Bachelor of Science, Major in Accounting and Finance

at Southern New Hampshire University USA

Choose a career that lets you make a difference in the lives of children. Learn how kids grow and develop from birth through adolescence. Get the hands-on experience you need to work with young people in a variety of settings, from schools to clinics to hospitals. Prepare yourself to enter a competitive graduate program in psychology or the social sciences. Introducing SNHU's Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Child and Adolescent Development.

By choosing the concentration in child and adolescent development, psychology majors gain an in-depth understanding on the unique physical, social, psychological and cognitive needs of young people. The program stresses experiential learning, so you'll have plenty of opportunities to gain real-world experience by doing internships, a practicum or research and volunteer projects. In fact, in many courses you can even choose to work in the field over writing a research paper. Your professors will work with you to find opportunities that best match your interests.

Get to know the world around you with a BA in Politics and Global Affairs from Southern New Hampshire University. In this program, you’ll learn what it takes to become a global citizen who communicates and collaborates with those from different cultures and backgrounds.

Additionally, this program can also help improve and deepen your interactions between people, regions and countries. In a time of global transformation, earning your bachelor’s degree in politics means you’ll improve your oral and written communication, critical thinking and analytical skills, all while gaining a better understanding of the world at large.

The skills that you’ll acquire in our program are not only essential for politics and global affairs professionals, but can be easily transferred whether you choose to pursue a graduate degree or an entirely different path altogether.

The Economics/Finance Program has a dual mission: to examine the behavior of the economy and its relationship to business and government, and to study the funding and investment needs of corporations, individuals and institutions. The primary goal of the program is to establish a solid foundation in the applied and theoretical areas of international and domestic finance, business and economics. Economics/finance majors develop the analytical and quantitative skills needed for corporate and individual financial management and economic modeling and forecasting.

Students who choose to major in the Economics/Finance Program will be prepared for careers in industry, financial organizations and government. Many go on to graduate school to continue their studies in economics, finance, other business-related disciplines or law.

Program Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of basic estimators and their properties.
• Test hypotheses, forecast, and interpret results using economic data and financial models.
• Make strategic business decisions based on the application of economic and financial knowledge and tools.
• Effectively communicate economic and financial issues and opportunities to stakeholders.
• Critique government policy proposals using concepts such as optimization, equilibrium, and the incentives faced by economic agents.

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration concentration in Accounting provides students with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in financial accounting practices, preparing students to assess an organization’s financial performance and support stakeholders in decision-making. Students complete the accounting cycle, prepare complex financial statements, identify and correct financial reporting issues, create budgets, and conduct ratio analyses to assess financial information.    

Today’s business environment requires professionals to rapidly adapt to change, strategically assess resource constraints, and provide solutions to complex problems related to customers or clients, staff, structure, operations, and shareholders.  A demand exists for business professionals that possess the skills and abilities necessary to effectively make well-informed and strategic decisions to better position their company within the market.

The Master of Business (MBA) program is designed for professionals seeking the tools, knowledge, and analytical skills needed for effective business analysis, decision making, and management in a wide variety of industries and organizations.       

Your experience will include navigating between the ups and downs of a volatile business world.  The MBA program is built around principal areas that are necessary to acquire specific knowledge and skill sets for guiding your business career. The curriculum approach is an integrated one providing an opportunity for immediate application of knowledge from course to course resulting at the end in a fully implementable business plan.  This holistic experience allows you to work on all aspects involved in the development and implementation of an entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial business idea or solution.   As a graduate of the MBA program, you will leave with:

Knowledge of a Specific Discipline: Whether you are interested in finance, marketing, accounting, or another discipline, you are able to customize your MBA program around your interests through selection of a concentration area.   

Effective Research Strategies:  You will learn how to effectively gather, organize, and analyze data and information from a variety of sources.  

Interpersonal Communication Skills: Through written and oral presentations, you will sharpen your ability to connect with people from different cultures and with different perspectives.

Greater Business Awareness: By learning about customs and practices, you will expand your understanding of the business arena, and you will be better equipped to compete in the local and global marketplace.

Thorough Understanding of Critical Business Areas: You will discover how to take a holistic view of business areas by factoring in internal and external influences on decision making such as politics, ethics, law, economic policies, and cultural beliefs, etc.

Foundational coursework may be required for those with an undergraduate degree in a non-business discipline.  A bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75 or higher is required.

Program Outcomes

• Analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to inform and validate organizational decision-making
• Synthesize functional expertise, innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship to develop and foster adaptable strategies for an organization
• Evaluate and implement various models and processes in the design and continuous improvement of organizations and their practices
• Lead and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholders to cultivate globally aware and culturally responsive teams and organizations
• Drive the creation and implementation of plans that articulate organizational culture, align with ethical and legal standards, and promote sustainable business practices

The history major provides students with the mental discipline needed for them to assume lives of positive impact in any specific vocational field. In pursuit of this goal, the program cultivates a historical perspective, which is integrative of all fields of human knowledge; analyzes the choices, and consequences of those choices, of various human communities; appreciates the development of wisdom and beauty; develops advanced critical thinking and communication skills through intensive examination of the elements of history (among them texts, images, objects, landscapes) and the crafting of contemporary historical arguments based upon those sources; examines the creation of history through the work of historians; and encourages civic engagement through a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the development of human societies and the importance of competent, creative, and generous leadership in forging peaceful societies.

In addition to the prescribed coursework, students are strongly encouraged to participate in internships and study abroad programs as a way of broadening their intellectual and cultural development and preparing them for success in a wide range of fields.

Program Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of the development of human societies by analyzing and interpreting a variety of sources that provide evidence to support an argument about the past
• Utilize critical thinking skills for formulating effective analysis of appropriate primary and secondary sources
• Develop historical perspectives and arguments and express those arguments in effective and applicable formats
• Practice civic engagement through the application of history in the public realm
• Analyze multiple historical and theoretical viewpoints effectively through an open-minded, empathetic perspective on the past

Technology has become inseparable from an organization’s operations, including applying digital strategies to leverage data, collaborating in the virtual marketplace, and leveraging established and emerging technologies. The Bachelor of Science in Information Technologies gives students the opportunity to combine technical abilities, business acumen, people skills, and a keen problem-solving mindset to help organizations large and small leverage new technologies for innovating practices, products, and processes. Aligned to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and informed by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) framework for information technology baccalaureate degree programs, this degree will prepare students for current IT work and provide the skills and dispositions to ready themselves and their organizations for the rapid evolution of future technologies. Students will learn the fundamental information technologies, systems, data management methods, and computational thinking strategies necessary to support organizational decision-making and recommend effective system design and maintenance solutions. They will also learn to operate in an ever-changing work environment where communication, collaboration, and the drive to proactively identify and solve problems are markers of success. Learning through hands-on real world problems, students in this degree program will demonstrate the necessary skills that will allow them to grow and adapt within the field of information technology.

Program Outcomes

• The ability to analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions
• The ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline
• The ability to communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts
• The ability to recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles
• The ability to function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline
• The ability to identify and analyze user needs and to take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation, and administration of computing-based systems

Our bachelor's in computer science with a concentration in machine learning will provide you with an introduction to fundamental and advanced concepts, techniques and principles. Machine learning is a field of computer science that takes the approach of teaching computers to learn from data/experience and solve problems, instead of providing solutions. Various real-world applications and examples of machine learning will be discussed in the machine learning concentration. You will also be able to explore the different types of machine learning algorithms, apply them to real-world data and interpret and visualize the results.

Students selecting a concentration in mental health will take coursework in counseling techniques and psychological assessment. They will also gain direct experience in the field as early as their freshman year, with placements including school guidance offices, community mental health centers, and social service programs throughout the Manchester NH area. Graduates of SNHU's Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Mental Health have taken jobs as case managers, residential counselors, and intake coordinators, among other psychology-related professions. This concentration further helps to prepare students for graduate programs in mental health counseling, clinical psychology, and social work.

The Pure Mathematics Concentration gives students the mathematical skills and theory to work with the conceptual aspects of mathematics that are studied for their intellectual challenge and are not associated with direct applications.  

By earning your degree in Mathematics with a concentration in Pure Mathematics you’ll learn conceptual mathematical skills while completing theory-based coursework. This type of concentration is often studied for intellectual challenge as opposed to real world application. This concentration also qualifies as appropriate preparation for graduate programs in mathematics.