Designed for Adults Like You!
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program is an accelerated adult degree completion program within the School of Business, which is part of USF’s College of Business & Health Administration. Business and industry leaders in all management areas will benefit from the strong combination of applied knowledge and practical experience found in the curriculum. The goal of the B.S. in Business Administration is to prepare adult students to meet the challenges and demands they may face as a manager. Students will be able to apply concepts from the classroom immediately to a job to help them manage everyday work situations and problems.
The B.S. in Business Administration meets needs of adult students who are working in all areas of management such as organizational/operational management, logistics management, healthcare management, non-profit management, service management and human resource management. The B.S. in Business Administration also provides a solid foundation for the Master of Business Administration (MBA), the M.S. in Management degree, the M.S. in Training & Development or any other graduate business degree and offers students the opportunity to begin taking graduate courses as part of their undergraduate curriculum.
Business Administration graduates are able to employ a variety of effective management strategies including organizational change strategies, organizational behavior research, human resource management, facilities management, service management and strategic business management.
To find out of this program is available in your state, visit the “Your Right to Know” page, and under Academics, click “Program Availability by State.”
The mission of the Business Administration program is to provide adult learners with the highest quality of applied management skills to fulfill their intellectual and professional career needs. Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Use various leadership strategies and resources to examine in the problems and dynamics of organizational change.
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal and managerial communication skills.
- Identify and explain fundamentals and challenges of contemporary human resource management.
- Apply supervisory management and organizational behavior principles.
- Understand components associated with efficient management of facilities.
- Define the functions and responsibilities of a manager in meeting the needs of today‘s business, society and environment.
- Demonstrate understanding of the theories and strategies of service management.
- Implement the strategic business management approaches necessary for effective operation of an organization.
