The Business Department teaches students both theories and methods, as well as the broader social and historical perspectives of business practices in accounting, finance, marketing, and management.

Business: Faculty and Staff

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Wendy Bailey. 2021. Director, M.S. in Accounting Program. B.A., Washington University St Louis; M.B.A., University of Colorado Boulder; and Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh (Accounting)

Dee Birnbaum. 1991. B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.B.A., Baruch College; M. Phil. and Ph.D., City University of New York. (General management, human resource management)
Kayla D. Booker. 2015. Co-Director, M.S. in Accounting Program. B.B.A., M.P.A., and Ph.D., Jackson State University. CPA. (Accountancy)
Sujan M. Dan. 2013. B.Tech, Kerala University, India; M.S. and Ph.D., Texas A&M University. (Marketing)

Denis Khantimirov. 2015. B.A., North Ossetian State University, Russia; M.B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ph.D., Old Dominion University. (Marketing) 
Kelly P. Weeks. 2015. B.A., Rhodes College; M.A. and Ph.D.,  University of Memphis. (Management)
Andrey Zagorchev. 2013. B.S., M.S., Plovdiv University, Bulgaria; M.B.A., Wright State University; and Ph.D., Lehigh University. (Finance)

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Jade O. Planchon. 2012. B.A., Rhodes College; M.B.A., Columbia University; 2018. Ph.D., University of Memphis. (Finance)

Eric Horne. 2023. B.A., Washington State University; M.S.B.A., University of Washington; and Ph.D., University of Washington (Accounting)
 

PART-TIME ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Milton L. Lovell. 2003. B.S. and J.D., University of Mississippi. LL.M., New York University School of Law. CFO and General Counsel, NexAir, LLC. (Accountancy, taxation)

INSTRUCTORS

Sarah A. Cate. B.A., Hendrix College; M.S. University of Memphis. (Accountancy).

PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS
David Hopkins. 2022. B.P.A., Mississippi State University. (Accounting).
Steve Zatechka. 2018. B.S. and M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.B.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center; Chief Science Officer, US Biologic. (Entrepreneurship).

ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE

Eric Mathews. 2023. B.S., Rhodes College, M.S., University of Memphis. (Entrepreneurship).

STAFF

Hannah Guess. 2020. Departmental Assistant. B.A. and M.A., University of Memphis.

CURRICULUM

The Department of Business offers both a major and minor in Business. Within the major, students can elect to take courses in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and Management.

Master of Science in Accounting. A more concentrated study of accounting may be undertaken in the M.S. in Accounting Program offered by the Department of Business. Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in the Department of Business and/or have taken the appropriate accounting courses can finish the requirements of the M.S. in Accounting degree in two additional semesters of study.

Honors in Business

1. Meet requirements for a major in Business.
2. Business 495-496.
3. A substantial research paper in an area of special interest to the candidate.
4. An oral examination on the research paper.

All honors students must meet eligibility criteria established for the Honors Program.

Requirements for a Major in Business

A total of forty-six (46 ) credits as follows:

1.  Business 241 Financial Accounting, 243 Managerial Accounting, 351 Corporate Financial Management, 361 Management of Organizations, 371 Marketing Management, 486 Senior Seminar in Business.

2.  Economics 100 Introduction to Economics.

3.  Economics 290 Statistical Analysis for Economics OR Mathematics 211 Applied Statistics for the Formal & Natural Sciences.

4.  Math 115 Applied Calculus, 116 Calculus with Business Applications or 122 Integral Calculus.

5.  Two courses from one of the following areas and one course from one of the remaining areas:

     a.  Accounting: Business 341 Intermediate Accounting I, 342 Intermediate Accounting II.

     b.  Finance: Business 452 Cases in Managerial Finance, 454 International Financial Management/Financial Analytics.

     c.  Management: Business 463 International Management, 466 Personnel and Human Resource Management, 467 Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.

     d.  Marketing: Business 472 Marketing Analytics and Metrics , 473 International Marketing, 474 Services Marketing.

     e.  Business 481 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.

     f.  Business 483 Advanced International Business Cases.

     g.  Business 484 Social Impact of Business in South Africa.

6.  Recommended: Business 460 Internship; Philosophy 210 Logic; Computer Science 141 Computer Science I, 142 Computer Science II; Media Studies 240 Public Speaking.

A total of twenty-eight (28) credit hours as follows:

1. Business 241 Financial Accounting, 243 Managerial Accounting, 351 Corporate Financial Management, 361 Management of Organizations, 371 Marketing Management.

2. Economics 100 Introduction to Economics.

3. Economics 290 Statistical Analysis for Economics and Business OR Mathematics 211 Applied Statistics for the Formal & Natural Sciences.