Goldey-Beacom College recognizes that effective leadership in business requires a range of skills and a breadth of knowledge from a variety of disciplines. Therefore, the curriculum has three major components aimed at developing the full human and professional capabilities of the individual. These components are  the concentration or major,  the business / management component, and the liberal arts component.

Students may select a major or concentration of courses which provides specialization competencies.  Goldey-Beacom now offers students an opportunity to complete a minor in addition to their major degree program.  For the many students who come to our campus with credits and coursework from other schools, but with no degree, we offer a flexible degree completion program.

The Business Component

Every program of study at Goldey-Beacom College is fashioned around a concentration of courses designed to prepare the student for the effective practice of business administration. These courses are both skill and theory directed. This concentration is structured to develop:

• Facility in information processing.
• Skill in applying computer technology to complex business problems.
• Skill in accounting theory and practice.
• Awareness and understanding of the legal context of business.
• Administrative skill through an understanding of the theory of management, marketing, and finance.

The liberal arts/general education component is designed to provide students with the broader context of human, social, and economic perspectives which complement the content of business studies. Successful business leaders understand the implications their decisions have on themselves, their families, their communities, and their working environment. These decisions involve ethnical judgment, clear and analytical thinking, a sense of social responsibility, an understanding of people, and a notion of justice. Goldey-Beacom College's liberal arts/general education curriculum seeks to help students realize that business leadership is more than the mastery of a series of skills. It is the understanding of a complex social environment. Therefore, the course in humanities, social sciences, mathematics, and communications foster:

• A faculty for critical and analytical thinking.
• A facility for quantitative analysis.
• An appreciation of our cultural and intellectual heritage.
• An international perspective.
• A moral and ethical awareness.
• A capacity for excellence in written and oral communications.
• An understanding of self and society.