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Description of General Business Major
Almost every firm, government agency, and organization has one or more financial managers who oversee the preparation of financial reports, direct investment activities, and implement cash management strategies. Many of these occupations require a college-educated individual who can write and speak well, solve problems, learn new information quickly and work well with others on a team.
The IU Southeast School of Business offers the following nine concentrations:
• Accounting
• Business Economics and Public Policy
• Finance
• General Business (for the small business entrepreneurs)
• Human Resources Management
• Information and Operations Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
RELATED SKILLS:
Managing the business on a day-to-day basis
Advertising, selling, and distributing the product or service (marketing)
Accounting or keeping financial records for the business
Hiring personnel to assist with the business
Production of finished goods or services
Motivated by achievement
Have a preference for innovation
Possess high uncertainty tolerance
Leadership
Critical thinking
Problem solving
Numerical computation
Sound decision-making
Oral and written communication
Computer literacy
Flexibility
Team player
Directing activities and staff
Cross-cultural and interpersonal skills
Click on one of the links to the right to find possible job titles, employers, and web sites related to this major.
Explore Majors - What Can I Do With A Major In?
Your major is not your career. Of course it can be.
A chemistry major can become a chemist, a history major can become an historian. But it is much more likely that your career choices will be enormously varied, and not tied to a specific major at all.
The 21st century workplace will challenge you to have many different jobs and most probably multiple careers. Your major will provide you a broad range of skills which will enable you to stay marketable in the fast-changing work world.
As you explore majors, be sure and take advantage of the following areas: college course bulletin, professors, upperclassmen, college alumni, family, friends and your Career Development Center Networking Program -- most importantly, don't panic! We're here to help.
In addition to the majors listed at the right, IU Southeast offers a number of certificate programs and academic minors to help students round out or expand their academic profile.
Learn more about our certificate programs and minors.
