CBU's Business Administration major is an excellent program for students who want to become effective leaders and who would like to possess the skills to plan, organize and motivate others around them.
The major in Business Administration provides a variety of courses that prepare students to be competitive in the workforce. The degree is structured to provide a foundation of specific business topics in areas including
- Management
- Finance
- Accounting
- Marketing
- Business Law
- E-commerce
and other areas and is designed to allow you to complete your degree in four years. The degree will develop in the graduate the potential for career advancement in all areas of business management.
Our approach to the education process generates self-confident, productive business professionals who have the capability and motivation to succeed in the rigorous educational environment designed within the business program. Upon graduation students will have demonstrated success in innovation-oriented, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and possess cross-cultural awareness, sensitivity and skills for effective leadership in the global environment.
Learning outside the classroom
The competitiveness of the coursework is enhanced by a variety of available value-added experiences. Students bridge academic concepts with real working-world experience by interning at local and global businesses and enhance their skills for effective leadership in the global economy by studying in our two-week summer program at Oxford University, in England.
The School of Business professors bring practical, application-oriented instruction into the classroom to equip you to solve real-world challenges. The faculty members of the School have extensive experience and knowledge in their field of expertise and are able to translate the academic experience into practical and marketable business skills for each of our students.
Career Opportunities
Alumni of the Dr. Robert K. Jabs School of Business are executives at major national and international corporations, top government officials and successful entrepreneurs. Some of the highly respected firms that have actively recruited and hired our graduates for management positions include Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Shell Oil Corporation, Glaxo Smith Kline, Ford Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Fleetwood Enterprises, Bourns Incorporated, Ernst & Young and Pepsi Cola.
Business Administration (BSBA) Program Requirements (57 units)
- 18 units of lower division core courses
- 21 units of upper division core courses
- 6 units of upper division business administration courses
- 12 units of elective courses
18 units of Lower Division Core Business Courses:
ACC 250: Principles of Accounting I
ACC 251: Principles of Accounting II
BUS 217: Microeconomics
BUS 218: Macroeconomics
BUS 237: Management Based on Biblical Principles
CIS 270: Business IT Application
21 units of Upper Division Core Business Courses:
BUS 303: Business Finance
BUS 315: Business Statistics
BUS 334: International Business
BUS 358: Business Law
BUS 463: Business and Organizational Management
BUS 485: Business Policy and Strategy
MKT 333: Principles of Marketing
6 units Upper Division Business Administration Courses
BUS 301: e-Commerce
BUS 440: Quantitative Business Analysis
12 units Elective Courses:
BUS 343: Human Resource Management
BUS 357: Small Business Management
BUS 435: Leadership in Organizations
BUS 464: Family Business Management
BUS 475: Project and Team Management
BUS 491: Internship in Business
CONCENTRATION COURSES (12 units)
Students must complete all requirements in one of the following concentrations: International Business or Management
International Business (12 units)
BUS 434: International Economics
BUS 444: International Marketing
BUS 454: International Management
ICS 430: Intercultural Communications
Management (12 units)
Complete twelve (12) additional units from the above list of Elective Courses.
OTHER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE:
Business Administration Minor (30 Units)
12 units of Lower Division Courses:
ACC 250: Principles of Accounting I
ACC 251: Principles of Accounting II
BUS 218: Macroeconomics
BUS 237: Management Based on Biblical Principles
18 units of Upper Division Courses:
BUS 334: International Business
BUS 356: Business Communications
BUS 358: Business Law
BUS 463: Business and Organizational Management
BUS 485: Business Policy and Strategy
MKT 333: Principles of Marketing