Students at the Orfalea College Business choose between one of three majors: Business Administration, Economics and Industrial Technology & Packaging. Within those majors, concentrations and minors allow students to tailor their studies.
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Business Administration
Students choosing this major learn about a variety of business topics, including accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior and more, preparing them to thrive in business, government and nonprofit careers.
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Economics
Economics students gain vast knowledge about economic systems with topics that include supply and demand, taxation, competition, unemployment, inflation, international trade, price controls, monetary policy, and interest rates.
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Industrial Technology & Packaging
Students in this program will learn about supply chain and packaging systems, product design and development, packaging sustainability, marketing and more.