Fostering the power of
DIVERSE INTELLECTS, EXPERIENCES, AND IDEAS to create tomorrow’s leaders. OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATES
THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
VALUES VALUES THAT THAT
DRIVE DRIVE YOUR YOUR SUCCESS SUCCESS Who is the “typical” George Mason University student? There isn’t one. Our 37,000 students—almost 23,000 undergraduates—come from all 50 states and 130 countries. Our campus is a mosaic of perspectives come together. And while we may not always share points of view. ACCREDITATION of AACSB-accredited business schools worldwide accredited in both business and accounting. George Mason University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
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A SOLID
FOUNDATION IN BUSINESS
Preparing students for today’s workplace requires more than just educating them in technical skills. We work directly with hiring companies to develop the curriculum and experiences that provide students the knowledge and skills needed by companies today. We teach our students how to be innovative and demand in the global marketplace. Leaders in business and government look to the School of Business for graduates who can anticipate the needs of the marketplace with leadership, professionalism, and innovation. Mason has the only business school in the region with an entire academic unit—Business Foundations—dedicated to bringing business students the core knowledge, insights, and skills in demand today.
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STRENGTH THROUGH DIVERSITY
A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY
BUSINESS FOR A BETTER WORLD
More than a core value, diversity is the engine that powers our innovation, strength, and vitality. Empowering students, bringing together diverse ideas and backgrounds, and creating new models for innovation and responsible entrepreneurship are at the foundation of the School of Business.
The School of Business creates career-ready
The School of Business at George Mason University is dedicated to sustainable, ethical business practices and to putting the power of business to work for prosperity, people, and the planet. We create challenge-driven, hands-on, innovative curricula that foster development of the necessary competencies and 21st-century skills needed for success in a diverse, competitive marketplace. We support and produce research that advances our understanding of business as a force for world good.
lating business programs based on a global perspective, industry demand, and leadership. Dedicated to excellence in teaching and research, we prepare the next generation of business leaders through a range of innovative academic degree programs, hands-on learning opportunities and networking, and international alliances. The curriculum is challenging, but we provide a wide array of student support and career services for success while you’re a student— and throughout your career.
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THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN BUSINESS chosen your career path already or want to explore your options, a BS in business from Mason’s School of Business gives you vast opportunities for career success.
CONCENTRATIONS
As a business major, you’ll choose from eight concentrations to meet your personal and professional goals.
ACCOUNTING Concentration
BUSINESS ANALYTICS Concentration
an unprecedented need for accountants in all industries. Mason’s accounting program prepares you for careers in public, private, and governmental accounting.
The business analytics concentration provides students with expertise that cuts across every business discipline. In our data-driven world, the business analytics concentration provides you with the knowledge and skills to gather, manage, and interpret data to deliver business insights vital to organizational success.
As a Mason accounting concentration student, you will learn • Financial and managerial accounting • Auditing • Tax accounting • Accounting information systems • Professional responsibilities and ethics • The accounting profession and its role in business Whether you want to open your own accounting practice, make partner of law enforcement, the accounting concentration opens doors to reliable career opportunities.
Accelerated MS in Accounting Earn both a bachelor of science in business (accounting) and a master’s is designed exclusively for high-performing students pursuing the accounting concentration at Mason. Students can earn both degrees while completing the 150 credits needed to take the CPA exam.
As they gain an understanding of each business area, students are exposed to cutting-edge research, techniques, and insights that allow success. As a Mason business analytics concentration student, you will learn • Data management and governance • Deployment of data mining techniques • Econometrics and related statistical techniques • Enterprise systems and applications • Data visualization • Market research analysis The business analytics concentration is becoming an essential function to assist decision making and strategy development for every business.
FINANCE Concentration
FINANCIAL PLANNING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT Concentration If you are interested in taxes and estate planning, planning for retirement and insurance, forecasting economic and business activities, portfolio
used by individuals, businesses, and government agencies in making decisions about acquiring and investing funds. mercial banks and credit unions, mutual funds, portfolio management, government regulatory agencies such as the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, SEC, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. • • • • • • • • • •
Asset valuation Stock portfolio management Financial statement analysis Risk analysis and management Dividend policy Financial market regulation Capital budgeting Financial regulations
planning is the concentration for you. Students will also develop the
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Estate planning Portfolio management Financial accounting Investment analysis and management Financial market regulation Insurance and retirement planning Understanding of the global market Financial forecasting Taxation for managers Financial management
of career options managing wealth for individuals and corporations.
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MANAGEMENT Concentration
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Concentration
Organizations need managers who can lead people, think strategically, and create successful organizational environments.
Information systems are embedded within and integral to every function of modern organizations. The MIS concentration is designed to address the increasing demand for graduates who understand not only the fundamental building blocks of technology, but also the interaction among technology, people, and processes to derive value from information systems. MIS graduates are capable of translating business needs into technologybased solutions, and new technological advances into business capabilities.
Mason’s management program prepares you for business management careers in both the public and private sectors. With a wide variety of management courses to choose from, you can tailor the management management, entrepreneurship, or management consulting. As a Mason management concentration student, you will learn to • Motivate human capital • Encourage teamwork • Identify competitive advantages • Build and change organizations • • Succeed in diverse and multicultural work environments • Manage people and organizations If you are looking to start or run your own business, begin a career in human resources, or become an entry-level supervisor, choose our concentration in management.
The MIS concentration prepares students for diverse technology-based careers, including business analyst, data analyst, IT project management, IT quality management, IS audit and control, government contracting, and consulting. As a Mason management information systems concentration student, you will learn to • Leverage information systems for business solutions • Manage technology infrastructure, including databases, networks, and online applications • Develop information security solutions for organizations • Perform information technology audit and control • Use data warehousing and mining technology to analyze business data • Manage complex technology projects Mason’s MIS concentration prepares you for a range of technologycentered career options that combine technology, processes, and people.
MARKETING Concentration
OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Concentration
petencies, enabling you to tailor the program to careers in marketing
Operations and supply chain management encompasses all of the
sales, and product and brand management. Marketing focuses on knowing and understanding the needs of the customer. As a Mason marketing concentration student, you will learn to • Develop new products • Build a brand • Create promotions and set prices • Create marketing communications and promotions • Manage customer relationships • Analyze consumer behavior and market trends If you’re interested in advertising, product management, brand mancustomer service, or consulting, then our marketing concentration is for you.
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services. You’ll learn strategic and tactical planning, business modeling and analytics, and skills to solve operational and logistical challenges.
productivity, and reduce operational costs. tions management and logistics and supply chain management; and in consultAs a Mason operations and supply chain management concentration student, you will learn to • Design and improve business models and processes • Analyze supply chain operations • Make optimal resource allocation decisions • • Implement Total Quality Management in an organization • Leverage information and decision support systems for managing operations Mason’s operations and supply chain management concentration prepares you for a range of career options that intersect people, processes, and technology.
FACULTY
From current courses to cutting-edge research, School of Business faculty are actively involved in today’s global business practices and emerg Our 130+ faculty members are accomplished business professionals who are deeply engaged in the regional, national, and global business communities, acting as clients. Their academic expertise and real-world experience provide a bridge from academic theory to business practice in the classroom.
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More than 40 percent of our faculty hail from countries outside of the United States, and 45 percent speak more than one language, providing a truly global business perspective in the classroom. Dean MAURY PEIPERL.
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$300,000 OFFERED IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS
MINORS Business students can use one of our seven 15-credit minors to expand their knowledge, combine interests, or hone
students can complement their major with the practical business skills they will acquire. >>>
BUSINESS Minor
FINANCE Minor
The business minor provides basic skills need ed for success in the rapidly evolving world
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS) Minor
a strong foundation in areas related to
The minor in management information systems is designed for students who wish to learn about information systems and how they are used in today’s businesses. The minor enhances the career options of students in any major and increases their capacity to analyze, design, and manage business data and processes related to their field of study.
essentials necessary to enhance their own area of expertise and make them more employable.
BUSINESS ANALYTICS Minor through enterprises of all sorts is enormous and growing rapidly—more rapidly than the capabilities of organizations to harness it. Suc use of this abundance of data to make better predictions and decisions, and to form better strategies.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Minor The entrepreneurship minor provides students interested in new venture creation with an experiential platform to grow their skillsets, networks, and professional portfolio. The
Mason Innovation Lab, and students are able to create business plans for future use.
analysis and management, risk management, management consulting, banking, and other
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING Minor The government contracting minor provides students with a strong foundation in areas re lated to securing contracts, understanding the federal procurement system, marketing to the government, and supply chain management in a global economy.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Minor As a School of Business student, you will develop a strong set of business skills through the core undergraduate curriculum and your business major courses. The minor in international business can further develop your skills in managing and communicating across
an international setting, and cultivate an appreciation for international monetary issues. Includes a co-curricular requirement that can include a residency, international internship, study-abroad experience, or foreign language course.
MARKETING Minor The minor in marketing provides students with a solid foundation for understanding the needs of the customer and the principles of marketing management. This includes understanding new product development, creating marketing communications and promotions, managing customer relationships, and analyzing consumer and market trends. Courses also highlight the value organizations create for their customers, and opportunities and threats in the global marketplace.
OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (OSCM) Minor Students with a minor in operations and supply chain management will learn the techniques and methods that successful firms use to create their products from raw material to finished merchandise in a global environment. These techniques and methods include the management of the flow of goods and services from the point of origin to the customer.
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YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR SUCCESS success in a diverse business environment.
Advising
Career Services One of the many advantages of being close to the
academic advisors who are available to meet with you as you navigate your business degree requirements.
not only with the federal government, but also with
Scholarships
can apply your classroom knowledge, test out a possible
the School of Business has more than 50 need-based and merit-based scholarships to award to students.
Student Success In addition to meeting individually with you, School of Business host various events and workshops to guide you on your path to success. Events are open to all School of Business students and are great ways to
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lifetime career services. That means you have access to us during your time as a business student at Mason and as an alumnus/a after you graduate.
Study-Abroad Opportunities Mason has a number of partnerships with institutions globally. Popular business study-abroad destinations include Marseilles, France; Sydney, Australia; the Mason Korea-Songdo Campus; Germany; and Oxford University in the United Kingdom.
ENTREPRENEURS
WANTED
Innovation isn’t just a buzzword at Mason. It’s a way of life. The CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP within the School of Business provides a hub for innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers from across the university to experiment with concepts and tools, create a startup, and push boundaries. From courses and clubs to maker spaces, innovation labs, scholarships, and competitions, Mason helps you turn ideas into realities. BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEARNING COMMUNITY The Business and Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community is an experiential learning opportunity for business-minded students. Student groups of freshmen, upperclassmen, entrepreneurs, and accounting students live together and take advantage of specialized programs, faculty and student mentors, and real-world experiences. • Open to all students with a business mindset • Same cost as standard student housing—no additional fees • Requires an application
$10,000 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ENTREPRENEURS
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ALUMNI: YOUR LIFETIME CAREER NETWORK
It’s what you know and who you know. The Mason Nation has more than 195,000 alumni around the world. More than 30,000 of those are business alumni. And 75 percent of those alumni live and work in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, creating a powerful alumni network. Mason alumni include Fortune 500 executives, successful entrepreneurs, policy wonks, NASA engineers, cybersecurity experts, Emmy Award winners, Olympians . . . and the list goes on. Many alumni recruit on campus for their companies. Others make themselves available to mentor student entrepreneurs or judge case competitions. If you can dream it, you can be it. And Mason alumni will help you along the way.
LOCATED FOR OPPORTUNITY In addition to being home to all three branches of government, government contractors, the military, companies and hundreds of tech companies where you can apply your classroom knowledge,
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Business Student Organizations ALPHA KAPPA PSI BUSINESS FRATERNITY AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION BETA ALPHA PSI FINANCE FRATERNITY
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