Phone: 503-838-8421
Email: business@wou.edu
Business
The business major is one of the most versatile options for careers after graduation. The program will teach you business basics such as accounting, organizational management, marketing and communications, plus you can choose to take the writing-intensive version of the curriculum. The skills acquired in business courses will be applicable to a huge array of professions, making you a valuable resource for employers.
credits required for the Business major
students enrolled in the Business program
students per class on average in the Business program
%
of master's degree can be completed as an undergrad at WOU
Sample four-year degree plan
Learning outcomes
- Analysis and evaluation: Critically analyze and interpret information to solve problems and make decisions
- Communication: Effectively communicate in written documents, oral presentations and interpersonal interactions
- Ethics: Recognize and evaluate ethical issues at the individual, organizational and societal levels of analysis
Career opportunities
- Business operations manager
- Systems analyst/IT consultant
- Commodity broker
- Logistics manager
- Market research analyst
Business minor
Students who minor in business get training in a broad range of business skills such as accounting, marketing, financial management, organizational behavior and more. If you dream of starting your own company some day, consider pairing a business minor with a complementary major.
credits required for the Business minor
Faculty
ALEJANDRO ABARCA
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-9296 | abarcaa@wou.edu | WEST 210
ERMIE BUNCAL
Recruitment & Retention Advisor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8799 | buncale@wou.edu | WEST 102
PAUL DISNEY
Adjunct Professor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8546 | disneyp@wou.edu | WEST 208
MARK ELTON
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8359 | eltonm@wou.edu | WEST 107
JAVAD FARJAMI
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8421 | farjamij@wou.edu | WEST 110
JOSH GROVER
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
groverjs@wou.edu
SHAUN HANSEN
Professor, Business/Economics Division
hansens@wou.edu
CHRISTY HAWLEY
NTT Lecturer, Business/Economics Division
503-838-9533 | hawleyc@wou.edu | WEST 202
BOJAN ILIEVSKI
Associate Professor, Division Chair, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8346 | ilievskib@wou.edu | WEST 113A
JOHN LEADLEY
NTT Assistant Professor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8719 | leadlej@wou.edu | WEST 105
ANNA MAHONY
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8181 | mahonya@wou.edu | WEST 202
KEVEN MALKEWITZ
Professor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8718 | malkewik@wou.edu | WEST 203
RAJEEB POUDEL
Associate Professor, Business/Economics Division
poudelr@wou.edu
MARTIN SCHULZ
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8336 | schulzm@wou.edu | WEST 207A
KATE SCHWARZLER
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8421 | schwarzlerk@wou.edu | WEST 201
JENNIFER YANG
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8421 | yangj@wou.edu | WEST 201
SEAN YODER
NTT Assistant Professor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8421 | yoders@wou.edu | WEST 207A
ZENON ZYGMONT
Professor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8244 | zygmonz@wou.edu | WEST 209
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