Business Administration Major

A business administration degree will provide you extensive information across all aspects of business to allow you to be successful in your career. Organizations focus their employer search based on individuals who understand how to manage people and processes. Our faculty brings their industry experiences into the classroom to help students become familiar with real-world scenarios.

Program Details

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration offers you an opportunity to blend your personal and professional experiences with quantitative and qualitative coursework. The program is designed to support you in your quest to work effectively in an increasingly complex business environment, including gaining the essential skills necessary for the successful administration of a business.

Program Concentrations

This program is made up of the following concentrations. Learn more about concentrations.

Introduction to Business

Concentration Overview

This concentration provides students with the concepts and theories that are foundational to any business program.

Courses in this Concentration

Economics and Accounting

Concentration Overview

This concentration focuses on the economics, accounting, and finance elements of successful business administration.

Courses in this Concentration

Advanced Business Principles

Concentration Overview

This concentration expands student understanding of business concepts in relation to law, management, and marketing.

Courses in this Concentration

Human Resources & Marketing

Concentration Overview

This concentration addresses the human element of business administration through an examination of the employee and the consumer and a focus on strategies to effectively communicate with both audiences.

Courses in this Concentration

Concentrations on this page are required for this program. Additional courses or concentrations may need to be added to meet program or credit requirements.

Program Coursework

The specific degree requirements on the website are for illustrative purposes and may change at any time. Please contact the Registrar's Office, Academic Advising or refer to the course catalog for detailed program requirements.

Liberal Arts Core

The Liberal Arts Core Curriculum is rooted in the Liberal Arts and our Franciscan heritage. It is designed to create a framework to develop knowledge, skills, and responsibilities necessary to educate students so that they will be prepared to contribute to the world guided by a concern for issues of justice and ethical behavior.

LEADERSHIP: 4 credits

Freshman Seminar (1 cr.)
Spiritual & Ethical Literacy (3 cr.)

FOUNDATIONAL LITERACIES/SKILLS: 12 credits

Personal Branding Communication (3 cr.)
Writing for the 21^st Century (3 cr.)*
Quantitative Problem Solving (3 cr.)*
Language & Culture (3 cr.)

*For ‘Writing for the 21^st Century’ (English) and ‘Quantitative Problem Solving’ (Math), you may need additional courses depending on your placement.

CORE LITERACIES: 15 credits – Choose one (1) course from each broad theme. Course options can be found in the course catalog or on the academic advising page. Broad themes are:

Narratives of Identity (3 cr.)
Science, Environment & Culture (3 cr.)
Social Tensions (3 cr.)
The American Experience (3 cr.)
Approving the Better Things (3 cr.)

Professional Core

Culminating Experience

Giving students a culminating experience as well as practical work experience, the Professional Core is a graduation requirement for every Stritch student in a bachelor’s degree program. This bachelor’s degree program includes completion of the Professional Core consisting of three courses:

Pre-Internship
Internship
Capstone

Program Learning Outcomes

PLO1: Communication: Outcome for Oral Communication: Be able to develop and deliver purposeful information designed to increate knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners' attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors. Outcome for Written Communication: Be able to develop and express ideas in writing, using many genres and styles.
PLO2: Critical Thinking and Analysis: Be able to apply knowledge and skills in practical ways to solve real world problems.
PLO3: Quantitative Reasoning: Be able to understand, communicate, and interpret quantitative information and mathematical ideas.
PLO4: Collaborative/Systems Thinking: Produce team-based solutions to address organizational challenges and issues.
PLO5: Ethical Orientation: Recognize ethical & corporate social responsibility issues in context & implement appropriate action(s).

Limitless Curriculum

Stritch students can create an academic pathway that best fits their interests.

Explore concentrations in this major.

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Intrigued by the international aspects of business?

Consider our International Business concentration

Concentration Overview

The global focus of this concentration examines the function of business administration from multiple and diverse perspectives.

Courses in this Concentration

Interested in quantitative functions of a business operation?

Consider our Economics and Accounting Concentration

Concentration Overview

This concentration focuses on the economics, accounting and finance elements of successful business administration.

Courses in this Concentration

Interested in talent development or brand management?

Consider our Human Resources & Marketing Concentration

Concentration Overview

Courses in this Concentration

Looking to advance your knowledge of business?

Consider our Advanced Business Principles Concentration

Concentration Overview

This concentration focuses on business concepts in relation to law, management and marketing.

Courses in this Concentration

Jobs in Business Administration

"What jobs can I get with a business administration degree?"

Sales Manager
Business Consultant
Financial Analyst
Market Research Analyst
Human Resources Specialist

Career Options

A business administration degree prepares students to develop the skills required for a wide array of careers. Hiring managers are looking for those who can think analytically, lead teams, and perform research needed to help their companies and organizations succeed.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Sarah Wilson, '22

Business Administration major with minors in political science and history

There will always be a need for business majors! Stritch’s business program puts you in a wide array of classes that enhance your communication, analytical thinking, and leadership skills that are needed in any workplace. This isn’t a program where you are just reading out of a textbook, classes are taught with a hands on and discussion approach.

Taylor Fritz, '23

Business Administration major with a minor in Communications

The Limitless Curriculum has helped me shape my education career to be unique to what I want to get out of my education. I am able to personalize my degree.

Business Administration Internships

Students gain direct experience through internship experiences.

Business administration programs prepare students to immediately begin their career post-graduation or attend graduate school to earn advanced professional degrees.

Internship sites may include:

Jose's Blue Sombrero
Liberty Tax
Golden Spiral Digital
United Community Center
Milwaukee Kickers
Ambas Financial Services

Contact admissions or the program faculty with questions about this program.

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