Shepherd's Business Administration Program

Shepherd offers a Business Administration program with concentrations in General Business, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Management, Financial Planning, and Hospitality Management. Shepherd also offers a Master of Business Adminstration program. 

I am currently in the Business Admin. program at Shepherd and chose marketing as my concentration. I am required to complete general studies requirements, just like students in other programs at Shepherd. I will have to complete the Business Core Requirements, which include Accounting, Economics, Marketing, and Business Ethics. I have completed most of them, so I am pursuing courses in the Marketing concentration, like Retailing, Promotional Strategy, and Strategic Marketing.

Shepherd is trying to prepare students for the job market upon graduation. I have heard from alumni that the job market is competitive and it is best to get an internship prior to graduation. The program will prepare students who want to continue their education by going to graduate school, whether it be at Shepherd or another institution.

I feel most of the faculty members are concerned with their students progress. They realize that some students work for good grades and other students are just trying to get by. I have not met a professor in the program that I dislike. The program also gave students an opportunity to travel to Russia this spring to get some international experience.

Business Administration appealed to me because my dad owns his own business. This program will give me a jump start if I decide to open my own business in the future. A degree in business administration opens up a lot doors in the job market. I going by what I have been told by others. Some say there are opportunities after graduating, some say they had no luck at finding a "decent job". I chose marketing as a concentration, because I have taken an interest in advertising. Having this degree and a minor in Mass Communications will hopefully open up doors to jobs that require both fields of study.