Business Administration

LAUNCHING THE NEXT BUSINESS LEADERS

Through the business major, you have the opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of business. The curriculum offers a comprehensive overview of all the components of business operations, allowing you to gain knowledge and skills that will make you highly marketable in nearly any job or occupation. In addition, you will have the opportunity for immersive experiential learning through internships, externships, co-curricular activities, and research.

Degrees

Business Administration (B.A.)

Major

Business Administration

Minor

A Great Fit For

THE MORNINGSIDE DIFFERENCE

Internships

There is a high demand for interns from the Siouxland region and beyond. Internships put you in a professional setting where you work side-by-side with experienced professionals in management, marketing, finance, human resource management, social media marketing, banking, and other desired fields.

Travel

You will have the opportunity to travel regionally, nationally, and even internationally for professional conferences, industry field trips, or May Term courses. Travel grants and special scholarship eligibility may be available.

Research & Active Learning

Conducting research alongside faculty members, gives you an advantage for graduate school or immediate entry into the workforce. You may also have the opportunity to present findings at the Morningside University Palmer Research Symposium, the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP), or at regional and national industry events.

FEATURED COURSES

REQUIRED

Foundations of Business and Ethics is designed to expose incoming business school students to the many functions of modern business. The course introduces students to career fields in the areas of business, and the types of decisions made by business professionals with an emphasis on ethical decision making. Students will apply the stakeholder theory of ethics to different ethical dilemmas. Other topics will include the global business environment, management, marketing, finance, accounting, business analytics, and information technology discussed in an introductory manner.

REQUIRED

This course covers the areas of law that routinely and significantly have impact on business decisions: contracts, torts, intellectual property law, cyber law, international law, and agency law. The course focuses primarily on the law itself, but also introduces the student to the legal system, attempts to help students understand the philosophy underlying a particular law in order to anticipate change, encourages consideration of ethics in business decision making, and promotes critical thinking skills.

REQUIRED

Students will study business activities related to the product, price, promotion and distribution of goods and services to create, deliver, capture and communicate value to the customer. Students will carry out an individual marketing research project utilizing primary and secondary sources and present an interactive final group industry report.

REQUIRED

Students will be introduced to strategic planning and management theories and then apply the theories to real world planning challenges. Students will not only do individual research during the course but will contribute to an integrated planning document. Students will present their research through a formal paper and presentation.

B.A. Plan of Study

Minor Plan of Study

WHY STUDY AT MORNINGSIDE?

13:1

student/faculty ratio so you’re assured a quality education focused on you

99%

employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation

65+

majors & pre-professional programs available

Related Majors & Minors

Still looking for the right fit? check out some additional program options that we think might interest you or are often paired with this program. You can also view the programs page to keep exploring your options.

MEET THE FACULTY

Daniel Wubbena

Assistant Professor

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Darrel Sandall

Dean of the School of Business

Because of our close-knit environment and small classes, students in the School of Business build strong connections with the faculty, who all have prior industry experience. As a result, the faculty are tremendously beneficial in helping students understand the career field, learn the skills they need to be successful in their careers, and are great connections for before and after graduation.

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