Staff
Emily Nolan, director, Carl A. Gerstacker Institute for Business and Management.
B.A., 1992, Guilford College; M.B.A., 2005, Wake Forest University.
Emily Nolan, director, Carl A. Gerstacker Institute for Business and Management.
B.A., 1992, Guilford College; M.B.A., 2005, Wake Forest University.
The Carl A. Gerstacker Institute for Business and Management encourages students to explore the practical and dynamic subject of business from many perspectives. Two academic programs exist within the Institute—a business and organizations major and a business and organizations minor—both of which provide a solid educational foundation in common business subjects such as accounting, economics, statistics, professional communication and writing, global issues, management, and ethics. The course work is further enhanced by developing critical thinking and leadership skills through other opportunities such as Gerstacker Institute speakers, networking with business executives and participation in the first-year workshop and the senior capstone experience. Required internships, available in diverse work settings, allow students to experience various career paths and to put their education into practice.
Students must be admitted to the Gerstacker Institute to pursue this major and minor. Visit the Gerstacker Institute Web site for information on the application process.
Note: Classes in italics are taught during Summer College.
To assist students in their academic planning, see a sample four-year course of study.
A minimum of eight and one-half to nine and one-half units including the following:
The following are required in addition to the major:
A minimum of six and one-quarter to seven and one-quarter units including the following:
Core requirements:
Choice of one in each section:
Intercultural/Global Issues - One unit selected from the following:
Modern Languages and Cultures 105, Intercultural Understanding and Global Issues
Economics and Management 362, International Management (1 unit)
OR
Ethics - One unit selected from the following:
Philosophy 301, Environmental Ethics
Philosophy 302, Leadership Ethics
Philosophy 303, Business Ethics
Philosophy 304, Ethics and Public Policy
Philosophy 308, Biomedical Ethics (1 unit)
Internship
The following are required in addition to the minor:
The required first-year workshop will be offered as a selected topics course in 2012-13.
187, 188, 189 Selected Topics (1/4, 1/2, 1)
An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
287, 288, 289 Selected Topics (1/4, 1/2, 1)
An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
387, 388, 389 Selected Topics (1/4, 1/2, 1)
An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
391, 392 Internships (1/2, 1)
Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
401, 402 Seminar (1/2, 1)
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor. Staff.