UNIBusiness | Business Administration Degree | University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration

Get ready for a degree in business administration.

When a position requires a diverse understanding of many facets of business like accounting, management, sales and marketing, employers tend to hire business administration management graduates.

The Business Administration emphasis prepares you for a variety of organizational roles by exposing you to core business education, training and practices.

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Designed to cater to your specific areas of interest

We give you the option of choosing from a broad range of business courses to shape a program that conforms to your scholastic and long-term career goals.

244,100 new general and operations manager jobs projected over the 2012-2022 period.*

The Business Administration emphasis covers a wide gamut of management opportunities. Some of our graduates have gone on to get jobs as:

Production Supervisors
Business Managers
Employee Relations Managers
Department Managers
Service Representatives

Business Analysts
Development Services Managers
Human Resource Managers
School Administrators

Customize your business administration degree

The Business Administration emphasis will give you a solid understanding and experience in common core business practices. You determine the path by choosing from a variety of courses related to marketing, finance, human resources, operations management, information systems, ethics and international business. Business administration major courses include:

Employment and Labor Law
Staffing and Employee Development
Business, Ethics, and Society
Dynamics of Negotiation

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