Academics
Business Administration
Contact: Dr. Kevin B. Lowe - Department Head
Address:
The Department of Business AdministrationP.O. Box 26165
Greensboro, NC 27402-6165
Phone: 336.334.5691
Website: http://www.uncg.edu/bae/badm/
Catalog: Catalog Information
Programs:
- Business Studies (BS) U331
- Business Studies 2Plus (BS) U704
- Entrepreneurship/Small Business (BS) U337
- Entrepreneurship/Small Business 2Plus (BS) U784
- Human Resources (BS) U326
- Human Resources 2Plus (BS) U705
- International Business (BS) U830
- International Business 2Plus (BS) U831
- Marketing (BS) U327
- Marketing 2Plus (BS) U707
Majors, Concentrations, and Minors
- The Business Administration major provides students with a broad exposure to the functional areas of business and a more comprehensive understanding of one of the managerial specialties in a specific concentration. The Business Studies concentration provides students with a customized degree, combining courses from functional areas both inside and outside of business. Examples of customized degree programs include human resource management, health care management, and pre-law.
- The Marketing major is distinctive in the Bryan School by requiring extensive participation in experiential learning such as International Marketing and Advanced Marketing Management, both of which require students to put their academic knowledge to use solving real marketing problems for real businesses.
- The International Business major is an interdisciplinary program in the Bryan School of Business and Economics administratively located in the Department of Business Administration. The program is distinctive in the Bryan School by requiring experiences and competence in areas such as language and study abroad that are not required in other business programs. The capability to understand other cultures, societies, and economies is achieved by requiring/recommending more in liberal education and related areas than is required in General Education requirements for other business programs.
- The Entrepreneurship Minor is intended to bring an entrepreneurship perspective to all majors in the Bryan School.
- The Business Minor is intended for non-Bryan majors interested in an exposure to the functional areas of business.
Disciplinary Honors in Business Administration
The Department of Business Administration supports and encourages students to participate in an appropriate Honors Program administered by the Lloyd International Honors College. Students in the Disciplinary Honors program take or design enhanced courses in their major. The advanced understanding and skills that they gain provide Honors students with a competitive edge in applying to graduate schools. Those seeking employment will find that prospective employers view participation in Honors as a good proxy for workers who are capable, well-trained, eager to learn, and intellectually curious.
Special Application Procedures
There are no special application procedures for freshman applicants. However, there are secondary admission requirements to be admitted to the Department and the Bryan School. Students must complete a group of pre-admission courses during the freshman and sophomore years and earn a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 to be admitted to the Bryan School. International Business majors have an additional minimum GPA admission requirement of 2.50.
What's unique about Business Administration at UNCG?
- The Bryan School's mission is to offer education programs that prepare students to perform successfully as business professionals in a global economy. Therefore, majors in the Department of Business Administration benefit from the infusion of these critical issues throughout the curriculum.
- Students take courses in which they explore "real world" business situations. Students have the opportunity to meet with area businesses to assist in finding solutions to identified problems. Many businesses have found international markets for their products as a result of student team efforts, while other businesses have implemented student-proposed recommendations.
Academic Clubs and Organizations
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Black Business Students' Association
- Bryan Student Advisory Council
- Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO)
- Delta Sigma Pi
- Human Resource Management Association
Student Opportunities
- The Bryan School's Career Services office and UNCG's Career Services Center provide assistance in securing internships and part-time employment as well as full-time positions upon graduation.
- The Department offers an experiential learning course with students securing internships or other positions in varied organizations such as Bank of America, Koury Convention Center, Merrill-Lynch, the Mexican Embassy, and Walt Disney World. Many students have continued employment at these sites after graduation.
- Marketing students can compete in the Chevrolet competition in one of the upper-level marketing classes. One of the student team members is now working for Chevrolet's advertising firm and two were offered internships.
- Students can compete in a new program on campus entitled Campus Entrepreneurs which allows students who successfully complete the course and earn a license, to operate their business on campus. The program is being underwritten, in part, by a donation from The Bank of Oak Ridge.
- The faculty of the Bryan School of Business and Economics and the Department of Business Administration believe that today's global business environment requires that future business leaders experience other countries and cultures. Available options include exchange programs at excellent universities in more than 25 countries such as Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom; special opportunities to satisfy the Bryan School language requirements by studying abroad; short-term, one-week programs in countries offered during the academic year, and short-term, three-week programs offered during the summer.
Graduates/Careers
- Careers of business administration graduates include: President, TRI Financial, Rochester, NY; President/ CEO, Central Virginia Federal Credit Union, Lynchburg, VA
- Careers of marketing graduates include: Founder and President of Atlantic Webworks, Greensboro, NC; Production Manager, Polo Ralph Lauren, New York, NY
Professional Organizations and Accreditation
The Bryan School is accredited by the AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and is among the top 10% of business schools nationwide that have earned accreditation at the undergraduate and graduate levels in both business and accounting.