What's Your Major

One of the first questions that is asked when you come home from college and see relatives is “what’s your major”. It may not seem like it, but that one question puts a lot of pressure on students. We want approval from our relatives about the major we chose but sometimes the major we chose doesn’t get approval because you might not be financially stable after college. So we choose the major that could potentially earn the respect of our relatives as well as having a good salary but it might not necessarily be a major we like. I originally intended for this paper to be about my career path in joining the military, specifically the Air Force, after college. I chose this career path because I wanted to make my parents happy. I wanted my parents …show more content…
Since degrees in management analysis are typically not available, a degree in accounting, business, economics, finance, or marketing can suffice. The major offered at Christopher Newport University that I chose in order to become a business analyst is located in the Luter School of Business which means that I would become a business management major. I would choose to pursue a bachelor of business administration (BSBA) which is a minimum of 69 credit hours as well as a minimum of 120 hours of work (internships). The pre-business classes that are required before I actually pursue a business degree include: MATH 125, MATH 135, ACCT 201, ACCT 202, BUSN 231, CPSC 215, ECON 201, ECON 202, PHIL 207. The actual business major classes include: BUSN 304, BUSN 311, BUSN 323, BUSN 351, BUSN 371, BUSN 418, MGMT 310, MGMT 355, MGMT 400, MGMT 410, and MGMT …show more content…
There are a lot of different study abroad programs that a student could take that would go towards credit hours for a business degree. Those programs are located in Peru, Austria, China, Portugal, Australia, Wales, New Zealand, Italy, The Netherlands, and London. I would like to go to Cimba, Italy where I would take two summer courses. The first course is called Strategic Human Resource Management and it focuses on people management activities, policies, and practices that promote effective organizations. The other course is called Entrepreneurial Strategy and it focuses on the synergistic effect of entrepreneurial creativity and strategic management on profit and nonprofit organizations. I want to take these two courses because there are not any business courses at Christopher Newport that discuss these specific topics. Both of these courses are 300 courses as well as 6 credit hours total so I would have to wait till the summer of my junior year to take them.
While I am still on campus, I hope to join some of the honor societies. There is a honor society associated with the Luter School of Business called Beta Gamma Sigma (ΒΓΣ). Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). The mission of Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage and honor academic achievement