Frost School of Business
School
The Faculty
You will enjoy getting to know and work with the faculty of the Frost School of Business. All are exceptional teachers and learned scholars.They hail from such fine institutions as Duke, Georgia Tech and VirginiaTech. One professor is studying the means by which organizations canmaintain productivity and morale in the wake of layoffs. The researchof another faculty member focuses on the components of retail gasolineprices. The faculty actively seeks students to join them in researchprojects. Students can become involved in research from start to finish.Often these students have presented their collaborative research atprofessional meetings, and many times these presentations have ledto publication in a professional journal.
In the classroom, no single method of teaching dominates. Instead,faculty members use a variety of instructional techniques best suitedto course objectives and optimal learning, including cases, lectures,simulations, team projects, student presentations, plant visits andclassroom visits from business leaders. Professors genuinely care abouttheir students and their future success.
About the Majors
Why Business? Given the globally competitive, culturally diverse, high velocity environment of today's organizations, Centenary's liberal artsorientation provides the perfect place to study the science of business.Successful organizations require individuals who possess business acumen,yet who also have the ability to communicate persuasively, collaborate inteams, think critically and effectively lead change. At the Frost Schoolof Business, the rich traditions of a Centenary education combine with cutting-edgeprofessional preparation to produce graduates who thrive in business andindustry and who are ready to face the challenges of tomorrow.
The Frost School of Business attracts the largest number of majors at Centenary.Students are drawn by faculty concerned with each individual's intellectualand personal growth, by a curriculum with a balanced emphasis on quantitativeand qualitative approaches, and by proven success in preparing studentsfor advanced graduate study or careers in business. Although the popularityof the School of Business continues to grow, class sizes remain small. Intimateclassrooms, "wired" with the latest technology, and easy access to faculty,create a learning environment that is individualized and interactive.
Centenary's Frost School of Business offers majors in four areas: accounting,business administration, economics and finance. To ensure a firm conceptualand quantitative foundation, all majors complete classes in basic economicprinciples, accounting, statistics, finance, management and marketing. Thisblend of courses is also important because our graduates are likely to beinvolved as team members in all phases of a business operation.
Accounting
Most students majoring in accounting plan to pursue careers in this field,many as certified public accountants. Thus the curriculum provides studentswith specialized and comprehensive training in the field of accounting.Introductory courses focus on basic accounting principles, while advancedcourses cover topics such as cost accounting, tax accounting, governmentalaccounting, auditing, business law and accounting information systems.
Business Administration
The business administration program emphasizes a generalist approach, trainingwell-rounded managers who can recognize opportunities, analyze problemsand propose workable solutions in all areas of business. Majors take a broadbase of courses across the entire business curriculum and may select upper-levelcourses addressing such topics as organizational leadership, investments,marketing strategy, or international business. If your interests are inthe international arena, you may want to consider our business/Spanish program.Through this program, business administration majors are prepared for employmentin a Spanish-speaking country or Spanish-speaking area of the United States.
Economics
Frost School of Business economics majors first approach their studiesthrough an overview of economic society that describes how social, financialand international issues affect the economy. Both a traditional bachelorof arts degree in economics and a bachelor of science degree in businesseconomics are offered for students interested in applied economics. A studentwho majors in economics usually has one of the following two goals: to pursuean advanced degree in economics or to create a specialized degree with aminor in another field that will help secure a specific job upon graduation.For example, several economics graduates have also studied political scienceor modern languages.
Finance
Students majoring in finance explore and analyze the global monetary marketplace.The study of finance emphasizes analytic skills and the interrelationshipbetween business accounting and economics. The finance program includescourses in corporate finance, investments, financial institutions, riskmanagement, federal taxation and money and banking.
No matter which course of study you choose, internships help you gain hands-onexperience. Frost School of Business students have interned at Fortune 500companies, local and national investment firms, accounting firms, not-for-profitand governmental organizations and local small businesses. Many of theseinternships have led to full-time positions upon graduation. Most Centenarybusiness students consider internships as highlights of their educational experience.
Career Opportunities
The placement success of Frost School of Business majors—beit in business, law schools, or MBA programs—is extraordinary.
Many of our economics graduates have sought advanced study in thefields of business administration, law, public administration, internationalrelations, financial analysis, economic forecasting and public finance.
Many of our accounting graduates join CPA firms. However, public accountingis not the only career open to our accounting majors. Some opt forthe prospect of an eventual controllership in a manufacturing or servicefirm. Others are placed in government and nonprofit organizations thatemploy accountants such as the General Accounting Office, InternalRevenue Service and the Defense Contract Audit Agency.
Our finance majors pursue graduate study or employment with financialservices companies, financial institutions, or publicly traded firms.Many Centenary business administration graduates have assumed leadershippositions with Fortune 500 firms and with national and local corporations.Business majors also pursue careers in the fields of marketing, management,business administration, financial operations and entrepreneurship.
