Overview

Our Business Administration degree at the Rockhurst University  will give you a solid understanding of the role business plays in society – from its history, impact on individuals, economic impact, and the social responsibilities that come along with it. Here, we’re all about real-world experience, real-world examples of business administration and management so that after you graduate, you’ll be able to use these business and managerial skills to do better business.

These sequences were developed by the Helzberg School of Management based on market research and consultation with hiring managers at area companies. We did this because we wanted to make our business degree in Kansas City as appealing as possible to these corporations. You can also pursue Excel certifications as part of your studies – another feather in your cap as you look ahead toward business administration jobs on the horizon.

Learning Outcomes 

Graduates who earn a bachelor of business administration from Kansas City’s Rockhurst University will be able to demonstrate:

• Leadership: Graduates exhibit skills in personal responsibility, awareness of self and others, ability to work effectively in groups, and ability to foster positive team dynamics.

• Ethical Behavior and Corporate Social Responsibility: Graduates identify and analyze personal ethical problems to propose and defend an appropriate course of action; and identify and analyze issues in corporate social responsibility to propose and defend an appropriate course of action

• Business Skills and Knowledge: Graduates define, describe and demonstrate foundational business knowledge.

• International/Global: Graduates integrate relevant cultural, social, political, historical, geographic and environmental factors into the analysis of business issues and the development of an appropriate course of action.

• Information Analysis and Application: Graduates identify, access and analyze relevant quantitative and qualitative information to develop, select and evaluate appropriate courses of action.

• Communication: Graduates produce and deliver effective written products and oral communications in a variety of contexts using effective technologies.