Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

The Business Administration major will enable you to master the skills necessary to succeed in any aspect of business. In the program, you’ll have the unique opportunity to customize your education by choosing multiple business emphases or declaring a second major in Accounting, Economics or other relevant programs to get the dynamic skillset you’ll need to fulfill your personal and professional goals.

The popularity of our Business Administration program is a testament to the outstanding, personalized education that Western Colorado University offers. Through a combination of intimate class sizes, competitive internship opportunities and our start-up incubator lab, we’ll help you become a well-prepared professional leader who thrives.

All standard majors require a minor in a second discipline or a second major.

The Standard Program requires a minimum of 45 credits including the 21-credit Base Curriculum, the 15-credit Business Administration Nucleus, BUAD 491 Strategic Management, and six credits of Business Administration electives. At least three credits of the six credits must be upper-division Business Administration electives, and no more than three credits may be from: BUAD 101 Business of Life, BUAD 150 Introduction to Hospitality, or BUAD 499 Internship in Business Administration. Electives should be chosen in consultation with an advisor. BUAD 397 Special Topics or BUAD 497 Special Topics courses are allowed to count toward the six-credit requirement only with departmental approval.

You need to complete 123 credit hours to successfully obtain this degree. Please check detail of study units at https://western.edu/program/business-administration/

Business administration includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising a company’s operations from accounting to marketing. Our Business Administration program delivers the world-class education you’ll need to become an influential professional anywhere in the world.

You can join one of the following careers:

• Business Consultant
• Business Manager
• Business Analyst
• Entrepreneur