Profile of a Graduate

As a premier school of applied business learning, the College of Business and Economics prepares its graduates to achieve excellence in their professional careers. Rigorous academic studies and hands-on business experience—all subject to strict measures of performance— work in combination to develop the foundation for success, connect students with the professional community and transform students who will have a positive impact in and beyond Maryland.

Graduates of Towson University’s College of Business and Economics will: 

Apply Business Knowledge in the Context of Professional Employment

• Demonstrate knowledge of business concepts and theories

• Successfully complete a quality, mentored, reflective professional experience in preparation for future employment

Communicate Properly and Effectively

• Write professional documents that provide audience-centric content, rhetorically appropriate organization, and follow accepted conventions of design, style, grammar, punctuation and mechanics

• Make articulate and persuasive oral presentations

Apply Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills to Organizational Decision Making

• Conduct internal and external analysis of domestic and global organizations, formulate strategies, and identify issues with implementing these strategies
• Practice creative ideation

• Develop comprehensive, justified conclusions that result from systematic application of relevant information and decision criteria to decision alternatives within a realistic organizational decision context

Use Technology Effectively in Business Settings

• Demonstrate capability in the use of analytical software
• Utilize state-of-the-practice software for business applications

Work Effectively Toward Achieving Common Goals within Diverse Teams

• Guide teams, as leaders and followers, to achieve team goals while maintaining group cohesion, follower satisfaction, and efficient operations

• Treat others with respect and show sensitivity to their views, values, cultures, and customs

Distinguish Between Ethical and Unethical Conduct in their Professional Lives

• Explain how ethical conduct of managers affects individuals’ motivation and organizations’ performance

• Apply ethics in business decision-making, considering the impact of ethical conduct on multiple stakeholders