Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Program Director: Dr. Kristopher Cravey

Administrative Assistant: Tina Keul

Program Overview

The BBA program is an online, undergraduate degree completion program for adult learners. The degree offers a broad examination of foundational business areas with the ability to specialize in one or more concentrations. Students may apply to transfer completed credits to general education, major, and elective course requirements.

Learning Objectives

Graduates from Messiah’s BBA program demonstrate the ability to:

  1. Recall, recognize, and interpret foundational content related to ACBSP accreditation Common Professional Component—disciplinary areas in which all business majors need to be proficient regardless of their major including Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Management, Law, Economics, Ethics, Information Systems, Global, Quantitative and Integrative
  2. Apply business concepts, strategies and tactics
  3. Conduct methodological secondary research into business issues.
  4. Articulate how the Christian faith informs one’s work life, career, and daily business practices

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

ACCT 141Financial Accounting

3

ACCT 242Managerial Accounting

3

BUSA 120Principles of Management

3

BUSA 381Business Law

3

BUSA 459Strategic Management

3

COMM 108Communication for Workplace

3

ECON 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 220Principles of Microeconomics

3

FINA 305Financial Management

3

HRM 301Human Resource Management

3

LEAD 120Leading Diverse Teams

3

LEAD 312Leading Organizational Change

3

MRKT 130Marketing Principles

3

STAT 269Introductory Statistics

3

Note: BUSA 459 fulfills the capstone and writing enriched course.

General Education Requirements

Adult General Education requirements Credits
Orientation 0
Writing 3
Communication for the Workplace (COMM 108) met/major
Quantitative Reasoning and Numeracy (STAT 269) met/major
Scientific Investigation 3
Social Sciences (ECON 120) met/major
Literature, Religion, Philosophy, History, and Arts 15
Christian Faith 3
Ethics 3
Intercultural Competence (LEAD 120) met/major
Wellness 1
General Education requirements 28
Major requirements 45
Free electives 47
Total 120