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There are four\u00a0departments within the Earl N. Phillips School of Business:
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  1. Accounting and Finance<\/li>\n
  2. Economics<\/li>\n
  3. Management<\/li>\n
  4. Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The MBA is a school-wide graduate program and is not assigned to any one department.<\/p>\n

    Dr. Nasir Assar<\/a> (nassar@highpoint.edu<\/a>) is Director of the MBA Program.<\/p>\n

    \n

    Department of Accounting and Finance<\/h4>\n

    Department Chair: Prof. Christina Griffith<\/a> (cgriffit@highpoint.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

    Director of Finance Program: Dr. Steve Lifland<\/a> (slifland@highpoint.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

    The following majors and minors are offered in this department:
    \n<\/em>B.S.B.A. in Accounting
    \nB.S.B.A. in Finance
    \nAccounting Minor
    \nFinance Minor<\/p>\n

    \n

    Department of Economics<\/h4>\n

    Department Chair: Dr. Jerry Fox<\/a>\u00a0 (jfox@highpoint.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

    Director of International Business:\u00a0Dr. Michael McCully<\/a>\u00a0(mmccully@highpoint.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

    The following majors and minors are offered in this department:
    \n<\/em>B.S.B.A. in International Business
    \nB.S.B.A. in Business Analytics & Economics
    \nEconomics Minor
    \nGlobal\u00a0Commerce Minor
    \nFurnishings Business Minor<\/p>\n

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    Department of Management*<\/h4>\n

    Department Chair: Dr. Brad Venable<\/a> (bvenable@highpoint.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

    Director of Healthcare Management Program: Prof. Scott Jobe<\/a> (hjobe@highpoint.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

    The following majors and minors are offered in this department:
    \n<\/em>B.S.B.A. in Business Administration
    \nBusiness Administration Minor
    \nB.S.B.A. in Healthcare Management
    \nHealthcare Management Minor
    \nOperations and Supply Chain Management Minor
    \nHuman Resources<\/p>\n

    *Formerly Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, a Department of Entrepreneurship was created under the David S. Congdon School of Entrepreneurship.\u00a0 The Department Chair and Director of Entrepreneurship Program is Prof.\u00a0Kathy Elliott<\/a> (kelliott@highpoint.edu<\/a>).\u00a0 The program offers a B.S.B.A. in Entrepreneurship and an Entrepreneurship Minor.<\/p>\n

    \n

    Department of Marketing*<\/h4>\n

    Department Chair: Dr. Cindy Hanson<\/a> (chanson@highpoint.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

    Director of the Business Communications Program:\u00a0 Prof. Lillian <\/a>Watson (lwatson@highpoint.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

    Director of Career Education: Prof. Bridget Holcombe<\/a> (bholcomb@highpoint.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

    The\u00a0following majors and minors are offered in this department: \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    B.S.B.A. in Marketing \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
    \n<\/b>Marketing Minor
    \nSocial Media Marketing Minor<\/p>\n

    *Formerly Department of Marketing and Sales, a Department of Sales was created under the David S. Congdon School of Entrepreneurship.\u00a0 The Chair and Director of the Professional Selling Program: Prof. Larry Quinn<\/a> (lquinn@highpoint.edu)<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 The program offers a B.S.B.A. in Sales and a Sales Minor.<\/p>\n

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