BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM

About the Business Administration Curriculum

• Business Administration is every aspect of business, across the five functional areas and from the bottom to the top of the organization.
• More ASU students major in Business Administration than in any other business major.
• The Business Administration curriculum is one that provides students with a diversified rather than a specialized program in business and economics. Essentially, it is an undergraduate version of the MBA program.
• It is designed especially for those who need a broad background of training for managing businesses of their own or for students planning to enter large businesses which maintain their own specialized training programs.
• This curriculum involves the study of every major sector of business activity, with emphasis on creative thinking which will prepare the student for today's employment as well as for meeting tomorrow's challenges.
• For students majoring fields outside the College of Business, a minor in General Business is available
• The Business Administration program is administered in the College of Business by the Department of Economics & Decision Sciences.

Beyond the Business Administration Degree

• Where Do Business Administration Graduates Work?

Successful Business Administration graduates are prepared to pursue a wide range of career paths, including, but not limited to, entry level positions in:

• Banking 
• Brokerage
• Corporate management
• Information technology management
• Public administration
• Small business entrepreneurship

Organizations that have hired our Business Administration graduates include: Acxiom, Alltel, City Water, & Light, Continental Computer Corporation, Darling Store Fixtures, Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration, Dillard's, Federal Express, MidSouth Community College, Riceland Foods, Thomas & Betts, and WalMart.

• Starting salary expectations: $20,000 - $30,000

A Basis for Advanced Studies

The undergraduate curriculum in Business Administration can provide an excellent foundation for graduate work that ultimately leads to advanced degrees such as

• Applied Psychology
• Labor Relations
• Law
• Public Administration

Business Administration Coursework

General Education (46 or 49 hours) and Business Core (39 or 42 hours)

Major Requirements (24 Hours):

• Junior/Senior Accounting Elective (3 hours)
• Junior/Senior Economics Electives (9 hours)
  • Choose from upper level ECON courses
  • Must include at least one of the following
    • ECON 3343, Comparative Economic Systems
    • ECON  4103, International Trade (cross-listed as IB 4103)
    • ECON 4353, Economic Development
• Junior/Senior Management and/or Marketing Elective (3 hours)
• Junior/Senior Finance Elective (3 hours), from the following courses:
  • FIN 4723, Investments
  • FIN 4743, Managerial Finance
  • FIN 4753, Capital Management
  • FIN 3813, (or IB 3113), International Finance Management and Banking
• Junior/Senior Major Electives (6 hours) -- one course each from two of the following areas:
  • Quantitative Management (QM)
  • Management Information Systems (MIS)
  • Law (LAW)
  • Real Estate & Insurance (REI)