The Division of Business Administration (DBA) promotes intellectual excellence, integrity, and discipline while helping students develop interpersonal, technical, and theoretical skills essential to success. The program builds a strong foundation that prepares students to excel in business, politics, graduate and other advanced studies, and entrepreneurship.
The Business Administration program offers concentrations in accounting, finance and banking, management, and marketing. The Division also offers minors in economics, entrepreneurship, and international business and is pursuing efforts to be a centre of excellence.
The purpose of the Business Administration Program with a management concentration is to prepare students for graduate and professional schools and entry-level management positions. Students will also develop skills to pursue entrepreneurship.
The purpose of the Business Administration program with a concentration in accounting is to prepare students for graduate and professional schools and entry-level accounting positions. Students will also have skills as business consultants, public accountants, and auditors.
The purpose of the Business Administration program with a concentration in marketing is to prepare students for graduate and professional schools and entry-level marketing positions. Graduates of this program will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement marketing programs to accomplish strategic objectives in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. Students are prepared to compete on a global scale by completing 12 credit hours of (same) foreign language and engaging in an international experience.
The Business Administration Program's objectives with a concentration in finance and banking are to prepare students for graduate and professional schools and seek employment in the corporate arena. The curriculum includes a general core of courses and various major courses emphasizing banking, investment, and stock market analysis.