Overview

The business management program is designed for the working professional who desires to increase business management knowledge and skills within the context of a Christian, liberal-arts education. Emphasis will be on connecting business education theory and research to current trends and best practices in a high-tech, global, mobile, and diverse marketplace.

Program Goals

Upon completion of the business management program students will:

• Demonstrate the ability to address problems within their disciplines by identifying strategies and/or tactics to answer questions or achieve goals in their discipline.
• Demonstrate their abilities to identify ethical dilemmas and responsible courses of action.
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret quantitative and/or qualitative information in their discipline.
• Demonstrate an understanding of functional areas of business.
• Reflect on how and why to integrate a Christian faith perspective into work and life.
• Demonstrate effective written communication skills.
• Demonstrate effective oral communication skills.  
• Demonstrate the ability to explore issues, ideas, and/or events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.

Concentration Goals

• Data Analytics: Apply data analytics within business contexts using theory, best practices, and ethics.
• Management: Apply the managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling to people and organizations.
• Healthcare Management: Demonstrate operational, financial, technical, and leadership skills that provide a foundation for effective management in healthcare systems.

Pathway to MBA

Students in this program may participate in the CAPS Business to MBA pathway which allows students in business majors to take up to 3 MBA courses, or 9 credits, to simultaneously fulfill their undergraduate degree requirements along with their MBA degree requirements. For more information refer to the CAPS Business to MBA pathway page.

Admission Requirements

The business management major will consider applicants who:

• Meet the general requirements for admission to the College of Adult and Professional Studies.
• Have a combined cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale on previous academic work.
• Have a transcript evaluation completed to determine which, if any, outstanding course requirements or needed credits must be fulfilled.

Students who have not achieved the minimum GPA, grade standards, or other assessment criteria may still apply to be considered for provisional acceptance. See Admission Categories.

Degree Requirements

B.S. in Business Management

The required curriculum for the business management major comprises a 46 semester credit sequence of courses. For course sequence, request a program calendar from the College of Adult & Professional Studies. Concentration courses will be scheduled based on demand and space available. The Business Management major cannot be combined with the Accounting major or the Finance major.

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Course must be taken for credit in residence at Bethel.

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Students may take two instances of BUSN 481 Academic Internship in Business Management as an elective. 

Business Management (B.S.) Concentrations

Data Analytics Concentration

Healthcare Management Concentration

Healthcare Management concentration courses are offered fully online to Bethel University students through an arrangement with the University of Northwestern – St. Paul. Tuition for these courses is the same as for other courses in this program.

Management Concentration