Albion's accounting program includes every course needed to be eligible for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. Our accounting students develop strong analytical skills, preparing them not only for their first job after graduation, but also for advancement into increasingly responsible positions in the field. As a result, many of the nation's top accounting firms recruit at Albion College.
We offer courses in major fields of economics (microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, monetary and financial economics, environmental economics, labor economics, and governmental economics). The E&M major with emphasis in economics is suitable for those interested in public policy work, while the combined major in mathematics and economics prepares students for graduate school in economics or for careers as actuaries or operations researchers.
Albion's courses in finance provide an excellent foundation for those interested in financial planning, commercial banking, and investment banking, and for national certification examinations including the National Association of Securities Dealers Series 7 stockbroker's license exam and the Chartered Financial Analyst exams. Our finance curriculum includes relevant aspects of economic theory that deepen students' understanding of financial markets and financial management. Students often take additional course work in accounting to enhance their preparation for a career in finance.
Students who complete the E&M major with emphasis in general business receive a broad undergraduate education that will prepare them for careers in which rapidly changing
technology and market conditions require an ability to adapt and learn. These students take courses in financial accounting, managerial cost accounting, managing people and organizations, marketing, financial management, economics, and statistics, as well as at least one management elective.
E&M and Albion's Psychological Science Department each offer courses for students who wish to learn about the human relations aspects of management. E&M courses include managing people and organizations; women in business and leadership; labor law, unions, and management; labor economics; human resource management; management; and negotiation and dispute resolution. Relevant psychology courses include industrial and organizational psychology and social psychology.
The E&M major with emphasis in international business and international economics provides a focused group of courses designed to prepare students for a world in which global concerns are becoming more important because of falling transportation and communication costs and falling governmental barriers to international trade and investment. Students select from relevant courses in E&M, such as International Management, The Chinese Economy, The Japanese Economy, International Finance, and International Trade. They also take at least one international course outside of E&M and complete an off-campus study program in a foreign country or an internship in a foreign country.