Academic Departments : Overview

SF State's College of Business comprises ten academic departments and programs offering over 44 graduate, undergraduate, minor, and certificate programs.

Accounting

Accounting programs prepare students for careers in public accounting, industry, government, and not-for-profit. Degrees, minors, and certificates include:

MS in Accountancy
MBA, Accounting Emphasis
BS in Business Administration, Concentration in Accounting
Minor in Accounting
Certificate in the Study of Public Accountancy
Certificate in the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing

For more information see the Accounting Department site.

Decision Sciences

Decision Sciences programs focus on forecasting, simulation, and other powerful quantitative tools that support managers' decisions. Degrees and minors include:

MBA, Decision Sciences Emphasis
BS in Business Administration, Concentration in Decision Sciences
Minor in Decision Sciences

For more information see the Decision Sciences Department site.

Economics programs prepare students planning to enter careers in business management, government service, and in non-profit organizations, or serve to fully prepare students for advanced graduate and professional study in economics, business, public policy, urban and regional planning, law, and other related fields. Degrees and minors include:

MA in Economics
BA in Economics
Minor in Economics

For more information see the Economics Department site.

Finance

Finance programs prepare students for careers in private business, the public sector, commercial consumer banking, and financial services. Degrees and minors include:

MBA, Finance Emphasis
BS in Business Administration, Concentration in Finance
Minor in Corporate Finance
Certificate in Commercial Real Estate

For more information see the Finance Department site.

Hospitality and Tourism Management

The Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management prepares students in the management of businesses that are an integral part of a dynamic and rapidly growing hospitality industry such as restaurant and food service management, hotel management, conventions and meeting management, tourism management and other areas. The program provides students with excellent theoretical knowledge, skills, and techniques necessary to successfully attain outstanding management positions in many emphasis areas:

Hotel Operation Management
Restaurant and Catering Management
Conventions, Meetings and Event Management
Hospitality Labor Relations Management
International Tourism Management
Hospitality Entrepreneurship Management

For more information see the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department site.

Information Systems

Information Systems programs focus on systems and tools to create, store, exchange, search, and/or manipulate information. Degrees, minors, and certificates include:

MBA, Information Systems Emphasis
BS in Business Administration, Concentration in Information Systems
Minor in Information Systems

For information on the SAP Recognition Award Certificate Program, see http://erp.sfsu.edu

For more information see the Information Systems Department site.

International Business

International Business programs prepare students to be managers and leaders in organizations that operate in global markets.

Degrees, minors, and certificates include:

MBA, International Business Emphasis
BS in Business Administration, Concentration in International Business
Minor in International Business
Certificate in International Business

For more information see the International Business Department site.

Labor and Employment Studies

The labor and employment studies program provides students with an introduction to and understanding of the study of labor and employment relations, broadly defined. Degrees and minors include: