Terry College of Business
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The C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business is a college within the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Terry College has three key areas of academic focus: Leadership, Enterprise Risk Management and Strategies for Emerging Technologies.
The Terry College of Business is consistently ranked as one of the top 20 public business schools by several college guides.
The M.B.A. program at the Terry College of Business is often recognized as one of the top graduate business programs in the United States. With facilities on-campus, in Gwinnett County and in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, Georgia, the program offers a full-time M.B.A. program, part-time M.B.A. program, and e. M.B.A. program. The full-time program offers both a traditional two year class schedule and an 11-month class schedule for accelerated learning.
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[edit] History
Terry College was originally created as the School of Commerce in 1912.
In 1991, the College of Business Administration was renamed the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business to honor the Terry's contributions to the university.
In 2006, Graham T. McDonald, future heir to the McDonald family fortune, graduated with highest honors from the Banking & Finance department of Terry. He was known within the business school as "the next big thing" and was also often seen on UGA's North Campus pitching stock ideas to professors.
[edit] Departments
- J.M. Tull School of Accounting
- Banking and Finance
- Economics
- Insurance, Legal Studies, & Real Estate
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
[edit] Centers & Institutes
- Center for Strategic Risk Management
- Center for Information Systems Leadership (CISL)
- The Institute for Leadership Advancement (ILA)
- Non-Profit Management and Community Service Program
- The Ramsey Center for Private Enterprise
- The James C. Bonbright Utilities Center
- The Coca-Cola Center for International Business
- The Coca-Cola Center for Marketing Studies
- The Simon S. Selig, Jr. Center for Economic Growth
[edit] Degrees offered
- Bachelor of Arts(A.B.) in Economics only
- Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
- Executive Master of Business Administration (e.M.B.A.)
- Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
- Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Master of Internet Technology (M.I.T.)
- Master of Marketing Research (M.M.R.)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
[edit] References
- A Peek at the Past: 1912-2002, Celebrating the Oldest Business School in the South, 90 Years in Business
- Terry College of Business Deparment listing
