Business Administration
BE READY FOR THE BUSINESS WORLD
What jobs can you do with a business
administration degree?
Find career options in countless sectors including:
Accounting and Finance
Agriculture and Construction
Healthcare and Hospitality
For-profit and Nonprofit Management
Sales, Marketing and Public Relations
What’s the Difference at DWU?
As a student of business administration, you will learn how to do the following:
- Develop business plans for nonprofit organizations or a business start-up.
- Analyze workflow and productivity in an office setting.
- Hone your business skills and develop experience in your desired field.
- Focus on the problems of managing small and medium-sized organizations, both for-profit and nonprofit.
- Attend classes in DWU’s new School of Business, Innovation and Leadership building.
Gain Real-World Experience with an Internship
See how concepts and skills can be applied outside the classroom.
- Work in a local bank and learn operations of the bank’s marketing and management plans.
- Work with a local sports team to organize an event. Former DWU students have organized a DWU Pro Showcase that enabled top college senior basketball players to demonstrate their talents to professional scouts.
- Work with an accounting firm and see how accounting and management concepts are used in a financial setting.
- Travel abroad to broaden your understanding of your potential work environments. Past DWU students have traveled to Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.
If this sounds like something you want to experience, contact the Academic and Career Services Center.
Accreditation
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The Musick Family Department of Business at Dakota Wesleyan University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa, Kansas, USA. List of accredited programs.
Accreditation
The Musick Family Department of Business at Dakota Wesleyan University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road, Suite 300, Overland Park, KS 66213.
Business Administration Courses
Take classes in a creative environment that emphasizes leadership, innovation and accountable management.
BUS 101 Introduction to Business
BUS 220 Principles of Management
BUS 251 Principles of Financial Accounting
Prerequisite: BUS 155 with B- or better or consent of instructor.
BUS 252 Principles of Managerial Accounting
Prerequisite: BUS 251
BUS 263 Business Law I
Prerequisites: Sophomore status
BUS 344 Principles of Finance
Prerequisite: BUS 252
BUS 356 Operations and Information Management
Prerequisites: MTH200 or BUS 252
BUS 371 Principles of Marketing
Prerequisite: Sophomore status
BUS 381 Business Ethics and Social Policy
Prerequisite: Junior status
BUS 484 Business Analysis and Strategy
and performance objectives; and, analyzing a corporation’s internal and external environments; (2) a business simulation which challenges students to run an international business enterprise in competition with peers from all over the world; (3) and preparation and delivery of the culminating capstone presentation that will be delivered to a campus wide audience, discussing the results of the student’s simulation experience.
Prerequisites: Senior status, all business core courses, or consent of instructor.
ECO 231 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 232 Principles of Microeconomics
ENG 215 Business and Technical Writing
Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG 111.
MTH 200 Statistical Methods I
Prerequisite: MTH 125 or consent of instructor.
Get to Know Your Professors
Learn from our experienced professors! Our low student-to-teacher ratio offers valuable one-on-one interaction.
Christine Mauszycki, M.P.A., CPA
Diana Goldammer, Ed.D.
Jessica Dollahon, MBA
Stuart Keenan, M.A., M.S.
Tracy Dice, DBA
The Experience
Strengthen Your Business Degree
As a business major at DWU, you will choose from seven different concentrations. This will make you more marketable as you prepare for a professional career.
Concentration in Agriculture (Mitchell Tech Partnership)
The importance of the business of agriculture in the heartland cannot be overstated. Today’s ag operations require excellent management skills, strong marketing skills and the ability to plan for the future in an uncertain economic environment.
Take advantage of the Dakota Wesleyan University and Mitchell Technical College partnership!
DWU + MTC
The best of two worlds: state-of-the-art facilities at nearby Mitchell Tech and strong business, communication, and teamwork skills from DWU.
Program Features & Policies:
- You may have the option to participate in college athletics if you maintain nine credits at DWU (NAIA requirement) and 12 credits total.
- Courses at MTC begin after your freshman year at DWU.
- You will earn your bachelor’s degree within four years if you follow the plan you create with your adviser.
- Because of this agreement, financial aid will apply to both institutions, as long as you maintain a minimum of 12 credits between both schools.
- Dakota Wesleyan University scholarships will be prorated based on credit hours enrolled at DWU.
Apply your knowledge and skills to a career in agriculture.
Take classes like:
- Animal Science
- Crop Science
- Fertilizers
- Soil Science
- Commodity Marketing
- Advanced Commodity Marketing
- Ag Sales & Service
- Fundamentals of Insurance
- Variable Rate Systems
Concentration in Construction Management (Mitchell Tech Partnership)
Earn your bachelor’s degree in business from DWU with a construction management emphasis from Mitchell Tech. Your career will be enhanced to allow you to practice your skills and climb the management ladder faster and with confidence. Business and construction management will help you build a great future.
Take advantage of the Dakota Wesleyan University and Mitchell Technical College partnership!
DWU + MTC
The best of two worlds: state-of-the-art facilities at nearby Mitchell Tech and strong business, communication, and teamwork skills from DWU.
Program Features & Policies:
- You may have the option to participate in college athletics if you maintain nine credits at DWU (NAIA requirement) and 12 credits total.
- Courses at MTC will typically begin in the second semester of your freshman year at DWU.
- You can earn your bachelor’s degree within four years if you follow the plan you create with your adviser.
- Because of this agreement, financial aid will apply to both institutions, as long as you maintain a minimum of 12 credits between both schools.
- Dakota Wesleyan University scholarships will be prorated based on credit hours enrolled at DWU.
- Credits taken at MTC need to be preapproved.
- MTC enrollment caps may apply.
Take classes like:
- Building Materials
- Project Timeline
- Construction Documents
- Building Methods
- Building Code & Principles
- Material Takeoff
- Construction Contracting & Leadership
Concentration in Finance
Put your skills in math, problem-solving and project management to good use with a concentration in finance. Organizations and businesses need individuals with the ability to understand and analyze financial data.
We will teach you how to process financial information so you are ready for Main Street or Wall Street.
Take classes like:
- Financial Planning
- Money and Banking
- Investments
- Insurance and Risk Management
- Real Estate
Concentration in Management
Improve your ability to lead, think critically and communicate effectively with a business administration degree with a concentration in management.
Management courses will teach you theories and practices to make you a better leader in the workplace. All businesses, large and small, need people to guide the way and you can become one of those leaders.
In your career, you will make serious decisions in managing your business’s resources – people, money and time – while keeping your eyes on the details. Our program focuses on preparing you with real-world scenarios. You will experience running your own business with class simulations and internships. When you graduate, your experiences will have prepared you for success.
Take classes like:
- Leadership and Communication
- Human Resource Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Multicultural Communication
- Conflict and Change Management
- Business and Professional Communication
- Organizational Communication
Concentration in Marketing
Your marketing courses will help you build the communication skills and strategies that are key in successful organizations. With the business administration core, this marketing concentration will help you become a brand storyteller through traditional and new media.
Your DWU experience will provide you with the groundwork to bring buyers and sellers together.
Take classes like:
- Consumer Behavior
- Marketing, Planning, and Strategy
- Desktop Publishing
- Communication and Social Strategy
- Digital Imaging
- AI Prompting for Problem Solving
Concentration Nonprofit Administration
Follow your calling to serve others. Complement your business administration major with a concentration in nonprofit administration. Learn how to manage employees, volunteers, events and budgets through hands-on experiences.
Take classes like:
- Organizational Behavior
- Nonprofit Development and Management
- Public Policy
- Resource Development and Stewardship
- Program Design and Evaluation
Want to major in nonprofit administration? DWU offers the only nonprofit administration major in the region.
Concentration in Sport Management
Become a valuable player in any sports organization and embrace your love of athletics. With a concentration in sports management, you can start your career as a facilities manager, talent scout, public relations professional or promoter.
Take classes like:
- Communication and Social Strategy
- Desktop Publishing
- Sport and Society
- Sports Administration
- Sports Policy
- Sports Facility and Event Management
Want to major in Sports management? Learn more.
Related Majors & Minors
Accounting
Explore the world of accounting with the confidence to oversee the financial needs of business and accounting firms.
Communication
Excellent communication skills are sought by every employer, and it’s a true professional who elevates the skill of communicating to an art.
Digital Media & Design
The world needs talented people like you to create and design materials for countless applications.
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Entrepreneur is not a job title – it’s a way of thinking.
