Applied Management

The mission of the Department of Business Administration is to prepare students for professional careers as entrepreneurs, managers and marketing professionals. The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Business, a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Applied Management (B.P.S. - A.M.) and an Associate of Science degree in Business Administration. The goals of the degree programs are to provide essential knowledge and skills, and develop competencies that graduates need to: enter business careers; enter graduate and professional schools of their choice; become lifelong learners; and become professionals in business organizations and contributors to the communities in which they reside.

The business courses, programs and degrees provide for advancement in careers. Moreover, they afford students the opportunity for research internship, and professional enhancement. The department, along with the School of Business, has established liaisons with corporate, government and community organizations to help students to achieve their professional goals.

By appropriate course selection and in consultation with an academic advisor, students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Business may select courses to emphasize a specific career interest in the areas of: Management: Entrepreneurship; Marketing; Economics; Finance; and CIS.