The curriculum is concerned with conceptual understanding of accounting and accounting competence. The objective is to enable the student to comprehend the functions of accounting and the underlying concepts of accounting theory, and apply accounting knowledge to business problems. The program is designed to prepare students for leadership in the community and careers in governmental, managerial or public accounting; teaching positions; one of the sub-fields of accounting, such as tax, accounting systems, and others; and for further graduate professional training.
This curriculum is concerned with the study of financial institutions and business, government, banking, insurance, and personal financial management. Emphasis is on the analysis and development of financial principles in all areas of financial decision-making. Finance majors choose from a variety of classes specific to their career goals. The Financial Analysis Track is for students interested in investment banking, financial service-related careers, or the more technical financial careers. It is designed to allow students to satisfy undergraduate curriculum requirements, and eventually go on to earn the CFP designation.
This program is designed to acquaint the student with the tools and techniques of economic analysis, and how it affects decision-making in the business and society. The major is designed to prepare those students who are interested in careers as economists and economic analysts, to be successful in business, government, and non-government organizations, as well as graduate studies in economics.
Courses are offered at the undergraduate level each semester and at the graduate level each year. In addition, an independent study with the CU Technology Transfer Office is offered each semester, including the summer. These courses are offered to all graduate and undergraduate students across campus with no prerequisites.
This program is designed for those students interested in preparing for the general field of marketing and/or for those wishing to prepare for specific careers in retailing, industrial marketing, advertising, sales management, and marketing research.
This program is designed for those students who have a very strong interest in business, but whose desire for specialization lies outside the traditional majors of accounting, economics, finance, international business, marketing, or management information systems. Students majoring in management can choose from five tracks:
Business Ethics, Entrepreneurial Management, Human Resource Management, Military Management (ROTC students only), or the 4-year Pre-law Track.
This program is designed to combine the study of fundamental technical concepts of computer-based business information processing systems with a broad consideration of the organizational and behavioral issues associated with the design and management of such systems. The goal is to prepare students for careers in all areas of information management. In conjunction with a second major in another functional area of business, the program can be structured to provide a foundation for concentration in the management of specialized information resources.
This program is designed for those students who desire a broad-based understanding of international business operations, primarily from the viewpoint of a U.S. business entity. It is also designed to provide an international business perspective as related to the functional areas of business, and to permit experiential learning through the student’s choice of study abroad programs.
