General Management
Become a Highly Sought After Business Graduate with a Broad Range of Business Knowledge and Skills
If you want a career in business but don’t have a specific focus, the General Management Concentration will prepare you to lead a business effectively or even own one after graduation. Courses like Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, and Motivation and Leadership, will teach you how all facets of business integrate to form a successful marketplace endeavor.
Many students at Catawba College consider not declaring a major as a way to explore their options prior to committing to an articulated degree program. With the General Management Concentration in the Catawba College Ketner School of Business, you’re able to both declare a business major and discover the many opportunities that can await you as a graduate by engaging in service learning, internships, and studying abroad.
As a General Management Concentration major, we provide you with a foundational and broad education that encompasses the breadth of business disciplines, including accounting, finance, economics, business administration, marketing, and communication, through learning that takes place inside and outside of the classroom. You will be marketable as a candidate in any of these disciplines the day you graduate from Catawba.
Catawba College Business Programs
Prepare to succeed in a career in the world of business with a Business Degree from Catawba College. Careers and futures in the business world have never been brighter and earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Catawba College is a key way you can prepare to shine in that world. Our mission is to prepare our business degree students for workplace success, whether in a small organization or large corporation, through a strong curriculum based on experiential learning, industry and job relevancy, and curriculum relevance. We place an emphasis on emerging growth sectors and technologies that are driving the global economy.
Christian Crifasi '13 Business Graduate; Cross Country Team Member; U.S. Naval OfficerI chose Catawba because of the small atmosphere and the personal attention that you get from the professors. I've always had a passion for business and the quality of the professors in the School of Business is what really drew me in.
Program Details
Lots of Opportunity
Lots of Opportunity
We offer students pursuing a degree in General Management some of the best opportunities and resources available to explore their options as General Management majors: internships, study abroad, and undergraduate research.
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Outcomes
Outcomes
Jobs - Business Administration majors from Catawba College are shaping the business world in the following positions:
- CPA
- Financial Advisor
- Software Support Analyst
- Web Developer
- Search Engine Optimization Specialist
- Human Resource Manager
- Banker
- Small Business Owner
Graduate Schools - Grad schools enrolling Catawba College Business majors:
- UNC-Charlotte
- N.C. State University
- UNC-Chapel Hill
Catawba College is proud to announce that Dr. Eric Hake, Professor of Economics, Secretary Treasurer of the Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE), and Faculty Advisor for the Catawba College Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) within the Ketner School of Business, delivered a Keynote Address at the 3rd International Financial Forum: “Rising Challenges in Economic, Financial, and Business Development” in France. Dr. Hake’s speech focused on “Institutions and the Evolution of Society” and was presented on September 5th, the second day of the three-day conference.
Catawba College is proud to announce the establishment of the Lynn Jones ’74 and Jim Moore ’74 Endowed Scholarship Fund. This generous endowment, initiated by Jim Moore with an inaugural gift, commemorates the couple’s 50th college reunion and honors the memory of Lynn Jones Moore, a beloved member of the class of 1974.
ANSWER Scholarship, which provides college scholarships, mentoring, and professional development training to local mothers earning a college degree, has named two Catawba College students as ANSWER scholars for the 2024-25 academic year.
