Department of Management

Business Administration

General Description

The Business Administration concentration of the management major provides a broad business perspective for students who eventually wish to be involved in profit or goal management responsibilities. This program of study is not intended to prepare students for career in any one type of industry of profession. Rather, it provides the graduate with a knowledge of basic managerial skills required by managers from small entrepreneur to corporate president.

The Business Administration courses offered at WKU are normally taught by highly qualified faculty who write, teach, and offer service in the field of management. Most classes are small enough to permit a high level of student-faculty interaction. Courses required in the Business Administration Management curriculum include: Organization and Management, Organizational Behavior, Business Strategy and Policy, related professional courses in Managerial Accounting, Managerial Economics, Financial Management, Marketing, and other professional electives.

Students are encouraged to participate in the activities of various management-related organizations such as Delta Sigma Pi and Phi Beta Lambda. The learning and service opportunities provided by these groups can be very helpful in the development of a career.

Career Opportunities

A student majoring in Business Administration can expect to begin his or her career by seeking an entry-level position with some organization. Typically, such positions are quite competitive and only aggressive, well-prepared students are successful in obtaining employment. Entry level positions are often coordinated with training programs. These are valuable sources of "on-the-job" education. The student with talent and drive will move progressively upward through a series of line and/or staff positions toward his or her ultimate level of achievement.

Program Requirements

Students majoring in Business Administration will be automatically admitted into the Gordon Ford College of Business to study Business Administration after the completion of the following:

(1) attained junior standing (at least 60 hours);
(2) completed Mathematics 116 or higher, Economics 202, 203, and 206, Accounting 200 and 201, CIS 141and SCOM 161; with a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the courses listed above;
(3) attained the University standard for good academic standing;
(4) earned a minimum of 12 semester hours at Western with a minimum WKU GPA of 2.5. Management majors are required to take MATH 119 or MGT 305 but not as a part of the admission requirements.