What is Roads to Business?
This website summarizes the various opportunities for undergraduate students to study business at Northwestern University.
Roads to Business Info Session
Welcome to Northwestern University!
We’re hosting a Roads to Business info session via Zoom. Participants will join faculty and staff from various business-related programs across the university to hear about the various academic paths and resources related to pursuing business at Northwestern University.
This event will include presentations by Chicago Field Studies, Economics, Farley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Harvey Kapnick Center for Business Institutions, Industrial Engineering, Integrated Marketing Communications, Kellogg Certificate Program for Undergraduates and Learning and Organizational Change.
Incoming students should defer to the Admitted Students website for more information. If you’re unable to attend a Roads to Business session, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us with questions.
Thank you and we look forward to meeting you all soon!
Roads to Business (Info Session)
Join faculty and staff from Chicago Field Studies (Internship Program), Economics, Farley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Harvey Kapnick Center for Business Institutions, Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC), Learning and Organizational Change (LOC) and Kellogg Certificate Program for Undergraduates to hear about the various academic paths and resources related to pursuing business at Northwestern.
Business Institutions
Business Institutions is an academic minor open to all Northwestern University undergraduate students. Watch our short video for an overview of the program.
Economics
Interested in Economics? Visit our website for a plethora of information!
Farley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The Farley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation offers an Undergraduate Minor in Entrepreneurship and courses focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation. Farley courses teach students how to think like innovators and use creative problem-solving skills to help turn their ideas into reality, ranging from foundational classes in leadership, accounting, and marketing to experiential, team-based classes in which startup ideas are developed. The minor is open to all undergraduate students at the university.
Visit our website for more information: farley.northwestern.edu
Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering (IE) focuses on skills needed to create, design, analyze, and improve the operation of complex systems. Data-driven decision making is a fundamental aspect of industrial engineering.
Visit our website for more information: mccormick.northwestern.edu/industrial/academics/undergraduate
Integrated Marketing Communications
The Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) certificate is designed to give students an understanding of the principles of integrated marketing communications and then allow them the flexibility to select electives that match their interests and career goals. Students in all undergraduate schools at Northwestern are eligible to apply.
Visit our website for more information: medill.northwestern.edu/imc
Kellogg Certificate Program for Undergraduates
Kellogg invites you to learn more about how the Kellogg Certificate Program for Undergraduates (CPU) can help you meet your business career goals. During the session, you will meet program staff, hear from current Kellogg students, and learn which courses to take if you are interested in the certificate. Eager to learn more about CPU today? Watch our short informational video.
Learning and Organizational Change
The Learning and Organizational Change (LOC) concentration at SESP examines key concepts and ideas about formal and informal change across levels of society – for example, individuals, groups, organizations, and sectors. Students learn how to analyze and solve organizational problems across contexts. They also acquire knowledge and skills in leading, anticipating, and responding to change. This concentration draws from theoretical and empirical research and practices from disciplines as diverse as the organization and management sciences, learning sciences, sociology, psychology, economics, and design.
Visit our website for more information: sesp.northwestern.edu/ugrad/learning-and-organizational-change
Chicago Field Studies
Welcome to the Chicago Field Studies academic internship program at Northwestern University.
For over 53 years, Chicago Field Studies (CFS) has helped students explore the broader community of the Chicagoland area, linking academic study and practical experience by combining a CFS class and an internship. In the CFS Course, students learn and apply a critical lens to the professional world, expand learning beyond the classroom and pursue both academic and career aspirations. Each quarter students are selected from a competitive applicant pool to take part in the CFS program. The largest academic internship program, CFS serves over 500 students a year from all schools and majors. CFS partners with over 250 organizations in all fields and industries to help students gain experience, build skills, and expand their network of Alumni and professionals. Advance your academic and professional goals through CFS!
Have questions? Join us for a Q&A session with CFS instructors and peer advisors. We have online info sessions all year long!
Please review and register for a CFS Information Session.