Department of Business
| Assistant Dean of Business: |
Andrew Babyak |
| Administrative Assistant: |
Mindy Lange |
| Professors: |
J. Dose, D. Hagenbuch, M. Zigarelli |
| Associate Professors: |
A. Babyak, M. Dolislager, K. Johnston, K. Quesenberry, D. Safer, R. Sauder |
| Assistant Professor: |
L. McNear; E. Willford-Skipworth |
Managing Director, International Business Institute
|
R. Jones |
Majors and Minors
The Department of Business offers the following majors:
Accounting (B.S.)
Business Administration (B.A.)
Business Administration (B.S.) with concentrations in:
Entrepreneurship
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Human Resource Management
Leadership
Technology and Operations Management
Economics (B.S. or B.A.)
Economic Development (B.A.)
Finance (B.S.) with concentrations in:
Financial Analysis
Financial Planning
International Business (B.S.)
Marketing (B.S.)
The Department of Business offers the following certificates:
Digital Marketing
Financial Planning
Hospitality and Tourism Management
The Department of Business offers the following minors:
Accounting
Business Administration
Economics
Economic Development
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Business
Leadership
Marketing
Mission
The mission of the Department of Business is to develop faithful professionals.
- Academic excellence ("faithful professionals are exceptional in their field")
- Christian discipleship ("faithful professionals are increasingly becoming like Jesus")
- Job placement ("faithful professionals are gainfully employed")
Objectives
Upon graduating from Messiah University with a major in the Department of Business students should:
- Possess leadership, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills;
- Demonstrate effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication;
- Work effectively in teams;
- Have an appreciation of information technology and be competent in computer use and in computer-related problem-solving;
- Be able to understand and analyze financial statements;
- Understand the legal environment of business and be familiar with the primary laws regulating the typical business operation;
- Have an understanding of the opportunities and implications of globalization for U.S. business and the world community;
- Have a Christian faith-based approach to moral decision-making and an awareness of ethical issues common in the workplace;
- Be prepared academically for graduate study;
- Have developed a biblical work ethic, matured in Christian character and faith, and committed themselves to the stewardship of God’s creation.