Welcome to The Marcus and Mindel Vershok Brachman
Department of Economics, Management and Accounting

About the Department General information, what makes us different from other business departments.		Academic Programs A list of departmental majors, minors, and interdisciplinary programs.
EMA Department Mission and Academic Program Objectives Adopted on 30-January-2007, the Mission and Objectives guide the Department's educational endeavors.		Degree Audits Descriptions of course requirements for each of the Department's major courses of study.
EMA News Who's doing what? News of what's happening with students and faculty of the EMA Department.		Things to Do Descriptions of co-curricular activities and programs for EMA students.
Faculty Biographies of our full-time faculty.

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About the Department What should you know about the Brachman Department of Economics, Management and Accounting at Marietta? Four points: Each faculty member is a mix of generalist and specialist. We are familiar with the entire business curriculum, but at the same time we each have our areas of specialization. This means that in our courses we can easily relate material from different aspects of business, and also is important for students who wish to discuss the range of business careers. The department values quality undergraduate teaching and learning. But simultaneously the department members are engaged in their disciplines as scholars as evidenced by the publications and presentations referred to under our individual biographies. We are a department of 9 full-time faculty and we make available to our students a wide range of international experience. Most of the faculty have studied/worked/lived/taught overseas. In and out of the classroom, we place great emphasis on the international aspect of business. Finally, the department is guided in curricular matters by an external Honorary Advisory Council with members drawn from industry and graduate schools. Several Council members are alumni/ae of the department.

Dr. Mark Bagshaw chats with students during a departmental open house To receive more detailed information about us, contact: Prof. Ed Osborne, Department Chair or Mrs. Paula Lewis, Department Secretary Telephone: 740.376.4633 Fax: 740.376.7501 Our mailing address: Department of Economics, Management and Accounting Thomas Hall 122 Marietta College Marietta, Ohio 45750-4029

Academic Programs

Nine departmental major programs are offered by the department and there is a core of courses common to all the majors. This allows flexibility for students exploring different options but students electing to major in a departmental program are encouraged to make a declaration of intent no later than the second semester of the sophomore year. Students must complete at least 60 hours of courses outside the department toward the minimum requirements for graduation. No more than 48 credit hours taken from one subdivision of the department may count toward the hours required for graduation.

Several courses in the department use Excel spreadsheets. Students lacking a basic knowledge of spreadsheet software are encouraged to enroll in Computer Science 105, Microcomputer Applications, during their freshman year.

Students who are planning to do graduate work in economics should be aware that most graduate schools in economics expect their entering students to have the equivalent of Economics 211, 212, 349, 375, and 420; and Mathematics 123, 125, 126, 225, and 304.

Students who are planning to do graduate work in management or accounting should be aware that many graduate schools recommend that their entering students have a strong background in economics and mathematics, e.g., Economics 211, 212, and 349; and Mathematics 123 and 125. Students should check into the specific requirements of graduate programs in which they are interested since entrance requirements vary widely from program to program.

The Department also offers an Advertising and Public Relations major in collaboration with other departments.

Things to Do

The Department offers many opportunities to enhance your classroom education with outside programs. Internships, small business consulting courses, participation in the Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley including the opportunity to contribute to its newsletter MACRO and micro, meetings with our Executives-in-Residence, and conversations with visiting alumni/alumnae add value to your educational experience at Marietta College. Please knock on the Doors of Opportunity to find out about some current opportunities.

Scholarship is emphasized at Marietta College. Students demonstrating the necessary moral character and academic credentials can be inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon, the economics honorary, or Tau Pi Phi, the national business honorary.

Join the student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, where students can take advantage of both formal and informal leadership opportunities.