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Your understanding of business is our business.

This is the place.

Villanova University—with its strong liberal arts foundation, Augustinian values, and one of the best business schools in the nation—is the ideal place for you to learn the fundamentals of business.

Invest in your future.
Whether you choose to work in engineering, law, medicine, technology, the arts, education, or the nonprofit sector, a firm grounding in business will benefit you throughout your career—and your life.

A program designed for you.

The Summer Business Institute (SBI) at the Villanova School of Business is designed for undergraduate students and recent graduates with non-business majors. The program is in session for nine weeks during the summer, with on-campus housing available, so that it fits conveniently with your academic year.

Are you up for the challenge?
SBI is a unique, rigorous program. You will learn about the basics of business through a broad range of integrated courses and cross-disciplinary topics—like Business Dynamics, Competitive Effectiveness, and Financial Management and Reporting—that will help prepare you to succeed after graduation. Through a curriculum that emphasizes innovation, creativity, and hands-on learning—including corporate site visits—you will gain a solid understanding of the big picture of business.

Learn from dedicated faculty who care about your success.
All SBI courses are taught by Villanova School of Business faculty members—not by teaching assistants. These professors bring a wide range of expertise to the SBI classroom as teachers, researchers, and corporate consultants. They understand the practice of business, and how to teach you what you need to know. Their courses are intense and demanding—because they want to see you succeed.

Expand your horizons—and your credentials.
Villanova students who successfully complete SBI earn a business minor. Students from other universities earn an SBI Certificate. In both cases, your SBI experience will broaden your skill set, strengthen your academic foundation,
build your professional confidence, improve your problem solving and decision making skills, and serve as an impressive credential on your resumé.

 Contact us:
 Summer Business Institute
 Villanova University
 Bartley Hall
 800 Lancaster Avenue
 Villanova, PA 19085
 Tel: 610-519-5951
 Fax: 610-519-6688
 sbi@villanova.edu