Program Overview

The Business Administration major equips students to serve as business leaders in various industries. Students develop knowledge and skills in numerous areas of business such as Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Analytics & Decision Making, Human Resource Management, Business Law, Leadership, and Organizational Strategy. As a Business Administration major, students may earn a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an option of adding a concentration of Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, or Sport Management. Our Business Administration program embraces an individual’s passion for business and their desire to demonstrate a Christ-centered life in the marketplace.

Students who are in the top 20 percent of their class and have classification of Junior or Senior are eligible to become members of Sigma Beta Delta, the international honor society in Business, Management, and Administration.

Some students also go on to study at the graduate level. Our 4+1 Business Admin/MBA degree allows students to earn both an undergraduate and graduate business degree in five years, and our MBA offers a variety of ways for students to pursue a master’s degree in business 100% online.

All four-year Johnson students complete two majors: one in Bible and Theology and one in their chosen field, such as Business Administration. Transfer students with substantial prior coursework may complete a reduced set of Bible and Theology requirements instead of the major. Learn more about the Bible and Theology curriculum here.

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Meet Carly Letcher, a Business Administration student at Johnson University, as she shares her experience in the program, the integration of faith into her business courses, and how her graphic design minor has enriched her academic journey.

Carly exemplifies marketplace ministry, living out God’s calling wherever she is.

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A 'Marketplace Ministry'

Curriculum

  • Principles of Financial Accounting
  • Business Essentials
  • Business Communication
  • Business Finance
  • Business Analytics & Decision Making
  • Leadership Theory & Practice
  • Organizational Strategy & Policy
  • Business Law
  • International Business
  • Internship
  • Economics
  • Principles of Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Marketing

Career Outlook

  • Financial Advisor
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Marketing
  • Project Management
  • Finance
  • Research Analyst
  • Human Resources
  • Banking
  • Business Development