Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Majors
- Accounting
- Business & Sports Management
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Marketing
- Management
- Business minor requirements
Meet Steve Gorsun '09
“My professors were personable and involved with their students – always willing to go out of their way to make sure you were getting what you needed out of their classes.”
Internships prepare you
Kayla learned more than just prepping customers' taxes at an internship with a local Certified Public Accounting firm. They also trained her in tax planning, planning for the future, and the importance of customer service.
You might say Ashley's passionate about marketing. She's done three internships, all in different industries: health care, publishing and tourism. She found she could apply the same marketing "rules" that she learned here to each.
An enterprising experience!
For double business major Chris Nanof '10, having a summer internship with Enterprise Rent-a-Car benefited him in more ways than one.
In the news
How can we fuel our future wisely?
Business professor looks at a few real-world solutions.
Teachable moments
Ed Hellenbeck's marketing class is tough, but students love it.
Alumni: where are they now?
At the top of his game - scoring high in the business world of sports
Both Business Week and Sports Business Journal have named Randy Freer '82, president of Fox Sports Networks, as one of the most influential people in the business of sports.
As the senior product developer for men's apparel at L.L. Bean, James Gott '90 launches new items in a product line that changes 20 to 30 percent each year.
The Department of Business Administration has these goals:
- provide students with a sound foundation in the core disciplines of Business Administration including accounting, marketing, management and economics;
- provide students with a concentration of learning within one Business Administration discipline, providing sufficient depth of study to enable the students to pursue successfully a career path to graduation;
- provide a learning environment that encourages students to consider and respond appropriately to ethical issues within an organizational environment;
- provide students with a solid base of technical skills needed to operate in today's business climate;
- provide students with an understanding of international business and the global economy;
- provide a broad and deep foundation that will enable students to pursue advanced graduate studies;
- provide sufficient preparation to enable students to pursue professional certifications such as Certified Public Accountant and other professional designations.
To learn about a specific program, its requirements and faculty members, select your major of interest from the navigation bar at the right.
Business Administration Minor
A minor in business administration is available and requires students to take 20 credit hours.Meet Shelley Duplisea ’13
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Professor Bond is a great role model and a great professor. He knows all of our potentials and pushes us to do the best we can. He is always open to questions and is always available for helping us with anything we need, including helping us find internships that fit our personalities.”
International Finance Class research paper presented as editorial column in Portland Press Herald
Maine Voices: How can Portland replace ferry to Nova Scotia?
A college class studied the issue and produced a number of conditions and recommendations. read the story
Real-world corporate settings: helping our graduates get ready for an HR job
Seniors Matt Gutshall, Alanna Davis, Brad Smith, Travis Probasco, Diane
O'Connell and Stephanie Correia presented their project work for Woodard
& Curran at the company's corporate offices. The project was the
culmination of their work in HR and Organizational Strategy class.
In her own words
“Because students present their findings at the organization sponsoring the project, they get exposure to how an organization functions. They also gain exposure to managers who may be impressed with their work. These projects have resulted in several full-time jobs and internships over the past five years.”
— Beth Richardson, associate professor of business administration
