What Kind of Background is Necessary to Study Equine Business?

     The Equine Business major is designed to prepare a diversified student body for a wide variety of career opportunities in the global equine industry. Effective oral and written communication skills are important for career success. Additionally, students will benefit from courses in accountancy, economics, math, microcomputer application, and statistics.

Outcomes:

Graduates of the BSBA program should:

• Be competent in their discipline.
• Be problem solvers.
• Have an awareness of ethical issues.
• Be effective communicators.
• Be knowledgeable of business disciplines.
• Be competent with technology.
• Have awareness of the global business environment.
• Appreciate diversity.

Graduates from the Undergraduate Equine Industry Program should be able to:

• Display proficiency in the basic core business disciplines as they relate to the equine industry.
• Demonstrate their technical writing skills through paper organization, grammar and spelling proficiency, and subject detail.
• Use quantitative methods to identify and focus on a problem, locate data, and determine the methodology necessary to evaluate decision alternatives.
• Communicate information concisely and effectively.
• Understand the current issues that impact the equine industry.
• Create a business plan for an equine-related enterprise.