Business Administration (B.A.)

Program Overview

Students declaring this Business Administration B.A. as their secondary major must complete the GenEd requirements of the primary major.

The Business Administration Major offers students the opportunity to tailor their curriculum across business disciplines emphasizing career themes such as: l) general management, 2) development of quantitative analysis skills in a business context, and 3) preparation for management of small businesses and 4) stewardship of human resources. Students not choosing a concentration can customize their degree program by selecting upper-level business courses that meet their career goals.

Note: This major is a secondary major; it may not be declared as a primary major or a stand-alone major. Students must have at least 24 unique credits in both their primary and secondary major. Students graduating with this as part of a double major receive a single degree, with two majors (e.g. a Bachelors of Arts from Messiah majoring in both x and Business Administration).

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Business Administration program can:

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 (ULO 2)
2. Apply business concepts, strategies and tactics (ULO 2)
3. Conduct methodological secondary research into business issues. (ULO 3)
4. Articulate how the Christian faith informs one’s work life, career, and daily business practices (ULO 4, ULO 5, ULO 6)

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

Three to four credits from the following:

Six additional credits of 300/400 level ACCT, BUSA, ECON, FINA, HRM, IBI, LEAD, or MRKT courses