Today’s business environment is complex.  Business leaders are expected to manage and be grounded in the theories and principles of accounting, organization theory, finance, marketing, economics, and statistical methods. At the same time, today’s business climate demands decision-makers who relate to far more than the fiscal "bottom line." Business managers and owners today must be prepared to answer questions and tackle issues regarding how to manage change, corporate social responsibility, the expanding presence and rights of women and ethnic minorities in the work force, the crucial need for environmentally sound business practices, growing patterns of internationalization and globalization, and the myriad forms of interaction between business needs and constantly changing and emerging technologies. More than ever before, tomorrow’s business manager will need to be sensitive, creative, broadly educated, and flexible, along with being technically proficient.

Business administration may have strong appeal for students who like working with groups and with other individuals and who enjoy issue and problem solving, are comfortable with relative solutions, and willing to shoulder responsibility.

The major in business administration is designed to broadly educate students in the business sciences. Students receive excellent preparation for professional management positions in financial services, manufacturing operations, consumer marketing, human resources, and strategic planning.

The major also prepares students for graduate school in business administration or for law school. In addition, the department offers an Honors Concentration in Financial Services Management and a Marketing Concentration for those who wish to add focus and intensity to their program, and an International Concentration for students who are interested in a career with international exposure.