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Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Accelerate your career! With your Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree from Ashford University, ® you will increase your project management, critical thinking and leadership skills. Plus, you can prepare yourself for a path to graduate school and a Master's degree.

Specializations

You may choose to delve into other areas of business administration when you add a specialization to your degree program. A specialization consists of four (4) courses, each worth three (3) credits. These courses are taught online as part of your degree program. For more detailed information, see the Courses tab. Choose from the following specializations:

  • Entrepreneurship
    Prepare to launch and manage entrepreneurial enterprises. You will increase your business and your technical skills when you add the Entrepreneurship specialization to your degree.
  • Finance
    Add to your Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance. You will bridge the fields of finance and business to gain an understanding of the theoretical and practical approaches of financial management.
  • Human Resources Management
    Elevate your Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration by adding a specialization in Human Resources Management. You will develop the skills and knowledge critical to effectiveness in this essential organizational function.
  • Information Systems
    Take advantage of a wide range of opportunities in one of the fastest growing areas in business organizations. You will increase both business and technical skills with an Information Systems specialization added to your Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree.
  • International Management
    Broaden your Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a specialization in International Management. You will prepare to exercise leadership in a diverse array of international and multicultural scenarios.
  • Marketing
    Explore different ways in which marketing and advertising shape our modern business world by adding a minor in Marketing to your Bachelor's degree. You will expand your experience with branding, research, and consumer behavior.
  • Operations Management
    Discover how to apply both organizational and technical skills when you add the Operations Management specialization to your degree program. The Operations Management specialization prepares you to succeed in a broad range of manufacturing and service business settings where quantitative skills are essential.
  • Project Management
    Build on your Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a specialization in Project Management. You will be well-equipped to seize new opportunities in this fast-growing field.
  • Public Administration
    Promote civil society and social justice by adding a specialization in Public Administration to your Bachelor's degree. You will enhance the management skills you need to perform effectively within public, government, or not-for-profit organizations.

Transfer Concentrations

You have another option to personalize your Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree. You may add a transfer concentration when you transfer in 12 applicable credits. Use previous education in the following areas to enhance your degree and customize it more closely with your professional and educational goals:

Your classes in this program are taught by graduate-degreed faculty with real world experience in the fields they teach. In addition, you can transfer up to 99 approved credits toward your Bachelor's degree and accelerate your degree completion.

If this program sounds like it will fit your personal and professional goals, contact us at 866-711-1700 to learn more, or click here to request additional information.