Business | Providence

Start your career your first day at JWU Providence’s College of Business — and accelerate from there.

We help you define your field of interest, pursue the most relevant course of study and then find the work experience opportunities that match your career goals.

All of our programs are designed to help you acquire the skills and industry-specific practice necessary for success. Our strong business core curriculum is designed to help you develop the portable skills necessary to pursue a range of management positions.

Enjoy opportunities to gain real work experience through internships and project work with real companies.

Business Programs

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree
Accounting*
Advertising & Marketing Communications
Business Studies*
Cannabis Entrepreneurship
Fashion Merchandising & Retailing
Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship
Finance*
Marketing*

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) Degree
Business Administration*
Entrepreneurship
Human Resource Management*
International Business
Management*
Operations and Supply Chain Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

MBA
MBA — Accounting Concentration
MBA — Event Leadership Concentration 
MBA — Finance Concentration
MBA — Global Fashion Merchandising & Management Concentration
MBA — Hospitality Concentration 
MBA — Human Resource Management Concentration 
MBA — Information Security/Assurance Concentration
MBA — Information Technology Concentration
MBA — Marketing
MBA — Nonprofit Management Concentration**
MBA — Operations and Supply Chain Management Concentration**
MBA — Organizational Leadership Concentration
MBA — Organizational Psychology Concentration
MBA — Project Management Concentration
MBA — Sport Leadership Concentration 
MBA One-Year Program 

Master of Science (M.S.)
Human Resource Management

Minors
Accounting
Advertising
Finance
Human Resource Management
Marketing

Programs for Undecided Students
Undeclared: Business Explorations+

*Also available through Continuing Education 

**General MBA courses are offered on campus, while MBA concentration courses are offered online only

+This program allows students to pursue a basic business and general studies program and, within their first year, choose a major from a number of business and hospitality programs. Students who begin their studies in this program earn a bachelor of science degree at the end of 4 years of study.


Memberships

ACBSP and AACSB Business Education Alliance member logos in a vertical orientation. About the ACBSP:
Founded in 1988, the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is a global business education accrediting body and the first organization to offer accreditation to all levels of collegiate business educational degree programs from associate to doctoral.

The ACBSP ignites a standard of excellence with an accreditation process based on the Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence. ACBSP has 1,200 member campuses in 60 countries. Membership does not imply accreditation.

About the AACSB:
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International is a global association of leaders in education and business dedicated to supporting and advancing quality business education worldwide.

Through membership, accreditation, research, thought leadership, professional development, and advocacy, AACSB partners with over 1,500 organizations, from more than 90 countries globally. Membership or participation in the Global Education Alliance does not imply accreditation.