Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, The University of Delaware

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
Type	Public
Parent institution	University of Delaware
Dean	Bruce Weber
Undergraduates	2,845 (2014)^[1]
Postgraduates	588 (2014) including PhD students^[1]
Location	39°40′48.39″N 75°45′22.41″W / 39.6801083°N 75.7562250°W / 39.6801083; -75.7562250Coordinates: 39°40′48.39″N 75°45′22.41″W / 39.6801083°N 75.7562250°W / 39.6801083; -75.7562250
Website	lerner.udel.edu

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics is a School of Business at the University of Delaware. The school was named after Alfred Lerner, formerly the chairman of MBNA, one of the largest credit card issuers in the world before being bought out by Bank of America.

History

Business education began at the University of Delaware in the early 20th century, with the undergraduate business major established in 1917. The 1950s saw the establishment of the accounting club and MBA program. The 1960s was a period of much development for the business program. In 1962, economics professor Ruben Austin is appointed as the first dean and the business and economics programs were organized into a separate school the following year. The undergraduate and graduate programs were accredited by the AACSB in 1966 and 1982 respectively.^[2]

Programs of study

Students may choose a program in one of the five departments:

Accounting & Management Information Systems (MIS)
Business Administration
Economics
Finance
Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management.

There are also interdisciplinary programs such as International Business and Global Enterprise Technology (GET).

At graduate level, the traditional MBA program (both part-time and full-time) is offered in addition to MS and MA degrees. There are two Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs available: Economics and Financial Services Analytics (FSA)

References

External links

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics official website

University of Delaware

Colleges	Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics College of Arts and Sciences College of Agriculture and Natural Resources College of Engineering College of Health Sciences College of Education and Public Policy College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment

Athletics	Colonial Athletic Association Bob Carpenter Center Delaware Fight Song Delaware Stadium Bob Hannah Stadium Football Frazer Field Fred Rust Ice Arena Men's Lacrosse Men's Soccer YoUDee

Campus	Main campus Newark Satellite campuses Dover Georgetown Lewes Wilmington Botanic Gardens Delaware Biotechnology Institute Disaster Research Center Energy Institute Images University Museums at the University of Delaware

People	Alumni Faculty Police

Student life	Deer Park Tavern Emergency Care Unit Figure Skating Club Greek life WVUD

Other	Blue Hen RV Hugh R. Sharp University of Delaware Press

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