Majors

Become the business professional you know you can be.

Lerner offers in-demand majors that are among some of the most popular programs at UD. Hands-on opportunities and innovative programs prepare you for a rewarding career in the ever-changing global marketplace. All of our programs feature the excellent instruction and personal involvement of our award-winning, published and tenured faculty.

 

Students studying in Lerner Atrium
Gain the skills you need to tell the financial stories of businesses by recording, analyzing and communicating financial information.

The business analytics major teaches you about the theories and methods of analyzing large volumes of data.

The business undeclared major helps you focus your interests and build a base of business knowledge in preparation for choosing your major(s) and minor(s).

Place yourself at the juncture of social science, business and social policy. Economics helps explain the behavior of individuals, groups and organizations.

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The economics education major, offered by Lerner and the College of Arts and Sciences, prepares you to teach economics to secondary school students.

Entrepreneurship students meeting with industry representatives.
Learn to launch a startup, foster innovation in an established company or develop sustainable solutions to important societal problems.

With a career in finance, you’ll learn to help make the best decisions about raising and using resources under risk.

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Help individuals, families and retirees make important financial management decisions both before and after retirement.

Study finance, programming, machine learning, data science and analytics in preparation for a career in the fintech industry.

Gain the knowledge, skills and aptitudes you need to succeed in the new global business environment.

As a hospitality industry management (HSIM) student, you will learn the skills you need to help make excellent and informed decisions within the hospitality industry.

UD HRIM Students
The hospitality industry offers outstanding employment options around the globe in hotel, food service, event management and other hospitality operations.

A city scene.
The international business studies (IBS) major is designed to prepare you to live and conduct business effectively around the world.

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The management major will help you become a business leader who works with others to effectively create and implement ideas.

An MIS student speaking with a professor.
Learn to use information technology to solve business problems and find creative competitive advantages.

Students at a conference table.
Learn to identify wants and needs among diverse groups of people, select target markets and develop strategies for new and existing products.

Two students working on a project.
As an operations management major, you’ll learn about the processes that companies use to transform resources into goods and services.

A sport management student.
Prepare for a successful career in sports with courses in sport management, marketing, quantitative analysis and essential business concepts.