Bachelor of Arts in Betriebswirtschaftslehre

Our Focus

The construction of ethical and effective business careers through an in-depth understanding of business practice and ethics

Your Talents

Successful Business majors from Belmont Abbey College:

• have broad interests in business functions, such as marketing and finance<
• organize information well
• are a good steward of resources
• want to motivate and lead people in a competitive business environment

Our Approach

Belmont Abbey College offers a tried-and-tested business curriculum that has produced successful, innovative entrepreneurs, like Fox News business analyst and web marketing entrepreneur Jennifer Walsh.

• Build vital leadership qualities and skills by pursuing challenging classes and valuable internship opportunities
• Improve your creative and critical thinking, decision-making and problem-solving techniques, and communication skills

Students of Business at BAC will have many opportunities to build their credentials by pursuing internships with big-name companies like Clear Channel Media.

Your Purpose

With a Business Management bachelor’s degree from Belmont Abbey College, you will be able to pursue a variety of careers such as:

• Marketing
• Advertising
• Banking
• Real Estate
• Economic Advising
• Insurance
• Statistical Analysis and Research
• International Business

The Abbey Difference

Guided by the tenets of Catholicism and the Benedictine hallmarks, Belmont Abbey College strives to provide students with a well-rounded education that promotes wise and ethical decisions. The Business Management degree guides our learners as they explore the intrinsic connection between professional preparation and a liberal arts education. Business at the Abbey is about merited financial success and much more. In addition to imparting key skills and knowledge, the Business faculty is committed to modeling and encouraging the further development of honesty, integrity, and virtue in our students.

Highlights of your experience

• Business Communication:  This writing- and speaking-intensive course gives special attention to forms of communication commonly found in the business world.
• Finance:  This course surveys topics dealing with the basic nature and application of financial concepts. Various techniques and their use in financial decision-making and problem-solving within an organization will be given emphasis.
• Legal Environment of Business:  This course examines the substantive legal issues involved in American business, including contracts, torts, intellectual property, employment law, business entities, and real estate. The course also describes the processes by which business legal disputes are resolved, including litigation, mediation, and arbitration.

Program Requirements

In addition to the Core Curriculum requirements, the following requirements are specific to the Business major:

Major requirements:

15 lower-division hours

• EC 201 Introductory Economics I
• EC 202 Introductory Economics II
• AC 211 Principles of Financial Accounting
• AC 212 Principles of Managerial Accounting
• BU 265 Spreadsheet and Database Applications

27 Hours at 300 level or above

• BU 300 Management
• BU 306 Quantitative Analysis
• BU 309 Marketing
• BU 310 Finance
• BU 315W Business Communication
• BU 407 Management Seminar
• BU 412 Legal Environment of Business
• BU 437 Supply Chain Management
• IB 310 International Business
• BU 453 Internship

NOTE:  Students seeking to graduate with a major in Business may have no more than two grades below a “C” in the major and must have a major area GPA of 2.00 or higher.

Home to more than 1,400 students

Belmont Abbey College is a small, Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts institution. We find our center in Jesus Christ and believe in the development of the whole person—in mind, body, and spirit.

Our mission is to provide an education that will enable our students to lead lives of integrity, succeed professionally, become responsible citizens, and be a blessing to themselves and others.

A 1,500 year old tradition

Founded in 1876 by Benedictine monks we continue to celebrate the 1,500-year-old Benedictine monastic tradition of prayer and learning. Though we are founded on our Catholic, Benedictine traditions we welcome a diverse body of students regardless of religious affiliation.

Experience Southern hospitality

Located just 10 miles west of Charlotte, NC, Belmont Abbey College is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Abbey is the only Catholic college between northern Virginia and Florida.

We invite you to explore our website, visit our campus and join the Belmont Abbey College family.

2020 Best Southeastern colleges - the Princeton Review

The Cardinal Newman Society calls Belmont Abbey College one of the top Catholic colleges in America for faithfulness and affordability, and First Things Magazine recently named the Abbey America’s #1 “School on the Rise, Filled with Excitement.” In addition, we have received a “Top-Tier Ranking” by U.S. News and World Report and recently named “A best Southeastern College” by The Princeton Review.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to educate students in the liberal arts and sciences so that in all things God may be glorified. In this endeavor, we are guided by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the Apostolic Constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae , and the Benedictine spirit of prayer and learning. Exemplifying Benedictine hospitality, we welcome a diverse body of students and provide them with an education that will enable them to lead lives of integrity, to succeed professionally, to become responsible citizens, and to be a blessing to themselves and to others.

Vision Statement

Belmont Abbey College finds its center in Jesus Christ. By his light, we grasp the true image and likeness of God which every human person is called to live out. We aim to renew that likeness in all dimensions of life for our students and members of our community through curricular and co-curricular programs of excellence and virtue-based in the liberal arts as practiced in the Catholic and Benedictine intellectual traditions.

By excellence and virtue, we mean the skills, attitudes, and stable dispositions of character that make possible the consistent practice of the good throughout the full range of human pursuits (scholarly, professional, community, personal). Recognizing that each field has its own standards of excellence, we strive to achieve them, led by St. Benedict’s desire “that in all things God may be glorified.”

As a Benedictine institution, we find this glory especially revealed in the development of the whole person, guided by the liberal arts, as a responsible steward of the true, the beautiful, and the good. We welcome the talents of everyone, from any background and tradition, who are committed to fostering that development and contributing to the mission of the college. To the members of the Belmont Abbey College community, we offer an environment and community animated by this vision where they may work towards their own full potential.