Students take an intensive course load of business fundamentals, as well as credits devoted to traditional liberal arts degrees. That course load is indicative of the standard four- year degree which is standard for other academic disciplines. That said the emphasis for the undergraduate business major is clearly designed to provide students with an education that is valuable to employers from day one.
"Driven by the recession and one of the largest incoming freshman classes in the nation's history, the business major is experiencing a surge in popularity among students" (Damast. a. September 24, 2009). Yet, the increased popularity of the business administration major underscores the long-term trend of the business degree.
Business has always been a popular major among undergraduates. In academic
year 2006-07, the largest number of bachelor's degrees conferred was in business (21%), followed by social sciences...
9% Yard Trimmings - 12.9% Food scraps - 12.4%; Plastics - 11.7%; Rubber, leather and textiles - 7.3% Metals - 7.6% Wood - 5.5% Glass - 5.3% The following figure shows the number of landfills in the United States between 1998 and 2006 Number of Landfills in the United States 1998-2006 Source: EPA (1997) The work of van der Zee and de Visser entitled: "Assessing the Opportunities of Landfill Mining" states: "Long-term estimates make clear that the amount of solid waste
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