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Business Administration Degrees in Brooklyn Center, MN


There are specific skills that business professionals look for in prospective employees. At Globe University/Minnesota School of Business-Brooklyn Center (GU/MSB), we work with professional advisory boards to ensure our students learn the skills they will need. Our business administration programs prepare students for positions that require employees to plan and direct the operations of departments, companies or organizations.

Call us to get started on your business career

Contact our Brooklyn Center, MN, campus to learn more. Call us toll-free at 800-231-9154.

Career options for grads

Business administration graduates go into fields such as the following:

  • Purchasing
  • Management
  • Accounting
  • Research
  • Marketing      
  • Human resources
  • Supervision
  • Technical support
  • Finance
  • Sales

Four business administration programs:

Bachelor’s in Business Administration (BS).  The skills acquired in our bachelor’s degree program are valuable to businesses, governments, educational institutions and non-profits.  Our business administration program prepares students for positions as supervisors, marketing managers, sales managers and small business owners.

Associate in Business Administration (AAS). This two-year program prepares students for jobs as retail managers, sales representatives, office managers, customer service specialists and purchasing agents. Graduates often build upon their associate degrees to earn bachelor’s degrees in business administration or other business fields.

Master in Business Administration (MBA). This online graduate degree is designed for working professionals and prepares students for middle and upper management positions in a variety of industries.

Diploma in Business Administrative Assistant. The skills you learn in this program prepare you for positions such as administrative assistant, project manager and management information coordinator. They ensure that their organizations or departments run smoothly.

Course requirements for a BS in business administration

Our bachelors degree in business administration requires students to complete 181 credits, including 55 credits of general education classes. Subjects covered in the core requirements include the following:

  • Accounting principles
  • Business mathematics
  • Business writing
  • MS Office Professional
  • Supervisory management
  • Marketing strategy
  • Investments
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Marketing
  • Career development
  • Managerial accounting
  • Business communications
  • Computer information systems
  • Introduction to business
  • Operations management
  • Leadership and management
  • Business ethics
  • Consumer behavior
  • Student success
  • Capstone course: Business management

This degree can be completed in a minimum of 36 months of full-time study.

AAS in business administration degree requirements

This associate degree program requires students to complete 94 credits, of which 30 must be in general education. The core requirements for this degree cover subjects such as:

  • Accounting principles
  • Business communications
  • Computer information systems
  • Keyboarding
  • Supervisory management
  • Business law
  • Marketing
  • Career development
  • Business mathematics
  • Business writing
  • MS Office Professional
  • Introduction to business
  • Small business management
  • Consumer behavior
  • Student success

A student can earn an associate degree in business administration in as little as 21 months of full-time study.

Business administration online and off-campus

We offer our business administration programs online. This allows students with jobs, hectic schedules and family responsibilities to earn their degrees. They can take classes whenever convenient and complete assignments wherever they have Internet connections. We make it possible for students to complete some classes at our Brooklyn Center campus and take others online. They can even take classes at our 11 other locations in the upper Midwest. To learn more about our flexible scheduling options, contact our Online Division toll-free at 877-609-8889.

Call for more information about our business administration programs

A business administration degree provides you with many career options. To learn more, contact our Brooklyn Center campus toll-free at 800-231-9154. A representative will answer your questions, walk you through the admissions process and discuss financial aid options.