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Business Administration

College of Business

Location: Crete

Degree Type:

Undergraduate

The world is in need of business professionals who are not only good at what they do, and who conduct themselves ethically and are able to make decisions in turbulent business environments. Doane's business administration majors will be able to demonstrate their abilities to anticipate, understand and adapt to change as it affects the diverse business world.

Doane University’s Business Administration degree opens doors to many different paths. Our program is committed to teaching students how to think and make decisions, preparing students for today’s ever-changing, highly-competitive business environment. Whether it is writing a marketing plan, evaluating a stock portfolio, online simulations or internships; your coursework will model reality.

As soon as you step on our campus, you will know that you matter. Our faculty is diverse, bringing our industry experiences into the classroom. They will work side-by-side to help you accomplish your educational goals. Members of our business faculty have:

Managed a multi-state financial services program for the largest privately held bank in the United States.
Managed a full-service marketing department, worked for Fortune 500 companies.
Owned an expert witness and financial services consulting firm.
Worked as an Executive Human Resource Manager for 17 years.

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Doane’s CORE Connection curriculum and academic requirements provide the framework to sample interest and find your passion while both keeping options open AND maintaining a pathway to a degree in four years – or less.

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At Doane University, we reward students for their achievements both in and outside of the classroom. Through scholarships, grants, work-study, and on-campus employment, our students look forward to starting jobs, not payment plans.

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Management Analysts
2018 Median Pay: $83,610 per year
Job Outlook: +14% from 2018-28
Management analysts propose ways to improve an organization’s efficiency.

Administrative Services Manager
2018 Median Pay: $96,180 per year
Job Outlook: +7% from 2018-28
Administrative services managers plan, direct, and coordinate activities that help an organization run efficiently.

Human Resources Specialist
2018 Median Pay: $60,880 per year
Job Outlook: +5% from 2018-28
Human Resources specialists recruit, screen, interview, and place workers. They also handle employee relations, compensation and benefits, and training.

Source: bls.gov/ooh

Doane’s business program is the opportunity for students to meet business leaders who hire our graduates. Within the last year, Doane students interacted with leaders from:

Spreetail
Hudl
US Bank
Gallup
Sherwin-Williams
Firespring
Crete Carrier
Enterprise
KidGlov
and Cabelas

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Requirements for the Business Administration Major:

Complete the following 27 credits:

BUS 212 - Human Resource Management (3)

BUS 215 - Business Statistics (3) or

BUS 226 - Finance (3)

BUS 242 - Management (3)

BUS 250 - The Legal Environment of Business (3)

BUS 251 - Introduction to Marketing (3)

BUS 365 - Ethics in a Business Environment (3)

BUS 496 - Strategic Management (3)

BUS 498 - Executing Business Strategy (3)

Complete the following cognate courses:

ACC 103 - Financial Accounting (3)

ACC 104 - Managerial Accounting (3)

ECO 203 - Macroeconomics and Literacy (3)

ECO 204 - Microeconomics and Business (3)

Crete campus students complete 12 additional credits of 300/400-level Electives

These electives must be Business or Economics courses with at least 3 of those credits at the BUS 400 level (excluding BUS 421 and all 400-level ECO prefixed courses).