Program Description
The Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration degree is designed for students seeking a strong and comprehensive foundation in Business. The program is more structured than other business programs, covering the breadth of business-related disciplines as defined in the business core curriculum - accounting, international business law, economics, finance, management, international business, and information systems. The program culminates in a cap stone strategy course requiring students to apply their knowledge of the various aspects of business in a market simulation.
Learning Outcomes
- Students use information, analytical tools, and problem-solving skills to make well-reasoned business decisions, considering both quantitative factors and qualitative factors such as ethical considerations.
- Students can develop strategies addressing the legal, ethical, economic and global environment in which the enterprise operates.
- Student will have a working knowledge in a set of analytical business tools related to: math, statistics, accounting, economics, marketing, finance and behavioral science.
- Students can apply business core concepts, principles and analytical skills across functional lines.
- Students can access, develop, and use information to analyze business problems and propose feasible solutions.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 120 US credit hours consisting of the following: a minimum of 61 required US credit hours of major coursework (see below); a minimum of 30 US credit hours from the Global Citizenship Program; and 29 US credit hours of electives.
Required Courses*
*Fall 2019 intake or later. (View previous degree requirements.)
- BUSN 1000 Business Spreadsheets (1 credit hour)
- ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting (3 credit hours)
- ACCT 2025 Managerial Accounting (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: ACCT 2010 - CSIS 1500 Introduction to Business Technologies (3 credit hours)
- MATH 1430 College Algebra (3 credit hours)
- WSBT 2000 Career Exploration (1 credit hour)
- WSBT 2300 Personal Branding (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: WSBT 2000 - WSBT 2700 Career Management Strategies (1 credit hour)
Prerequisites: WSBT 2000 and WSBT 2300 - BUSN 2750 Introduction to Statistics (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: MATH 1430 or STAT 1100 - BUSN 2825 Introduction to Research Design & Methods (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: BUSN 2750 - MNGT 2100 Management Theory & Practices (3 credit hours)
- ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: MATH 1430 or STAT 1100 (can be taken concurrently) - ECON 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: ECON 2020 - FINC 3210 Principles of Finance (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: BUSN 2750, ACCT 2010 and ACCT 2025 - MNGT 3320 Business Law: International (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: MNGT 2100 - MNGT 3450 Principles of Organizational Behavior (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: MNGT 2100 - MNGT 3500 Marketing (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: MNGT 2100 - BUSN 4110 Operations Management (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: ACCT 2025, ECON 2020, BUSN 2750, MNGT 2100, and FINC 3210 - BUSN 3500 Business & Global Issues (1 credit hour)
Prerequisites: INTL 1050 and PHIL 2360 or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2320 - BUSN 4500 Ethical Issues in Business (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: BUSN 3500 - MNGT 4900 Managerial Policies and Strategies (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Completion of all of the courses above - An additional 6 credit hours of upper-level courses (3000 or above) offered by business and management, one of which should be an area-specific research methods course.
- MNGT 4970 Bachelor Thesis (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: All major core courses
Double Major
A student majoring in business administration may not complete a double major in any other field.
Business Minor
Required Courses
- ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting I
- ACCT 2025 Managerial Accounting
Prerequisite: ACCT 2010 - BUSN 2750 Introduction to Statistics
Prerequisite: MATH 1430 or STAT 1100 - ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics and ECON 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics OR
- ECON 2000 Survey of Economics
- FINC 3210 Principles of Finance
Prerequisites: BUSN 2750, ACCT 2010, and ACCT 2025 - MNGT 2100 Management Theory and Practices
After Graduation
A BSc in Business Administration unlocks a variety of career opportunities, from owning and operating your own business to helping manage the operations of an existing one. Graduates find rewarding careers in commercial and industrial companies, NGOs, and even government agencies. Employers seek out employees with critical-thinking skills, good decision-making capabilities, and strong leadership skills, all elements of a degree at WVPU.
Resources
Faculty - Business and Management
Dr. Nikolaos Antonakakis
Head of Department and Associate Professor and Area Coordinator for Economics
Finance
nikolaos.antonakakis[at]webster.ac.at
Dr. Pernille Eskerod
Full Professor and Area Coordinator for Management and Organizational Behavior
pernille.eskerod[at]webster.ac.at
Dr. Maria Madlberger
Full Professor and Area Coordinator for Marketing
maria.madlberger[at]webster.ac.at
Dr. Menbere Workie Tiruneh
Associate Professor
Finance and Economics
menbere.workie[at]webster.ac.at
Dr. Ronald Hochreiter
Associate Professor
Finance
ronald.hochreiter[at]webster.ac.at
Dr. Maria-Teresa Punzi
Assistant Professor
Economics
maria-teresa.punzi[at]webster.ac.at
Dr. Eva Zedlacher
Assistant Professor
Management
eva.zedlacher[at]webster.ac.at
Mr. Adam Louis Troldahl, MA
Department Coordinator
adam.troldahl[at]webster.ac.at
Ms. Dorothy Kishbaugh, LMSW
Department Coordinator
dorothy.kishbaugh[at]webster.ac.at
Active in 2020-2021
Dr. Florin Abazi
Computer Science
abaziflo[at]webster.edu
Dr. Mehdi Ali
Economics
mehdiali29[at]webster.edu
Dr. Maximilian Benner, M.Sc.
Economics
maximilianbenner[at]webster.edu
Mr. Alfred Dolecek, MSc.
Accounting and Marketing
alfreddolecek24[at]webster.edu
Univ.-Doz. Dr. Claus Ebster
Marketing & Management
clausebster36[at]webster.edu
Mag. Alexandra Federer, MBA
Marketing
alexandrafederer[at]webster.edu
Mr. Massimiliano Falcinelli, MS
Computer Science
mfalcinelli49[at]webster.edu
Dr. Paul Fischer, LLM
Business Law
paulfischer44[at]webster.edu
Dr. Andrea Gaal
Management
andreagaal70[at]webster.edu
Dr. Hossein Hassani
Statistics
hosseinhassani57[at]webster.edu
Ms. Casandra Hutchinson, MSc
Math & Statistics
chutchinson61[at]webster.edu
Prof. Mag. Dr. Dr. Petra Inwinkl
Management
petrainwinkl[at]webster.edu
Mr. Michael Kapfer, MBA
Marketing & Public Relations
michaelkapfer77[at]webster.edu
Dr. Christian Kreuzer
Finance
ckreuzer26[at]webster.edu
Dr. Christopher Kronenberg
Management & Entrepreneurship
ckronenberg96[at]webster.edu
Mr. Charles La Fond, MBA
Management
charleslafond29[at]webster.edu
Dr. Xavier Matteucci
Marketing
xmatteucci75[at]webster.edu
Mr. Alan Noble, MA
Management
alannoble03[at]webster.edu
Dr. Heinz Palasser, MBA, MSc
Accounting
heinzpalasser17[at]webster.edu
Mag. Svetla Pehlivanova-Porenta
Management
svetlap16[at]webster.edu
Dr. Hanno Poeschl, MSc, MBA
Finance & Management
hannopoeschl35[at]webster.edu
Dr. Rudolf Rössel, MBA
Computer Science
rudolfroessel99[at]webster.edu
Dr. Roman G. Seligo
Sales Management
romanseligo46[at]webster.edu
Mr. Robert Senz
Finance
robertsenz64[at]webster.edu
Dr. A. Nicholas Simon
Business Law
nicholassimon91[at]webster.edu
Dr. Christian Steineder
Mathematics
csteineder10[at]webster.edu
Mr. Miguel Suarez Vasquez, PhD, MSc, MBA
Business & Accounting
miguelsuarez21[at]webster.edu
Dr. Owat Sunanta
Math & Statistics
owatsunanta43[at]webster.edu
Mr. William Tippin, DM, CMC
Management [Fall 2020 Visiting Sverdrup Fellow]
wmtippin[at]webster.edu
Mr. Emil Tsenov, MA
Marketing
emiltsenov73[at]webster.edu
Dipl.Kfm. Norbert Wetzel, MBA
Finance & Human Resources Management
norbertwetzel59[at]webster.edu
Mag. Christian Wozabal, MBA
Accounting
cwozabal74[at]webster.edu