DIVISION OF Business

Overview

The Division of Business at Bluefield College offers a degree in Business Administration. Students in this major select one of three available concentrations: Accounting, Information Technology, or Management. Our faculty members possess not only strong academic credentials, but years of business experience in the public and private sectors. Our students consistently perform among the top tier of business students in state academic contests.

Concentrations

Click your desired concentration to learn more about the classes you will be taking.

Accounting is a popular choice among our business students. The U.S. Department of Labor lists accounting as one of the fastest growing fields, increasing at a rate of 2% annually. Accounting is a field where well-educated people with high expectations have opportunities to express themselves and to make meaningful contributions to the business world and to society. Our accounting graduates consistently find employment in business, government, non-profit organizations, and CPA firms. Some students go on to earn the designation of Certified Public Accountant.

Information Technology students build on their fundamental coursework in business with courses such as Program Design, Systems Analysis, and Database Concepts; they also complete courses in various programming languages. Additionally, they complete an internship giving them hands-on, practical experience (in areas such as computer repair, program installation, or programming). Information Technology graduates are prepared to work in the computer technology field as systems analysts, network engineers, programmers, web masters, or in fields such as cyber security, medical technology, and military intelligence. The Information Technology concentration also prepares students for graduate study.

Management students begin their studies with coursework in the fundamentals of the discipline such as Economics and Accounting and progress to more advanced courses such as Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance, and Organizational Behavior. Management students can complete an internship as part of their studies; students are placed in businesses such as brokerage firms, banks, manufacturing facilities, or locally-owned small businesses. The concentration prepares students for graduate school, consulting work, human resource management, sales, retail management, small business ownership, production and operations.

Our students also enjoy membership in PBL