Business Administration Program Details

Bethel's Business Administration Certificate is designed to fit your busy life and career goals. You’ll build practical skills and gain new insights in a flexible online format that helps you balance work, family, and studies as you prepare for what’s next.

Total credits

18 credits

Finish in as few as

36 weeks

Courses

• Foundations of Business Management (BUSN301)

  Analysis of key managerial functions in a business environment. Identification of global, political, legal, sociocultural and demographic environments. Explanation of how mental, emotional, and spiritual characteristics result in purposeful management. Application of theories of organizational behavior to management and leadership in a business environment. Application of management decision-making models and managerial communication skills in a business environment. Explanation of concepts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in business that promote a positive workplace culture.

  4 credits

• Marketing Fundamentals (BUSN323)

  Identification of the key elements of marketing including social media tools that influence marketing strategy. Application of the processes for analyzing, segmenting, pricing, branding and targeting customers in both consumer and business markets. Explanation of product development, the product life cycle, new products and line extensions. Description of promotional tactics and their influences on the marketing mix. Discussion of ethics and social responsibility in marketing from a Christian or personal perspective.

  4 credits

• Business Law (BUSN335)

  Explanation of legal rules applying to personal, real, and intellectual property. Analysis of the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law. Exploration of sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies operating within the socio-economic arena of the marketplace. Evaluation of ethical problems in the legal and regulatory environment using a Christian or personal worldview. Evaluation of how advances in technology impact intellectual property, contract law, criminal law, and tort law.

  4 credits

• Operations and Supply Chain Management (BUSN340)

  Explanation of major components of supply chains and their impact on competitiveness. Evaluation of supply chain performance to make recommendations for increasing effectiveness and efficiency. Identification of improvements using quality concepts. Recognition of risks and development of mitigations in supply chain operations. Emphasis on the importance of building relationships with customers and suppliers. Application of Christian or personal perspectives to operations and supply chain management.

  2 credits

• Financial Management (FINA200)

  Usage of financial statements to identify information provided to managers and investors. Application of the time value of money and its impacts on the valuation of expected cash flows in making managerial finance decisions. Explanation of sources of financing, including costs and impacts on financial decisions. Measurement of financial risk and rates of return in managerial finance. Utilization of capital budgeting techniques including payback, discounted payback, net present value, and internal rates of return to make investment decisions. Integration of a Christian or personal worldview into financial management.

  4 credits

Please note that this certificate program is not eligible for financial aid.