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From the Dean of CBA, Donna Rapaccioli, PhD:
 When thinking through your choice of college, and trying to determine which one is the best for you, it’s only natural to ask yourself, “Why Fordham?”
According to Business Week Magazine, The College of Business Administration at Fordham University is one of the top 50 business schools in the nation. Many factors went into CBA earning this distincition. First of all, as a student here, you will then learn from among the best faculty available in the very "heart of it all" - New York City, the world's center for commerce, finance, banking, media, advertising, and the arts. The college takes full advantage of its location and will immerse you in a dynamic educational environment that integrates classroom learning with real-world experience. Second of all, you will also join an impressive group of students who are investing in a broad range of career assets: knowledge, experience, business networks and values. These assets have not only lead to a fulfilling education for our students, but have also lead to graduating classes who rank among the top five in the nation in terms of starting salary.
Through our unique approach to business education, you will build a highly diversified portfolio of skills that are sought after in today's global economy. Further, through our Jesuit tradition, you will also invest in your "human portfolio" - you will develop self-awareness, concern for others, and the inner drive for personal excellence that will serve you throughout life.
Here are some of the highlights of our approach:
Academics
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"Through the portfolio-based business program, I really gained a thorough understanding of every facet of business... Not only does this make me more well-rounded, it has differentiated me from my peers at other schools."
-Aaron Issacson, CBA '03
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It starts with Fordham University's liberal arts core and broad exposure to the arts, society, history and philosophy. As you gain skills in critical thinking, communication, and logic, you explore questions of ethics and values and consider how your behavior and actions ripple out into society and the world. As you learn more about the wider world, you learn more about yourself, and your deepest aspirations.
A Jesuit education is student-centered. That's why you find small classes, filled with lively debates about the latest merger or breaking business news. Small classes also enable your professors to serve as mentors as well as teachers. And while business ethics is the buzzword today, the College of Business Education has focused on ethics and values since our founding in 1920. |
The G.L.O.B.E. Program
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CBA provides students with the chance to focus their education on International Business with the G.L.O.B.E. program. |
G.L.O.B.E. (Global Learning Opportunities and Business Experiences) is one of our most popular specializations and combines your major program of study with international business courses and study abroad or international internships. Immersion in a foreign language and culture sets G.L.O.B.E. apart from other international business programs. Our students become proficient in another language and deeply familiar with another culture –skills and talents in critical demand at multinational firms, government agencies and international organizations. Annual visits to the United Nations and various embassies and chambers of commerce.
There are opportunities for local internships at international corporations but for the truly global business students opportunities for international internships exist in London, France, Dublin, and Beijing to mention a few.
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Internship Program
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"Internships are an integral part of the Fordham experience, and the school really goes the extra mile tomake sure students participate in them."
-Larry Perez, CBA '03
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You put theory into practice in New York City, the perfect training ground for tomorrow's business leaders. Through internships, you gain valuable professional experience in such areas as financial reporting, auditing, business planning, market development and sales, trading, public relations, financial analysis and portfolio management.
The top global companies recruit our students as interns - PricewaterhouseCoopers, Disney/ABC, Polo/Ralph Lauren, UBS, Tiffany and Co., JP Morgan Chase, MTV, NBC, Ernst & Young, Deutsches Bank, Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, to name just a few. What began as an internship for Danielle Pashun CBA 06 at Goldman Sachs turned into a full time position. |
Study Abroad Programs
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In an effort to provide as complete an education as possible, CBA offers multiple International options: Students have the ability to spend a semester abroad as well as travel in groups on our CBA Study Tours or take summer classes in London in our London Program. |
| Travel to Peru over winter break, or spend the summer in London. We offer you a variety of ways to earn credits while you experience the corporate and cultural life of a global city. Intensive, 5-week summer abroad programs are offered at Fordham's premier centers in London, Beijing, and Dublin. Study Tours, led by our faculty, take students to Brazil, Argentina, Italy, France, Canada, Hong Kong and other destinations. |
The Global Business Honors Program
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Students who complete of the Global Business Honors Program can expect to enroll in, participate in, and contribute to the most selective and rigorous academic programs globally and to be sought after by the top firms in the world. |
The Global Business Program allows top business students to gain access to extra-ordinary opportunities. Through the fusion of the academic, experiential, professional development and relationship building components of the program students will closely interact with highly recognized faculty members and extremely successful business leaders.
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The CEO Breakfast Club
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Arranging meetings and presentations over a light breakfast with the most prominent business leaders of today, The CEO Breakfast Club is a fantastic means for students to talk to and learn from representatives of various industries. Many of the notable speakers are Fordham alumni. |
You start networking with New York City's business elite during your very first semester. Just a few short weeks after you arrive, you visit a major corporation for a power breakfast. Held throughout the year, these CEO Breakfasts introduce you to top executives – many of whom are Fordham graduates.
CEO Breakfasts have been held at numerous corporations including: Tiffany's Lehman Brothers Merrill Lynch, Bernstein, Accenture, NYSE, UBS, Amaranth, Strop Friedberg LLC, News America Marketing, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, AOL Time Warner, Forbes, TD Waterhouse, and GE Capital. |
The CBA Service Learning Program
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"The children are incredible and I lost my heart to them. Not only does it give you an opportunity to teach them so many things and become a part of their lives, but you will be surprised by what you can learn from themas well. I recommend [the CBA Service Learning Program] to anyone...."
-Jennifer Feliz, CBA '08
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| Faculty and administration encourage you to strive for excellence in every area of your life. This takes many forms at Fordham, many of which point you in the direction of the highest form of leadership, service to others. You may choose to participate in an accounting project that lends expertise to a local non-profit organization or travel to Kenya to help a village in the area of micro finance. |
The Boyle Society
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"Being a Boyle Scholar has truly enhanced my time at Fordham... I have gained exposure to topics in Finance and Economics that are as advanced as they are current. I have challenged myself to understand such topics on a graduate level, and look forward to its benefits upon entering graduate school and later, corporate America."
-Caitlin Leary, CBA ‘07
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| Fr. William Boyle Fellows join faculty members in cutting edge research, or they may choose to provide service to the Fordham community as a tutor or mentor. |
The Honors Thesis Program
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"The honors thesis program served as a capstone to my overall Fordham experience. It tapped the broad knowledge base I had developed during my earlier school years in addition to the financial skill set I had developed through internships. It was a pleasure to participate in the program..."
-Daniel Fedeyko, CBA '05
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| Add a published work or conference presentation to your resume. Engage in the caliber of research that can lead to a prestigious graduate fellowship. In the Honors Thesis Program, you work with a faculty mentor to develop an original thesis, gather data, and test your hypothesis. Student research topics range from the impact of internet games on children and acculturation in the Hispanic youth market to pharmaceutical law in the European Union and CEO compensation after failed mergers and acquisitions. |
Academic Contests
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"The Fordham students bested teams from seven other top area business schools to win the 3rd Annual Investment Research Challenge...."
-The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA)
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| Our students consistently garner top awards in academic competitions sponsored by prestigious business organizations. Fordham students outperformed teams from seven other top area business schools to win the third Annual Investment Research Challenge sponsored by The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA). This year, over 20 teams from Fordham presented impressive solutions to an auditing problem in the PricewaterhouseCoopers xAct competition. |
Dual Degree Programs
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The BS/MBA and BS/MS programs are excellent ways to get a great graduate and undergraduate education as well as to advance any career. |
A Fast Track to Your Graduate Degree. Earn your B.S.-M.B.A. or B.S.-M.S. through our five-year program with the Graduate School of Business Administrati0Programs%20-%20Accounting.ppson. You have the flexibility to select a concentration in any business area. And, for accounting majors, your studies fulfill the new 150-hour C.P.A. licensure requirements.
Dual Degree Programs (.pdf)
Dual Degree Programs - Accounting (.pdf) |
Please feel free to contact us for more information
or to set up an interview at:
Fordham University
Office of Undergraduate Admission
New York, NY 10458-9993 1(800)-FORDHAM
Thank you for taking the time to look at CBA, and I hope to see you in the fall.
Sincerely
Donna Rapaccioli,
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