Business Administration Major (BSBA)
With our Upside-Down Curriculum, you begin classes in your Business Administration degree program starting in the first semester of your first year.
Why Business Administration?
More than a fifth of recent college graduates majored in business—with good reason. Job prospects are promising and earning potential is higher than for any other major. A graduate with a degree in Business Administration can look forward to an excellent starting annual salary and lifetime of solid returns on the investment
Why Business Administration at Champlain?
You can change the world through business, and Champlain’s major in Business Administration will help you do just that. If you are a creative problem-solver, love numbers or are looking to make a difference in the world through market-driven solutions to problems of universal concern, Champlain’s BSBA degree will provide you with the foundation you need to reach your goals.
Our hands-on approach allows you to explore the world of business in your first semester, when you not only learn the fundamentals of how business functions but also get a chance to meet and work with successful entrepreneurs.
All of your courses will be taught by professionals who have a track record of high achievement in the areas in which they teach: Our business professors have started companies and worked in family businesses and Fortune 1000 companies.
By your second year at Champlain, you’ll be able to tailor your Business Administration major by selecting a specialized area of study that you’re passionate about:
Specializations:
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Business Law: from contracts to business organization, learn to navigate legal challenges.
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Communication: become a savvy business communicator, a skill highly prized by employers.
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Environmental Policy: merge your passion for the environment with a business background.
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Event Management: learn about the business of creating successful event experiences.
- Finance: learn key microeconomic principles such as supply and demand, non-quantifiable costs, externalities and general economic thinking.
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Financial Accounting: learn to prepare and analyze financial statements.
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Game Production: manage a team of artists, animators and programmers in creating a video game.
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Human Resources Management: learn the ins and outs of finding and keeping a business’s most important assets—its employees.
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Managerial Accounting: master the techniques of using accounting information in business decision making.
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Small Business & Entrepreneurship: understand the principles of small business management and venture creation needed to work for a small business or start your own.
This program delivers a practical, relevant education—one prized by managers and employers. Right from the start of your first semester, “living” case studies allow you to build relationships with Burlington-area businesspeople and help them tackle real business challenges at their companies. You’ll present your work to top managers and CEOs, the same people you might want to work with when you graduate. You will work on field-based projects and internships for a variety of corporations, such as Ben & Jerry’s, Burton Snowboards, Dealer.com, Merrill Lynch and UBS.
Whether you aspire to work in a small company, a large corporation, a government agency or a nonprofit organization, you’ll graduate with the know-how to add value immediately.
Your BSBA from Champlain College steeps you in business tradition while preparing you for tomorrow’s business challenges; 91 percent of graduates of the Business Administration program from 2010 are already employed in the business field of their choice.
- Find out what it's like inside a startup or a Fortune 1000 corporations from professors with professional experience and firsthand knowledge of current best practices.
- Use digital tools to make informed, data-driven business decisions, as well as to communicate with internal teams and to external audiences. Learn to think at the systems level and how to shape innovative solutions to complex business challenges.
- Develop the skills to collaborate successfully and lead effectively through team-based projects.
- Study abroad in Dublin, Ireland or Montreal, Canada, or anywhere else in the world through our study abroad partner institutions, and experience what it takes to cross cultural boundaries and function in a global economy.
- Be in high demand upon graduation. 91 percent of graduates of the Business Administration program from 2010 are already employed in the business field of their choice.
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