University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1907 |
| Dean | John T. Delaney |
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Academic staff
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82 |
| Undergraduates | 2000 |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Campus | Oakland (Main) |
| Website | [1] |
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| U.S. undergraduate | |
| Bloomberg Businessweek | 49 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 31 |
The College of Business Administration (CBA) is one of the 17 schools and colleges of University of Pittsburgh located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The CBA is the second largest degree granting school or college in the university and offers undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degrees. The CBA is a constituent college of the university's Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
The CBA is part of Pitt Business, which refers to the collective capacity of the University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business, which offers Masters of Business Administration degrees and other graduate programs, the College of Business Administration and five education and research centers.
The University of Pittsburgh introduced business education in 1907 as the Evening School of Economics, Accounts, and Finance with classes meeting in the Fulton Building on Sixth Street in Pittsburgh. Three years later the School of Economics, named for London's famed school, was formally set up on Pitt's Oakland campus. The school was renamed the College of Business Administration in 1923.
The CBA is headquartered at the second floor of Sennott Square. The business college is the second largest college at the University, behind the School of Arts and Sciences, enrolling approximately 2,000 students. Students also have access to facilities in the university's Katz Graduate School of Business' Mervis Hall.
The curriculum requirements for the University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration includes 120 credit hours of classes split by Arts and Sciences (51 credits), Business Core Curriculum (36 credits), Major Course Requirements (15-21 credits) and Electives (12-18 credits). The University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration focuses an Experience-Based Learning curriculum that gives students to expand their skills through participation in case studies, group work, and presentations with real world companies. Students can also take project courses such as Consulting Field Projects and Projects in Marketing in which they work with corporate clients to solve their business problems. Companies such as Honda, Nissan, Goal Financial, American Eagle Outfitters, and Chevrolet have participated in the past.
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