2023-2024 Traditional Undergraduate Catalog

Business Administration (BSBA)

Credential:  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Majors:  Business Administration, Biblical Studies

Certification/Licensure:  This program is not intended to lead to certification/licensure.

Location:  Lancaster

Program Director:  Anjanette Bender, JD

Program Mission Statement:  The mission of the Business Administration program is to educate Christian students with the necessary business knowledge and skills that they may proclaim Jesus Christ and serve Him in the Church and society. Specifically, the vision of the Business Administration program is to develop, equip, and inspire fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ and provide them with the necessary skills to be successful, God-honoring business leaders. Highly skilled and devoted workers will be sent into the market place to model the life of Jesus Christ to the business world.

Program Description:  The Business Administration program offers students the opportunity to learn from industry leaders who are committed Christians. Courses integrate faith and business while tackling real-world business problems.  Students will gain practical experience through internships, case studies, and project-based learning, while applying Christian ethics and adaptive thinking.  Concentrations are offered in accounting, finance, marketing, sales, human resources, and entrepreneurship.   

Program Learning Outcomes: 

1. Comprehension and Knowledge: Demonstrate knowledge of and proficiency in concepts, practices, and skills specific to the functional areas of business. 

2. Competency and Critical Thinking: Use creative thinking to synthesize ideas and expertise, apply analytical and problem-solving skills, and take appropriate risks in developing innovative and practical approaches to various business challenges.

3. Communication: Demonstrate effective skills in written and oral communications. Communicate in writing to a targeted audience with clarity, appropriate tone, proper mechanics, and relevant content. Orally present with confidence, effective voice inflection, clarity, and appropriate visual aids.

4. Character: Respond appropriately when confronted with moral and ethical dilemmas through the integration of a biblical worldview in personal and professional situations

Areas of Focus: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing

Experiential Learning:  Students will gain practical experience in marketing through internships, case studies and project-based learning.

Curricular Structure and Degree Requirements

Curricular Structure

Credits

Bible & Theology Courses

42

Arts & Sciences Courses

37

Business Courses

42

LBC 100 Foundations Seminar

1

Christian Service CSV 201, CSV 202

0

Program Total

122


Bible & Theology Courses (42 credits)

BIB 103Creation & Covenants: OT I

3

BIB 104Israel's Life & Literature: OT II

3

BIB 106Interpreting the Bible

3

THE 105Prelude to Biblical & Theological Studies

3

BIB 203Life of Christ: NT I

3

BIB 204Early Church: NT II

3

THE 220Christian Ethics

3

THE 223Christian Narrative I: Creation & Fall

3

THE 224Christian Narrative II: Redemption

3

THE 314Theology of Work and Wealth

3

THE 320Christianity and Culture

3

BNT
New Testament Elective

3

BOT
Old Testament Elective

3

THE
Theology Elective

3

 

Arts & Sciences Courses (37 credits)

LAN 101Academic Writing, Research, and Rhetoric

3

LAN 104Public Speaking

3

LAN 340Business Writing

3

LIT
Literature Core (100/200 Level)

3

HIS
History Core (100/200 Level)

3

SCI
Science Core (100/200 Level)

3

SCI
SCI Lab

1

MAT
Math Core (100/200 Level)

3

Arts & Sciences Course (400 level)

3

Human Culture Elective

3

Arts & Sciences Elective

3

Arts & Sciences Elective

3

Arts & Sciences Elective

3

 

Business Courses (42 credits)

BUS 102Introduction to Business

3

BUS 103Information Systems for Business

2

BUS 113Foundations of Accounting

3

BUS 204Managerial Economics

3

BUS 205Finance

3

BUS 221Business Workshop

1

BUS 230Leadership

3

BUS 302Marketing

3

BUS 305Operations Management

3

BUS 307Business Law

3

BUS 350Business Internship I

0

BUS 400Cross-Cultural Experience

0

BUS 402International Business

3

BUS 410Career Planning Seminar

0

BUS 425Personal Finance and Investment

3

BUS
Business Elective

3

BUS
Business Elective

3

BUS
Business Elective

3

 

LBC 100 (1 credit)

LBC 100Foundations Seminar

1

 

Christian Service (0 credit)

Christian Service provides an important part of the overall education program of the college. Its function is to assist students in experiencing various forms of practical ministry, proclaiming Christ by serving Him in the Church and society. CSV 201 and CSV 202
CSV 201Christian Service I

0

CSV 202Christian Service II

0

 

Program Director:

Anjanette Bender, JD, serves as a full-time professor and Associate Chair of the Business Administration Department.  She holds B.S. degrees in Business Management and Political Science from Albright College and a Juris Doctorate from Northeastern University School of Law.  Anjanette has over twenty years of experience in the legal community and higher education.   

Faculty:

Anjanette Bender, JD
Jeremy Campbell, DBA
Erin Dimitriou Smith
Ted Mavraganis
Kim Melton, MBA, CPA
Bill Rodruan
Larry Rohrer
Martin Sauer, MBA