Business Administration, B.S.

Maryville University

The Business Administration major is a general business major designed to maximize the student’s flexibility. This major is ideal for the student who is interested in a major that surveys the field of business and complements a technical, or non-business, secondary concentration; or for the student who is looking for a general business degree to prepare for a specialist graduate degree.

The BS in Business Administration is accredited by the ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs).

Program Outcomes

A graduate of Maryville University with a major in business administration should be able to:

Identify appropriate leadership competencies to address or resolve complex management challenges.
Describe strategies to steer organizational change and explain factors that impact organizational performance.
Explain how competitive forces and the macro environment impact business operations and decision-making.
Discuss implications of ethics and sustainability in business operations and decision-making.

General Education Requirements (39-42 credits) Skills for Literacy (3-4 courses) ENGL 101 - Writing Across the Disciplines I: Rhetorical Situations ENGL 104 - Writing Across the Disciplines II: Research & Argument MATH 117 - College Algebra or Higher INTD 101 - University Seminar (required for First Year on campus students) Humanities (5 courses) Five Humanities electives Social Science (2 courses) Social Science electives Natural Science/Quantitative Reasoning (1 course) Science elective General Education Required for Major (2 courses) BUS 241 - Business Statistics ECON 203 - Principles of Economics.