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Business Studies Major
In addition to the Drake Curriculum requirements and business core requirements (required of all business majors), a minimum of 15 hours from accounting, actuarial science, finance, information systems, management/entrepreneurship, or marketing are required of all Zimpleman business studies majors. The remaining nine hours in the major may include additional study in accounting, actuarial science, finance, information systems, management/entrepreneurship, or marketing and/or additional study in business law, business, economics, insurance, or statistics.
No more than nine hours may be in any single discipline within the 24 hour major, and 21 of the 24 hours must be taken in 100-level courses. The list of courses should be selected to meet the individual student’s needs and must be approved by the student’s advisor.
Click here to view the business studies curriculum guide.
The Drake Curriculum
The Drake Curriculum
The Drake Curriculum, required of all undergraduates, is designed to help students meet personal and professional goals as they acquire fundamental knowledge and abilities in ten Areas of Inquiry. Zimpleman students work closely with their academic advisers to craft a program of study in general education that prepares students for civic and professional leadership.
The Drake Curriculum also requires:
- First-year seminars, which foster the development of critical thinking and written and oral communication skills through a topical focus
- Senior Capstone, in which students demonstrate the capacity to bring information, skills, and ideas to bear on one project
Business Studies Minor
The Zimpleman College of Business offers Drake non-business students the opportunity to minor in Business Studies. This minor gives students an opportunity to gain an understanding of a variety of business disciplines, equipping them with the needed skills and experience to achieve their career goals in the private sector. Through the Business Studies minor, students will emerge prepared to innovate and lead in an ever-more globally complex, diverse, and dynamic future full of new opportunities and challenges.
This minor is available to Drake non-business students who meet specific minor requirements.
Click here to view the business studies minor curriculum guide.
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October 1, 2024
