Majors in Business (BBA)
We offer 3 majors in the BBA program: Finance, International Business and Actuarial Studies.
All three BBA majors require twelve core courses covering the basics of Economics and Accounting. Students must also study mathematics, business economics, and marketing.
Before applying students must complete ECON 101, ECON 102, ACCT 101 and ACCT 102 with a minimum GPA of 3.0 across the 4 courses and have no individual grade below a C-.
Within the BBA program students must choose one of the four concentrations:
To declare a BBA Major students must apply to the BBA program following the steps outlined here:
- Once students have completed all 4 core courses (ECON 101 & 102, ACCT 101 & 102) and satisfied the 3.0 GPA requirement, they can submit an application for admission to the program. The program admits new students every Fall and Spring semester. For Spring BBA enrollment, the department accepts applications between early October and early January (exact dates vary). For Fall BBA enrollment, the department accepts applications between early May and early August (exact dates vary).
- All applications for a given semester are reviewed at the same time after the cycle has closed, regardless of when the application was submitted. The department notifies students of its decision every January and August.
- Once all applications have been reviewed, students who meet the GPA requirements will be invited to attend a mandatory BBA orientation session. Students who attend the BBA orientation session will be given instructions on how to declare their BBA major. Those who do not attend will not be allowed to declare their major until they’ve attended and must wait until the following semester to do so.
For International Business majors only
(Finance and Actuarial Studies majors, see Globalization and Environment electives)
ECONOMICS
ECON 211: Economics of Asia
ECON 212: Economic Problems of Latin America
ECON 245: Economics Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
ECON 231: Economics of China
ECON 301: Economics of CryptoAsset
ECON 302: Blockchain and Money
ECON 327: Political Economy of the European Union: Past, Present, Future
ANTHROPOLOGY
(Topics covered in the following courses vary by instructor. Depending on the topics chosen, the courses may count towards the area studies electives with the permission of an advisor.)
ANTH 206: Peoples of South America
ANTH 208, 208W: Peoples of South Asia
ANTH 209: Peoples of Europe
ANTH 210: Peoples of East Asia
ANTH 211: Peoples of Africa
ANTH 212: Peoples of the Middle East
ANTH 215, 215W: Peoples of the Caribbean
HISTORY
HIST 222: Europe Since 1945
HIST 106: History of Latin America, 1825 to the Present
HIST 145: Modern South Asia
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSCI 230: Politics of Development
PSCI 233: Transitions to Democracy
PSCI 234: Contemporary Western Europe
PSCI 235: Contemporary Russia
PSCI 238: Contemporary Asia
PSCI 239: Contemporary Latin America
PSCI 240: Contemporary Middle East
PSCI 252: Contemporary Issues in International Relations
PSCI 254: The Politics of the International Economy
PSCI 257: Western Europe in World Politics
PSCI 258: Asia in World Politics
PSCI 269: Colloquium In International Politics
SOCIOLOGY
SOC 273: Social Change in Africa
SOC 274: Social Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
SOC 275: Sociology of Asian Americans
For Finance and Actuarial Studies majors only
(International Business majors, see Area Studies electives)
ECONOMICS
ECON 204: International Political Economy
ECON 207: Comparative Economic and Financial Systems
*Note: If ECON 207 is chosen as a major elective, it may not also be chosen as a globalization elective.
ECON 208: Process of Economic Development
ECON 232: Economics of Climate Change
ECON 228W: Economics of the Environment
ECON 326: International Economics
ECON 245: Economics Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
ECON 301: Economics of CryptoAsset
ECON 302: Blockchain and Money
ECON 328: International Finance
*Note: If ECON 328 is chosen as a major elective, it may not also be chosen as a globalization elective.
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 302: Ecology and Culture
ANTH 304: Anthropology of Development
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENSCI 100: Our Planet in 21C
GEOLOGY
GEOL 025: Natural Resources and the Environment
HISTORY
HIST 222: Europe since 1945
HIST 106: History of Latin America: 1825 to Present
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSCI 231: Political Culture and Political Socialization
PSCI 232: Comparative Political Economy
PSCI 233: Transitions to Democracy
PSCI 234: Contemporary Western Europe
PSCI 235: Contemporary Russia
PSCI 236: The Politics of Developing Nations
PSCI 237: Contemporary Africa
PSCI 238: Contemporary Asia
PSCI 239: Contemporary Latin America
PSCI 240: Contemporary Middle East
PSCI 243: Contemporary Central America
PSCI 250: International Law
PSCI 251: International Organization
PSCI 252: Contemporary Issues in International Relations
PSCI 253: Problems in International Law and Administration
PSCI 254: The Politics of the International Economy
PSCI 255: Comparative Foreign Policy
PSCI 256: Africa in World Politics
PSCI 257: Western Europe in World Politics
PSCI 258: Asia in World Politics
PSCI 259: Latin America in World Politics
PSCI 260: The Middle East in World Politics
PSCI 261: Russia in World Politics
SOCIOLOGY
SOC 279: Globalization: Social and Geographic Perspectives