Business as a field of study is very broad and practical - everything has a "business" side to it! Whether your passion is social media, basketball, or starting your own company, every industry needs accountants, marketers, managers, financial analysts, and data analytics professionals. In other words, business majors!

The AACSB-accredited programs offered by the College of Business (COB) are designed to produce career-ready professionals who add value to the global business environment. Graduates may be employed in financial services, manufacturing, sales, advertising and market research, accounting, information technology, and general management as well as in a wide range of educational, municipal, state and federal government agencies. Others capitalize on their business education and skills and pursue entrepreneurship.  

The COB curricula are designed to teach essential business tools and techniques and, more importantly, they focus on helping develop life-long skills such as flexibility, resilience, opportunity recognition, global awareness and the importance of creating both social and economic value for the betterment of our community and the world.. Specifically, the various programs have been developed to provide:

1. essential business tools and techniques;
2. an understanding of the global, social, ethical, regulatory, global, political, and cultural environments;
3. an understanding of the major functional areas of business and industry;
4. an opportunity for specialized study; and
5. preparation for advanced graduate study.

Students receiving a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration degree will demonstrate competencies in financial and managerial accounting, the business environment and strategy, finance, behavior and organizational issues, marketing, business analytics, quantitative analysis, and production/operations management and economics.

Business majors learn how to research information using quantitative skills, develop creative solutions to real-world business problems, and successfully implement solutions by collaborating as members of diverse teams. Moreover, because both organizational and individual success requires the mastery of well-developed soft skills alongside the traditional business knowledge imparted by our curriculum, these are emphasized as well. 

Mission

Inspire transformational learning. Create applied knowledge. Forge impactful connections.

Vision

Transform Minds – Transform Business – Transform Lives

Values

In support of our mission, we value:

• conducting ourselves with the highest level of integrity and mutual respect
• embracing diversity in all its aspects
• fostering stakeholder engagement
• striving toward innovation and continuous improvement
• conducting ourselves in a socially responsible and transparent manner

Degree Programs

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree

The following majors are offered:  Accounting, Finance, General Business, Management, Business Analytics, Marketing Supply Chain Management, and Banking.

Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree

Business Administration. Major in business administration, including a minor in Interdisciplinary Studies. Applied Economics

Graduate Degrees:  Master of Business Administration; Master of Science in Finance; Master of Science in Management; Master of Science in Marketing and Marketing Analytics; Master of Science in Business Analytics; Master of Science in Accounting; Master of Science in Supply Chain Management; Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership; and Master of Science in Forensic Auditing Analytics. Requirements for the graduate degrees are outlined in the Graduate Catalog.

Please note: Courses used as part of the business core cannot be used in other business major or minor sections.

  

Students may elect to complete a minor in a business discipline in the College of Business. The business discipline minors offered by the CBE include either

1. a broad-field minor in general business, including courses from several departments within the college; or
2. minors in specialized areas such as accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, general business, corporate management, marketing, business analytics, international business or international studies, economics, or personal financial planning.

Most business minors require the completion of ACCT 2301 Principles of Acct I, ECO 2301 Prin Macro Economics or ECO 2302 Principles of Micro Economics, and a minimum of four advanced courses as approved by the appropriate department head in the College of Business.  Marketing or Management minors must complete six courses approved by the department head.

Center for Excellence (CFE)

A&M-Commerce at Dallas, Room 2068; 903-468-6058; Fax, 903-886-5650

Mission

The Center for Excellence (CFE) serves to enhance and strengthen North Texas business and industry in the global marketplace via customized professional consulting, seminars, and workshops with programs in leadership, management development, team building, process and productivity improvement, business and industry development, communication skills, innovation, knowledge management, safety and quality improvement.

COB Career Services

Shernay Wormley, Senior Career Services Coordinator, Career Services

McDowell Business Administration Bldg., Room 348; 903-468-6046; Fax: 903-886-5650

COB Career Services provides comprehensive one-stop career resources to COB students and alumni at different points of students’ career development. From career assessment and planning, career counseling, interview skill preparation, resume creation and review, and internship and job placement assistance.

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