Business Administration
Business Administration
Adaptable in the Diverse Business World
College of Business
Location: Lincoln, Omaha, Online
Degree Type: Undergraduate
Business practices change rapidly, and Doane University is committed to monitoring trends and executing curriculum changes to stay on the cutting edge of what employers need and want. This program develops graduates to become leaders in the community by focusing on ethics, communication, problem-solving, decision-making, leadership, and critical thinking skills.
We are committed to teaching students how to think and make decisions by educating them through experience. Students have been able to meet business leaders from companies such as Spreetail, Hudl, US Bank, Gallup, Sherwin-Williams, Firespring, Crete Carrier, Enterprise, KidGlov, and Cabela's.
Program Information
Courses
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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 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).
Note:
Only two 300-level Economics courses may be used toward the 12 additional credits required for the Business Administration major.
Four-Year Plan
Business Administration Advising Guide
Lincoln/Grand Island/Omaha/Online students complete one emphasis chosen from the following:
Agribusiness
CMS 316 - Business and Professional Communication (3)
Choose three courses from the following:
AGR 305 - Agricultural Futures and Options (3)
AGR 315 - Advanced Agricultural Technology (3)
AGR 425 - Agricultural Sustainability (3)
AGR 430 - Advanced Agribusiness Management (3)
General Business
CMS 316 - Business and Professional Communication (3)
3 courses...
Human Resource Management
CMS 316 - Business and Professional Communication (3)
BUS 361 - Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management (3)
BUS 418 - Human Resource Strategy (3)
Plus one course chosen from the following:
BUS 315 - Organizational Behavior (3)
BUS 345 - Business, Professional and Consumer Negotiations (3)
BUS 415 - Leadership in Organizations (3)
CMS 323 - Training and Development (3)
Management
CMS 316 - Business and Professional Communication (3)
Choose three courses from the following:
BUS 315 - Organizational Behavior (3)
BUS 339 - Quantitative Methods (3)
BUS 345 - Business, Professional and Consumer Negotiations (3)
BUS 346 - International Management (3)
BUS 353 - Managing Operations for Quality and Productivity (3)
BUS 410 - Regulatory Compliance (3)
BUS 415 - Leadership in Organizations (3)
BUS 455 - Small Business Management (3)
CMS 323 - Training and Development (3)
ISM 409 - Project Management (3)
Marketing
CMS 316 - Business and Professional Communication (3)
BUS 301 - Consumer Behavior (3)
BUS 324 - Promotions Management (3)
BUS 452 - Marketing Research (3)
College of Business Residency Requirement
These courses must be completed through the College of Business at Doane University.
BUS 496 - Strategic Management (3)
BUS 498 - Executing Business Strategy (3)
Six business credits
No more than 48 credits of BUS courses may apply toward graduation.
Emphasis Areas
Agribusiness
Finance
General Business
Human Resources Management
Marketing
Management
Faculty & Staff
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Doane graduates have succeeded in their careers, achieved greater professional success, challenged themselves intellectually and personally, and become the best in their positions. That’s why Doane is well-respected by both graduates and employers.
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