Business Administration (BA)

Are you someone who likes to dip a toe into a little bit of everything? Your curious and eager spirit could be leading you toward the business administration major, which allows you to blend accounting, economics, finance, marketing, and more. There’s almost no limit to your possibilities! And with this degree under your belt, there’s no limit to your impact in the workplace, your church and your community.

A Focus on Developing Leaders

Business skills go beyond the technical and into the soft skills. But really, there’s nothing soft about them. Professors seek to raise up business leaders who are adept as critical thinkers, strategizers, managers, presenters, and problem solvers.

The ‘Most Flexible’ Business Major

Because this major offers a bird’s-eye view of the business industry, George Fox faculty will work closely with you to find concentrations or minors based on your passions, interests, and career aspirations. Many of our students add minors or course work in languages, graphic design, Christian ministries, communication, psychology, or through a semester abroad.

A Degree that Gives You Options

The versatility of a business administration degree is perhaps its greatest appeal. Graduates of this program go on to successful professions, get their MBAs, and even start their own companies.

Concentrations

As part of the major, we offer four concentrations:

Management

Ready to be a leader in the business world? Check out our management course of study, which covers the management and leadership principles you will need to be an effective leader in any number of enterprises. You will study strategic management, principles in managerial accounting, business law, principles of macroeconomics, and much more.

This concentration also dives deep into the ethics behind good business practice, stressing character development and upstanding leadership qualities.

Marketing

Are you fascinated by what drives consumers’ behavior? Do you relish competition and are you intrigued by the “how” and “why” behind things? The marketing concentration could well be for you! In it, you’ll learn and discuss topics ranging from target market analysis and communication strategies to product pricing, consumer behavior and global marketing. Ultimately, you’ll be challenged to think about how marketing can be used for good rather than in dishonorable ways.

Finance

Study the discipline that is at the heart of all business: finance. This concentration will provide you with the skills to analyze and execute the financial aspects of managerial decisions, covering topics such as the capital structure of corporations, short- and long-term investment decisions, financial security valuation, asset allocation, portfolio optimization, and investment performance evaluation.

Economics

How will you use your skills in the area of economics to better society? The social science that is economics is fundamentally concerned with improving human welfare and draws upon philosophy, mathematics, history and other social sciences in order to address many of humanity’s most pressing challenges, from escaping poverty to environmental degradation.