BA Business Administration

The Bachelor of Arts in Business with a concentration in Business Administration at ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business delivers a comprehensive foundation in key business disciplines, with a focus on leadership, analytical reasoning, and operational planning. Designed for flexibility and adaptability, this program equips students for a wide array of business roles through real-world problem-solving, decision-making frameworks, and effective communication strategies.

Students develop core competencies across finance, marketing, law, operations, and management, with the option to specialize through a set of upper-division electives. With multiple campus and online offerings, students can tailor their experience to match personal and professional goals.

• Accelerated Pathways: 3-year fast track or 4+1 master’s program option

Course Overview (Sample)

Year 1 (Foundations):

• Computer Applications & Information Technology (CIS 105)

• Brief Calculus & Mathematics for Business Analysis (MAT 210 & 211)

• First-Year Composition (ENG 101/102 or equivalent)

• Student Success in Business (WPC 101)

• Introductory Social Science and Humanities courses

• Macroeconomics or Microeconomics

Year 2 (Core Business & Communication):

• Uses of Accounting I & II (ACC 231 & 241)

• Business Statistics (ECN 221)

• Global Supply Operations (SCM 300)

• Business Forum (WPC 301)

• Communication and Natural Science electives

Year 3  (Business Depth):

• Organizational Leadership (MGT 300 & MGT 411)

• Marketing and Finance Fundamentals (MKT 300, FIN 300)

• Business Law and Ethics (LES 305)

• Business Writing (ENG 301/302)

• Upper-Division Electives and Business Administration Concentration courses

Year 4  (Advanced Business & Capstone):

• Business Operations and Planning (BUS 384)

• Business Administration Capstone (WPC 470)

• International Business Elective

• Humanities and Global Awareness electives

• Final Business Administration Electives & General Electives

Business Administration Electives (Choose 3): Sales & Negotiation, Human Resource Management, Risk Management, Social Media in the Workplace, Sustainability, Procurement, and more

International Business Electives (Choose 1): International Business, Global Marketing, International Economics, or Global Supply Chain