Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Program Director: Dr. Andrew Babyak

Administrative Assistant: Tina Keul

Program Overview

The BBA is no longer enrolling new students as of Fall 2023.

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 501Business Strategy and Execution

3
BUSA 505Business Analytics

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
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 (HRM 301) met/major
Wellness 1
General Education requirements 28
Major requirements 45
Free electives 47
Total 120