Bachelor of Business Administration*
The Bachelor of Business Administration prepares graduates for a wide range of managerial positions in business, government, and non-profit organizations. Business Administration students acquire fundamental, practical and professional skills in all phases of business including decision-making and problem-solving capabilities. The program also provides a strong liberal arts component that develops communications skills, information literacy, abstract thinking and critical analysis while fostering historical, political and social awareness.
The Bachelor of Business Administration program offers area concentrations that enable students to tailor their degrees to their career and educational goals. Specializations are available in:
- Accounting****
- Acquisition and Contract Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Health Services Administration***
- Hospitality and Tourism Management**
- Human Resource Management
- Management
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Retail Management
- Social Media Marketing*****
Also available: an Associate in Arts in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration.
*Arkansas and New Jersey students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Administration program must follow the program requirements as set forth in the state specific sections of the catalog.
**Hospitality and Tourism Management Concentration is not available in Arkansas or Delaware.
***Health Services Administration is not available in Maryland campuses. This concentration is offered online only to students in Maryland.
****Accounting Concentration is not available in Arkansas.
*****The Social Media Marketing Concentration is not yet available in North Carolina.
Strayer University’s business degree programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, 11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213, PH: 913-339-9356.
Requirements
Area I-Core Component
| ACC 100 | Accounting I | |
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | |
| CIS 105 | Introduction to Information Systems | |
| COM 101 | Effective Communication Skills | |
| ENG 115 | English Composition | |
| FIN 100 | Principles of Finance | |
| MAT 104 | Algebra with Applications | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 31.5 |
Area II-Major Component
Area II-Concentration Component
Students must choose one of the Area II Concentration Components listed to complete the Bachelor of Business Administration.
Area III-General Education Component
Area IV-Elective Component
These courses are selected in consultation with the Campus Dean or Associate Campus Dean, or Success Coach; within this component it is possible for students to develop a minor in a second area of study (see "Minors").
Minimum Total Quarter Hours Required for Graduation 180.0
All courses are 4.5 quarter credit hours.
Total Credit Hours: 180.0
Area II-Concentration Requirements
Accounting Concentration****
Acquisition and Contract Management Concentration
| BUS 315 | Cost and Price Analysis | |
| BUS 319 | Principles of Federal Acquisition and Contract Management | |
| BUS 330 | Contract Administration and Management | |
| BUS 340 | Contract and Purchasing Negotiation Techniques | |
| OR | |
| BUS 375 | Project Management | |
| LEG 440 | Procurement and Contract Law | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
Entrepreneurship Concentration
| BUS 313 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | |
| BUS 363 | Technology and Innovation in Entrepreneurship | |
| BUS 435 | Management and Growth in Entrepreneurship | |
| BUS 463 | Entrepreneurship Feasibility and Analysis | |
| FIN 317 | Financing Entrepreneurships | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
Finance Concentration
| ECO 320 | Money and Banking | |
| FIN 320 | Investments | |
| FIN 350 | Financial Markets and Institutions | |
| FIN 355 | Financial Risk Analysis | |
| FIN 405 | Advanced Financial Management | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
Health Services Administration Concentration***
| HSA 300 | Health Services Organization Management | |
| HSA 305 | Health Services Marketing | |
| HSA 315 | Health Information Systems | |
| HSA 320 | Healthcare Human Resource Management | |
| HSA 405 | Healthcare Policy and Law | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
Hospitality and Tourism Management Concentration**
| HTM 100 | Principles of Hospitality and Tourism Management | |
| HTM 150 | Quality Service Assurance | |
| HTM 250 | Purchasing and Cost Control | |
| HTM 280 | Lodging Operations Management | |
| HTM 310 | Food and Beverage Operations Management | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
Human Resource Management Concentration
| BUS 310 | Human Resource Management | |
| BUS 325 | Global Human Resource Management | |
| BUS 335 | Staffing Organizations | |
| BUS 407 | Training and Development | |
| BUS 409 | Compensation Management | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
Management Concentration
| BUS 310 | Human Resource Management | |
| BUS 322 | Organizational Behavior | |
| BUS 375 | Project Management | |
| BUS 402 | Small Business Management | |
| BUS 430 | Operations Management | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
Marketing Concentration
Project Management Concentration
| BUS 375 | Project Management | |
| BUS 377 | Managing Project Risk | |
| BUS 380 | Managing Project Teams | |
| BUS 419 | Project Estimating and Budgeting | |
| BUS 437 | Project Procurement Management | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
Retail Management Concentration
Social Media Marketing Concentration*****
| MKT 305 | Consumer Behavior | |
| MKT 325 | Social Media Marketing | |
| MKT 330 | Marketing Research and Digital Analysis | |
| MKT 465 | Social Media Strategy | |
| MKT 478 | Social Media Campaign | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
All courses are 4.5 quarter credit hours.