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The fields of business and public affairs offer excellent employment opportunities. New research findings, technological breakthroughs, and changing economic conditions offer challenges that can be prepared for through the undergraduate and graduate programs of the College of Business and Public Affairs.

Murray State University began programs in business and public affairs in 1935. The strong demand for men and women with such preparation has resulted in a steady expansion in course offerings, enrollment, equipment and faculty.

Today, the College of Business and Public Affairs is organized into six departments: Accounting; Computer Science and Information Systems; Economics and Finance; Journalism and Mass Communications; Management, Marketing and Business Administration; and Organizational Communication. Each department offers viable programs of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels designed to educate leaders for many kinds of endeavors, both private and public.

 

Students pursue their particular interests by selecting one of the area programs or one of the major programs offered within the college. Area programs are offered in accounting, accounting and information systems, business administration, computer information systems, finance, international business, management, marketing, and telecommunications systems management. Major programs are offered in advertising, business administration, computer science, economics, journalism, organizational communication, public relations and radio-television.

Several of the college’s area and major programs provide excellent preparation for students considering a career in law. Pre-law students opting to major in economics are advised by faculty in the Department of Economics and Finance.

A student pursuing a major or area program within another college at Murray State may pursue a second area, a major, or a minor in the College of Business and Public Affairs.

No student pursuing a minor in an accredited business program, with the exception of office systems, may major in Business Administration.

Also, two-year associate of arts degree programs are offered in business administration, office systems and telecommunications systems management.

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The College of Business and Public Affairs offers six graduate degree programs: the Master of Business Administration (MBA), offered through the Arthur J. Bauernfeind Graduate Program in Business Administration; the Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc); the master of science in economics; the master of arts or science in mass communications; the master of arts or science in organizational communication; and the master of science in telecommunications systems management. These programs prepare graduates for a variety of challenging and rewarding careers in industry, private enterprise, governmental agencies, and not-for-profit organizations.

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