Carnegie Mellon University

Course Details

Bachelor in Business Administration

Course Description

The Tepper School of Business Undergraduate Business program at Carnegie Mellon is among the world’s elite programs for undergraduate business education. Our success is based upon a rigorous academic curriculum, rich in the analytical aspects of management, which combines broad liberal education courses and experiences that characterize the best of what undergraduate study represents for the development of the individual Carnegie Mellon undergraduate student. Our undergraduate coursework has a global focus, which emphasizes the analytical approach to problem solving for which the Tepper School is world-renowned. Recruiters recognize that our students make an immediate impact, contributing at high performance levels during internships and in their full-time careers. The Carnegie Mellon campus provides an exciting, diverse student experience outside the classroom via a wide variety of clubs and organizations. From professional clubs, case competitions and global treks, to intramural sports and exposure to the seven colleges across campus, our small size provides an exceptional undergraduate experience. The business curriculum offers both breadth and flexibility. Students take classes from across Carnegie Mellon to enhance their skills in quantitative and analytic reasoning, and to provide the social, economic and political context for understanding business decisions in a global environment. The curriculum's requirement of an academic minor assures that in each semester, your program will include courses from other departments outside of the Tepper School. Each student can develop and pursue their unique interests while taking advantage of the world-class faculty and curricular offerings in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, computer science and arts programs for which we are so well known. In addition to the major’s core course requirements, there are ten concentrations areas that allow for the development of depth in a particular area of business practice. Each area has an array of courses that focus on current practices, while benefiting from the research of faculty and business leaders who anticipate the knowledge and skills which will be required in the future. These experiences are further broadened through a variety of projects, project courses, internships, and leadership development activities. These allow students to put into practice the knowledge and skills that they are acquiring in the classroom, giving them the confidence they need to begin and develop their careers over a lifetime. The first year of the curriculum is devoted to acquiring a foundation of skills for analysis, communication and context through courses in economics, quantitative skills development and the liberal arts. The next two years develop the core competencies for in-depth study related to a focus and selecting a minor. The last year is for in-depth study in the focus area and completing the minor requirement.

Course Duration

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4year

Career outcomes

At Carnegie Mellon’s Career and Professional Development Center, business students work with an affiliated career consultant who works only with undergraduate business students, helping them to locate job and internship opportunities, improve interview and networking skills, and develop successful resumes. Professional development opportunities include case competitions, conferences and alumni networking events. Career advisors help students develop professional skills and provide perspective for self-assessment. Our advisors will enhance understanding of the relationship between academic studies and careers.




Bachelor in Business Administration Carnegie Mellon University