Which one would you chose?

ryanbis
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:01:17 +0000

“Ryanbis, I actually went online and looked that the undergraduate finance offerings at BU. Why don’t you do that yourself?”

I did. And I confirmed that there were more than three courses. I also ATTENDED the school and KNOW that I had the option to take more than three finance courses. I’m not sure where you are coming up with the idea that there are only 3 courses offered.

“ryanbis. Can you please tell me what does ‘integrated curriculum’ mean? How is it different from other?”

I’ve typed a lot about the program (and I’m a bit short on time at the moment), so I recommend searching past posts. In short, the curriculum teaches management as a system. Rather than being an “accounting major” or a “finance major,” everyone is a business major who gets a comprehensive education in all of the functional areas. Each of these areas are integrated into all of the core courses, which allows you to see how all of these areas operate together within an organization. This is extremely advantageous, as business areas do not operate in a vacuum. When you actually go out into the working world, you’ll most likely be working with cross-functional teams and you’ll want to have an understanding of how your decisions (and the decisions of others) will affect the rest of the organization. It also helps if you work in the financial services sector, as you’ll have a strong enough background to understand not only the financial performance of a company, but also their operational strategies, marketing, etc…

What really makes BU unique is the Cross-Functional Core project you take your junior year and the Management as a System series you take freshman year. I recommend poking around the website and search for past posts here if you want to learn more.