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2020 UNDERGRADUATE
MAJORS REPORT
UNDERGRADUATE
MAJORS REPORT 2020
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
Accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
International Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operations and Supply Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Risk Management and Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DOUBLE MAJORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
INTERNSHIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
TOP EMPLOYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
STUDENT DATA COLLECTION
All data in this report is collected via a standardized National Association of
Colleges and Employers (NACE) online survey, a link to which is emailed to
every graduate. Being student entered, all data is self-reported. Responses
from the 2019-2020 survey were gathered from 1,375 graduates in the
following classes: August 2019, December 2019 and May 2020. The survey
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Accounting
THE ACCOUNTING MAJOR
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Accounting is a good fit for students who: provide input that keeps our curriculum current with the
• Want to understand business as a whole evolving needs of the profession
• Are good at using information, especially numbers, to • Faculty who are highly engaged with students both in the
solve problems classroom and beyond
• Seek a profession that is always in high demand Major Requirements:
Potential career pathways include: Students pursuing an accounting degree must complete 24
hours, including:
• Certified Public Accountant
• ACCT 401: Financial Accounting I
• Forensic accountant
• ACCT 402: Cost/Managerial Accounting
• Auditor
• ACCT 403: Tax I
• Corporate accountant
• ACCT 404: Accounting Information Systems I
• Tax accountant
• ACCT 405: Financial Accounting II
• Government and nonprofit accountant
• ACCT 406: Auditing I
An accounting degree leads to leadership careers in public or • Two additional 500-level accounting courses selected
private accounting, budget planning, tax accounting, auditing from an approved list of electives
and consulting. Accountants are found in every industry Note that these are the 2019-20 major requirements and are subject to
sector and at management and executive levels in almost change as the school regularly updates its curriculum in response to the
every company. Many accounting majors go on to graduate evolving needs of the business community.
school or become certified public accountants.
Accounting Business Analytics Concentration
The Moore School has long been viewed as a primary talent Students may add the accounting business analytics
pipeline by major accounting firms including Deloitte, Dixon concentration to their degree. This concentration requires
Hughes Goodman, Elliott Davis, Ernst & Young, Grant three additional analytics courses, which are specified by
Thornton, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and many more. the accounting department.
Recent graduates have secured jobs at companies such as
Eaton and banks such as Deutsche Bank and TD Bank. Accounting Beyond the Classroom
Extracurricular areas to enhance your accounting degree
According to a recent UofSC Career Center survey, the include:
2020 average starting salary for Moore School accounting
• Community Service: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
graduates is $58,669.
Program, Beta Alpha Psi, National Association of Black
Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Accountants, IMA
2017 2018 2019 2020
• Diversity and Social Advocacy: Beta Alpha Psi, National
$55,655 $55,355 $57,917 $58,669 Association of Black Accountants, IMA, Diversity and
Employment Rate (Single Major): 89% Inclusion Council, Women in Business Council
• Global Learning: Some accounting courses (ACCT 506,
The School of Accounting is distinguished from other large IBUS 490) include international components in the
accounting programs nationwide by maintaining: curriculum
• Regular student-to-instructor interaction for majors in all • Peer Leadership: Beta Alpha Psi, National Association
upper-division accounting courses of Black Accountants, IMA, Moore School Student
Ambassadors
• Rigor throughout the curriculum, with an emphasis on
both technical and skill-based learning objectives • Professional Practice: Beta Alpha Psi, IMA, Global Business
Council, Alpha Kappa Psi
• Up-to-date and in-depth curriculum; close ties with
leading accounting firms, whose managers regularly • Research: Some accounting courses (ACCT 404) include
research components in the curriculum
3Work in many of these extracurricular areas can contribute and then return to campus to complete their course work.
to one or more of the paths to Graduation with Leadership Students interested in internships should contact David
Distinction. Find out more at McIntyre at david.mcintyre@moore.sc.edu.
http://sc.edu/about/initiatives/usc_connect.
Accelerated Bachelor’s/MACC Program
Accounting Spotlight: Internship Programs A flexible curriculum, a close-knit family of students and a
Accounting majors are encouraged to gain hands-on faculty that prepares graduates for long-term success make
experience in the field by obtaining paid internships in the the Moore School’s Master of Accountancy program much
summers after their junior and senior years. Students have more than just a master’s degree. With the accelerated
the opportunity to offer students a valuable opportunity to program, you can complete up to 12 hours that are
preview the accounting profession and learn more about a counted toward both undergraduate and graduate degree
firm where they would like to work. requirements, allowing you to complete both degrees in a
shorter amount of time than the traditional path. As a MACC
Students may also obtain a winter internship, which allows graduate, you will meet the education requirements for the
them to experience audit and tax season firsthand. The CPA license and are expected to complete the CPA Exam
winter internship program, which occurs in the spring during the program. Contact macc@moore.sc.edu for more
semester of the final year, is competitive and facilitated by information on the accelerated program, including eligibility
the Moore School’s Office of Career Management. Students requirements.
work for a firm for the first half of the spring semester
THE ECONOMICS MAJOR Economics
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Economics is a good fit for students who: Many Moore School economics students go directly to
• Enjoy thinking about business from a theoretical, big- graduate or professional school. Recent graduates have
picture perspective attended schools such as Harvard Graduate School
of Education, Villanova University School of Law and
• Want to develop general analytics skills that can be useful Georgetown University School of Public Policy.
in many future business and government careers
• Are interested in attending graduate or professional Companies that have hired Moore School economics
school majors in recent years include Vanguard, Nestle, Amazon,
Honeywell and Deutsche Bank.
Potential career pathways include:
According to a recent UofSC Career Center survey, the
• Banking, manufacturing, insurance, retailing and economic
2020 average starting salary for Moore School economics
research
graduates is $62,614.
• Local, state and federal government positions in regional
planning and development, employment and labor force
Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary
analysis, ecology, transportation, and the regulation of 2017 2018 2019 2020
industry
$56,069 $55,730 $59,600 $62,614
• Teaching economics in secondary schools or in colleges
and universities Employment Rate (Single Major): 81%
Economics is a career field that offers a wide variety of Students who earn degrees from the Moore School
opportunities. Professional economists can find work in all complete the comprehensive business core, while
industry sectors and are involved in economic forecasting, economics students in the College of Arts and Sciences
market research, cost-effectiveness studies, investment complete more economics and non-business course work.
analysis, policy analysis, impact studies, program evaluations
and solving budget problems. Major Requirements:
All students take two introductory economics courses,
4Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of • Peer Leadership: Gamecock Economics Society, Omicron
Macroeconomics, as part of the business core. Delta Epsilon, Moore School Student Ambassadors, Beta
All economics majors also take: Gamma Sigma business honor fraternity
• ECON 321: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory • Professional Practice: Proving Ground, business case
• ECON 322: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory competitions, Alpha Kappa Psi
• ECON 436: Introductory Econometrics • Research: Some economics courses (ECON 399, ECON
511, ECON 589) include research components in the
• Students pursuing the business economics major also curriculum
take two elective courses in economics.
Work in many of these extracurricular areas can contribute
Note that these are the 2019-20 major requirements and are subject to to one or more of the paths to Graduation with Leadership
change as the school regularly updates its curriculum in response to the
evolving needs of the business community. Distinction. Find out more at
http://sc.edu/about/initiatives/usc_connect.
Economics Business Analytics Concentration
Students may add the economics business analytics Economics Spotlight: Gamecock Economics Society
concentration to their degree. This concentration requires For students who want to extend their economics education
three additional analytics courses, which are specified by the beyond the classroom or who are interested in networking
economics department. with fellow students, faculty and members of the business
community, the Gamecock Economics Society provides
Economics Beyond the Classroom opportunities to do all of that and more. In addition to
Extracurricular areas to enhance your economics degree building a stronger sense of community among economics
include: students and providing leadership opportunities for students
• Community Service: Office of Sustainability, Net Impact who serve as its officers, the society regularly shares
information with its members about news and trends in the
• Diversity and Social Advocacy: Some economics
industry and professional development opportunities on
courses (ECON 508) include diversity and social advocacy
campus and beyond.
components in the curriculum
• Global Learning: Some economics courses (ECON
503, ECON 504, ECON 505) include global learning
components in the curriculum
THE FINANCE MAJOR Finance
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Finance is a good fit for students who: • Financial institution officers and managers
• Are comfortable working with numbers • Financial planners
• Enjoy analyzing data for making high-stakes decisions • Financial services brokers
under uncertainty • Investment professional
• Desire a fast-paced career with significant opportunities
for success A degree in finance prepares students for careers in three
interrelated areas: commercial and investment banking,
Potential career pathways include: corporate finance, and asset management. Companies that
• Accountants and auditors (including forensic) have hired Moore School finance majors in recent years
include Bank of America, Citigroup, Fidelity Investments,
• Bank examiners First Citizens Bank, Merrill Lynch, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Business managers and Wells Fargo.
• (C-suite and others)
According to a recent UofSC Career Center survey, the 2020
• Commodities brokers average starting salary for Moore School finance graduates is
• Credit analysts $59,900.
5Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary • Global Learning: Some finance courses (FINA 341, IBUS
2017 2018 2019 2020 401) include international components in the curriculum
$54,956 $58,159 $60,028 $59,900 • Peer Leadership: CFIA, Gamma Iota Sigma, Moore School
Student Ambassadors, Beta Gamma Sigma business
Employment Rate (Single Major): 86% honor fraternity
Major Requirements: • Professional Practice: CFIA, Gamma Iota Sigma,
Students pursuing a finance degree must complete 15 hours, Entrepreneurship Club, Alpha Kappa Psi
including: • Research: Some finance courses (FINA 365, FINA 470)
• FINA 365: Corporate Financial Analysis include research components in the curriculum
• FINA 469: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management Work in many of these extracurricular areas can contribute
• FINA 470: Financial Statement Analysis to one or more of the paths to Graduation with Leadership
Distinction. Find out more at
• Two additional finance courses, selected from: http://sc.edu/about/initiatives/usc_connect.
» FINA 341: Management of Risk and Insurance
» FINA 366: Introduction to Real Estate and Urban Finance Scholars Program
Development The Moore School is committed to building a solid road
» FINA 444: Corporate Risk Management map to high-end finance for its best undergraduate finance
students. The Carolina Finance Scholars program’s mission is
» FINA 463: Case Studies in Corporate Finance to:
» FINA 465: Commercial Bank Practice and Policy • Improve the quality, placement and trajectory of top
finance undergraduate students
» FINA 466: Real Estate Investment Fundamentals
• Enhance their practical, analytical and technical skill sets
» FINA 467: Real Estate FInance
• Provide them direct exposure to well-placed industry
» FINA 471: Derivative Securities
professionals, particularly alumni
» FINA 475: Fixed Income Securities
» FINA 476: Foundations of Capitalism Through advanced and specialized course work, data source
instruction, live case studies with industry partners, career
» IBUS 401: International Financial Management
management training, internships and alumni networking,
Students also select a minor or an area of directed study for the Finance Scholars program will prepare its undergraduate
an additional 18 hours. participants for a career in high-end finance. Application is
Note that these are the 2019-20 major requirements and are subject to competitive and takes place at the end of sophomore year.
change as the school regularly updates its curriculum in response to the Students must have taken FINA 363 to apply.
evolving needs of the business community.
Finance Spotlight: Carolina Finance and
Finance Business Analytics Concentration Investment Association
Students may add the finance business analytics The Carolina Finance and Investment Association (CFIA) is a
concentration to their degree. This concentration requires student-driven organization that works in conjunction with
three additional analytics courses, which are specified by the faculty and alumni to provide the resources necessary for
finance department. students to achieve their goals of working in top financial
positions. CFIA features regular guest speakers, trips,
The Department of Finance at the Moore School is known educational seminars, resume workshops, interview training,
for its outstanding faculty whose interests range from trading competitions, community outreach, social events
bank management, corporate restructuring, investment and a mock fund. It’s a great way for students interested in
management and fixed income strategies, to risk finance to accelerate and deepen their understanding of the
management and real estate finance. financial world.
Finance Beyond the Classroom
Extracurricular areas to enhance your finance degree include:
• Community Service: Moneythink, CFIA, Gamma Iota
Sigma, Alpha Kappa Psi, Net Impact
• Diversity and Social Advocacy: Moneythink, Diversity
and Inclusion Council, Women in Business Council
6International Business
THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAJOR
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
International Business is a good fit for students who: Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary
2017 2018 2019 2020
• Want to develop their transnational mindset and the
skills needed for career progression to the highest $63,703 $61,470 $63,707 $65,493
management levels Employment Rate: 86%
• Want to gain a cross-cultural understanding how global
competitive dynamics influence companies throughout Major Requirements:
the world Students pursuing an international business degree must
• Are willing to confront situations and problems often complete 15 hours as well as a second major in business,
characterized by complexity, ambiguity and uncertainty requiring a total of 27-36 hours, including:
• Have an interest in living and working abroad • IBUS 310: Globalization and Business
• Are interested in or already have exposure to other • Functional courses selected from courses such as:
languages and cultures » International Financial Management, International
All international business majors are required to choose Marketing, International Trade Economics,
a second major that is functional in nature. Since it is International Development Economics or International
uncommon for a student to work abroad immediately Entrepreneurship
following graduation, the first full-time position most • Thematic courses selected from courses such as:
international business majors obtain is through the skill sets
gained within their second major area of study. The choice of » Competitive Strategies in Developing Countries,
this second major is as important as the completion of the Cross-cultural Behavior and Negotiations, Global
IB major. Many IB majors will chose a second major that is Stakeholder Management, Global Competitive Analysis
quantitative based (i.e., accounting, finance or supply chain or Competitive Innovation Systems
and operations), and this choice accounts for higher average » Regional courses selected from courses such as:
starting salaries compared to students who choose a non- Business in Latin America, Africa, Europe or Asia
quantitative major. (i.e., marketing or management).
» Additional elective course
Potential career pathways include:
Learn more about course options at moore.sc.edu/ibmajor.
• Public and private sectors—industry dependent on the
Note that these are the 2019-20 major requirements and are subject to
student’s second major choice change as the school regularly updates its curriculum in response to the
evolving needs of the business community.
An international business degree leads to work in a
wide variety of organizations including consulting firms, The international business major explores the strategy and
companies providing international services and multinational organization of business that occurs between individuals,
companies across a full range of functional areas such as firms or organizations across countries.
accounting, finance, marketing and logistics.
Ranked No. 1 in the nation for more than two decades,
Companies that have hired recent Moore School the international business program at the Moore School is
international business graduates include Accenture, unparalleled in providing students opportunities to develop
Amazon, Bank of America, Barclays Investment Bank, global competencies through rigorous international business
BMW, Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, Coca-Cola, Deloitte training complemented by foreign language acquisition,
Consulting, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, IBM, Integration study abroad at elite partner schools and exposure to
Point, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase, Manhattan leading-edge faculty.
Associates, McKinsey & Co., Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley,
Nestle, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Wells Fargo. Admission to the international business major is highly
selective. Students who are admitted to the South Carolina
According to a recent UofSC Career Center survey, the 2020 Honors College may select the classic-IB track, which includes
average starting salary for Moore School international spending at least one semester abroad at one of our
business graduates is $65,493. more than 60 IB partner universities. The small number of
remaining openings are filled through a highly competitive
selection process.
7International Business Beyond the Classroom
Extracurricular areas to enhance your international business In addition to studies at the Moore School, students
degree include: complete a year or more at an international business
partner university. The cohort, comprised of both
• Community Service: International Business Student
Moore School students and students from the partner
Advisory Council, Social Entrepreneurship Corps, Buddies
schools, has a special opportunity to develop deep
Beyond Borders
ties to an international peer group, giving participants
• Diversity and Social Advocacy: Diversity and Inclusion a much stronger global business network for support
Council, Women in Business Council throughout their careers.
• Global Learning: All IB students are required to study
abroad Cohort Programs:
• Peer Leadership: International Business Student Advisory • International Business of the Americas in
Council, Moore School Student Ambassadors, Beta partnership with Universidad de Chile
Gamma Sigma business honor fraternity • International Business and Chinese Enterprise in
• Professional Practice: Beta Alpha Psi, Global Business partnership with Chinese University of Hong Kong
Council, Alpha Kappa Psi • International Business Middle East North Africa in
• Research: Some IB courses (IBUS 301, IBUS 310, IBUS 402, partnership with American University in Cairo
IBUS 425, IBUS 426) include research components in the • International Business Enterprise Alliance
curriculum in partnership with University of Mannheim
(Germany), ESSEC Business School (Singapore
Work in many of these extracurricular areas can contribute
Campus), Fundação Getulio Vargas-EBAPE (Brazil) —
to one or more of the paths to Graduation with Leadership
functional focus on consulting
Distinction. Find out more at
http://sc.edu/about/initiatives/usc_connect. • Global Business and Innovation in partnership
with Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shanghai
and University of Auckland — functional focus on
International Business Spotlight: Cohort Programs innovation and entrepreneurship
Students in the cohort programs immerse themselves
in an international experience throughout their college
careers while enjoying the benefits of studying in the
nation’s top international business department.
THE MANAGEMENT MAJOR Management
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Management is a good fit for students who: In addition, management majors that choose the
• Want to develop strong leadership qualities entrepreneurship concentration are required to complete a
second major. Like international business majors, their jobs
• Are interested in human resources and talent are more likely to come from this second major, in finance,
management supply chain or marketing, for example. Completing a second
• Want to work effectively in entrepreneurial settings more quantitative major will best prepare a student to
obtain a higher paying job upon graduation.
• Have a passion for fostering innovation
• Want a broad-based business education Potential career pathways include:
• Managers/team leaders
All management majors are required to choose one of
two concentrations: human resources and organizational • Project leaders
leadership or entrepreneurship. Since students who • HR analysts
major in management face more limited employment
opportunities, having a focused concentration provides • Consultants
a depth of skills in a specific area expands employment A degree in management gives you a strong understanding
options. of how organizations function and prepares you to become
8an impactful leader across a wide range of industries and • MGMT 425: HR Analytics
functional areas. • MGMT 472: Entrepreneurship and Small Business
The management major focuses on how organizations • MGMT 476: Collective Bargaining
can more effectively attract, develop and retain talent to
drive business performance, innovation, inclusion and Students pursuing the concentration in entrepreneurship
entrepreneurial activity. Students explore topics such as complete 12 hours of course work:
human resources, entrepreneurship and innovation, talent • MGMT 472: Entrepreneurship and Small Business
analytics, leadership, teamwork, managing change, diversity • MGMT 473: Developing and Launching New Ventures
and inclusion and strategic management.
• MGMT 474: Executing Strategy in New Ventures
Companies that have recently hired Moore School • MGMT 479: Advanced Issues in Entrepreneurship
management majors include IBM, Coca-Cola Bottling Co.,
Note that these are the 2019-20 major requirements and are subject to
Bank of America, Vanguard, International Paper, TIAA-CREF, change as the school regularly updates its curriculum in response to the
Ford Motor Credit, Aflac, Techtronic Industries and Marriott evolving needs of the business community.
Vacations Worldwide.
Human Resources Business Analytics Concentration
According to a recent UofSC Career Center survey, the Students may add the human resources business analytics
average 2020 starting salary for Moore School management concentration to their degree. This concentration requires
graduates is $52,995. three additional analytics courses, which are specified by the
management department.
Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary
2017 2018 2019 2020
Students in both tracks benefit from three strong centers
$50,329 $51,710 $51,018 $52,995 that are housed in the management department: The
Faber Center for Entrepreneurship, the Riegel and Emory
Employment Rate: 78%
Human Resource Center and the Center for Executive
Succession. These centers create experiential and networking
Major Requirements:
opportunities for undergraduates with business executives
Students pursuing the concentration in human resources and
who are leaders in their fields.
organizational leadership must complete 15 hours, including:
• MGMT 374: Strategic Human Resource Management Management Beyond the Classroom
• And at least one of the following: Extracurricular areas to enhance your management degree
include:
» MGMT 376: Employee Engagement
• Community Service: Entrepreneurship Club, Society for
» MGMT 401: Negotiation and Conflict in the Workplace Human Resource Management
» MGMT 402: Managing Teams in the Workplace • Diversity and Social Advocacy: Business and Community
» MGMT 403: Leadership in Organizations Leadership Fellows program, Diversity and Inclusion
Council, Women in Business Council
Students can complete the nine remaining hours of course • Global Learning: Some management courses (MGMT
work with the courses above or with courses selected from: 406, MGMT 408, MGMT 478) include global learning
components in the curriculum
• BADM 499: Business Internship
• Peer Leadership: Entrepreneurship Club, Society for
• MGMT 376: Employee Engagement
Human Resource Management, Delta Sigma Pi, Beta
• MGMT 401: Negotiation and Conflict in Workplace Gamma Sigma, Moore School Student Ambassadors
• MGMT 402: Managing Teams in the Workplace • Professional Practice: Society for Human Resource
• MGMT 403: Leadership in Organizations Management, Instigator, Alpha Kappa Psi
• MGMT 404: Pay, Rewards and Motivation • Research: Some management courses (MGMT 425,
MGMT 472, MGMT 473, MGMT 474, MGMT 478, MGMT
• MGMT 405: Talent Management
479) include research components in the curriculum
• MGMT 406: International Human Resource Management
• MGMT 407: Corporate Social Responsibility and Work in many of these extracurricular areas can contribute
Stakeholder Management to one or more of the paths to Graduation with Leadership
Distinction. Find out more at
• MGMT 408: Diversity and Inclusion
http://sc.edu/about/initiatives/usc_connect.
9Operations and Supply Chain
THE OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MAJOR
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Operations and supply chain is a good fit for students who: Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary
2017 2018 2019 2020
• Like analyzing business problems and finding new,
creative and practical solutions $59,903 $59,390 $62,159 $62,719
• Enjoy learning through real-life, hands-on experience Employment Rate (Single Major): 87%
• Are analytical and logical thinkers
Major Requirements:
• Enjoy working in teams
Students pursuing an operations and supply chain degree
must complete 16 hours, including:
Potential career pathways include:
• MGSC 485: Business Process Management
• Business analysis
• MGSC 486: Service Operations Management
• Production planning and control
• MGSC 487: Global Sourcing Strategies and Application
• Inventory management
• MGSC 491: Supply Chain Management
• Process improvement
• MGSC 497: GSCOM Capstone Project or MGSC 495: Supply
• Procurement
Chain Planning and Control
• Service operations
• Entrepreneurship Supply Chain Business Analytics Concentration
Students may add the supply chain business analytics
• Consulting
concentration to their degree. This concentration requires
three additional analytics courses, which are specified by the
Operations and supply chain majors at the Moore School
management science department.
are trained in operations management, business process
improvement, sourcing, quality control, distribution, logistics
The operations and supply chain major provides you with
and supply chain management. Operations and supply chain
the competencies to systematically analyze and improve
majors find attractive careers in global manufacturing firms in
business processes in manufacturing, health care, services
production/operations, sourcing, quality control, distribution,
and their supply chains.
logistics and supply chain management; in service firms
for general operations management and logistics/supply
The Moore School’s undergraduate operations and supply
chain management; and in consulting firms as supply chain
chain program is currently ranked No.13 in the nation
and business process improvement consultants.
and has one of the nation’s best job placement rates. Key
strengths of the program include outstanding faculty, a
Operations and supply chain employers include 3M, ABB,
curriculum that is regularly updated to reflect the latest
Accenture, Amazon, Bank of America, BMW, Boeing, Bosch,
industry trends and extensive opportunities for students to
Carolinas Healthcare System, Coca Cola, Continental Tire,
gain hands-on operations and supply chain experience.
Cummins, Dalmier Mercedes Benz, Dell, Delta Airlines,
Deloitte, Eastman Chemical, Eaton, Ernst & Young, GE,
Operations and Supply Chain Beyond the Classroom
Grainger, Goodrich-UTC, IBM, Ingersoll Rand, Intel, Johnson
Extracurricular areas to enhance your operations and supply
& Johnson, Lockheed, L’Oreal, Manhattan Associates,
chain degree include:
McKinsey Consulting, Michelin, NCR, Northrop Grumman,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Raytheon, Rolls Royce, Siemens, • Community Service: Some operations and supply chain
Sonoco, Target, Tesla, Textron Specialized Vehicles and courses (MGSC 394, MGSC 485, MGSC 486) include
Wells Fargo. community service components in the curriculum
• Diversity and Social Advocacy: Net Impact, Diversity and
According to a recent UofSC Career Center survey, the average Inclusion Council, Women in Business Council
2020 starting salary for Moore School operations and supply
• Global Learning: Some operations and supply chain
chain graduates is $62,719.
courses include global learning components in the
curriculum
10• Peer Leadership: Beta Alpha Psi, Society of Supply Chain
Operations Excellence, Beta Gamma Sigma business improvement protocol that is in wide use in many
honor fraternity, Moore School Student Ambassadors industry sectors. Most operations and supply chain
• Professional Practice: Beta Alpha Psi, Consulting Club, managers earn the Green Belt while on the job. Moore
Business Analytics Club, Alpha Kappa Psi School operations and supply chain students who
graduate with the Green Belt are prepared to bring
• Research: Some operations and supply chain courses
added value to their employers from day one.
(MGSC 497) include research components in the
curriculum
As an alternative, students may also enroll in our APICS
Work in many of these extracurricular areas can contribute professional certification preparatory program. This
to one or more of the paths to Graduation with Leadership program delivers the first four-fifths of a curriculum
Distinction. Find out more at that has been used to educate more than 75,000
http://sc.edu/about/initiatives/usc_connect. professionals on essential terminology, concepts
and strategies related to demand management,
Operations and Supply Chain Spotlight: Lean Six Sigma procurement and supplier planning, capacity
Green Belt Certificate/APICS course work requirements planning, master scheduling, performance
measurements, supplier relationships, quality control
The Moore School’s operations and supply chain and continuous improvement. Students graduate
program is the only academic program in the nation prepared to pass the first four modules of the APICS
that offers students the opportunity to earn an industry- certification, “Certified in Production and Inventory
validated Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Management.”
Earning Green Belt certification signals to employers that
you are highly trained in the Six Sigma process
THE MARKETING MAJOR Marketing
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Marketing is a good fit for students who: and the Moore School is refining its courses to meet the
• Enjoy strategic thinking and problem solving needs of the marketplace in three key areas: market research
and business analytics, marketing strategy and go-to-market
• Are skilled at insights and data-driven decision making strategy and sales leadership and business development.
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills Course work in marketing explores the economic, cultural,
demographic and social factors that influence demand for
Potential career pathways include:
products and services.
• Market research
• Business analytics Companies that have recently hired Moore School marketing
majors include Google, Coca-Cola, TD Bank, Vanguard,
• Brand and product management
Integration Point, Ingersoll Rand, Belden, Belk, Neiman
• Marketing communications Marcus, Textron Specialized Vehicles and Walt Disney.
• Digital and social media marketing
According to a recent UofSC Career Center survey, the 2020
• Sales management and personal selling
average starting salary for Moore School marketing graduates
• Retail management is $54,846.
• Entrepreneurship
Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary
• Consulting 2017 2018 2019 2020
Marketing has become one of the most diverse and $49,475 $51,724 $53,676 $54,846
challenging roles inside any enterprise. Marketers are often Employment Rate (Single Major): 75%
the key stakeholders in driving performance, both in sales
and profits. The marketing major explores the development, Major Requirements:
pricing, distribution and promotion of products, services and Students that select the marketing major will take 15 hours
ideas. Companies are often looking for marketing specialists, of marketing course work.
11All students complete nine hours of core marketing course Marketing Beyond the Classroom
work: Extracurricular areas to enhance your marketing degree
• MKTG 351: Consumer Behavior include:
• MKTG 352: Principles of Marketing Research • Community Service: Some marketing courses (MKTG
453, MKTG 455, MKTG 465) include community service
• MKTG 465: Marketing Strategy and Planning components in the curriculum
Students then typically select a minimum of two electives • Diversity and Social Advocacy: Sustainable Carolina,
from: Diversity and Inclusion Council
• IBUS 402: International Marketing • Global Learning: Some marketing courses (MKTG 350,
MKTG 451) include global learning components in the
• MKTG 445: Sales Strategy curriculum
• MKTG 446: Sales Automation and Customer Management • Peer Leadership: American Marketing Association,
• MKTG 447: Pricing Strategy and Analytics Consulting Club, Business Analytics Club, Moore School
Student Ambassadors, Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Kappa
• MKTG 451: Topics in Marketing
Psi
• MKTG 453: Marketing Practicum
• Professional Practice: Beta Alpha Psi, Global Business
• MKTG 454: Business-to- Business Marketing Council, AMA, Consulting Club, Market Research Scholars
• MKTG 455: Marketing Communications (MKTG 453), Business Analytics Club, Alpha Kappa Psi
• MKTG 457: Personal Selling and Sales Management • Research: Market Research Scholars (MKTG 453)
• MKTG 458: Creative Strategy in Advertising
Work in many of these extracurricular areas can contribute
• MKTG 459: Marketing Channels and Distribution to one or more of the paths to Graduation with Leadership
• MKTG 460: Product Management Distinction. Find out more at
http://sc.edu/about/initiatives/usc_connect.
• MKTG 461: Retailing Management
All marketing majors also select a minor or an approved area Marketing Spotlight: American Marketing Association
of directed study.
As the largest professional association for marketers in
the United States, the American Marketing Association
Note that these are the 2019-20 major requirements and are subject
to change as the school regularly updates its curriculum in response to boasts more than 30,000 members across 76
the evolving needs of the business community. The major course credit professional and 250 collegiate chapters. The Moore
requirement for classes starting fall 2017 and after will be 15 credit hours School’s chapter is particularly active, hosting monthly
meetings that feature guest speakers, real-world projects
Marketing Business Analytics Concentration and more.
Students may add the marketing business analytics
concentration to their degree. This concentration requires
three additional analytics courses, which are specified by the
Marketing Spotlight: Marketing Scholars
marketing department.
The Marketing Scholars program brings together the best
Marketing students have opportunities to gain hands- and brightest marketing students to work with partner
on experience through the Moore School’s Center companies on a real client project. The program even
for Marketing Solutions, which provides results from counts as course credit towards your degree.
student-led marketing projects that support an extensive
list of corporate partners. Select undergraduate students
are assigned meaningful roles in these research projects
and emerge from the program with significant real-world
experience.
Marketing faculty at the Moore School are widely recognized
for their expertise in key subjects such as consumer behavior,
marketing strategy, research methods, behavioral pricing and
marketing communications.
12Real Estate
THE REAL ESTATE MAJOR
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Real estate is a good fit for students who: Students then select one of the following courses:
• Understand the importance and role of real estate in • FINA 367: Real Estate Market Analysis
national and international economies • FINA 468: Real Estate Appraisal
• Understand the legal foundations of real estate and • FINA 480: Global Real Estate Capital Markets
conveyance of real estate interest
• Apply basic present value and future value analysis to real Students choose one of the following courses:
estate decisions • FINA 365: Corporate Financial Analysis
• Understand the basic concepts of real estate finance • FINA 465: Commercial Bank Practice and Policy
• Value real estate, including residential and income- • FINA 469: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
producing properties
Students also select a minor or a program of approved
Potential career pathways include: directed course work.
• Real estate broker
Note that these are the 2019-20 major requirements and are subject to
• Real estate sales agent
change as the school regularly updates its curriculum in response to the
• Appraiser evolving needs of the business community.
• Financial examiner
Real Estate Business Analytics Concentration
• Lawyer Students may add the real estate business analytics
concentration to their degree. This concentration requires
UofSC real estate graduates are eligible to immediately sit four additional analytics courses, which are specified by the
for the South Carolina Real Estate Broker’s Licensing Exam, finance department.
exempting three years of otherwise required professional
experience and 150-160 hours of mandated course work. Real Estate Beyond the Classroom
Reciprocity of licensure is available with other states. Extracurricular areas to enhance your real estate degree
include:
Companies that have recently hired Moore School real estate
majors include CB Richard Ellis, ERA Wilder Realty and • Community Service: Moneythink, CFIA, Gamma Iota
Continental Realty Corporation. Sigma, Alpha Kappa Psi
• Diversity and Social Advocacy: Moneythink, Diversity
According to a recent UofSC Career Center survey, the average and Inclusion Council
2020 starting salary for Moore School real estate graduates is • Global Learning: Some finance courses (FINA 341, FINA
$54,548. 480) include international components in the curriculum
Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary • Peer Leadership: CFIA, Gamma Iota Sigma, Moore School
2017 2018 2019 2020 Student Ambassadors, Beta Gamma Sigma business
$57,750 $52,875 $54,067 $54,548 honor fraternity
Employment Rate (Single Major): 91% • Professional Practice: South Carolina Organization for
Real Estate, Beta Alpha Psi, Alpha Kappa Psi
Major Requirements: • Research: Some finance courses (FINA 365, FINA 470)
Students pursuing a real estate degree must complete 15 include research components in the curriculum
hours. All students who take FINA 366: Introduction to Real
Estate and Urban Development are required to take: Work in many of these extracurricular areas can contribute
to one or more of the paths to Graduation with Leadership
• FINA 466: Real Estate Investment Fundamentals
Distinction. Find out more at
• FINA 467: Real Estate Finance http://sc.edu/about/initiatives/usc_connect.
13Risk Management and Insurance
THE RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE MAJOR
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Risk management and insurance is a good fit for Financial Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Standard and
students who: Poor’s, State Farm Insurance, SunTrust, Time Warner and
• Want to improve their problem-solving skills Wells Fargo.
• Want to be good at making decisions when there is According to a recent UofSC Career Center survey, the average
uncertainty about the outcomes 2020 starting salary for Moore School Risk Management and
• Enjoy working collaboratively with people across a range Insurance graduates is $56,979.
of functional areas
Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary Avg. Salary
The risk management and insurance major: 2017 2018 2019 2020
$51,342 $55,750 $57,022 $56,979
• Teaches disciplined methods for making decisions under
uncertainty
Employment Rate (Single Major): 89%
• Provides a broad framework for evaluating all types of risk
• Introduces risk management as a rational method for Major Requirements:
identifying and treating all types of risk Students pursuing a risk management and insurance degree
must complete 15 hours. All majors complete the following
• Emphasizes risk assessment as a core element of business
two courses:
literacy
• FINA 341: Management of Risk and Insurance
• Examines risk transfer markets, including insurance
markets and derivative markets • FINA 469: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
• Applies concepts from finance, probability and statistics
Students also select three of the following courses:
to measure risk and improve risk decisions
• IBUS 436: Risk Management and Social Strategies
• Engages students in the discussion of key public policy
issues involving risk • ECON 531: Health Economics
• Deepens appreciation of the difficult trade-offs that are • FINA 442: Life Insurance
required to resolve public policy issues • FINA 443: Property and Liability Insurance
• Positions risk management as a powerful methodology • FINA 444: Corporate Risk Management
• Illustrates the power of language, tools and concepts to • FINA 445: Employee Benefits
manage in a complex world
• FINA 446: Insurance Operations
• Challenges students to develop their ability to think
• FINA 471: Derivative Securities
critically
• FINA 490: Special Topics in Finance
Potential career pathways include:
Students also select a minor or area of directed study, which
• Insurance brokers
is typically 18 additional hours.
• Investment analysts
• Risk managers Note that these are the 2019-20 major requirements and are subject to
change as the school regularly updates its curriculum in response to the
• Underwriters evolving needs of the business community.
• Claim specialists
Risk and Insurance Management Business Analytics
Companies that hire Moore School risk management and Concentration
insurance majors include Accenture, AIG, All Risks, Amica, Students may add the risk and insurance management
Bank of America, BlueCross BlueShield, Chubb, Citigroup business analytics concentration to their degree. This
Inc., CAN, Colonial Life, Ernst & Young, GE Capital, Freddie concentration requires four additional analytics courses,
Mac, Geico, Liberty Mutual Group, Markel, Metropolitan which are specified by the finance department.
Life Insurance Company, Morgan Stanley, Principal
14Risk Management and Insurance Beyond the Classroom Work in many of these extracurricular areas can contribute
Extracurricular areas to enhance your risk management and to one or more of the paths to Graduation with Leadership
insurance degree include: Distinction. Find out more at
• Community Service: Moneythink, CFIA, Gamma Iota http://sc.edu/about/initiatives/usc_connect.
Sigma, Alpha Kappa Psi
• Diversity and Social Advocacy: Moneythink, Diversity Risk Management and Insurance Spotlight:
and Inclusion Council, Women in Business Council Gamma Iota Spotlight
• Global Learning: Some finance courses (FINA 341, IBUS The Moore School’s Lambda chapter of the Gamma Iota
436) include international components in the curriculum Sigma international risk management, insurance and
• Peer Leadership: CFIA, Gamma Iota Sigma, Moore School actuarial science collegiate fraternity is large and active.
Student Ambassadors, Beta Gamma Sigma business In addition to bringing in guest speakers and providing
honor fraternity opportunities for students to network with industry
• Professional Practice: CFIA, Gamma Iota Sigma, Global professionals, Gamma Iota Sigma connects students to
Business Council, Alpha Kappa Psi scholarships, internships and philanthropic activities and
hosts social events and fundraisers.
• Research — Some finance courses (FINA 365, FINA 470)
include research components in the curriculum
DOUBLE MAJORS DOUBLE MAJORS
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
There is often debate about the value of a double major If the choice is made to pursue a double major, we strongly
when employers clearly value experience. The National recommend that one of the majors be a quantitative-
Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) surveyed based major (i.e., finance, accounting, economics or supply
employers in 2015 to assess which factors were influential chain). The double major does still remain relevant in many
in hiring decisions. Of the responding organizations, 72.4% cases (especially when it means an increased variety of
stated that they preferred candidates with experience. transferable skills) but a pairing between soft and hard
Employers rated the influence of internships higher than business majors may be more effective than overloading
candidates’ majors. Holding a leadership position was students with classes in two majors that focus on the same
also rated as equally influential as candidates’ majors. elements of business.
Unfortunately, students who often pursue double majors Please consult the chart below for the combinations of
may not make time for internships or co-curricular activities majors and how the combinations effect starting salaries:
because they are carrying a higher credit load or need to take
courses during the summer.
Major Major 2019 Major + IB 2019 Major 2020 Major + IB 2020
Accounting $57,917 $55,833 $58,669 $63,856
Business Economics $59,600 $69,125 $62,614 $77,000
Finance $60,028 $68,100 $59,900 $67,579
International Business $63,707 N/A $65,493 N/A
Management $51,018 $61,938 $52,995 $56,917
Marketing $53,676 $55,583 $54,846 $64,500
Operations and
$62,159 $65,253 $62,719 $64,886
Supply Chain
Real Estate $54,067 N/A $54,548 N/A
Risk Management
$57,022 N/A $56,979 N/A
and Insurance
15Overall Major Outcomes
You can compare the combinations in the previous chart to the data gathered on overall salaries below.
Major Employment Rate Avg. Salary 2018 Avg. Salary 2019 Avg. Salary 2020
Accounting 88% $55,355 $57,917 $58,669
Economics 81% $55,730 $59,600 $62,614
Finance 86% $58,159 $60,028 $59,900
International Business 86% $61,470 $63,707 $65,493
Management 78% $51,710 $51,018 $52,995
Marketing 75% $51,724 $53,676 $54,846
Operations and
87% $59,390 $62,159 $62,719
Supply Chain
Real Estate 91% $52,875 $54,067 $54,548
Risk Management
89% $55,750 $57,022 $56,979
and Insurance
Double Major Outcomes
The average salaries for double major combinations are listed below.
Double Major Combinations 2020 Avg. Salary Double Major Combinations 2020 Avg. Salary
Accounting/Economics $58,667 Finance/Marketing $58,471
Accounting/Finance $60,692 Finance/Operations and Supply Chain $64,844
Accounting/International Business $63,856 Finance/Real Estate $55,911
Finance/Risk Management
Accounting/Management $48,670 $55,437
and Insurance
Accounting/Marketing $48,000 International Business/Management $56,917
Accounting/Operations and Supply Chain $58,000 International Business/Marketing $64,500
International Business/
Economics/Finance $66,500 $64,886
Operations and Supply Chain
Economics/International Business $77,000 Management/Marketing $51,553
Management/
Economics/Marketing $60,000 $58,167
Operations and Supply Chain
Marketing/
Economics/Operations and Supply Chain $60,000 $57,654
Operations and Supply Chain
Marketing/
Finance/International Business $67,579 $61,000
Risk Management and Insurance
Finance/Management $58,800
16INTERNSHIPS INTERNSHIPS
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Employers highly value business experience when they to utilize the internship pool as a pool of talent to fill their
consider offering full-time employment opportunities to full-time employment needs.
students. Employers are very interested in what a student The data below also indicates that students with internship
can immediately contribute to their team or division within experiences on their resume, also will be able to translate
their company on day one of employment. An internship that summer work experiences into actual higher starting
is also a form of experiential learning that both allows a salaries of approximately $6,000. We encourage at least two
student to put theory into action within a corporate setting functional area internships after both the sophomore and
and also refine their individual career goals. The company junior years. The majority of internships completed between
that offers the internship also uses the internship experience the junior and senior years are most often used a screening
as a 10- to 12-week “job interview” and they are able to for potential full-time job opportunities.
observe the work skill sets and production and accuracy of
daily work produced by the student. Employers are also able
17TOP EMPLOYERS TOP EMPLOYERS
AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Accenture ExxonMobil Parker Hannifin Corporation
Passport Inc.
Aerotek Fastenal Company Peak Completion Technologies, Inc.
AFLAC FedEx Express
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank PepsiCo
Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
ALDI Positec USA
Fifth Third Bank
Amazon PPG Industries
Fisher Investments
American Airlines Prysmian Group
Ford Motor Company
American Credit Acceptance PwC
Ford Motor Credit Company
Amica Mutual Insurance Company
GEICO Red Classic Transportation
Apple Services LLC
Aramark General Electric
Red Ventures
Archer Daniels Midland Goldman Sachs
Republic National Distributing Company
AT&T Goodyear Tire Company
RR Donnelley
AVAYA Grant Thornton
Greystar Real Estate Partners SCANA
Bank of America ScanSource, Inc.
BASF Hilton Schneider Electric
BB&T Honeywell International
ScottMadden Consulting
Belk, Inc. IBM Seibels
BlueCross BlueShield Infosys Shaw Industries
Boeing Ingersoll Rand Company Shell Oil
Bosch Insight Global Signature Consultants
Bridgestone Integration Point Smith & Nephew
Capgemini America, Inc. International Paper Sonepar USA
Cardinal Health Sonoco Products Company
Cherry Bekeart JEAR Logistics, LLC South State Bank
Chick-fil-A Kaiser Permanente SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic
Cintas Corporation Kohl’s Corporation Starbucks
Cisco Systems KPMG State Farm
Citigroup Sub Saharan Africa Drilling
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated Leica Biosystems (Danaher) SunTrust
Cognizant Business Consulting L’Oreal USA Synchrony Financial
Colfax Fluid Handling Manhattan Associates, Inc. Syngenta
Colonial Life MarketSource Target Corporation
Compass Group USA Mars Techtronic Industries, NA (TTI)
Credit Suisse McKinsey & Company Textron
Cregger Company Inc. Mercedes-Benz Vans The Cason Group
Cummins Turbo Technologies Merrill Lynch The Home Depot
Dell Technologies Michelin The Select Group
Deloitte Consulting Microsoft The Sherwin-Williams Company
Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP Mondelez International Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation
Domino’s Nationwide Financial Services TIAA
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Nephron Pharmaceutical Corporation TNG Retail
Driven Brands Shared Services, LLC Nestle USA Tomlin & Co.
DuraFiber Technologies Newell Brands Total Quality Logistics
Dyson Nolan Transportation Group Travelers
Eastman Chemical Company Nordstrom United Parcel Service (UPS)
Eaton Northwestern Mutual United Technologies Aerospace Systems
Eli Lilly and Company Nucor Unitrends Inc.
Nuxeo Corporation
Elliott Davis Vanguard
Enterprise Holdings Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Volkswagen Group of America
Ericsson, Inc. Ozburn Hessey Logistics
Ernst & Young Wells Fargo Securities
Expedia, Inc.
Pan-American Life Insurance Company
Parallon
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