What Can I Do With A Major In Business and Economics
The Ursinus Business and Economics major prepares students in both the fields of Business Management and Economics. In business management individuals learn to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Including instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. The economics portion of study focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Including instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues
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Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Actuaries
- American Accounting Association
- American Advertising Federation
- American Association of Advertising Agencies
- American Association of Exporters & Importers
- American Bankers Association
- American College of Health Care Administrators
- American Economic Association
- American Health Information Management Association
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- American Management Association
- American Marketing Association
- American Purchasing Society
- American Society for Health Economics
- American Society of Pension Actuaries
- American Society of Transportation & Logistics
- Association for Financial Professionals
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- Association for Social Economics
- Association of Government Accountants
- Be An Actuary
- Casualty Actuarial Society
- Chartered Financial Analysts Institute
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
- Credit Union National Association
- Direct Marketing Association
- Financial Management Association International
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Greater Valley Forge Human Resources
- Independent Insurance Agents of America
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
- Institute of Internal Auditors
- Institute of Management Accountants
- International Economic Development Council
- International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans
- Manufacturers Agents National Association
- Medical Group Management Association
- National Association of Business Economists
- National Association of Corporate Treasurers
- National Association of Credit Management
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
- National Association of Professional Insurance Agents
- National Association of Realtors
- National Association of State Budget Officers
- National Contract Management Association
- National Economists Club
- National Management Association
- Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers
- Public Relations Society of America
- Sales and Marketing Executives International
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology
- Society of Actuaries
- Society of Financial Examiners
- World at Work for HR
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Actuary
Administrative Service Manager
Advertising Account Manager
Airport Administrator
Athletes Business Manager
Bank and Branch Managers
Benefits Manager
Budget Analyst
Business Professor
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Chief Executives
Chief Financial Officer
Compensation Specialist
Contract Administrator
Controller (Finance)
Credit Analyst
Economics Professor
Economist
Education Administrator
Employee Benefits Analyst
Environmental Research Analyst
Export Agent
Finance Manager
Financial Aid Counselor
Financial Analyst
Financial Planner
Financial Services Sales Agent
Foreign Exchange Trader
Fund Raiser
General and Operations Manager
Government Budget Analyst
Government Services Executives
Hospital Administrator
Hotel Convention/Events Coordinator
Human Resources Management
Industrial Relations Analyst
Insurance Agent
Intelligence Specialist (Government)
Internal Auditor
Job Analyst
Job Development Specialist
Labor Relations Advisor
Legislator
Loan Counselor
Lobbyist
Management Consultant (Analyst)
Market Research Analyst
Marketing Managers
Medical Records Administrator
Occupational Analyst
Operations Management Analyst
Personnel Administrator
Personnel Recruiter
Product Planner
Property Managers
Public Relations Manager
Purchasing Manager
Pyschometrist
Quality Control Coordinator
Radio & TV Station Administrator
Registar Administrator
Revenue Agent (Government)
Sales Managers
Sales Representatives
Securities Broker
Social Welfare Administrator
Student Admissions Administrator
Survey Researchers
Talent Agent
Traffic Administrator (Freight & Passenger)
Transportation Supervisor
Treasurer (Corporate)
Urban and Regional Planner
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