Business Administration
Why Business Administration (BA)?
Ever wonder how an innovative idea goes from a vision to a saleable product or service? Business administration professionals facilitate and manage processes that bring many useful and needed products to light. From aerospace to pharmaceuticals to electronics, graduates in this field may find a wide variety of opportunities in manufacturing and service industries.
Those with a broad-based knowledge and the competency to apply technology to business strategy are in high demand by businesses and organizations around the world. Now you can earn your bachelor's degree in Business Administration from DeVry in as few as 3 years and prepare yourself to meet the challenges of operating in a global electronic marketplace.
Why DeVry for Business Administration?
For students seeking a comprehensive, hands-on and career-oriented business administration degree program, DeVry will give you the best advantage. Here's why:
- Recognized leader. A leader in electronics and technology-based business education for 75 years, DeVry uniquely prepares you for in-demand, high-paying careers.
- Employer approved. With its strong emphasis on technology, DeVry produces business administration graduates who meet the needs of leading national and international companies and organizations. Plus, DeVry students graduate with more of the computer applications and systems integration skills that today's employers seek.
- Career-focused education. DeVry offers an accelerated 3-year bachelor's degree, application-based learning in up-to-date computer labs, laptop use throughout your course of study, program-specific scholarships, and entrepreneurship teams and organizations.
- Specialized areas of study. As a business administration student at DeVry, you can choose a specific area of study, such as Business Information Systems, Finance, Hospitality Management, Production Management, Project Management, Sales and Marketing, Security Management, Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship and Technical Communication, allowing you to possess the knowledge, skills and experience to excel in your chosen field. There are also three general business options, Plan 1, Plan 2 and Plan 3 you may also choose to pursue.
- Successful graduates. For the year ending with the October '08 graduates, 80% of Canadian DeVry business administration graduates were employed in their field. This includes graduates who actively pursued and obtained employment and those who were already employed in education-related careers within 180 days of graduation. These graduates have an average salary of $45,508 (Canadian dollars).
DeVry's Business Administration degree program is offered online!
The Canadian Institute of Marketing (CIM) has professionally accredited the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program with specialization in Sales and Marketing at DeVry Institute of Technology in Calgary. This will allow graduating BBA students to receive a professional designation from CIM.
Upon graduation, each student is individually assessed for a CIM designation and receives, at minimum, Graduate Member (GCInst.M) status. Based on academic achievements in marketing, and length and depth of experience, students may receive Associate (ACInst.M) or even Professional Member (MCInst.M) designation.
Name Change- BSOP to BBA
DeVry's business degree program was recently renamed the Bachelor of Business Administration program with approval from Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, based on a recommendation from the Campus Alberta Quality Council. The program was previously named the Bachelor of Business Operations program
The new program name reflects common usage by degree-granting institutions and more accurately reflects the program's top quality. DeVry Calgary now offers a very exciting option to those considering a career in marketing.
