<p>Hey guys, I'm looking at Harvard's undergraduate program, and it seems that the closest thing they offer to business courses is an Economics degree. They have no programs in Accountancy, Finance, Marketing, etc.. This seems weird.</p>
<p>Anyone know why this is?</p>
<p>The college’s focus is a liberal arts education. Particularly, there are no pre-professionally/professionally focused areas of study (with the exception of bachelors offered in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - applied mathematics, engineering sciences and computer science).</p>
<p>Rather, the graduate schools tend to focus on professional areas. However, cross registration is allowed at most of the graduate schools as an undergraduate (with the exception of the business school and many medical school courses).</p>
<p>So one who wants to major in business should stray away from Harvard as an undergrad?</p>
<p>^^^ certainly because a Harvard undergrad degree is so harmful to one’s chances of success in the business world.</p>
<p>Sheesh.</p>
<p>Maybe study what “Liberal Arts” means and its place for business professionals.</p>
<p>If you are determined to focus on business as an undergrad look into UPenn Wharton.</p>
<p>T26E4, thanks for the condescension.</p>
<p>fauve, I will do that.</p>
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<p>Not at all. In fact, I think most liberal art schools don’t have pre-professional undergrad majors like marketing, advertising, etc. Harvard classes are designed to adequately prepare you for entrance into professional fields, and I don’t believe students’ chances of entering business school are hurt by not having majored in something specifically called “business”, but whether or not you want attend a liberal arts college would be entirely a matter of personal preference.</p>
<p>Thanks xrCalico. The issue is this: I’m a student at a top 20 business school right now, and i would like to transfer schools. i know transferring to havard would be incredibly hard as it is, and now i’m wondering if it is possible at all, because while I do have some general education requirements, i’m not attending a liberal arts school. I have business classes (Accounting, etc) that i’m worried harvard/other liberal arts schools wouldn’t want to see.</p>
<p>Most of the Ivies are liberal arts-focused. Penn and I think Cornell are the only Ivies with an undergraduate business school.</p>
<p>I agree with T26E4…being a harvard undergrad will match (if not more beneficial than) even the top business schools (such as Wharton).</p>
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<p>I don’t know much about transferring, but I doubt Harvard would be turned off by the business classes since those courses were most likely expected of any undergrad business major. But, out of curiosity, why transfer? A top 20 business school will probably offer an education as good as anything Harvard can offer, and liberal arts college will probably have a very different feel from the school you’re currently attending. (Unless you’re unsatisfied with other aspects of college, in which case this school then may be a good alternative :).)</p>
<p>The business school itself is great, but the rest of the university is pretty lacking, and it’s a 40’000 person school, which can be a huge pain. Harvard may not be the answer (even if I want it to be), we’ll have to see, but I’m definitely looking into the Ivy schools, I’m sure they offer a great all around college experience.</p>