Business Administration Finance

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 41.8 k / Year(s) Deadline: Oct 1, 2024
301–350 place StudyQA ranking:6564 Duration:5 years

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Program Overview

The Business Management major, offered at Stony Brook since 1988, is designed for students who wish to enter the business arena with substantial knowledge and skills across the full spectrum of business disciplines. The major will prepare you for diverse and innovative managerial and professional positions in all areas of business. Career opportunities include management positions in manufacturing companies, business and management consulting, financial planning and banking, sales management, marketing, international business and human resource management. Enrollment in the major has grown steadily since its inception, and it is now the third largest undergraduate major at Stony Brook. Leaders in all economic sectors urge business students to broaden their understanding of the world by exploring non-business subjects; the Business Management major, combined with Stony Brook's liberal arts education, prepares you to manage effectively in the world's competitive marketplaces.Students have the opportunity to specialize in one of six major business areas: accounting, entrepreneurship,finance, international business, management & operations, or marketing. Students will also take classes in business statistics, decision sciences, and general management.

Core Courses

  •  Introduction to Business for Business Majors
  •  Financial Accounting
  •   Introduction to Business Statistics 
  •   Introduction to Decision Sciences 
  •   Business Communications
  •   Organizational Behavior
  •   Principles of Finance or  Corporate Finance
  • Operations Management
  •   Principles of Marketing
  •   Entrepreneurship or  Social Entrepreneurship or  Business Strategy
  •   Ethics: Critical Thinking through Film or  Business Ethics 

Area of Specialization

One of the following specializations must be chosen at the start of the junior year. 

  • 1. Accounting 
  • 2. Entrepreneurship 
  • 3. Finance
  • 4. International Business
  • 6. Management and Operations
  • 7. Sustainable Business

The major in Business Management leads to the Bachelor of Science degree. Completion of the major requires 49 credits.

Admission Requirements

  • If your native or primary language is not English, English proficiency must be established based on the results of your TOEFL or IELTS examinations.Minimum exam scores required for admission to Stony Brook University: 

          IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with no subsection recommended to be below 6 TOEF iBT: 85*

           *In addition to the minimum overall score of 85 on the Internet-based exam, students must score at least 22 on the speak subsection.

  • Application and personal statement
  • Paid application fee or approved waiver
  • Unofficial transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
  • Three letters of recommendation

International students are not eligible for Federal or State aid.The only form of aid available to an international student is a private/alternative loan. This is a loan offered through a lending institution of your choice. You must apply directly with the lender. The lender may require that you have a co-signer. Some may require that the co-signer is a permanent resident, others require US citizenship.

Admissions Deadlines

Fall Admission: June 1 for MALS, MPS and MS* applicants; March 1 for the MA in Higher Education Administration
Spring Admission: October 1

*Please note that the MS in Human Resource Management program only admits international students in the Fall.

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