<p>I am seriously considering U of R now and was recently looking through the possible business majors. On the list, under business administration, the only actual major was 'business' whereas the rest were just concentrations. I am a little confused as to how this works. I'm assuming that you major in business and then pick focus areas? Any help would be appreciated. Also, there was talk about renovation of the business school if I can remember correctly. Would anyone happen to know when this might occur? Thanks.</p>
<p>To major in business you have to go through the school of business which is like separate from the arts & sciences program. I think the only two "business" majors are international business and business administration. To complete the business administration major, you're required to pick a concentration and fullfil its requirements. This came from the business school's website:</p>
<p>"The Business Administration Major
In addition to the requirements for the B.S.B.A. degree outlined above, all business administration majors must complete a concentration. The concentration area requires four courses minimum chosen from a single Robins School of Business department. A maximum of six courses can be taken in any area of concentration. No more than two courses of the concentration may be required by a department. While some concentrations offer curriculum tracks, it is not necessary to follow a track.</p>
<p>Business administration majors must choose a concentration from the following areas: accounting, economics, finance, international business, marketing, or management. A concentration in accounting is always a secondary concentration to a primary concentration or major."</p>
<p>As to the second part of your question, the b-school is receiving a 33,000 sq. foot expansion. It is scheduled to be complete in late 2010. The expansion will add a cafe, a 225 seat auditorium (don't fear none of the courses are big enough to hold in there), a center for innovation and entrepreneurship, a mock trading room floor, offices and classrooms.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses guys. The new business school sounds incredible and that just completely sparked my interest. The mock trading room sounds amazing as well, so that's another thing working to the school's advantage in terms of both my interests and the "rankings".</p>
<p>I would just add to Kelliebm's description of the program that the B-school offers three majors: accounting, business administration and economics. The concentrations apply to the business administration major only (and yes, you can major in business admin and concentrate in econ or accounting, but that is different than majoring in either of those fields). Economics is also a major in the School of Arts and Sciences, and that major is made up of a slightly different array of courses than is the business school's econ major. The business school is excellent from top to bottom and the new facility is a very exciting opportunity coming down the road.</p>
<p>So if I were to major in business administration, I would then go on to concentrate on something such as finance? How is it different from a finance major?</p>
<p>Can an accounting major earn 150 hours (to sit for the CPA exam) in 4 years at UR?</p>
<p>I think you can, but I'm not sure you'd want to. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.</p>
<p>I wanted to add too that UR has one of the best accounting professors in the country in Dr. Joe Ben Hoyle.</p>
<p>Yeah UR is becoming a serious consideration for me and it seems like it's a good match. I'm thinking that if I were to attend there, I would major in business admin and then concentrate/take classes in both finance and accounting.</p>