Business majors may choose from eight concentrations, which allow students to gain knowledge and expertise in a specific topic of interest. Concentrations include Accounting & Finance, General Administration & Supervision, Information Management, International Business, Law & Public Administration, Marketing & Public Relations, Personnel, Human Resource Management, and Supply Chain & Operations Management. Students choose three (3) senior synthesis courses: one must be upper-level MBE, one must be the capstone (MBE 406 for example), and the third must be a 300/400-level class from the list below. Advisors work closely with students to identify which course options work best for their particular career interest. Course descriptions are located in the Virginia Wesleyan University catalog.
Accounting & Finance
Accounting is a challenging and rewarding profession, and Virginia Wesleyan University offers a number of pathways to a career. The university provides all of the courses required to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Examinations upon graduation as part of the business program. These classes can be supplemented with an externship or internship to develop applied accounting skills. Interested students are encouraged to contact a member of the business faculty early in their program to create a four-year plan that will achieve their career goals.
In addition to MBE 203 (Accounting I) and MBE 204 (Accounting II), which are required courses for all business majors, 32 semester hours of advanced accounting courses are also available through the business program:
MBE 303 Financial Accounting Theory I
MBE 304 Financial Accounting Theory II
MBE 305 International Accounting Theory
MBE 306 Business Law
MBE 310 Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions
MBE 331 Managerial Economics
MBE 334 Economic Modeling and Forecasting
MBE 335 Accounting Information Systems
MBE 340 Forensic Accounting
MBE 343 Government and Not-For- Profit Accounting
MBE 345 Managerial Cost Accounting
MBE 355 Auditing
General Administration & Supervision
COMM 321 Theories of Mass Communication
COMM 325 Organizational Communication
COMM 326 Persuasion and the Media
COMM 328 Public Relations
MBE 306 Business Law
MBE 310 Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions
MBE 315 Managing Diversity in Organizations
MBE 324 Human Resource Management
MBE 331 Managerial Economics
MBE 333 International Business
MBE 335 Accounting Information Systems
MBE 348 Social Marketing Management
POLSCI 373 Conflict Management
PSY 321 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSY 362 Theories of Motivation
SOC 303 Small Groups
Personnel, Human Resource Management
CJ 301 Criminology
COMM 325 Organizational Communication
MBE 306 Business Law
MBE 315 Managing Diversity in Organizations
MBE 324 Human Resource Management
MBE 333 International Business
MBE 334 Economic Modeling and Forecasting
POLSCI 372 Constitutional Law II: Substantive Rights
POLSCI 373 Conflict Management
PSY 321 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSY 333 Assessment of Individual Differences
PSY 351 Psychology of Gender
PSY 362 Theories of Motivation
PSY 375 Adult Development and Aging
PSY 388 Cognition
SOC 303 Small Groups
SOC 311 Family
SOC 336 Sociology of Religion
Information Management
CS 212 Computer Programming
CS 310 Introduction to Computer Systems
CS 311 Data Structures
CS 331 Systems Analysis and Design
CS 380 Programming Languages
CS 430 Database Management Systems Design
CS 440 Operating Systems
MBE 331 Managerial Economics
MBE 334 Economic Modeling and Forecasting
MBE 335 Accounting Information Systems
MBE 345 Managerial Cost Accounting
MTH 310 Statistical Models
MTH 350 Numerical Methods
International Business
ARTH 333 Art of Africa, Asia, and the Americas
FR 307 Topics in Conversation & Composition
FR 327 France Today
FR 328 French History I: Vercinġetorix-Revolution
FR 329 French History II: Revolution-World War II
GER 307 Topics in Advanced German Conversation & Composition
GER 317 Great German Thinkers
GER 318 Great German Writers
GER 344 From Hitler to Today: Modern Germany Through Cinema
SPAN 307 Topics in Advanced Conversation and Composition
SPAN 317 Civilization of Spain
SPAN 318 Civilization of Latin America
SANP 329 Latin America Through Cinema
SPAN 333 Commercial Spanish
SPAN 375 Topics in Mexican Culture and History
HIST 306 Seminar in Asian History
HIST 346 History of South Africa
HIST 347 History of Modern France
HIST 348 History of Modern Germany
MBE 305 International Accounting Theory
MBE 315 Managing Diversity in Organizations
MBE 330 History of Economic Thought
MBE 332 Economic Development
MBE 333 International Business
POLS 317 Politics in the Media
POLS 318 Germany in a Changing World
POLS 321 Politics and Literature of Latin America
POLS 344 European Union in World Politics
POLS 345 International Law and Organizations
POLS 348 International Human Rights
POLS 353 Globalization and Its Discontents
Law and Public Administration
CJ 300 Law Enforcement
CJ 301 Criminology
CJ 360 Courts in the American Criminal Justice System
CJ 387 Criminal Law
CJ 388 Global Terrorism and Homeland Security
CJ 420 Criminal Law: The Appellate Process
MBE 306 Business Law
MBE 315 Managing Diversity in Organizations
MBE 324 Human Resource Management
MBE 340 Forensic Accounting
POLS 335 American Government
POLS 343 Public Administration
POLS 350 Immigration and Citizenship
POLS 355 Women, Power, and Politics
POLS 371 Constitutional Law I: The Federal System
POLS 372 Constitutional Law II: Substantive Rights
POLS 373 Conflict Management
SOC 303 Small Groups
SOC 311 Family
SOC 336 Sociology of Religion
Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations
ARTH 35119th Century Art History
ARTH 352 Art since 1900
COMM 325 Organizational Communication
COMM 326 Persuasion & the Media
COMM 327 Children and the Media
COM 328 Public Relations
COMM 331 Mass Communication Research Methods
COMM 350 Advanced Filmmaking
COMM 481 Internship in Communication
MBE 306 Business Law
MBE 333 International Business
MBE 334 Economic Modeling & Forecasting
MBE 348 Social (Issue) Marketing Management
PSY 351 Psychology of Gender
PSY 362 Theories of Motivation
PSY 374 Adolescent Development
PSY 375 Adult Development & Aging
SOC 311 Family
SOC 350 Introduction to Social Research
SOC 351 Medical Sociology
Supply Chain & Operations Management
EES 300 Geographic Information Systems
MTH 310 Introduction to Computer Systems
MBE 333 International Business
MBE 350 Supply Chain Management and Logistics
MBE 360 Operations Management
POLS 353 Globalization and Its Discontents