Finance

The Finance major provides students with a sound foundation to move in a broad range of professional directions in Finance including the public, governmental, private, and not-for-profit sectors.  In addition to having many UMW graduates working in these various areas, the College of Business invites many UMW graduates back to campus to interact with current students. The Finance major provides students with an opportunity to study investment analysis, management of banks and other financial institutions, and the financial management of corporations and other businesses.

Degree Awarded

The Finance Major is one of five majors offered within the College of Business leading to the Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) degree in Business Administration.

Found Something You Love

The management and entrepreneurship major at Mary Washington provides the foundation to start a business in for-profit, non-profit, and public sector contexts, or be a leader in any organization. Building from the common core classes it focuses in on the foundations of entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, development and change, and entrepreneurial venture creation. The major equips students with comprehensive understanding and competency in management functions, coupled with vital entrepreneurial mindset and skills crucial for fostering innovation.

Degree Awarded

Students majoring in Management and Entrepreneurship who complete all requirements earn the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Administration with a major in Management and Entrepreneurship.

Areas of Study

UMW’s bachelor’s program in business administration lets you major in accounting, general business, management and entrepreneurship, or marketing. In addition, the program covers information systems and applications, applied statistics and business research, legal environment of business, principles of management, federal taxation, organizational behavior, human resource management, decision analysis, principles of finance, commercial law, consumer behavior, leadership theory and practice, negotiation, and more.

Career Opportunities

Management and entrepreneurship majors start their own businesses, or launch startups, work in large or medium-sized organizations to develop new and innovative products or services, work in finance industry and with investment firms to support upcoming new ventures, engage in social entrepreneurship by creation of new ventures that address community or social issues, or engage in family business management by taking leadership roles in family-owned businesses.