The Business Administration major is a broad-based degree program enabling students to understand how organizations operate in the contemporary global environment.  Business Administration majors acquire an understanding of the external environment of business and how it affects the internal activities of an enterprise.  Drawing on management theory as well as current business practices, students develop knowledge, skills and competencies that will enable them to assume positions in a wide variety of industries and organizations. The Business Administration curriculum places special emphasis on personal ethical accountability and corporate social responsibility.

In addition to coursework in business disciplines such as accounting, economics, finance, law, marketing, management information systems and operations management, students complete management courses that explore how resources – whether human, information, technology, knowledge or materials – all strategically combine to achieve the goals of an organization.  Communication, teamwork and leadership skills needed in managerial roles are emphasized across the curriculum. 

Students choose a three-course concentration in:

• Management
• International Business
• Human Resources Management
• Marketing
• Business Analysis
• Entrepreneurship & Family Business

All Business Administration students are encouraged to complete an internship.  Sacred Heart University also offers the MBA degree (Master of Business Administration).  Qualified students can complete both the BS and MBA degrees in a special five-year program.  In addition, a Minor are also available. 

The courses in the Business Administration major are offered by knowledgeable and experienced professors who are active not only in the classroom but also through research, policy advising and consulting.  Faculty members collaborate with both domestic and international academic institutions and professional organizations, serve on boards of directors, and provide consulting and training to numerous types of organizations. 

Business administration majors will:

• To understand the operations function's basic role in most types of organizations.
• Our graduates will have a solid theoretical framework and knowledge of core business disciplines and related functional skills.
• To understand the major decisions that must be made in designing and managing a firm's operations and how these decisions affect other areas of the firm.
• To develop the capability of analyzing decision problems in operations.
• Learn about why people act the way they do in organizations
• Increase sensitivity to diversity in Organizations and understand how it affects both individuals and organizations
• Practice applying concepts by analyzing specific organizational problems and challenges
• Gain insight into your own behavior
• Gain insight into groups dynamics and teamwork
• Understand the special terms, concepts and institutions associated with the environment in which international organizations operate.
• Introduce managerial concepts and techniques for analysis and decision making in international business.
• Develop the fundamentals for practical planning and implementation of global strategies for the development of competitive advantage.

Robert Marsh, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Management & Associate Professor
Office: Roncalli Hall 233
Phone: 203-371-7855
Fax: 203-365-7538
Email: Management@sacredheart.edu