ORIGINAL: Business Administration as a major at the University of New England, based on their online catalog and course selection is a full enriched major. Much attention is given to the social and economic implications, as well as the ethical and moral issues within the major. One of the learning outcomes of business administration is to “demonstrate awareness to the importance of the ethical requirements of business activities,” this learning outcome clearly shows the intention that a student will learn and understand the ethical and moral issues that they would be most likely to confront.  Business itself is very focused on society and economics. Microeconomics and macroeconomics are both required classes under the major. Although one of the main reasons that the business administration major is enriched is that it offers a balance between technical education and liberal arts education. “To facilitate students’ ability to integrate their knowledge of the functional areas of business with their technical skills and competencies and their professional experiences and to apply that knowledge and those skills,” (Catalog). The major is promoting to use what they learn about business from classes, and to use that alongside their technical skills. The knowledge is what the student is receiving that they wouldn’t be able to just from working or in a trade school. 

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Business Administration as a major at the University of New England, based on their online catalog and course selection is a fully enriched major. Much attention is given to the social and economic implications, as well as the ethical and moral issues within the major. One of the learning outcomes of business administration is to “demonstrate awareness to the importance of the ethical requirements of business activities,” (Catalog).  This learning outcome clearly shows the intention that a student will learn and understand the ethical and moral issues that they would be most likely to confront. Business itself is very focused on society and economics. Microeconomics and macroeconomics are both required classes under the major. The history of business and its practices is not specifically mentioned in the course catalog or requirements, but can be seen in the required classes. According to the course description of Business Management 200, “Students will be exposed to the history of management thought and practices and contemporary management theories”. Clearly in this class students will be exposed as Boyer puts it, “the history and tradition of the field to be examined,” (110). Although one of the main reasons that the business administration major is enriched is that it offers a balance between technical education and liberal arts education. “To facilitate students’ ability to integrate their knowledge of the functional areas of business with their technical skills and competencies and their professional experiences and to apply that knowledge and those skills,” (Catalog). The major is promoting to use what they learn about business from classes, and to use that alongside their technical skills. The knowledge is what the student is receiving that they wouldn’t be able to just from working or in a trade school.  

There was no evidence for Boyer’s history requirement for an enriched major. So I found some evidence from the required courses to make the argument stronger and more clear.