Business and Management
The Business and Management Program at Wheaton provides the core knowledge and skills needed for future leaders to thrive in the global marketplace. Wheaton’s curriculum connects basic business disciplines to the liberal arts, providing you with a well-rounded perspective that is both valuable and crucial for business professionals. You will apply your business knowledge through a mixture of experiential learning and project-based opportunities, as well as through a required internship.
As a business major, you can tailor your studies by choosing a concentration in international business and cross-cultural management; marketing, new media and media analytics; creative arts management; healthcare management; or finance, accounting and business analytics. If you’re looking to strengthen your analytical and quantitative skills, you may also be interested in our Finance Major or Minor.
For more information, contact C.C. Chapman, interim chair.
Major Concentrations
The Creative Arts Management Concentration prepares you to participate in the creative economy, a major economic driver that supports a wide range of occupations. Learn about the business of arts through courses like The Business of Music, Arts Administration, and Introduction to Museum Studies. Complement that knowledge with courses of your choice in art, anthropology, film and new media studies, philosophy, sociology and theater.
The Finance, Accounting, and Business Analytics Concentration delivers foundational knowledge and skills in investment practices and managerial accounting—topics essential for any business professional. You can pursue coursework in accounting, organizational behavior, marketing, and corporate responsibility and enrich your perspective through interdisciplinary study in anthropology, economics and mathematics.
The Healthcare Management Concentration will help you apply your business knowledge to help healthcare organizations function effectively and deliver the best care possible to patients. Study topics like international business and human resources management and put your knowledge into context by exploring health topics through the lenses of anthropology, economics, philosophy, psychology and sociology.
The Human Resource Management and Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations Concentration prepares you to optimize the talent pool and skills of a company or organization. Develop a firm understanding of how human resource management serves as a strategic partner in an organization’s success as well as cross-cultural knowledge to function effectively in a variety of environments.
The International Business and Cross-Cultural Management Concentration will help you hit the ground running in the field of international business, which is conducted across cultures, languages, traditions, and a range of economic, political and technological landscapes. Develop essential cross-cultural skills and broaden your perspective through various interdisciplinary courses in anthropology, economics, history, languages, political science and more.
The Marketing, New Media and Media Analytics Concentration offers a deep dive into digital marketing through a real-world business lens. You will examine emerging technology trends, consumer behavior, and marketing strategies and have the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary coursework in photography, web design and development, animation, digital editing, film and more.
The Social Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit Management and Philanthropy Concentration equips you with the skills and knowledge to build businesses that endeavor to advance social change. Explore examples of social entrepreneurship and innovation and test out your own idea in our Social Entrepreneurship Studio. Delve into topics including corporate responsibility, accounting, organizational behavior and marketing and pursue interdisciplinary courses in anthropology, economics, education, history, philosophy, political science and more.
Minor
The Business and Management Minor introduces students to core business courses in economics, fundamentals of business, management, and business analysis. Students also select two business elective courses that allow them to tailor the minor to their interests and career goals.
99% of Business and Management majors from the past five years have found employment or achieved a service opportunity within six months of graduation.*
Recent Graduates
Sample First Jobs
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Data Analyst, Interactive Data Corporation
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Investments Sales Representative, Fidelity Investments
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Marketing and PR Assistant, InVizible
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Relationship Administrator, BNY Mellon
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Sales Operations Specialist, BigBelly Solar
Sample Graduate Schools
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Boston University
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Brandeis University
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College of William and Mary
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Drexel University
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University of Hong Kong
*Outcomes data is based on a knowledge rate of 77% for the classes of 2014-2018.
WheaGo Global
The WheaGo Global First-Semester Study Abroad program kick-starts your college career in one of the world’s great cities, immersed in an exciting cultural adventure and focused on your top academic interests.
Department
Offered by the Business and Management department.