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Major Requirements

A student majoring in business at Virginia Wesleyan is required to complete a minimum of 64 credit hours in specified coursework if choosing to pursue an internship in the field, or 56 credit hours in coursework if the student wishes to further enhance their studies in one of seven concentrations. A minor in business at Virginia Wesleyan will complement any major. A student wishing to minor in business must complete 20 hours in specified coursework.

Core Courses

Course Number And Title

Sem. Hrs.

MBE 201 Introductory Macroeconomics 4
MBE 202 Introductory Microeconomics 4
MBE 203 Accounting I 4
MBE 204 Accounting II 4
ISP 101 Fundamentals of Information Systems 4
MBE 301 Principles of Management 4
MBE 316 Marketing Principles 4
MBE 322 Financial Management 4
MBE 400 Seminar in Managerial Ethics 4
Total hours required for core courses 36

Business (B.A.)*

Additional Required Courses
(See advisor)

Statistics / One of the following:
MATH 210 Introductory Statistics
MATH 310 Statistical Models
4
Environment / One of the following:
BIO 150: Intro to Marine Ecology
BIO 435: Tropical Ecology
EES 132: Environmental Geology without Lab
EES 133: Environmental Geology with Lab
EES 200: Oceanography
EES 210: Meteorology
EES 250: Field Experiences in Earth & Environmental Sciences
EES 320: Energy and the Environment
ENG 306: Ecopoetry
ENG 410: Environmental Writings
ENVS 106: Humans, the Environment, and Sustainability
ENVS 107: Environmental Biology
ENVS 304: Environmental Ethics
ENVS 306: Ecopoetry
ENVS 326: Environmental Policy Analysis
ENVS 410: Environmental Writings
HON 110: Complex Global Challenge
MBE 207: Economics and the Environment
PHIL 304: Environmental Ethics
POLS 326: Environmental Policy Analysis
4

Additional Recommended Courses (See advisor before selecting):
SOC 100: Introductory Sociology
PSY 101: Introductory Psychology
COMM 222: Public Speaking
COMM 325: Organizational Communication

 
Total hours required for allied courses 8
Senior Synthesis A: Course Concentration  
MBE 300/400 Elective 4
MBE 300/400 Elective or other 300/400 elective as approved by advisor or department 4
MBE 406 or 407 Senior Seminar 4
Senior Synthesis A: total hours required 12
OR  
Senior Synthesis B: Internship  
MBE 414 Internship Exploration & Design 4
MBE 416 Management Internship 12
MBE 417 Internship Seminar 4
Senior Synthesis B: total hours required 20
Total 56-64

Minor Requirements: Business

Course Number And Title

Sem. Hrs.

MBE 101 Introduction to Business 4
One of the following:
MBE 201:Introductory Macroeconomics
MBE 202: Introductory Microeconomics
4
MBE 203 Accounting I 4
One of the following:
MBE 301 Principles of Management
MBE 316 Marketing Principles
4
One additional MBE 300/400 level course 4
Total 20