Business, B.A.

(35 - 37 credit hours)

At Sweet Briar, our business professors run their own businesses so what you learn in our classes isn’t just theory or second-hand knowledge. Business majors learn accounting, marketing, management, entrepreneurial thinking, and negotiation skills to create and run a successful business and thrive in the face of competition and challenges. Students will work in teams, create marketing and business plans, and develop and apply business skills in a supportive environment to succeed in the real world.

What Can You Do with a Degree in Business?

~ Financial analysis

~ Business and nonprofit management

~ Marketing

~ Accounting

~ Human Resources

~ Public Administration

Required

The following requirements are needed to complete the major in Business (35-37 hours):

Program Core

Complete all of the following business courses (18 hours):

BUSN 127 - Financial Accounting CR: 3
BUSN 150 - Marketing CR: 3
BUSN 205 - Immersion in Management CR: 3
BUSN 227 - Managerial Accounting CR: 3
BUSN 242 - Negotiation CR: 3
BUSN 347 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation CR: 4

Business Electives

Choose one of the following courses (3 hours):

BUSN 112 - Social and Sustainable Ventures CR: 3
BUSN 161 - Human Resources Law and Ethics CR: 3
BUSN 210 - Finance CR: 3
BUSN 213 - Social Media Marketing CR: 3
BUSN 351 - Marketing Research CR: 3
BUSN 371 - Business Strategy in a Global Environment CR: 3
BUSN 377 - Internship CR: 1-3 (1 credit minimum)

Major Electives

Choose four of the following courses (12 hours):

ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics CR: 3
ECON 252 - Money and Banking CR:
ECON 258 - International Economics CR:
ENVR 215 - Environmental Policy CR: 3
HIST 220 - Introduction to Public History CR: 3
MATH 205 - Applied Statistics CR: 3
PHIL 119 - Logic CR: 3
POLS 235 - Business, Government, and the Economy CR: 3

Senior Exercise

Generally taken in the final semester of the senior year (3 hours):

BUSN 452 - Senior Seminar CR: 3

Interested in Graduate/Professional Programs?

If you are interested in pursuing graduate or professional programs for business, the following courses are recommended as part of or in addition to the requirements listed above:

Note(s):

For the major in business, the P/CR/NC grading option may not be exercised for any course which could count toward the major, with the exception of BUSN 261 , BUSN 361 , and BUSN 461 . Additional information about the P/CR/NC grading option is available under the Academic Policies and Procedures heading of the catalog.