Online summer courses offer the perfect opportunity to get ahead and prepare for the next step in your academic career. Many undergraduates use the summer to augment their credit hours, explore areas of interest and develop business skills, or make progress towards BBA or business minor requirements. BBA summer courses are open to all Emory undergraduate as well as undergraduates from other U.S. colleges and universities. Please note that information on Summer 2025 offerings will be posted by late February.
BBA Online Summer Courses
Expand Your Horizons
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BBA Core Courses
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BBA Elective Courses
Summer Enrollment Details
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Registration Opens Late February
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All Courses Offered Online
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Live Attendance Required
Course times listed represent synchronous (live) class sessions requiring attendance. For courses with meeting times shorter than three hours, coursework will also include asynchronous content. -
Maximum Summer Course Load
Students may enroll in up to three Summer Session 1 courses, or one Maymester and one Summer Session 1 course.
Online Courses Summer 2025
Professor Allison Burdette
First Session (May 16-Jun 25)
MWF 6:30 - 7:30pm (Lecture)
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TTH 6:30-7pm or 7:15-7:45pm (Discussion)
3 Credit Hours
This course is an intensive study of topics illustrating the social, ethical, economic, and political considerations which create the legal environment as it affects business. You will learn how our legal system operate in a context that will help you to understand news, politics, and current events. You'll study how business obligations arise and learn practical advice for you personally and for any business obligations in the future. You will learn how to protect yourself from liability and what your rights are. You will also understand environmental debates in the news. Finally, you will gain a basic understanding of different business organization forms to help you think about starting a business.
Topics to be covered include: the American legal system, contracts, the Uniform Commercial Code, property rights, government regulation, and various forms of business organization
Professor Steve Ahn
First Session (May 16 - Jun 25)
T/TH 5:45 - 9pm
3 Credit Hours
This course provides an introduction to finance. It addresses the theory and practice of financial management and the generation and allocation of financial resources. It has three major objectives: 1. To provide you with a foundation in the basic concepts of finance, including the time value of money, the role of financial markets, asset valuation, portfolio theory, asset pricing, and the risk-return tradeoff. 2. To develop your skills in financial analysis, planning, and decision-making. 3. To expand your awareness of institutions and practices in business and finance.
View a video about the course with Prof. Ahn here!
Professor Klaas Baks
Maymester (May 13- May 30)
M, T, W, Th 5-6:30pm
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed for students interested in better understanding (i) how the private equity industry works, (ii) how to structure the acquisition of a business and (iii) how to make money by leveraging key value drivers in a business. Unlike traditional courses, this course takes a unique approach by bringing in leading experts and practitioners to provide industry perspectives for almost every class. More information at www.emoryprof.com.
View a video about the course with Prof. Baks here!
Professor Anna Errore
First Session (May 16 - June 25)
M/W 9:30am-12:30pm
3 Credit Hours
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to analyzing, running, and improving business operations regardless of industry. The concepts taught in this course apply broadly to management activities in areas from medicine to entertainment, and are specifically suited to assisting in the daily operations of the wide variety of other professional services that dominate the economy (e.g. financial management, law, marketing, consulting, etc.)
View a video about the course with Prof. Errore here!
Professor Niket Jindal
Maymester (May 13 - May 30)
M T, W, Th 2-3:30pm
3 Credit Hours
This is the introductory marketing course designed to familiarize students with the practice of marketing in a modern business environment. It takes as its starting point students’ every-day observations of marketing activity (e.g., advertisements and retailing) and explains the network of activities and concepts that guide these programs. Students will acquire an understanding of the marketing process.
Professor Emily Bianchi
Maymester (May 13 - May 30)
M, T, W, TH 1:30-4:30pm
3 Credit Hours
Presents and integrates materials from organization and applied behavioral sciences to create a solid foundation for further study of the dynamics of management, as practiced now and with a view to the future.
Professor Erika Hall
Maymester (May 13 - May 30)
M T, W, Th 10:00am-1pm
3 Credit Hours
This course offers students an opportunity to develop negotiation skills for a global business environment. Students learn to manage conflicts with competence, fairness, and sensitivity. The course relies heavily on simulations to promote learning by doing. It provides a low-risk setting with individual feedback to help students evolve an effective negotiating style that feels natural.
View a video about the course with Prof. Hall here!
Transient Students
For Undergraduates from other U.S. colleges & universities
Undergraduates from other U.S. colleges and universities may apply to be a non-degree seeking transient student. The student's home institution determines if the credits will be accepted and how they will be applied. Transient students should consult with their home institution prior to summer registration.
Courtesy Scholarships
For Dependents of Emory Employees
Dependents of a current Emory employee may be eligible for the Emory Employee Courtesy Scholarship. The Courtesy Scholarship is applied to the academic fee (tuition). Emory employees who qualify for the Courtesy Scholarship benefit may apply that discount towards the tuition of their child/dependent enrolled in credit-bearing undergraduate course work. Employees should consult Emory Human Resources to find out if they qualify for a courtesy benefit.
Policies & Procedures
NOTE: Transient students must notify the Goizueta Registrar if they no longer plan to attend.
ADD/DROP/SWAP
Course enrollments for Summer Session 1 may be added, dropped, or swapped through OPUS without penalty through May 20.
COURSE LOAD
BBAs are permitted to take up to one Maymester course and Summer Session 1 course, or up to three Summer Session 1 courses. Please note that this policy differs for College students. BBAs wishing to enroll in a Maymester and Summer Session 1 course simultaneously should contact Jessica Lowy at jlowy@emory.edu regarding enrollment.
WITHDRAWALS
Maymester: Cancel on or before May 13, 2025 for full tuition refund. Cancel after May 14, 2025 for prorated tuition refund according to the refund schedule set by Student Financial Services. Students who wish to withdraw from a Maymester course after May 13, 2025 must request permission from the BBA Program Office.
Session 1: Cancel on or before May 20, 2025 for full tuition refund. Cancel after May 20, 2025 for prorated tuition refund according to the refund schedule set by Student Financial Services. The last day to withdraw with a W is June 9, 2025 for Session 1.
Please note: Summer 2025 tuition adjustment dates will be set and released by Student Accounts and Billing Office later this spring.
COURSE CHANGES/CANCELLATIONS
Please note that course offerings are subject to change/cancellation. Sometimes courses are cancelled or sections combined due to low enrollment, or on the need of the faculty. If a course is cancelled, students will be given the opportunity to enroll in an available course. Students will be notified of course changes/cancellation at the earliest opportunity.
FINANCIAL AID
Financial aid eligibility
- Enrolled in at least six hours
- Emory College students enrolled in a Maymester course are considered for aid, even if only enrolled in one summer course
- Oxford College graduates who are eligible to continue to Emory College will be considered. Note: Oxford College does not award financial aid for summer term to current Oxford College students.
Application: A separate summer financial aid application is not necessary. Emory students who enroll for at least six (6) semester hours will be emailed when their summer award is ready to view in OPUS.
Enrollment: Students should enroll in the total number of hours or courses they intend to take during the entire summer term.
To be eligible for federal or institutional aid, you must be enrolled for at least six hours OR be enrolled in a Maymester course. The summer financial aid award cycle begins mid to late spring. A separate summer financial aid application is not necessary. Financial Aid will email students when their summer award is ready to view in OPUS. Check OPUS to ensure that you email address is correct.
You will be notified by email when your financial award letter is ready to view in OPUS.