The Business Administration and Economics Department at Georgetown College is committed to providing a broad professional education to prepare students for careers in business, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Our majors in Business Administration are built around required core courses that provide our students the basic skills in both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of Business Administration.
The Business Administration and Economics Department offers B.S. degrees in the following areas:
These majors provide our students with both an introduction to the primary functional areas of business and the opportunity to pursue a limited specialization in one or more specific functional areas. Additionally, a shared core of required courses allows students the opportunity to develop substantive business knowledge prior to choosing an area of specialization.
The Business Administration and Economics Department offers a B.A. degree in:
The Economics major takes a more abstract approach to learning about business. Students who complete this major learn general methods of analyzing problems and making decisions. They then apply those methods in a variety of business and government policy settings.
Additionally, the Business Department offers interdisciplinary majors.
For those interested in International Business, there is the opportunity to earn
a B.A. degree in:
There are also B.S. interdisciplinary majors in:
All of these majors are comprised of courses that strive to develop students’ skills in both qualitative and quantitative areas of learning. Emphasis has been placed on developing critical thinking skills in addition to quantitative business analysis, accounting, and financial skills. Students with interdisciplinary majors are not required to have a minor.
For students with non-business majors, the Business Administration and Economics Department offers minors in Business Administration and Economics.
The Department also offers recognition and opportunities for its students
outside the traditional classroom. These
include academic awards, Phi Beta Lambda (a professional business organization
for students), an invited speaker series, internships with area businesses,
international travel and education, and a student investment team.