Business Major with Concentration in General Business

Objectives of the Business Major are: 

• To prepare students for management roles in technology-based organizations. 
• Through a flexible curriculum, to provide a solid, broad base of business knowledge and the written communication, oral presentation, decision-making, and leadership skills necessary to succeed in a technology-based environment. 
• To develop student abilities necessary for continued career growth including: 
  • the ability to integrate theory and practice; 
  • the ability to integrate technology and change into existing organizations; 
  • the ability to think critically and analytically, to define and solve business problems, work in teams, and think globally; and 
  • the ability to learn new skills in response to changing professional requirements.

Program Distribution Requirements for the Business Major

ECON 1110 or 1120 or 2910 and ID 2050 or one from DEV, ECON, ENV, GOV, PSY, SD, SOC, SS, STS fulfill the WPI Social Science requirement.

Breadth Electives must include at least 1/3 unit from among the 3000- and 4000-level courses in the Business department. The remaining 2/3 units specified in the requirement may be satisfied with courses from Mathematics, Basic Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Social Science (except ID/SS 2050), or courses with any of the following prefixes: ACC, BUS, ETR, FIN, MIS, MKT, OBC, or OIE.

The MQP must have a focus in the concentration area with an MQP advisor from the Business School.