Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a
bachelor's degree in
business administration
Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...
awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of
business administration
Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...
and usually including advanced courses in
accounting
Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...
,
economics,
finance
Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...
,
management,
marketing,
strategic management
In the field of management, strategic management involves the formulation and implementation of the major goals and initiatives taken by an organization's managers on behalf of stakeholders, based on consideration of Resource management, resour ...
,
supply chain management
In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods and services including all processes that transform raw materials into final products between businesses and locations. This can include the movement and stor ...
, and other key academic subjects associated with the academic discipline of business management.
Curriculum structure
BBA
The degree is designed to give a broad knowledge of the functional aspects of a company and their interconnection, while also allowing specialization in a particular business-related academic discipline. BBA programs expose students to a range of core subjects and generally allow students to specialize in a specific business-related academic discipline or disciplines.
The BBA degree also develops a student's practical, managerial, and communication skills, and business decision-making capabilities that prepare them for the management of a business entity. Many programs incorporate training and practical experience in the form of
case projects, presentations,
internships, industrial visits, and interaction with established industry experts.
General educational requirements emphasize
humanities and
social sciences, including history, economics, and literature. Core mathematics curriculum are usually required and business-related, including quantitative mathematics, accounting, statistics, and related courses.
Calculus for business or
Calculus 101
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, and
business statistics
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are usually required.
BSBA
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), is a quantitative variant of the BBA. General educational requirements are even more mathematics-oriented; furthermore, the general focus within business may also be more analytic, often allowing additional quantitative optional coursework.
Accreditation
Particularly in the United States,
undergraduate business administration programs are almost always
accredited, which represents that the college or university's BBA program meets curriculum quality standards.
World's best business schools
Most business schools operate as schools of business within universities and colleges. In the 2022 ranking of undergraduate bachelor of business administration degree programs globally, ''
U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the following business administration programs as the best ten globally:
"Best global universities for economics and business
''U.S. News & World Report'', 2022
*1: Harvard University ( Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.)
*2: Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.)
*3: University of California, Berkeley ( Berkeley, California, U.S.)
*4: Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...
( Stanford, California, U.S.)
*5: University of Chicago ( Chicago, Illinois, U.S.)
*6: University of Pennsylvania ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
*7: London School of Economics ( London, UK)
*8: Columbia University ( New York City, U.S.)
*9: New York University ( New York City, U.S.)
*10: Erasmus University Rotterdam ( Rotterdam, Netherlands)
See also
* Bachelor of Commerce
* Master of Business Administration
References
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Business Administration
Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...
Business qualifications
Management education