The McCormick Division of Business

Southern Vermont College offers the following degrees and minors in The McCormick Division of Business:

Mission Statement

The Southern Vermont College McCormick Division of Business fosters a dynamic, educational environment where students learn to integrate business disciplines and technologies with an entrepreneurial spirit. The program promotes the growth of knowledge and professional development for those interested in the field of management. The McCormick Division of Business strives for a learning environment that stimulates intellectual curiosity, enhances critical-thinking skills, encourages ethical behavior and develops leadership ability.

The Curriculum

The curriculum for each major in The McCormick Division of Business provides students with a combination of career preparation and an education in the liberal arts. Courses in the General Core introduce students to a wide range of disciplines. In the baccalaureate degree programs, the Professional Core provides an exposure to the breadth of the business discipline. Throughout the curriculum, The McCormick Division of Business intends to develop the seven core competencies in each student—oral communication, reading, writing, information literacy, critical thinking and creative thinking, ethics and global citizenship.

BUILD THE ENTERPRISE

The Build the Enterprise program presents students with the opportunity to create, plan, implement and manage a real business in the real world, guided by business leaders as mentors and putting into practice the principles learned in the classroom. The enterprises will be able to draw upon a $100,000 venture fund, and each year the best plan earns a $1,500 award from the Bennington County Industrial Corporation. >Learn more

SVC's Kindle Project

SVC’s innovative Kindle Project began in Spring 2009, at which time Associate Professor Charles Crowell began developing pedagogical applications for the Kindle, an e-reader sold exclusively by Amazon.com, as part of his Entrepreneurship Laboratory class. This fall, Professor Crowell’s students began using the Kindle 2, a second generation Kindle e-book reader - in three demonstration classes. Currently there are eight colleges and universities in the United States utilizing the Kindle in a pilot program: Arizona State University, Case Western Reserve, Pace University, Princeton University, Reed College, Southern Vermont College, the Darden School at the University of Virginia, and the University of Washington.

Career Opportunities and Graduate Study

Depending on their major and minor fields of study, students are prepared to enter career fields such as business administration and business management. Students are also prepared for graduate study in many business degree programs. Graduates of Southern Vermont College are eligible for acceptance into an MBA program at Graduate College of Union University and Clarkson University with advanced status.

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