Business, Management, and Finance; BBA PROGRAM; Accounting Programs; Economics Programs



Click for the Degree Requirements Checklist for the following programs:

Students majoring in accounting or business should take Accounting I (no prereq), macroeconomics (prereq = sophomore status or core math), microeconomics (prereq = sophomore status or core math), mathematical economics (prereq = microeconomics), and statistics as soon as possible.  Those are foundation courses that will help you with other courses.  Do not wait until you are a senior to take them.  Please note that many of the business core courses (acc 2001, acc 3201, bus 3200, bus 3100, bus 3240, etc.) have no prerequisites and can be taken at any time.
(1) Click here for the B.S. in Business, Management, and Finance (BMF) checklist (largest major in Brooklyn College).
(2) Click
here for the BBA Program Requirements Checklist--The BBA has 7 Concentrations: 
(concentrations in Business for Health Professions; Business Law and Real Estate; Finance/Investments; International Business; Leadership/Human Resource Management; Management; & Marketing) 

(3)  Click here for the BS in Public Accounting Degree Requirements Checklist.  For those of you interested in becoming CPAs.
(4)  Click here for the BS in Internal Accounting Degree Requirements Checklist.  For those of you not interested in becoming CPAs.
(5) Click here for the BA in Economics Requirements.
(6)  Click here for the BS in Information Systems (joint program--CIS and Business)
(7)  Click here for the MS in Accounting Degree Requirements.  Applicants to this program must have a complete undergraduate major in accounting (CPA Qualifying) or equivalent with an overall GPA of 3.0.  In addition, applicants for the MS in Accounting must take the GMAT.
(8) Click here for the BS/MPS in Business Information Systems.
(9) Click here for the MS in Business Economics Requirements.  We now have three options:  Economic Analysis, Global Business and Finance, Accounting.

Here are some minors you might wish to consider:  (1) Business Law 
(2) Marketing (3) Small Business Management and Urban Entrepreneurship
(4) Financial Planning , (5) Corporate Social Responsibility (6) economics (see Eco Dept.), (7) accounting (see Eco Dept.), (8) consumer behavior (see Soc Dept), (9) human resource development and management (see Soc Dept.), (10) human resource management and diversity studies (see Soc. Dept.), (11) Finance (see Math Dept.), and (12) Business and Society (see Soc. Dept.).

Are you looking for an internship or job?  
Check out the Job Resource Center of AfterCollege.  And check out jobpostings e-magazine - Entry-Level Jobs and Career Information for Students and Recent Graduates.  Need a job: check out Careerjet  www.careerjet.com  jobs  are compiled from various Internet sources, saving you the trouble of having to visit each site individually.  Also try these websites:   http://www.indeed.com ; http:jobirn.com 

Visit the Magner Center for Career Development and Internships in 1305 James to learn about jobs and internships.
Check out the Liebowitz Entrepreneur Program at Brooklyn College:  http://www.liebowitzentrepreneurprogram.org/

Are you in a rush to graduate? 
Click here to learn how to finish college (120 credits) with a major in business in approximately 2 years.

Click here for "Expected Course Outcomes" for our courses.    Click here to see the mission statement of the Accounting, Business, and Economics Programs. 

Did you know that students graduating with professional degrees (e.g., computers, engineering, accounting, or business) earn between 30% and 60% more than other graduates? For information on our Business Programs, click here.

Click  below for the Business Program Newsletters.
Current Issue:  Spring 2009 Newsletter 
Old Issues:  Fall 2008 Newsletter;  Spring 2008 Newsletter;
Fall 2007 Newsletter;  Spring 2007 Newsletter
 

$$$ Would you like to help the Business/Accounting or Economics Programs?  Click here to learn how to make a tax-deductible contribution to our programs. 

Click here to see Prof. Friedman's  course materials, including his Web courses

Click here for Google Scholar:  This search engine is limited to scholarly literature as is Scirus  
Google.com and
Bing.com are also very useful  
BizSeer engine-- search for business documents by topic or author. 
Here are many Internet Searching Tools from Southern Oregon University:  http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/
iBoogie.tv; monstercrawler.com (has reverse lookup)
Noodle Tools -- selecting the right search engine, citing sources in MLA or APA style, etc.  searchenginewatch.com -- check search engine listings
Click here to learn about plagiarism and how to cite reference sources (e.g., APA)

 A special thank you to the Kauffman Foundation  and the  Citigroup Foundation for providing us with numerous grants and helping us develop courses and programs to encourage students to become entrepreneurs. 

 Are you interested in entrepreneurship? Click here to learn about starting a small business and here to learn about writing a business plan.  Click here for the Wall Street Journal Startup Journal/Center for Entrepreneurs (check out the business plan tools).

Useful Information about courses:  Marketing and Business EthicsBusiness;   EntrepreneurshipILA Leadership Links; AccountingStatistics & Research MethodsFinance;
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Helpful Information:  Jobs and InternshipsDirectoriesFamous QuotesReference ShelfAllRefer.comHello Brooklyn;  ***Wall Street Executive Library ; Guide to Online MBA:  39 Awesome Business Resources


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Updated:  January 1, 2012

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