Washington and Lee University
This information is intended only as a guideline. The undergraduate catalog lists the official requirements for the Business Administration major, which can be found at http://www.wlu.edu/x36401.xml.
The Business Administration major at W&L is unique among our peers, as the Williams School is the only accredited business program offered at a top-tier liberal arts university. In addition to the major courses described below, Business Administration majors are strongly encouraged to continue taking classes in the arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences.
The Business Administration major is made up of six preparatory courses, four business core classes, one capstone class, and six elective courses.
The following are required and should be completed during your first and sophomore years:
*The statistics sequence in Psychology (PSYC 120/250) may be substituted for INTR 202 for students considering a double major in Psychology and Business Administration.
The following are required for all Business Administration majors.
The 200 level courses (BUS 211, BUS 217, BUS 221) may be taken in the Winter Term of the sophomore year, when space permits. All core courses should be completed by the end of the junior year. During the senior year, students must complete one of the following two capstone courses:
During the junior and senior years, Business Administration majors are also expected to complete three additional upper-level business administration electives and three additional upper-level related area electives. Of these six upper-level electives, at least one must be a course addressing international issues and at least one must be a course dealing with technology and information systems. The listing of courses meeting the international and technology course requirements may be found in the undergraduate catalog.
The three required courses may be selected from Business Administration courses numbered BUS 300 or above, excluding BUS 401 and 402.
The three required courses must be selected from an approved list of courses from many departments across the University. The University Catalog must be consulted to determine the specific list of courses that qualify for related-area credit. The Business Administration Department has grouped these courses into the emphasis areas listed below. These emphasis areas are only suggestions developed by the Department. It is the responsibility of the student to work with his/her advisor to select courses that satisfy the related-area course requirements in the Business Administration major, as well as to complete the pre-requisites for these courses. There is no guarantee that courses outside the Business Administration Department will be offered in a manner that fits into an individual student's specific schedule.
Anthropology
ANTH 354 - Cultural Theory
Journalism
JOUR 225 - Crisis Communications
JOUR 231 - Communication Theory
Psychology
PSYC 202 - Theories of Personality
PSYC 252 - Sensation, Measurement, and Perception
PSYC 254 - Attention
PSYC 262 - Gender Role Development
PSYC 269 - Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Politics
POL 255 - Gender and Politics
Sociology
SOC 202 - Contemporary Social Problems
SOC 212 - Theories of Social Psychology
SOC 251 - Social Movements
SOC 262 - The Sociology of Culture
SOC 264 - Work, Family, and Community
SOC 280 - Gender and Sexuality
SOC 351 - Sociological Theory
SOC 375 - Methods of Social Inquiry
Accounting
ACCT 311 - Financial Statement Analysis
ACCT 320 - Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 321 - Intermediate Accounting II
Economics
ECON 203 - Econometrics
ECON 210 - Microeconomic Theory
ECON 211 - Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 215 - Money and Banking
ECON 270 - International Trade
ECON 271 - International Finance
ECON 317 - The European Monetary Union
Journalism
JOUR 225 - Crisis Communications
JOUR 242 - Media Ownership and Control
JOUR 371 - Reporting on Business
JOUR 372 - Reporting on the Economy
JOUR 377 - Media Management & Entrepreneurship
Art
ARTS 217 - Painting I
ARTS 218 - Painting II
ARTS 220 - Photography II
ARTS 224 - Color Photography
ARTS 226 - Introduction to the Book Arts
ARTS 227 - Printmaking I
ARTS 228 - Printmaking II
ARTS 231 - Sculpture I
ARTS 232 - Sculpture II
Dance
DANC 220 - Dance Composition
English
ENGL 203 - Topics in Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 204 - Topics in Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 205 - Poetic Forms
ENGL 307 - Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 308 - Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 309 - Advanced Creative Writing: Memoir
Music
MUS 361 - Advanced Composition I
Theatre
THTR 220 - Playwriting
THTR 235 - Design and Performance
THTR 239 - Total Theater
THTR 251 - Introduction To Performance Design
THTR 253 - Digital Production
THTR 361 - Directing
Economics
ECON 280 - Development Economics
ECON 356 - Economics of the Environment in Developing Countries
ECON 382 - Health Economics in Developing Countries
Environmental Studies
ENV 250 - Ethics, Ecology, and Economics in Land-Use Practice
ENV 395 - Special Topics in Environmental Ethics
Philosophy
PHIL 240 - Contemporary Ethics
PHIL 242 - Social Inequality and Fair Opportunity
PHIL 346 - Medical Ethics
PHIL 348 - Legal Ethics
PHIL 354 - Distributive Justice
Politics
POL 215 - International Development
POL 233 - Environmental Policy and Law
Poverty
POV 423 - Poverty and Human Capability: A Research Seminar
Economics
ECON 270 - International Trade
ECON 271 - International Finance
ECON 272 - Japan's Modern Economy
ECON 274 - China's Modern Economy
ECON 317 - The European Monetary Union
Politics
POL 215 - International Development
POL 227 - East Asian Politics
POL 232 - Public Policy
POL 245 - European Politics and Society
POL 246 - Post-Communism and New Democracies
POL 247 - Latin American Politics
POL 381 - International Political Economy
Computer Science
CSCI 209 - Software Development
Economics
ECON 203 - Econometrics
ECON 303 - Topics in Econometrics
Mathematics
MATH 309 - Mathematical Statistics I
MATH 310 - Mathematical Statistics II
MATH 332 - Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 333 - Partial Differential Equations
MATH 353 - Numerical Analysis
Economics
ECON 255 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
ECON 356 - Economics of the Environment in Developing Countries
Environmental Studies
ENV 250 - Ethics, Ecology, and Economics in Land-Use Practice
ENV 295 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies
ENV 381 - Global Environmental Governance: Law, Policy, and Economics
ENV 395 - Special Topics in Environmental Ethics
ENV 397 - Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies
Politics
POL 232 - Public Policy
POL 233 - Environmental Policy and Law
POL 280 - Biopolicy: Policymaking on the Frontiers of Science