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Business Administration

Explore the wide world of business with a degree in business administration. With multiple concentrations to choose from, you’ll be able to tailor your education to meet your interests, whether that’s in agribusiness, marketing, human resources, and management, or managerial accounting and finance. Taught by professionals in the field, you will control your future with the education to succeed.

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Macy Schlaht

Business Administration – Marketing student

“My classes and internship are some of the biggest reasons I landed a full-time job just one month into my senior year of college!”

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  • Agribusiness Concentration
    Learn the management skills, analytics, and tools needed to successfully operate an agricultural business. Discover best practices in production, marketing, finance, and accounting.
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  • Human Resources & Management Concentration
    Discover the opportunities in operations, sales, and human resources. Learn about leadership, management, labor, and business operations.
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  • Managerial Accounting and Finance Concentration
    Learn the importance of, and how to use accounting information, financial tools, and analytics to drive informed business decisions.
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  • Marketing Concentration
    Explore both the flashy and functional parts of marketing, advertising, retailing, sales, and social media management.
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Beyond graduation

Explore the possibilities

A degree in Business Administration from VCSU prepares students for multiple professions and workplaces. Focus your skills by selecting a competitive concentration. Career opportunities with a Business Administration major can include:

  • Farm Management
  • Grain Merchandiser / Buyer
  • Professional Sales
  • Accountant
  • Auditor
  • Operations Director
  • Payroll Specialist
  • Marketing Coordinator
  • Advertising Assistant
  • Human Resources  Management
  • Business Manager
  • Loan Officer
  • Controller
  • Financial Planner / Consultant

Be part of Business Club!

Business majors and minors, can get invovled in business club and other various activities.
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Where you'll study

Our Business Department is housed in Vangstad Hall—central to campus, newly renovated in 2013, and connected to two other academic buildings.
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Plans of Study

  • Elements of Accounting I and II
  • Advanced Farm Management
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agriculture Commodity Marketing
  • Business Communications
  • Business Data Solutions
  • Business Ethics
  • Business in the Legal Environment
  • Elementary Statistics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Foundations of Banking
  • Information Systems Management
  • International Business
  • Internship
  • Introduction to Agriculture Management
  • Managerial Finance I and II
  • Operations Management
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Management
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Professional Sales
  • Strategic Planning
  • Taxation of Business Entities
  • Elements of Accounting I and II
  • Business Communications
  • Business Data Solutions
  • Business Ethics
  • Business in the Legal Environment
  • Corporate Communication
  • Communication and Interviewing
  • Elementary Statistics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Foundations of Leadership
  • Human Resource Management
  • Information Systems Management
  • International Business
  • Managerial Accounting and Finance
  • Managerial Finance
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Management
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Elements of Accounting I and II
  • Business Communications
  • Business Data Solutions
  • Business Ethics
  • Business in the Legal Environment
  • Elementary Statistics
  • Enterprise Systems
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Foundations of Banking
  • Information Systems Management
  • Intermediate Accounting I and II
  • International Business
  • Managerial Accounting and Finance
  • Managerial Finance I and II
  • Operations Management
  • Principles of Auditing
  • Principles of Investments
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Management
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Strategic Planning
  • Taxation of Business Entities
  • Elements of Accounting I and II
  • Advertising and Promotions
  • Business Communications
  • Business Data Solutions
  • Business Ethics
  • Business in the Legal Environment
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Digital Marketing
  • Elementary Statistics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Information Systems Management
  • International Business
  • Managerial Finance
  • Marketing Research
  • Operations Management
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Management
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Professional Sales
  • Public Relations
  • Retailing
  • Social Media Management
  • Strategic Planning

Meet an advisor

Brenda Tyre

Brenda Tyre, MBA, CPA

Associate Professor
brenda.tyre@vcsu.edu
701-845-7515
Departments

Department of Business, Management

Office Location
  • Vangstad 120
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