Students got down to business Monday night in Bryan Hall to discuss changes to the UF Warrington College of Business Administration’s curriculum.
Brian Ray, the associate dean and director of the School of Business, said the changes will include new course offerings to make students more competitive in the marketplace.
The changes will apply to incoming freshmen and will not change coursework for current business students.
“Both international business and the global economy are topics that are becoming increasingly important for a well-rounded business education,” Ray said.
Beginning in fall 2010, all students within the Warrington College of Business Administration, excluding economics majors, can substitute international business for managerial economics, Ray said.
He said finance majors will no longer need managerial economics as a prerequisite for higher-level finance courses.
Students had mixed feelings about the changes to the managerial economics requirement.
Those who have already taken the course or are enrolled said the change seemed unfair since it’s a difficult course. Enrolled students also said the change came at a bad time since the drop/add period has passed.
However, students who have not taken the course were pleased with the change.
Shayna Held, a junior business major, said she’s excited about taking international business.
“I am a lot more interested in that kind of class and think I will get more out of it for real life,” Held said.
The forum provided a chance to welcome back the entrepreneurship and real estate minors, which were suspended due to budget cuts.
New courses in ethics, international entrepreneurship, sales management, leadership and venture finance have also been added.
