In order to contribute to Jamestown College's mission of balancing a liberal arts education with professional preparation, the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics offers a unique Major in Liberal Arts Business Studies. This major weaves an international perspective throughout its Business Core Curriculum, which comprises a broad selection of foundational courses to provide you with a comprehensive and global view of business organizations. Within the major, you expand upon your business studies by augmenting the Business Core with your choice of one of two liberal arts program components.

Regardless of major, employers are increasingly seeking people who are well-rounded; who possess effective communication, interpersonal, creative, and analytical skills; and who are adaptable and flexible. Since studies in the liberal arts serve to enhance these characteristics, skills, and abilities, the major will prepare you for a variety of dynamic and exciting career possibilities.

The Major in Liberal Arts Business Studies is, by its very essence, interdisciplinary in character and integrates traditional liberal arts studies with a sound foundation in the functional areas of business. Consequently, the broad education provided by this unique and innovative program will serve to enrich your professional and personal development.

Students must complete a minimum of 57 credit hours including the Core Curriculum in Business plus one of the following options: (1) a liberal arts minor or (2) a liberal arts major. In addition, all students who choose the Major in Liberal Arts Business Studies will be required to participate in the Department's ongoing outcomes assessment program, which includes a national Major Field Test in Business.

The Core Curriculum in Business is designed to provide a solid foundation in the functional areas of business, including accounting, economics, management, marketing, finance, production/operations, international business, and business law. In addition, the Core Curriculum develops skills in the business-related, quantitative disciplines of information technology, mathematics, and statistics.

In addition to the Core Curriculum in Business, all students who choose the Major in Liberal Arts Business Studies must select one of the following liberal arts program components: