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Overview
Faculty
Majors
Courses
Opportunities
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Overview
The Department
of Business and Economics offers majors in Economics and in
Business/Economics and a minor in Economics. The programs
build on the best from the liberal arts foundation and are
intentional about integrating the Christian faith and perspective
with the study of economic life.
The mission
of the Business and Economics Department is to develop Christian
mind, thought and character through the pursuit of scholarship
in the disciplines of economics and business. This will be
accomplished in a learning environment that is intellectually
stimulating, honest and professional.
Development
implies growth. For this mission to be realized, the programs
and efforts of the department should focus on fostering growth
in the following areas:
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People should grow in their ability to think as Christians
by integrating biblical perspectives with economic reasoning.
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People should grow in their understanding of economic
context, organizations and markets.
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People should grow in their understanding of their role
and personal involvement in economic activity.
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People should grow in their ability to influence, engage
and effect change.
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People should have an increased awareness of and commitment
to biblical principles of justice, integrity, servanthood
and stewardship.
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People should develop skills in the areas of critical
and analytical reasoning, written and oral communication,
using and interpreting data.
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People should be well-equipped to continue a life-long
process of learning, either formally through graduate
programs of study, or informally as they exercise the
patterns of learning developed in college.
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People should increase their awareness of their personal
strengths and weaknesses, the range of opportunities for
meaningful vocation, and how they can best match the two.
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Graduates will be better equipped to reason carefully
from a Christian perspective and apply economic principles
to a wide range of issues.
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Graduates will be well-equipped to continue a life-long
process of learning, either formally through graduate
programs of study, or informally as they exercise the
patterns of learning developed in college.
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Graduates will be better equipped to serve and lead in
a wide range of vocational endeavors.
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Graduates will have increased abilities to be effective
stewards of life’s resources.
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