2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog

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D. W. Johnston School of Business

Chair: Nan Wakefield
Office: D. W. Johnston Center, Room 216
Telephone: 931-363-9853
E-mail: nwakefie@utsouthern.edu

Full-Time Faculty

Professors: Austill, Thomas

Associate Professors: Brown, Jones, Killen, Wakefield

Assistant Professors: Greene, McAdoo, E. Smith

 

Instructor: Ford, Philpot

Adjunct Faculty: Cox, Doss, Franklin, Giles, Kent, Kinder, Mayfield, Wharham, Williams

The D. W. Johnston School of Business was founded in 1994 to provide a focal point for the business program of the University. The School is named in honor of Daniel Webster Johnston, a highly respected Nashville businessperson and trustee of Martin Methodist College.

The vision of the D.W. Johnston School of Business is to be recognized within the 13-county region of south-central Tennessee as the leading undergraduate business program that prepares men and women for successful careers in business, government, and non-profit organizations.

The mission of the D.W. Johnston School of Business is to provide a rigorous and relevant business educational experience for the development of professionals in the business world. The program has a Common Professional Core (CPC) of business courses that constitute the major. Students will study accounting, economics, marketing, management, MIS, finance, operations, global business, ethics, analytics, strategy, and business law.

The Business Division offers four majors: Accounting, Management, Management Information Systems, and Sport Management. Minors are offered in Accounting, Business for Non-BBA Majors, Entrepreneurship, MIS, and Sport Management.

Students interested in a program within the School of Business should consult the appropriate program director/coordinator as listed below:

MBA: Lorie Jones, Director
Accounting: David Austill, Program Coordinator
Management & Internships: Pat Ford, Program Coordinator
MIS: Nan Wakefield, Program Coordinator
Sport Management: Eugene Smith, Program Coordinator

Program Learning Goals
Students will demonstrate the ability to:

  • Show proficiency in the Common Professional Core areas.
  • Apply an ethical framework to business problems.
  • Communicate effectively through written and oral expression.
  • Apply and analyze Common Professional Core knowledge areas within the context of business courses.

The Business Division also sponsors the Sigma Beta Delta honor society for business majors.

Note: To ensure a timely progression through the Business program, students need to take the following courses within the first two years: ACCT 221, ACCT 222, BUS 101, BUS 201, BUS 202, COMM 221, MAT 131 or MAT 231, and MIS 220 or CS 110.

Note: All Business majors must make a “C-“ or higher in all upper-level business courses.

Note: All Business majors must complete an assessment exam as a requirement for graduation.