Faculty at VSB are nationally recognized for their passion for teaching. The VSB emphasis on community—which is fundamental to Villanova's Augustinian tradition—requires a faculty that is as committed to teaching as it is to research.

Accountancy & Information Systems faculty—through their research and teaching—are committed to keeping VSB curricula agile, innovative, and relevant. For example, faculty members utilize a Business Activity Model in the intermediate accounting course. Instead of following a traditional textbook approach, students in the course are required to navigate a multifaceted case study over two semesters. Accountancy & Information Systems faculty are also developing an introductory financial accounting course, which will be team taught by finance and accounting professors, in response to the market demand for candidates with both accounting and finance skills.

Over the past five years, nearly 100 percent of graduating seniors in the accountancy program had job placements confirmed before their graduation date. Since 2006, three VSB information systems students have won the National SAP University Alliance Scholarship—a prestigious research competition involving over 200 universities. These accomplishments reflect the excellent relationships and reputation that the Accountancy & Information Systems group at VSB maintains with recruiters, accounting firms, and technology firms.

VSB Undergraduate Curriculum

The undergraduate curriculum at VSB emphasizes four areas of business excellence: a global mindset, innovation, ethics, and technology. The curriculum incorporates fresh, multidisciplinary ideas in topic integration and team teaching.