B.S. in Business Administration

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“With an M.B.A., I now have the knowledge and skills to manage an entire organization.”

Celeste Steele

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Graduate

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree provides students with a solid grounding in the core knowledge and competencies required in today’s diverse, global, and technologically sophisticated business environment. 

B.S. in Business Administration students gain a working knowledge of the principles and concepts of management theory and practice by examining the interrelationships among the major business disciplines. Through case studies and demonstrations, students evaluate practical applications of the manager’s role in planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.

This program is results-oriented and extends beyond theories and conceptual understanding to practical application. Once students have a solid foundation in business administration, they select a concentration from today’s most important fields. This flexibility helps to ensure that students learn professionally relevant skills that can be directly applied to the working world.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this program, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in the fundamental business principles and practices that enable firms to operate in both domestic and global environments.
2. Employ critical-thinking and analysis skills to solve business problems in a real-world context.
3. Analyze ethical issues that impact business decisions from economic, political, legal, and social perspectives.
4. Describe the ways in which diversity influences a company’s ability to achieve its goals.
5. Evaluate the application of technology as a strategy for competitive advantage in business.
6. Conduct basic research using scholarly sources to acquire new knowledge in the business domain.

Accreditation

Walden University’s B.S. in Business Administration program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP is a leading specialized accreditation association that identifies and supports excellence in business education.

Concentrations

• General 
• Accounting 
• Finance 
• Human Resource Management 
• Information Systems 
• International Business 
• Management 
• Marketing 
• Small Business Management 
• Self-Designed 

Degree Requirements 

• 181 total quarter credit hours (including 45 cr. completed at Walden)
• General education  courses (70 cr.)
• Foundation course (1 cr.)
• Business courses (75 cr.)
• Concentration courses (0–25 cr., depending on concentration)
• Elective courses (10–35 cr., depending on concentration)