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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
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of students are assigned multiple advisers devoted to guiding them through their four years 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
HAMID BAHARI-KASHANI
Professor, Division Chair, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8354 | baharih@wou.edu | WEST 113A
MARIANNE BRADSHAW
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8466 | bradshawm@wou.edu | WEST 201
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
503-838-8350 | farjamij@wou.edu | WEST 110
JOHN HASBROOK
NTT Asst. Professor/Adjunct Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8350 | hasbroj@wou.edu | WEST 110
CHRISTY HAWLEY
NTT Lecturer, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8181 | hawleyc@wou.edu | WEST 202
BOJAN ILIEVSKI
Associate Professor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8346 | ilievskib@wou.edu | WEST 206
JOHN LEADLEY
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
Associate Professor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8718 | malkewik@wou.edu | WEST 203
MICHAEL MARTIN
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8214 | martinm@wou.edu | WEST 210
FREDERICK OERTHER
NTT Assistant Professor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-9296 | oertherf@wou.edu | WEST 210
ROBIN OLSEN
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8466 | olsenr@wou.edu | WEST 201
RAJEEB POUDEL
Assistant 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
503-838-8799 | schwarzlerk@wou.edu | WEST 102
JENNIFER YANG
NTT Instructor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8799 | yangj@wou.edu | WEST 102
SEAN YODER
NTT Assistant Professor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8336 | yoders@wou.edu | WEST 207A
ZENON ZYGMONT
Professor, Business/Economics Division
503-838-8244 | zygmonz@wou.edu | WEST 209