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Essential for a thorough understanding of finance and markets, accounting is often called "the language of business."
Program Coordinator:
Catherine Staples, PhD, CPA
Phone: 804-752-7204
E-mail: cstaples@rmc.edu
Accounting
The accounting major or accounting minor at Randolph-Macon College places a curriculum of accounting theory and application within the context of a broader liberal arts education, allowing you to apply understanding in a variety of contexts.
A major to build on: In almost any field, an understanding of accounting can provide valuable benefits. Many students choose to combine an accounting major or accounting minor with another area of study such as economics and business or computer science.
Internships and study abroad: Students like Hanh Le '11 take advantage of R-MC's beyond-the-classroom opportunities; in addition to interning with a financial services company, Hanh spent one semester studying in Sydney, Australia and a second semester studying in Amsterdam.
Careers: Accounting studies provide a strong foundation for diverse careers in the public and private sectors. Graduates of R-MC's accounting program have pursued graduate- and continuing education in business and accounting and are working in fields including tax advising, accounting, auditing, fund-raising, banking and finance.
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Ioseb "Soso" Mamukelashvili hails from Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. In 2008 Soso, an accounting and economics double major, researched the topic Economic Growth and Human Capital in Eastern Europe: The Transition in Georgia for his SURF (Schapiro Undergraduate Research Fellowship) project. Soso sent blog entries to the college during his studies, giving readers insight into the research process and his findings. Soso attended R-MC on a Rotary scholarship and attended the annual conference of Rotary District 7570, which was held in March, 2009 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. During the conference, Randolph-Macon President Robert R. Lindgren was the keynote speaker and spoke to the audience of 800 Rotarians about the benefits of international study to students in today's world and acknowledged Soso's success at the college.
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