Course Listings
Business
A major and a minor in Business is available, as well as teacher certification for grades 5-12.
Major in Business
50 credit hours
- ACC 200 Principles of Accounting3
- BUS 155 The Organization of Business3
- BUS 206 Adventures in Business1
- BUS 220 Spreadsheet Skills3
- BUS 244 Consumer Behavior & Customer Journey3
- BUS 282 Business Analytics3
- BUS 307 Career Planning1
- BUS 310 Business Law3
- BUS 315 Human Capital Management3
- BUS 316 Marketing Management3
- BUS 317 Financial Management3
- BUS 318 Operations Management3
- One of the following experience-focused courses:3
- BUS 410 Strategic Management Capstone3
- ECON 200 Principles of Economics3
- One upper level Economics course3
- Additional business department courses6
Student learning outcomes
Graduates in business will:
- Identify and articulate how personal values and ethical considerations inform and impact business decisions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the roles, goals, key concepts, methods, and tools utilized in specific business functions as well as the relationships between the various functions in a business.
- Intentionally prepare for a business career.
- Acquire skills needed to influence, inspire, and motivate individuals and groups to achieve results.
- Identify opportunities, analyze information, and apply frameworks for effective problem-solving and decision-making.
- Demonstrate effectiveness in writing and speaking in a variety of business contexts.
- Demonstrate the ability to work productively with individuals in a diversity of roles and with varying interests in the outcome.
Planning guide:
| First Year | Goshen Core The Organization of Business Consumer Behavior Spreadsheet Skills |
| Second Year | Goshen Core Marketing Management Operations Management Adventures in Business Business Analytics Principles of Economics |
| Third Year | Goshen Core Human Capital Management Business Law Principles of Accounting Financial Management Business elective Experience-focused course |
| Fourth Year | Goshen Core Career Planning Business elective Upper-level economics Strategic Management Capstone |
Planning and advising notes
Students may not earn a double major in accounting, business, marketing, and/or sustainability management, but major/minor combinations are allowed.
Minimum academic requirement for majors and minors: All business majors and minors must earn a grade of C- or higher in all courses required for their major or minor. Failure to attain this level of achievement requires the student to either repeat the course (for specific requirements) or take an additional course (an option for elective courses) and achieve a grade of C- or higher.
Teacher education certification is available for grades 5-12. Courses needed in addition to business major requirements are Bus 322 and either Econ 306 or Bus 350. Also required are 36 credits of education courses, including a semester of student teaching. The first education class, Educ 201, should be taken in May term of the first year or fall of the sophomore year. See Education department information for more details.
Students may begin taking courses in Goshen College’s MBA program through the 4+1 program, upon earning 80 undergraduate credit hours and having a GPA of at least 2.50. Contact your academic advisor for more information.
Minor in Business
21 credit hours
ACC 200 Principles of Accounting
This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts of financial and managerial accounting. Emphasis is placed on learning and applying the basic accounting framework through the full accounting cycle with common business transactions, preparing financial statements, understanding fixed and...
BUS 155 The Organization of Business
Introduces students to the key functional areas of business including management, finance, accounting, marketing, production, information technology, and human capital. Students will understand how these functions exist in a changing society and impact organizational decision-making. This course will also introduce...
BUS 206 Adventures in Business
Designed to provide students with an initial framework and context for understanding how businesses operate and compete in their respective industries. This course is an overview of business, how it is organized, and how the various components of an organization...
BUS 220 Spreadsheet Skills
This course provides students with the basic and intermediate spreadsheet skills expected by employers. Students will learn basic functions, chart creation, data analysis and representation, and tools commonly used organizations.
BUS 244 Consumer Behavior & Customer Journey
This course explores consumer behavior, from determining consumer needs and wants, the process by which they are satisfied, and the environment in which the behavior occurs. Concepts and theories developed in psychology, economics, and sociology will be applied to the...
BUS 282 Business Analytics
In this course students will develop the skills necessaryto transform data to information that is easily communicated and drives decision-making in organizations. This course will combine a student’s knowledge of business with data and statistics, learning to use a variety...
BUS 307 Career Planning
The course will provide a framework within which to appraise career options, set goals and implement a plan to reach goals. Topics include self-appraisal, resumes, developing a job-search strategy, interviewing for jobs, choosing the first job and graduate-school opportunities. This...
BUS 310 Business Law
Survey of legal principles. Topics include liability, contracts, sales and negotiable instruments; also, secured transactions, agency, partnerships, corporations and antitrust.
BUS 315 Human Capital Management
Human capital management is a central function of any organization. Managers and employees play an integral role in carrying out human resource policies and practices in their organization. In this course students will think systematically and strategically about aspects of...
BUS 316 Marketing Management
The nature of marketing in our society; how organizations develop marketing strategies that enable them to meet their objectives and the needs of their customers through adequate marketing mixes; the relationship of marketing to other management functions; marketing activities at...
BUS 317 Financial Management
Introduces students to the primary elements of corporate finance such as time value of money, stock and bond valuation, financial analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting and dividend policy. Prerequisite: Acc 200 and BUS 220.
BUS 318 Operations Management
Decision-making and analysis of production and service delivery challenges in areas of plant location, facilities design, process strategy, production planning and control, supply chain, inventory management, performance measurement, and quality control. Special attention is also given to the study of...
BUS 410 Strategic Management Capstone
A study and evaluation of management strategies to achieve organizational goals and objectives and create value for all stakeholders. This course utilizes management principles, financial analysis and control, personnel decisions and marketing strategies with an emphasis on case studies and...
ECON 200 Principles of Economics
This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts of micro and macro economics, including economic relationships and processes, analysis of markets and price behavior, economic activities of governments, aggregate income determination, banking, and trade.