Business Administration (ABA/BBA)
Business Administration (ABA/BBA) Programs at Reinhardt University
Associate of Business Administration Online Degree Program (A.B.A.) Program Overview
The Associate of Business Administration degree program is designed for mid-career, working professionals, executives, administrators, managers, and business owners and entrepreneurs who want to build a solid foundation of business course work. Coursework within the degree program includes general education core and business courses and is designed to provide students with the foundational classes needed to transfer into the Online Bachelor of Business Administration.
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
The Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree completion program is designed for mid-career, working professionals, executives, administrators, managers, and business owners/entrepreneurs with a minimum of 30 semester hours of college coursework in general education and business administration or related discipline (up to a maximum of 90-semester credits). Coursework within the degree program includes business foundations major required classes (36 semester hours), selection of a degree focus/concentration – Human Resource Management or Project Management, 18 semester hours), 42 hours of general education classes, and 24 hours of free electives.
What You’ll Learn at RU
Students in the ABA/BBA will learn:
- Critical Thinking, Analytical, and Problem-Solving Skills – analyze business situations using information and logic to make recommendations for problem-solving and decision-making.
- Interpersonal, Teamwork, Leadership, and Communications Skills – use team building and collaborative behaviors in the accomplishment of group tasks and will effectively communicate the problem alternatives considered, a recommended solution, and an implementation strategy in oral, written, and electronic form.
- Ethical Issues and Responsibilities -recognize and analyze ethical dilemmas and propose resolutions for practical business solutions.
- Awareness of Global and Multicultural Issues – develop awareness and analyze global and multicultural issues as they relate to business.
- Technology Skills – effectively use current technology for business applications.
ABA Courses You’ll Take
- RHU 101 Online Learning Seminar
- BUS 101 Introduction to Business
- BUS 103 Foundations of Research
- BUS 201 Principles of Accounting I (Financial)
- BUS 202 Principles of Accounting II (Managerial)
- BUS 205 Principles of Economics (Microeconomics)
BBA Courses You’ll Take
- RHU 101 Online Learning Seminar
- BUS 101 Intro to Business
- BUS 104 Intro to Data Analysis
- BUS 201 Accounting 1
- BUS 202 Accounting 2
- BUS 204 Survey of Economics
- BUS 303 Principles of Finance
- BBA 310 Business Essentials
- BBA 320 Business Communications
- BBA 325 or BBA 335 or BBA 440 (select one):
- BBA 325 Leadership
- BBA 335 Crisis Management
- BBA 440 Ethics, Values, and the Law
- BBA 340 Principles of Marketing
- BBA 450 Strategy & Managerial Decision Making
Careers in Business Administration
$76,000+
Average salary for business and financial occupations as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
900,000+
Expected business and financial occupation openings projected each year as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
A degree in business administration prepares you for jobs such as:
- Administrative services managers
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
- Computer and information systems managers
- Construction managers
- Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
- Financial managers
- Food service managers
- Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Industrial production managers
- Lodging managers
- Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
- Top executives
