For students that are interested in some aspect
of business and want to study that at an undergraduate level, a degree in
business administration can be a great idea. As someone who chose a BSBA as their
undergraduate path, I can tell you a little bit about what my experience was
like in business school and you can decide if that is what is right for you.
It may be different at different schools, but
the degree that everyone got in the business school where I went to college was
a bachelor of science in business administration, but you chose a specific
major (or sometimes two, and also maybe a minor) that is the specific field
that you are interested in. That major has certain requirements on top of the
general requirements that you must fulfill to complete a business degree.
Usually, the requirements are going to give you a sampler plate of different
introductory courses in all of the specific majors, which allows you to try
thing out before you jump deeper into the one that interests you the most.
Additionally, you will have to take some classes that every business student
needs, like managerial statistics or modeling classes that teach Excel use.
Some of the typical majors that you might expect
include accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, supply
chain management, and organizational management. As such, you can expect to
take intro classes in all, sometimes more than one. Intro to Marketing is
usually one of the only marketing requirements, but accounting has both
Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting. Economics has both
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
Once you get past all of the core requirements,
you are going to start focusing in more on the elective and required classes of
your major. Those all depend on what you choose to study, but there are likely
many choices among what you can take to fulfill your requirements, so not every
student has the same journey to the same degree. You also have room open to
explore other things if you want to. For some students, that means picking up
another major within the business school or you might be able to combine
outside to give yourself a well-rounded resume. You can also use that time to
minor in something that interests you. I fell into marketing as a major and
found an interest in writing through elective classes in college that I had
never felt before. The combination of writing and marketing made immediate
sense, so I bundled my electives into a writing minor.
Getting a degree in business administration can
also give you experiences that prepare you for the world. At some point, you
will have to make presentations, which really helps you find confidence as a
public speaker. You can also learn a lot of Excel skills that make data
management in life and career very simple and helpful. Another of the hidden
benefits of getting a business degree is that all of your peers are doing the
same thing. You can make relationships that have social and professional
benefits down the line as well as just meeting cool people. Getting a degree in
business administration is a really good bet if you enjoy business.
