Lerner College of Business & Economics

The people make the Lerner College unique - they all have personalities conducive to business success and most of them are quite helpful when asking questions related to class or related to business, job searches, and succeeding in and out of school.

The program could be stronger if less emphasis was put on the big 4 accounting firms and equally distribute it talking about other firms as well.

I know that at other universities Marketing majors are considered the joke of the business school. However, I feel that the University of Delaware holds marketing majors to the same standards that it holds the other business majors. I feel that this is incredibly beneficial because it is extremely useful to truly have an understanding of the whole picture and UD effectively does that by requiring a vast number of other business courses.

Delaware has started revamping the curriculum for different majors in the business school. For example, in my Management Information Systems curriculum, the required course 'Web Design' was cancelled and now the course 'Cyber Security' is required in its place. Delaware keeps changing the course selection to stay relevant in the current business world.

Everyone must take the same pre-requisites, making everyone's knowledge the same going into their specialized programs. This gives a good general business background.

I think with the abundant amount of highly qualified students in the business school, the program could benefit from being more selective in the future as applicants are getting stronger every year.

The career service center in the Lerner Business School is magnificent. There are ample resources of which to take advantage and many experienced, knowledgeable staff to help students. The winter session program allows students to focus on certain classes that may require more attention than others. A lot of local firms have close relationships with the Business School and are constantly recruiting.

Greek life is a distraction and should be taken off campus. It is saturated in the business program.

There is a lot of emphasis on real life application, and doing projects and assignments that are comparable to those that will be done in jobs upon graduation. A good majority of the business classes are taught by professors that strive to help their students find jobs, network, and bring in potential employers to encourage students to get involved.

I think internships should be encouraged much more than they are. It might be that they are within other majors but my advisors and professors didn't encourage them. Also, I am currently taking my second internship for course credit but because this is the second time I am taking an internship for course credit I can only take it for 1 credit instead of 3. I think this should be changed. Internships are the most important experience you can get. I had satisfied all the university requirements and my major requirements but just needed a few more credits. I would have preferred to get more credit for my internship that will be taking up way more hours than any other class would but instead I am taking biology and gym which I do not need and which I do not want or need.

The centralized east coast location of the University of Delaware allows them to bring in employers from major cities including Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and even Boston. This creates many great job opportunities for business students.

Our business program could be stronger in many ways. A few of them are being more proactive with students when it comes to interview skills/preparation, resume building, and overall networking skills. They should also extend their close alumni ties to outside of the state of Delaware. I also believe that they could improve the process of helping students find a job after graduation.

The Lerner College of Business & Economics stresses the importance of team-based work. In almost every class, I am required to work as a part of a team to complete some task/project. This has taught me the invaluable skills of teamwork, and contributing to a group.