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Business Careers
A degree from the Department of Business Administration can lead to many careers. Here are a few...
Finance
Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Finance
Financial Managers
Oversee the preparation of financial statements; determine an organization's needs for funds, raise funds when needed, and oversee the investment of funds; develop the firm's credit policies and establish collection procedures; deal with mergers and acquisitions.
Stock Brokers
Represent individuals and organizations that want to invest in and sell stock, bonds, and other securities; evaluate companies offering securities to see if investing in them is worth the risk; advise clients on investment strategies to achieve their financial goals.
Bank Examiners
Investigate banks and other financial institutions to ensure their safety and soundness; evaluate the quality of loans and capital adequacy of financial institutions to make sure that people do not lose money they have entrusted to these organizations.
Securities Analysts (also called Financial Analysts)
Assess the economic performance of companies and industries for firms and institutions with money to invest, thus helping these firms make investment decisions; analyze financial data, project future earnings, and make recommendations to buy or sell a particular investment or security.
Investment Bankers
Assist corporations that wish to raise funds and sell their securities in the marketplace; advise corporations on appropriate merger and acquisition strategies.
Lending Officers
Assist potential borrowers in applying for loans; evaluate the creditworthiness of borrowers, and recommend whether a loan should be made.
Financial Institution Officers and Managers
Oversee the activities of banks and other financial institutions; perform services as branch managers, regional managers, and executives at company headquarters.
Financial Planners (also called Personal Financial Advisors)
Recommend financial options to individuals and families in accordance with their short-term and long-term goals; address issues such as retirement planning, minimizing taxes, preparing for a child's college education, providing adequate insurance protection, buying a house, managing debt, and estate planning.
College Finance Teacher
Teach finance courses to college students; advise students in preparing for their careers; perform research on current financial issues; provide service to the university, community, and profession.
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Management
Why a Management Degree?
A management degree is a popular choice among college students. They are attracted to the practical skills offered by a degree in business and by good career prospects. Top performing management majors may receive starting salaries that are equivalent to those in engineering or computer science. The A&T management degree offers a distinctive undergraduate program in business that integrates fundamental knowledge in accounting, marketing, management science, finance, organizational behavior, business law, statistics, e-commerce, and management information systems. The management program also recognizes the importance of a global perspective of business.
Get a solid background in management and pursue careers like:
- Management consulting
- Human resource management
- Corporate planning
- Retail management
- Communications and corporate affairs
- Performance and quality management
- Project management
- Purchasing and contract management
- Service management
- Strategic management
- Catering management
- Hotel management
- Restaurant management
- Investment broker
- Real Estate management
- Retail banking
- Management services
- Plant and Production management
- Entrepreneurship
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Management Information Systems
Information Technology Consulting
Systems implementation, business process reengineering, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, financial computer based system audits, logistics, enterprise resource planning.
Systems Analysis
Design information systems by working with management to develop systems that fit their needs.
Programmer / Analyst
Program computer based systems using object oriented tools.
Business Process Analyst
Work with firm management to improve the work flow and to use computer based systems in the redesign of the work flows.
Help Desk Information Technology Support
Provide answers to computer based and system usage questions from users/customers.
Information Technology Training
Train users/customers in efficient use of computer based system
We have partnerships with:
Companies that have employed our graduates:
- Ernst & Young
- Duke Power
- Cargill
- AT&T
- Bank America
- Wachovia
Student Organization for MIS:
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Marketing
Brand Management
Under this system of organization, each brand or product within a company is operated as a separate business, with each standing on its own merits among its competition. This brand independence enables the company to market vigorously a number of different products-some competitive with others in the same company. Except for top corporate management, members of the brand group are the only ones in a company who deal with all aspects of the company's business. Brand managers plan, develop, and direct the marketing efforts for a particular brand or product. They are generalists who coordinate the activities of specialists in production, sales, advertising, promotion, R&D, marketing research, purchasing, distribution, package development, and finance. In brand/product management, individuals can expect early responsibility which should enable them to learn quickly and to demonstrate ability by contributing from the very outset to the operation of the brand(s) to which they are assigned.
Career Opportunities: Virtually all consumer goods companies use this system of organization. A number of industrial goods companies also have brand/product management. In consumer goods companies, in particular, brand management is considered the best training ground for top corporate officers.
Advertising
Careers in advertising are not limited to writers and artists. Instead, advertising is an important business enterprise that requires a combination of planning, fact-gathering, and creativity and involves all phases of marketing. Although compensation for advertising is generally comparable to that of other business executives, opportunities for rapid advancement in advertising usually are greater than in other fields because of less emphasis on age or length of employment.
Career Opportunities:
- Advertising Agency: Media research and creative departments; account work
- Large Corporation: Advertising department; brand/product management Media: Magazine, newspaper, radio and television selling
- Management Consulting
- Marketing Research
Sales and Sales Management
Sales personnel deal with the market directly and personally. Through them, marketing becomes concrete and humanly meaningful. Other marketing people seldom see the customers who they influence. The people dealt with cover a wide range in both the employing and the client organizations in the complex effort to understand client needs and to help shape the liaison activity to meet those needs.
Career Opportunities: Sales and sales management opportunities exist in a wide range of profit and nonprofit organizations, and in product and service organizations, including financial, insurance, consulting, and government. Commercial banking, for example, is a technical form of sales. Industrial and commercial sales and sales management offer increasingly challenging and rewarding opportunities commonly involving systems selling and requiring broad management and, in some cases, technical training. The wide range of product and market opportunities and the variety of interpersonal situations faced by sales personnel indicate the need for carefully matching one's background, interests, technical skills, and academic training with available career opportunities in sales and sales management. Training programs vary greatly inform and length, ranging from a few weeks to two years. Career paths in sales are not the same in all organizations and need to be explored with each prospective employer.
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