BUSINESS
Areas of Study
Within ODU's Division of Business, our goals are your goals. We help you succeed, to thrive and to see yourself and the world in a different light. We offer seven undergraduate business majors and even more minors, as well as a highly-respected Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate program.
Working adult students can continue their education through the university-wide Learning Enhanced Adult Degree (LEAD) program, which is offered at the undergraduate level (Associate of Science in Business, Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration) or at the graduate level (LEAD MBA and LEAD Master of Science in Management.)
Accounting Traditional I Accounting LEAD
The Accounting program provides students with the opportunity to develop an appropriate mindset and a value-based reasoning system in keeping with the Dominican tradition, necessary for entry-level accounting positions or for entry into graduate studies and lifelong learning.
Business Administration Traditional I MBA Traditional I Associate in Business LEAD I Business Administration LEAD I MBA LEAD
Business majors at ODU prepares students for a broad range of general business careers. It emphasizes the acquisition of foundational business knowledge across discipline areas while encouraging ethical practice and social responsibility.
Economics
The Economics program prepares students to employ economic analysis in individual, business and public policy decisions. It facilitates awareness of economic issues and associated policy perspectives, and their implications for economic justice, domestically and globally.
Finance
The Finance program offers applied and theoretical courses to enable the graduate to identify and solve problems in the acquisition and allocation of funds by organizations in the public and private sectors. It provides the background necessary for managing wealth in an uncertain environment.
International Business Administration
A major in International Business Administration prepares a student for a career in international business operations. Professional/career opportunities exist in various entities such as multinational corporations, international banks, government agencies, and such international organizations as United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Public Relations
The Public Relations program prepares students for careers and advanced study in public relations, public affairs, corporate communications, media relations, marketing communications, promotion, special events, social media strategy, web communications, internal communications and related fields.
Sport Management Bachelors I Masters
Sport Management is a comprehensive field of study that includes the management, marketing, promotion, communication, legal preparation, and financing of sport and recreation facilities, events, and organizations.