manufacturer on how to better manage its payroll, there’s no shortage of careers someone with a business background can pursue.
The undergraduate degree program in business is part of the Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business. The Bolte School has an impeccable reputation for producing successful business leaders, and the entire faculty shares a commitment to ensuring that you receive the knowledge, experience and insight to leave the Mount as a responsible, methodologically sound and ethical business professional.
Learn about the Bolte School of BusinessThe one thing that ties global manufacturing companies, regional health care providers, local nonprofits and individual small business owners together is they all provide value in exchange for value – which at its core is how business is defined. The Mount’s business program will enable you to help any number of organizations in a wide range of capacities.
While in the program, you’ll study material on economics, marketing, information systems, business law, accounting, strategy, corporate finance and social responsibility. This variety of coursework will allow you to pursue careers from consulting to business development to sales and marketing and beyond. You'll also have the opportunity to pursue an optional concentration in finance, international business and economics, management and marketing.
Combining this with studying the Mount’s liberal arts core curriculum, you’ll add depth with courses on communication and philosophy, helping shape you into an ethical leader who is interested in more than just the bottom line.
View a full listing of all business courses and a sample four-year course sequence.
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A business minor is a great complement to virtually any major. Even if you choose a career path that doesn’t
There are specific business minors for accounting and economics majors, as well as a third for all other majors. Courses may vary slightly depending on the track, but generally cover accounting principles, information systems, statistics
The finance concentration focuses on financial decision-making, valuation methods, and capital management. Students examine real-world scenarios through corporate finance case studies and complete a required internship for applied industry experience. The curriculum also includes elective coursework in subjects such as investments, financial statement analysis, money and banking, international finance, and econometrics.
The international business and economics concentration examines how organizations operate across foreign markets, trade agreements, and cultural borders. Coursework covers the fundamentals of international trade, global investment patterns, and multinational management case studies. Students gain hands-on perspective through either a professional internship or a study abroad experience, with additional electives available in international finance, marketing, and cross-cultural relations.
The management concentration centers on organizational operations, workplace dynamics, and team leadership. Students analyze practical workplace scenarios through human resource management case studies and complete a required internship. Additional elective options allow students to study specific focus areas such as project management, entrepreneurship, e-commerce, and organizational leadership.
The marketing concentration covers the processes organizations use to research target audiences, develop brand strategy, and promote goods and services. The curriculum combines core coursework in marketing principles and marketing strategy case studies with a credit-based internship. Students customize the remaining coursework through electives in consumer behavior, marketing research, advertising and promotion, and sports marketing.
Learn more about the business concentrations in the academic catalog.
At Mount St. Mary's University, we realize the challenges you face on the job can enhance your learning in the classroom. That's why our accelerated undergraduate program in business is designed specifically for working adults. Because what you learn in the classroom today can help you solve a problem at work tomorrow.
Learn more about the online undergraduate degree in business.
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