Business Administration

The Business Administration major at St. Andrews combines the strengths of a liberal arts education with a broad base of professional knowledge about the world of business and economics.

Professor Doug Glass works with students on entrepreneurial projects.

Business Administration:

The principal business administration major requires a minimum of 36 credits in core courses plus 15 elective credits in upper level courses drawn from the fields of accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing. Students, in consultation with their advisor, select upper-level elective credits to support an area of emphasis.

Areas of Emphasis:
Accounting
Economics
Finance
Management
Marketing

Professor Loren Cornish took his students to tour the Campbell's Soup plant in Maxton, N.C., just a 15 minute drive from the St. Andrews campus.

Business Administration with a Specialized Program of Study:

The Department of Business and Economics also offers students an opportunity to combine a strong preparation in business administration with a specialized knowledge in more specific fields of interdisciplinary study. These programs include coursework from other departments while reducing slightly the number of credits in business courses.

Specializations Available:
Equine Business Management
International Business
Management and Information Technology
Management Ethics and Social Responsibility
Therapeutic Horsemanship Business Management

Tom Watt '07 was a Business Major who served as Student Government Association President and senior class speaker at Commencement.

What Distinguishes This St. Andrews Program:
Skills, Knowledge, and Confidence

The Department of Business and Economics has designed its curriculum and coordinated its various course offerings to ensure that our students will achieve the following learning outcomes:

• Knowledge: Demonstrate a competent understanding of theories, concepts and subjects in the major.
• Communication: Become an effective and efficient communicator.
• Critical Thinking: Demonstrate the ability to locate, evaluate, analyze and synthesize information relevant to the disciplines of the major.
• Leadership: Demonstrate the ability to work with others, including within and across groups.
• Professionalism: Exhibit professional competencies and habits.

Although our courses have specific discipline content objectives, we purposely incorporate certain general skills such as writing or making oral presentations or preparing business plans into all our courses beginning with the introductory courses, Thus, our students bring together in our capstone Senior Business Policy and Strategy Seminar both the discipline specific knowledge and the analytical and communications skills needed to analyze the complex case studies and present their findings and recommendations both in writing and in a formal oral presentation.