Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics Management

Lehigh University

The Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics is the largest undergraduate business degree program at Lehigh, but with a total enrollment of approximately 1200 students, it’s still small enough for close interaction with faculty and fellow students. Students are immersed and engaged in job-critical learning starting in their first year at Lehigh, with a powerful core curriculum that extends across all four years of the program.As part of the core, students experience the introductory course in every major, enabling informed major choices at the end of their sophomore year. Students also engage in three multi-course sequences that develop skill areas that employers covet-business analytics and decision-making, business communication, and leadership and management-that start in the first year and are reinforced in the junior year as students start their major course work. Students also engage in a comprehensive, experiential capstone course in their senior year.In addition to this robust core curriculum, the Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics has a strong focus on the power of perspective and skill that comes from a well-rounded education. Accordingly, students are required to engage in courses outside business in Lehigh's College of Arts and Sciences and/or the Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science.The Management Major offers a choice of three distinctive tracks, which emphasize valuable managerial skills that are sought out by employers, such as communication, conflict resolution, negotiation, decision-making, as well as the ability to develop efficient strategies and practices to successfully lead diverse teams and organizations worldwide.Managing Human Resources: This track prepares students to work as human resource professionals, broadening their interpersonal and organizational skills. Students also have a choice to get a DEI concentration with this major, that prepares students to (a) create, maintain, and lead diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizations, and to (b) identify and confront bias and its consequences for decision-making in individuals and organizations.Management Consulting: This track prepares students to enter careers in Management Consulting by preparing them to diagnose business problems, formulate solutions and effectively communicate recommendations.Entrepreneurship and Innovation: This track prepares students to launch new and/or innovative solutions for markets and firms, and develops an entrepreneurial mindset.

College of Business