Majors & Departments

The Freeman College of Management prepares students to succeed in changing business landscapes through a mix of traditional and leading-edge business administration majors. In all five of our majors, students experience the transformative power of learning by doing in real-world projects, internships and activities. Our curriculum and these experiences enable our students to hit the ground running in careers at the world's top companies and organizations.

Management Majors

Accounting

Many accounting majors go on to careers as CPAs, in corporate accounting offices and at top-tier accounting firms.

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Business Analytics

The business analytics major teaches students to transform data into insights and prepare for careers as analysts and strategic advisers.

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Finance

Finance majors earn experience in fields such as investment banking, wealth management, portfolio analysis and corporate finance.

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Management & Organizations

Management & organizations majors can concentrate in entrepreneurship, global management, human resource management, managing for sustainability or another area of their choosing.

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Markets, Innovation & Design

The markets, innovation & design major gives students a 360-degree view of marketing, branding, and product design and development.

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Management Minors

All students at Bucknell, regardless of their home college or major, can earn a minor from the Freeman College.

- The minor in accounting is for students who recognize the benefits of an accounting background but wish to pursue another major. This minor is open to all students at Bucknell.
- The minor in business analytics allows students to add data visualization, prediction modeling and other analytics skills to their studies in another major. This minor is open to all students at Bucknell.
- The entrepreneurshipminor is for students who are interested in developing an entrepreneurial mindset as well as the knowledge, skills and abilities to enact entrepreneurial ideas in private, nonprofit, public, hybrid, cross-sectoral, socially-oriented or sustainability-oriented organizations. This minor is open to all students at Bucknell.
- The human resource management minor is intended for students who are interested in studying people in organizations as well as organizational structure and management. This minor is open to all students at Bucknell.
- The minor in real estate equips students to shape cities and landscapes as they confront grand challenges such as climate change, rapid technological evolution and economic uncertainty. This minor is open to all students at Bucknell.
- The management minor is for students from outside the Freeman College of Management to gain business and leadership skills to apply in any field.
- The markets, innovation & design (MiDE) minor allows students to complement their major field of study by developing the quantitative, empathic, interpretive and visual skills that underlie any organization's key marketing practices.