Business Beyond the Cubicle
Today, a career in business can take you far beyond the cubicle, and UNE’s extensive network of business partnerships across the country ensures you’ll be plugged in, getting real-world experience and making real-world connections. Business drives every aspect of our society. In our College of Business and beyond, we apply business principles in interdisciplinary projects to prepare students for rewarding careers: from building a sustainable “green” economy, to advancing an entrepreneurial approach to power life-changing innovations, to leveraging big data in fields like health. Our business programs also include special focus areas like sports management and marine entrepreneurship, and concentrations that you choose based on your passions and goals.
"We see students who want to create or innovate a project, we give them the tools and help them, and then we show them the application and market for it." Moustafa Abu El Fadl, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance and Innovation
"The professors tailor their classes to the students and what the students want to learn. I think that is the coolest part." Natalie Ippolito '20, Business Administration
A World Driven by Data
As the amount of data unleashed in the world continues to expand exponentially, those who know how to mine, read, and model data are among the world’s most in-demand professionals. Our data science program puts you at the crossroads where computer science, applied mathematics, and business all meet, and you’ll learn cross-disciplinary skills that propel you to the forefront of virtually any field.
All of UNE’s business programs prepare students with a knowledge base that combines time-tested business principles with future-forward technology. In topics as diverse as accounting, finance, and marketing, you’ll learn to leverage the data platforms and digital tools used in today’s workplace.
It's all about Experience
At UNE, the emphasis is on active, experiential learning, from select internships with our network of well-known regional, national, and global business partners to hands-on concept development in our award-winning Makerspace, where you can develop your ideas under the guidance of experts.
Ready for Business
Meet Pat Schena, a business major who designed a helmet-camera and proprietary computer interface in UNE’s P.D. Merrill Makerspace.
Bring Your Innovative Ideas to Life
UNE’s Office of Innovation empowers you to use design thinking while developing solutions to real-world problems. The headquarters for our Innovation programs is the P.D. Merrill Makerspace, a fully-equipped laboratory for turning ideas into reality. You don’t need to be a technology buff or a business major to contribute. In fact, makerspace projects are stronger when the people who contribute come from a wide range of academic disciplines and have different interests. There are lots of ways to get involved — from fellowships to independent passion projects. For example, every year the Office of Innovation sponsors the Maine Ideas Challenge to showcase innovative projects, and past winners have appeared on — and won — MPBN’s Greenlight Maine.
