Business Administration

College of Business

Location: Grand Island, Lincoln, Omaha, Online

Degree Type:

Undergraduate

Business practices change rapidly, and Doane University is committed to monitoring trends and executing curriculum changes to stay on the cutting edge of what employers need and want. This program develops graduates to become leaders in the community by focusing on ethics, communication, problem-solving, decision making, leadership, and critical thinking skills.

We are committed to teaching students how to think and make decisions by educating them through experience. Students have been able to meet business leaders from companies such as Spreetail, Hudl, US Bank, Gallup, Sherwin-Williams, Firespring, Crete Carrier, Enterprise, KidGlov, and Cabela's.

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Public Relations Specialist

Median Pay: $60,000
Job Outlook = + 9% from 2016-2026
Engage in promoting or creating an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media.

Market Research Analyst

Median Pay: $63,120
Job Outlook = +23% from 2016-2026
Research market conditions in local, regional, or national areas, or gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or create a marketing campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution.

Management Analysts

Median Pay: $83,610
Job Outlook = +14% from 2016-2026
Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively.

Production Managers

Median Pay: $103,380
Job Outlook = expected to stay the same from 2016-2026
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products per cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints. Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations. Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing the production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports, to identify problems.

Human Resources Specialists

Median Pay: $60,880
Job Outlook = + 7% 2016 - 2026
Prepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software. Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations. Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.

Compensation and Benefits Managers

Median Pay: $121,010
Job Outlook = +5% from 2016 - 2026
Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. Evaluate job positions, determining the classification, exempt or non-exempt status, and salary. Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements. Prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scales.

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Requirements for the Business Administration Major:

Complete the following 27 credits:

BUS 212 - Human Resource Management (3)

BUS 215 - Statistics (3) or

MTH 356 - Statistics (3)

BUS 226 - Finance (3)

BUS 242 - Management (3)

BUS 250 - The Legal Environment of Business (3)

BUS 251 - Marketing (3)

BUS 365 - Ethics in a Business Environment (3)

BUS 496 - Strategic Management (3)

BUS 498 - Executing Business Strategy (3)

Complete the following cognates:

ACC 103 - Financial Accounting (3)

ACC 104 - Managerial Accounting (3)

ECO 203 - Macroeconomics and Literacy (3)

ECO 204 - Microeconomics and Business (3)

Crete campus students complete 12 additional credits of 300/400-level Electives

These electives must be Business or Economics courses with at least 3 of those credits at the BUS 400 level (excluding BUS 421 and all 400-level ECO prefixed courses).