Mission Statement

The College of Business and Global Affairs, consistent with the overall Mission of The University of Tennessee at Martin, develops graduates whose skills, abilities and ethical standards contribute to a diversified and dynamic society.  With a primary focus on teaching, the College emphasizes quality undergraduate and graduate instruction and faculty commitment to student and regional development.  Programs are delivered in an environment that encourages a broad understanding of the forces shaping social, political and economic change in a global society.  The College promotes and supports cooperative alliances with stakeholders and outstanding teaching, research, and service.

The College of Business and Global Affairs is one of five colleges on the campus of The University of Tennessee at Martin. The programs in business are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and houses two academic departments:

  Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science

  Department of Management, Marketing, Computer Science, and Information Systems.

The College of Business and Global Affairs offers a variety of degrees and major and minor fields of study. In addition, the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is offered on-site and online.

Two endowed chairs, the Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking and the Tom E. Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise, function within the College of Business and Global Affairs.

The Regional Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (REED) Center serves existing and prospective entrepreneurs and supports economic development in rural northwest Tennessee.