A degree in Business Administration helps you understand how business works
What makes a business work, and how can you use your talents to help manage it effectively and efficiently? The six majors in the department of Business Administration develop a broad-based skill set that will allow you to impact an existing company, or build one of your own. Here, you will have the flexibility to explore the many facets of business—from management and marketing to entrepreneurship and technology—so you can choose a major (or more than one!) that aligns with your interests and talents.
Whatever path you choose, you'll be ready for quick entry into the business world, so you can build a meaningful career, pursue your purpose, and make an impact.
Department Areas
Organizational Behavior & Business Law
The Organizational Behavior and Business Law area encompasses the study of individuals and groups in organizations, as well as the study of organizations’ role in shaping the economic and social lives of communities.
Strategy, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship
Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship are related fields of study that consider how managers undertake organization-level actions and deliver performance outcomes.
Information Systems, Operations, Supply Chain & Analytics
Today’s business enterprises need to pay close attention to their supply chains and operations, use information systems, and incorporate analytics to enhance and support their businesses.
Marketing
The marketing faculty is renowned for creating carefully crafted classroom experiences that are based on current marketing practices and grounded in real-world examples.
Gies delivers a highly ranked, versatile education
Versatility is an asset in the business world. With a degree in Business Administration from Gies College of Business, you will bring agility to whatever business role you assume. That’s because you receive broad-based learning and real-world experiences under the umbrella of six essential business disciplines.
"The Department of Business Administration is home to renowned scholars in areas such as analytics, marketing, management, strategy, and more. Through research that is both powerful and practical, we’re leading and modeling what’s next in the world of business, and we’re preparing the next generation of students to be purpose-driven business leaders."
Carlos Torelli
Department Head of Business Administration
One degree, many career options
The combination of general business knowledge, a specific business concentration, and practical application makes you a well-rounded, proficient contributor who can take on a variety of roles and succeed across a wide range of business enterprises. Our successful outcomes across the Department of Business Administration undergraduate programs prove it. Two programs, supply chain management and operations management, boast 100% successful outcomes for their graduates.
Frequently Asked Questions
"I would not be where I am today without Gies College of Business. Not only did I receive an excellent education, I met many connections that have been valuable in the business world and in my personal life. Multiple professors have answered questions and guided me even after I graduated."
Caitlin McQuiston
Accountancy, Marketing '13
