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Business Administration

The Department of Business Administration strives to provide an atmosphere that is conducive to ethical behavior and intellectual growth. The department core is designed to provide a foundation of general business knowledge on which individual programs within the department can build. Students successfully completing a business administration major will be able to compete effectively for professional employment, understand the importance of professional behavior, possess a strong work ethic, and be prepared to pursue lifelong learning including graduate school and beyond.

Internships:
Students are encouraged to participate in internships and gain real-world experience. Internships are available for all areas of study within the Business Administration Department.

4+1 Master of Business Administration Cooperation with Clarkson University:
Castleton offers this degree program in conjunction with Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY which allows students to complete an MBA in one year instead of the usual two years after a bachelor’s degree.

Accounting

The Accounting Program defines the accounting profession broadly. It includes career paths in public accounting as practiced in large, medium, and small firms, corporate accounting (including financial management, controllership, treasury, financial analysis, planning and budgeting, cost accounting, internal audit, systems, tax and general accounting.

The Accounting Program prepares students to become professional accountants, not to be professional accountants at the time of entry to the profession. To attain and maintain the status of a professional accountant requires continual learning. Therefore, pre-entry education should lay the base on which life-long learning is built has three components: skills, knowledge, and professional orientation.

Students completing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting will be well prepared for their first position in the field of accounting.

Management

Upon graduation, students are prepared for challenging employment in a variety of management positions that stress sound strategic thinking and decision making skills.

Internet use, projects, computer simulations, case analysis, quantitative analysis, internships, and presentations, all contribute to the learning experience.

Electives in International Business, Retail Management, Entrepreneurship, Total Quality Management, and Human Resource Management provide you with additional breadth and depth in the field of management for use in the 21st century.

Marketing

Marketing is a critical component to the health and growth of any organization. It is more important than ever in a time of turbulent change and increased competition, both domestically and internationally. Effective, measurable marketing will continue to be key to corporate survival in the 21st century.

The Castleton marketing concentration offers a wide range of courses, which cover basic and advanced concepts as well as marketing strategy. Students learn to make strategic and tactical decisions regarding the product, pricing, promotion, and distribution elements of the marketing mix.

Courses are taught by expert, qualified faculty with significant "real world" marketing experience. Students completing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing will be well prepared for their first position in marketing.