The John Chambers College of Business and Economics is the business school of

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, a state university located in Morgantown in the

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. The college building is in the downtown campus of the university. The college offers ten undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) programs and one Bachelor of Science in Economics program, seven master programs, and doctoral programs throughout its six departments.

History

The College of Business and Economics traces its origins to the late 1940s when it awarded business administration degrees under College of Arts and Sciences. The WVU College of Commerce was created by an order of the state higher education board in November, 1951, with the first students enrolled for the first semester of the 1952-53 academic year. In 1954, the college was accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. In 1957 the Master of Science in Industrial Relations was the first master's degree program in the college. The first Ph.D. program was established in 1965 in economics. In 1971 the College of Commerce was renamed the College of Business and Economics. On November 9, 2018 the college was renamed the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, after the two-time WVU alumnus.

Academic programs

The college offers the following undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs:

Undergraduate programs

* Accounting *

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

* Entrepreneurship & Innovation * Finance * General Business * Global Supply Chain Management *

Hospitality and Tourism Management Hospitality Management and Tourism is the study of the hospitality industry. A degree in the subject may be awarded either by a university college dedicated to the studies of hospitality management or a business school with a relevant departme ...

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a Government agency, government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includ ...

Management Information Systems A management information system (MIS) is an information system used for decision-making, and for the coordination, control, analysis, and visualization of information in an organization. The study of the management information systems involves pe ...

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

Organizational Leadership Leadership studies is a multidisciplinary academic field of study that focuses on leadership in organizational contexts and in human life. Leadership studies has origins in the social sciences (e.g., sociology, anthropology, psychology), in humani ...

Graduate programs

The College of Business and Economics offers seven masters programs and one certificate program: * MBA * Executive MBA (online) * MS-Business Data Analytics (BUDA; online) * MS-Business Cybersecurity (CYBR; online) * MS-Finance * MS-Industrial Relations * Master of Accountancy (MAcc) * Graduate Certificate in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination (FAFE) In addition, the College of Business and Economics offers MBA Dual degrees: * MBA plus Master of Science in Industrial Relations (2 years) * MBA plus Master of Science in Finance (2 years) * MBA plus Master of Science in Sport Management (2 years) * MBA plus Juris Doctor (3 years)

Doctoral programs

The College of Business and Economics offers Ph.D. Economics and a Ph.D. in business administration programs with concentrations in accounting, finance, management, and marketing.

Student organizations

The B&E has several student organizations or clubs for students to participate in. Examples include: *Accounting Club * American Marketing Association * Alpha Kappa Psi *

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Beta Gamma Sigma Beta Gamma Sigma () is the International Business Honor Society. Founded in 1913 at the University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois and the University of California, it has over 980,000 members, selected from more than 600 collegiate chapters i ...

* Business Ethics Club *

Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Pi () (officially the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi, Inc.) is a coeducational professional business fraternity and one of the largest in the United States. Delta Sigma Pi was founded on November 7, 1907, at the Schoo ...

* Entrepreneurship Club * Hospitality Club * Industrial Relations Student Association * Management Information Systems Association (MISA) *

Society for Human Resource Management The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is a professional human resources membership association headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. SHRM promotes the role of HR as a profession and provides education, certification, and networking to ...

(SHRM) * Thompson Economics Club * WVU Finance Club

Experiential Learning and Centers

The college is committed to disseminating its research, expertise, and know-how to the region and to society at large. The college is home to the following centers. These centers include: * Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship * Bureau of Business and Economic Research * Business Learning Resource Center * Bernie Wehrle Global Supply Chain Laboratory * Center for Career Development * Center for Chinese Business * Center for Executive Education * Center for Free Enterprise * Forensic Business Studies * Data Driven WV * Stuart M. and Joyce N. Robbins Center for Global Business and Strategy * Crime Scene Complex for FAFE Program

Rankings

The West Virginia University was ranked #241 in 2021 under the USNews. The Business school was unranked.

References

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