Denise Daniels , Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
(206) 281-2243
ddaniels@spu.edu
If you want to be a leader in a business or nonprofit organization, you’ll need management, technical, and financial skills. At Seattle Pacific University, you’ll learn these skills within the context of a Christian environment where values and ethics are highly prized.
Business administration majors take a core group of courses that focus on the fundamental theories and practices of modern business. Students may select one of the following areas of emphasis:
Economics
For students who seek a career in analyzing public policy or forecasting economic conditions, an emphasis in economics is a good choice. Includes courses in macroeconomics, managerial economics, and the history of economic thought. Business Administration Major: Economics Concentration
Finance
Consider an emphasis in finance if you want to develop budgets for capital projects or work in the financial markets. Includes courses in investments, corporate finance, and the practice of finance. Business Administration Major Finance Concentration
Information Systems
In this age of technology, experience with information systems is invaluable. Includes courses in problem solving and programming, computer networks, and information and database systems. Business Administration: Information Systems Concentration
International Business
Students with this emphasis will participate in a study-abroad program with an SPU faculty member and take courses at a foreign university. Business Administration: International Business
Management
Students wishing to manage structures, systems, and people should consider this area. Includes courses in human resource management, entrepreneurship, and managing systems. Business Administration Major: Management Concentration
Marketing
If you’re interested in the world of customer service, advertising, sales, or product management, this area is for you. It includes courses in marketing research, consumer behavior, and marketing management. Business Administration Major: Marketing Concentration
Social Enterprise
SBE's newest business administration concentration draws upon the unique strengths of SBE in areas such as social venture management and microfinance. Business Administration Major: Social Enterprise Concentration
An internship is required for all business administration majors. SPU students have held internships at places such as Starbucks headquarters, Merrill Lynch, and the Seattle Mariners. Graduates with a Business Admninistration degree have gone on to careers in advertising, communications, and the high-tech industry, and on to graduate programs around the country.
| Note: Students interested in Business Administration may also wish to consider the Global Development Studies major offered by the Department of Political Science and Geography. (More information) |
2011-2012 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
School of Business & Economics | Time Schedule |Course Descriptions | Faculty
INTERNSHIP INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJORS
Internship information from SBE and the Center for Career and Calling.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM FLOW MODEL
Suggested Course Sequence: A Four Year Plan
SBE Interactive Course planner
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM CHECKLISTS
Business Administration 2011-12
Business Administration 2010-11
Business Administration 2009-10
Business Administration 2008-09
Business Administration 2007–08
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