bachelor of business administration (Online)
Overview of Business Administration
This online program will prepare you to work with integrity in many different business settings. Students will gain an understanding of challenges in the world of business and will develop a broad range of business skills. Students will be encouraged to develop a biblical worldview and to practice servant leadership skills in their own context.
Who Should Apply
Motivated individuals with the desire to be trusted and skilled to work in business settings.
Career Paths
Required Credits
120 credits required including: Business Administration and Management (33), Biblical Studies (30), General Education (30), Christian Ministry (12), Free Electives (15).
Curriculum
Each academic program of the college provides the context for whole life transformation through biblical life preparation. Students come to learn, learn to serve, and serve to change lives. Through the courses offered in each program, students will develop a Christ-centered worldview and be prepared to make a difference in the world through their lives, work and service to others.
The courses of study in each degree proceed from foundational to exploratory to immersion courses. Areas of study for each degree will include general education, biblical studies, Christian ministry and service, and core courses in the major.
Students will be challenged to grow in their knowledge of self, others, the world and the Bible. They will be challenged to grow in their critical thinking, development of a biblical worldview and the integration of their faith and learning.
Foundational courses – 45 credits
General Education – 18 Credits
- College Composition and Research (3 credits)
- Business Writing (3 credits, UL)
- Public Speaking or Communication Elective (3 credits)
- General Education Elective (6 credits)
- Applied Business Math (3 credits)
biblical studies – 12 Credits
- Creation and Covenants or Israel’s Life and Literature (3 credits)
- Life of Christ or Early Church (3 credits)
- Biblical Hermeneutics (3 credits)
- Christian Narrative I or II (3 credits)
Christian ministry – 6 Credits
- Foundations of Ministry (3 credit)
- Fundamentals of Leadership (3 credits)
Business administration – 9 Credits
- Foundations of Accounting (3 credits)
- Business Ethics (3 credits)
- Finance (3 credits)
exploration courses – 42 credits
General Education – 12 Credits
- History Elective (3 credits)
- Sociology (3 credits)
- General Psychology (3 credits)
- Intro to Philosophy (3 credits)
Biblical Studies – 6 Credits
- Bible Electives (6 credits)
Christian ministry – 3 Credits
- Teaching Skills (3 credits)
business administration – 21 Credits
- Leadership or Organizational Leadership (3 credits)
- Marketing (3 credits, UL)
- Operations Management (3 credits, UL)
- International Business (3 credits, UL)
- Business Law (3 credits, UL)
- Managerial Economics (3 credits)
- Marketing Elective (3 credits)
immersion courses – 18 credits
Biblical Studies – 12 Credits
- Old Testament Elective (3 credits, UL)
- New Testament Elective (3 credits, UL)
- Theology of Work and Wealth (3 credits, UL)
- Senior Seminar (3 credits, UL)
Christian ministry – 3 Credits
- Spiritual Formation for Ministry Leaders (3 credits, UL)
business – 3 Credits
- Personal Finance and Investment (3 credits)
free and/or Emphasis electives – 15, 3 UL, Credits
Dr. Sherry Shindelar
HUMANITIES INSTRUCTOR AND DIRECTOR OF ONLINE EDUCATION
Program Director: Online Education
Instructor: Humanities, English
Bachelors of Fine Arts: Creative and Professional Writing
Bemidji State University
M.A. in English
Bemidji State University
PhD in Literature and Criticism
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
