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Nov 27, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Business Administration, BA
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College |
Business |
Academic Award |
Bachelor of Arts |
Credits Required |
125 semester credits |
Faculty Lead |
Todd Nelson |
CIP Code |
52.0201 |
The major in Business Administration is an all-purpose general business degree designed to prepare individuals to perform managerial functions in the public and private sectors. Like other majors in the College of Business, students take a series of core courses in the fundamentals of economics, accounting, management, marketing and finance. Students then balance the rest of their major with advanced courses in management, marketing, finance and accounting. The curriculum provides an educational experience for leadership positions in the business and professional world, and in various business ministries within the church-related, service-oriented institutions. The Christian value system and perspective, particularly as it relates to the modern business environment, will be integrated throughout the academic program.
Graduates with a degree in Business Administration are able to:
- Apply business concepts and theories to solve business challenges.
- Write a realistic entrepreneurial business plan.
- Compare global and domestic business issues and practices.
- Evaluate ethical dilemmas and other issues in business from a Christian faith perspective.
- Develop a career strategy in the Business field.
Business Administration Concentration
- Recommend a business strategy based on organizational data in Accounting, Finance, and Marketing.
International Business Concentration
- Gain an experiential understanding of the international dimensions of business functions by participating in an in-depth cultural immersion programs.
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Core Curriculum Requirements: 60
Written and Verbal Communications: 9
Humanities: 9
6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
- ENGL xxx3 Any Literature course 3 credits
- HIST xxx3 Any Course in History 3 credits
- 3 additional credits selected from the following 3 credits
Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)
Social Sciences: 9
6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
- Select a minimum of two disciplines from the following: 9 credits
Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Geography (GEOG), Health & Fitness (PEDU), Information Technology (INTC), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI), or User Experience Design (UXDE)
Science and Mathematics: 7
- MATH xxxx - College-level Mathematics 3 credits
- SCIE xxxx - Science course with Lab 4 credits
Core Electives: 8
Select any college-level courses
Pre-Major Requirements: 6
Pre-Major requirements may be applied to the Core Curriculum requirements or General Electives
Science and Mathematics: 3
Lower-Level General Business Courses: 12
Upper-Level General Business Core Courses: 21
Concentrations: 21
Select one of the following concentrations
Business Administration Concentration: 21
International Business Concentration: 21
- COMM 3433 - Intercultural Communication 3 credits
- Select one of the following semester abroad experiences 18 credits
Semester abroad must include a local internship or practicum
Beijing Language and Culture University, China
Latin American Studies Program (CCC)
Soongsil University, South Korea
General Electives: 5-11
Any college-level courses
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