Business Administration
Business Administration
Develop real-life business skills to excel in the world of business!
Has a degree in business administration ever interested you? Our department at Southwestern Adventist University helps you to develop real-life business skills to prepare and test you in an academic environment that fosters innovation and creativity!
As the Department of Business Administration, we strive to prepare you for Christian service and business leadership in today’s global economy. We have built our department on academic excellence, integrity and an entrepreneurial spirit. We aim to serve and value a diverse student body, equipping you with the intellectual fortitude to change the world.
A degree in Business Administration:
- Puts emphasis on giving you real world experiences through internships and business strategy simulations.
- Provides an opportunity to build strong leadership skills through our award-winning Enactus Team.
- Gives hands-on field experience to prepare you for the work field.
- Prepares you for a stimulating and rewarding business-oriented career.
As the Department of Business Administration, we aim to:
- Provide you with the necessary knowledge for successful work experience in today's business environment and graduate studies.
- Promote an awareness of free enterprise with an international orientation within a framework of moral and ethical guidelines.
- Enrich the learning-teaching experience by fostering access to and utilization of appropriate learning resources.
- Promote faculty and student's involvement in community activities.
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Public Disclosure of Student Achievement
“I got an almost full ride scholarship to TCU, but decided to go to Southwestern Adventist University. Looking back I couldn't have made a better decision! You can get an education anywhere, but I don’t think I would have learned what I did anywhere other than SWAU. I learned not just about business but also about how to be a Christian in business.
I learned leadership skills that have helped me excel in my role at Edward Jones. Enactus was one of the most impactful groups that I was apart of. It got me out of my comfort zone by having to present to business owners and executives and also to think of others and not myself.
The teachers are awesome! They aren't just professors, they become your friends. The classes are small and so you really develop lasting relationships with everyone in the room. I would recommend anyone who wants to get a Christian business education to go to SWAU.”
- Tony Seery, Class of 2015, Finance
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Bachelor of Science vs. Bachelor of Business Administration
A B.S. degree is designed for students pursuing a dual major or pre-professional program and is also available through SWAUonline.
A B.B.A. degree gives students a broad understanding of the workings of a company. With this type of degree, students will learn general principles of business operations, communication skills, decision-making and, depending on your area of study, knowledge into the world of finance, accounting and marketing.