Business Administration
The UW-Eau Claire business administration program provides you with the general business knowledge you need to compete in today’s job market. The program also helps you develop communication, interpersonal, technical and critical thinking skills, which are highly valued by organizations seeking to employ business people.
Why study business administration?
- Flexible. The business administration major lets you customize your education by allowing you to combine the study of business with another academic discipline (see Undergraduate Programs section*).
- In demand. Employment in most areas of business is expected to be strong through the year 2006. (Source: Bureau of Labor and Business Statistics.)
- Well paid. The annual salary range for a trainee with a bachelor's degree in business administration is $33,500-45,000. (Source: Summer 2005 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges & Employers.)
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Career options
- Salesperson, sales manager
- Underwriter
- Advertising account executive
- Stockbroker
- Retail manager
- Purchaser/buyer
- Office administrator executive
Undergraduate programs
The UW-Eau Claire College of Business offers the following programs in business administration:
Major
- Business Administration*
Minor
- Business Administration
*The business administration major is the only one in the College of Business that requires a minor. While it is possible to combine this major with a business minor, most business administration students select a minor outside the College of Business. Typical minors include foreign language, communications, mathematics, psychology and music.
High school preparation
- Be comfortable using a personal computer and have some knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, graphics and data management software.
- Participate in activities that give you teamwork and leadership experiences.
- Enroll in courses and/or participate in activities that develop your oral and written communication skills.
- Participate in organizations and/or work experiences that let you experience how a business operates.
- All students who enroll at UW-Eau Claire are required to have a minimum of 17 college preparatory units including:
– 4 years of English (at least 3 composition and literature)
– 2 years of a single foreign language
– 3 years of math (algebra, geometry, 1 advanced college preparatory math)
– 3 years of natural science
– 3 years of social science (1 must be world or American history)
– 2 additional units in the areas already mentioned or other academic areas
Special department admissions requirements
You must be formally admitted to the College of Business before you can take junior and senior level management and business courses. Most students apply for admission at the end of their sophomore year. Check the university course catalogue for College of Business admission requirements.
Freshman course work
Most students take 30 credits (15 credits each semester) their freshman year. Many business students take the following courses during their first year:
- English Composition
- Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
- Short Course in Calculus
- Statistics
- Introduction to Psychology or Sociology
- Physical Education/Wellness
- General education electives
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