Lead with confidence as a 工商管理 major. You’ll build a toolkit of skills to be a versatile contributor to any business environment.
Major Roadmap
Explore your options — classes, internships, research and study abroad. 找到你感兴趣的东西, 发现你爱什么, and create a major experience that jumpstarts your future.
You’ll study every aspect of business: accounting, management, marketing, finance, global business issues and social responsibility. Learn to collaborate and work in a team. Get comfortable presenting your ideas to a group. Understand how to think critically and make smart, ethical business decisions.
You’ll have the tremendous advantage of being in Austin, one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities and strongest economies. It’s the ideal place to intern and apply your skills in real-world situations in the industry of your choice. Your professors will leverage their experience — and relationships — to help you build your network.
And St. Edward’s valuable partnerships with Capital Factory, Austin Technology Council and Impact Hub Austin will immerse you in the excitement of startup culture and social entrepreneurship.
After graduation, 自己创业, or rise through the ranks of a large company to become a CEO. Pursue a career in sales, hospitality, banking or IT management. Live abroad and work for an international company, or apply your skills at a nonprofit. With a degree in 工商管理, you’ll have options – and the skills you need to succeed.
我们的毕业生做什么?
工商管理 majors go on to a variety of careers and graduate schools from St. Edward’s. Here’s a sample.
- Co-founder of XELPHAhealth, a patient-centric, clinically focused healthcare engagement hub
- Director of Innovation at T3, an Austin advertising agency
- Human resources specialist at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Customer experience data analyst at WP Engine
- Promotions coordinator at Toyota Music Factory
- 普华永道助理顾问
Students who complete a bachelor’s degree in 工商管理 can apply for a 工商管理硕士 (MBA) after acquiring at least two years of work experience.
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Lauren Welch ’17, 工商管理 and Management, is working to revolutionize healthcare through Xelpha Health, a business venture that earned her a spot in the MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. She and her business partners traveled to Brisbane, Australia, and returned to Austin hyper-focused on building a digital health record.
教室和其他地方
工商管理 majors at St. Edward完整的实习经历, take advantage of the Munday School of Business’s partnerships with Austin organizations, and earn valuable certifications that give them an edge.
Experiential Education
In Social Responsibility of Business, you’ll participate in a service activity in the community and write a paper about the experience. You’ll also work in a team to create a new product or service for a company that will meet a social need for an underserved community.
In Organizational Behavior and Leading Teams, students work in teams to analyze an organization, seeing organizational behavior come alive. Students recently worked with Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, 密歇根的荒野度假胜地, and with Austin businesses and nonprofits.
St. Edward’s has a Bloomberg Terminal on campus, and you can earn a Bloomberg Certification to boost your skill set and marketability. The eight-hour, self-directed course on Bloomberg Market Concepts covers economics, fixed income, equities and currencies; how to use the Terminal; and portfolio management. Including a Bloomberg Certification or @bloomberg.net email address on your resume and LinkedIn profile shows prospective employers you know how to use the Terminal.
Student Organizations
Delta Mu Delta is the national honor society in business administration.
Delta Sigma Pi is the coed business fraternity that is both a professional and social club. In recent semesters members have attended a panel presentation about digital marketing and a talk about real estate investment careers; traveled to a leadership conference in Kansas City; networked at a happy hour with alumni; and made sandwiches for people living on the street.
Develop your startup ideas with the help of a professional mentor and practice pitching them at 3-Day Startup, the iChallenge Pitch Competition and the Business Plan Pitch Competition.
Degree Requirements
Major Requirements: The BBA in 工商管理 requires 63 hours of major coursework.
通识教育要求: All majors require 44 hours of general education that students complete over the course of four years, 除了他们的专业课程.
View and download the full degree plan for our 工商管理 major (PDF).
A few examples of the 工商管理 courses students take:
- International 工商管理 – Work in teams to research current business environments, and gain an understanding of the business ethics and concepts used in developed vs. developing nations.
- Strategic Business Analysis and Practice – Learn to gather, analyze and use data in making executive decisions. This course examines business practice from the executive team’s perspective.
- Internship – Participate in a public or private, paid or unpaid, 组织实习, and reflect on the experience by demonstrating your accomplishments and development of skills.
Internships
比尔·星期一商学院 has partnerships with Austin organizations that will immerse you in the city’s exciting startup culture:
- Capital Factory, an incubator, coworking space and event center for all things entrepreneurial
- Austin Startup Crawl, a showcase of technology and entrepreneurship at multiple downtown locations during the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals
- Impact Hub Austin, which offers programs blending business and social good
You’ll complete at least one internship before graduation. In recent semesters, 工商管理 majors have completed internships at the following organizations:
- U.S. Embassy in Mexico City
- 城市空间内部和房地产
- ad朗讯数字营销代理
- Geico
- 迈克尔·麦考尔竞选国会议员
- 参观奥斯汀会展服务
- 泛美金融顾问公司
- Pearl Events Austin, which specializes in weddings and social and corporate functions
- Texas International Education Consortium
- OpenStack Foundation
- 劳尔庄园品酒室
Our Faculty
Our 工商管理 faculty members have a broad range of business experience, which informs their teaching and provides a balance between theory and practice. Faculty members have students consult with organizations in the Austin area on real-world projects that encourage teamwork and problem solving.
Kathleen Wilburn, professor of Management, knows that business is about more than just money. She teaches courses in leadership and social responsibility. 她对毕业生的建议?
"Identify your own values first; then find a company that shares those values. Look for an organization that has a purpose beyond the profit. It should include people, planet and profit in its strategy."
Business Minor (For Non-Business Students)
This minor is designed for all students majoring in degrees outside of 比尔·星期一商学院 as a way to enhance their business knowledge and skill set.
必修课(9学时):
- MATH 1312 – Quantitative Methods for Business
- BUSI 1301 – Introduction to Business
选择下列其中一项:
- ACCT 2301 -财务会计
- ECON 2301 – Principles of Market Analysis
- 经济学2302 -货币和市场
- BUSI 2305 -业务统计数据
- ENTR 2301 – Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Electives (Choose 3):
- BUSI 3322 -社会企业
- BUSI 3324 – The Art and Science of Negotiation
- BUSI 3326项目管理
- BUSI 3328 – Social Responsibility of Business
- BUSI 3330 -商业通信
- MGMT 3332 – Human Resources Management
- MGMT 3334 – Organizational Behavior / Leading Teams and Organizations
- MGMT 3338 – International Management
- MGMT 3340 – Principles of Operations (BUSI 2305 is a prerequisite)
- BUSI 3333 – Business Intelligence (BUSI 2305 is a prerequisite)
- BUSI 3399 -专题
- IBUS 4380 -国际业务
Total Hours: 18
Students interested in a quantitative or operations track can choose BUSI 2305 (Business Statistics), BUSI 3333(商业智能), and MGMT 3340 (Principles of Operations).
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