The Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies with a major in Business Administration from the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) builds knowledge and skills for application in corporate and nonprofit settings, especially within administrative, managerial and supervisory positions. In this program, students examine their prior and current work experience in light of theory and principles. This program intentionally helps students to integrate liberal arts learning, with an emphasis on agile and critical thinking, with a professional specialization.
This major advances students' foundational business knowledge in a range of areas critical to business administration, especially project management, human resources, risk management, leadership, workplace law, globalization, ethical conduct, data analytics, and professional communications. With a range of courses in the major offered as electives, students may choose courses and specialize in areas of particular interest to them.
Graduates of this program will be particularly well positioned to make optimal decisions in the workplace and become promotable leaders. This major is designed for working adult students who seek the following:
- Designed for working adult students with flexible scheduling including online options available
- Financial Aid, flexible payment options, and special adult student tuition pricing available
- Acceleration and affordability through transfer credit and prior learning assessment (PLA) credit
- Opportunities to combine bachelor's and master’s programs and apply graduate courses to both programs
- Individualized program planning, course selection and advising assistance provided
- Enhanced career opportunities through professional portfolio development, and career placement services instruction from industry practitioners, and wide-ranging Career Services support
- Degree granted by DePaul University, with its excellent academic reputation and the opportunity to join its prestigious and extensive alumni network
Program Requirements
Program Requirements |
Quarter Hours |
Core Requirements |
78 |
Major Requirements |
70 |
Open Electives |
44 |
Total hours required |
192 |
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Analyze and apply knowledge and theories of management.
- Analyze issues in organizational contexts.
- Apply skills for effective decision-making in organizations.
- Investigate problems using qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Apply ethical principles in context.
- Apply various methods of communication in multiple settings.
- Analyze and apply different liberal arts perspectives.
College Core Requirements
(78 credits, 20 credits in residence):
Lifelong Learning
(32 credits, 16 credits in residence):
Course List
Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
LL 201 | REFLECTIVE LEARNING 1 | 2 |
LL 305 | ACTIVE CITIZENS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY, WORKPLACE WORLD | 4 |
LL 205 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING | 4 |
LL 261 | ESSAY WRITING | 4 |
LL 270 | CRITICAL THINKING | 4 |
LL 290 | RESEARCH WRITING 1 | 4 |
LL 301 | RESEARCH METHODS 1 | 6 |
LL 302 | EXTERNSHIP 1 | 4 |
Liberal Learning
(46 credits, 4 credits in residence):
- Liberal Arts in Action Requirement: CCA 281, CCH 281, CCS 281 or courses with LA1 designation, 6 credits
- CORE CURRICULUM ARTS & IDEAS, courses with the CCA, AL, PI, or RD requirement designations, or any Arts & Ideas competencies, 12 credits
- CORE CURRICULUM HUMAN COMMUNITY, courses with the CCH, SSMW, or UP requirement designations, or any Human Community competencies, 12 credits
- CORE CURRICULUM SCIENTIFIC WORLD, courses with the CCSW, SI, SILB, or SISK requirement designations, or any Scientific Word competencies, 12 credits
- IN 307 INTEGRATIVE LEARNING, 4 credits 1,
Major Requirements
Students must take a total of 70 credit hours in the major. Of these, 40 credit hours must be completed in residence in the major, including FA 199, DCM 321 and DCM 322.
Professional Studies Core (20 credits, 8 credits in residence)
Course List
Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
FA 199 | CAREER ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING 1 | 2 |
DCM 330 | PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE WORKPLACE | 4 |
| 2 |
DCM 317 | ETHICS IN THE PROFESSIONS | |
DCM 318 | SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE PROFESSIONS | |
| 2 |
CCA 170 | CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
DCM 319 | CREATIVITY AND INNOVATIVE THINKING | |
| 4 |
CCH 239 | BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND OUR GLOBAL FUTURE | |
CCH 283 | GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES OF WORK & FAMILY | |
CCH 300 | GLOBALIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | |
DCM 321 | CAPSTONE PLANNING 1 | 2 |
DCM 322 | CAPSTONE PROJECT 1 | 4 |
Business Administration Core (40 credits)
Course List
Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
BADM 208 | SALES AND MARKETING MANAGEMENT FOR BUSINESS TODAY | 4 |
DA 200 | DATA ANALYTICS | 4 |
BADM 223 | ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE PRINCIPLES | 4 |
DCM 301 | EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN A CHANGING PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT | 4 |
DCM 302 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT: DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT | 4 |
DA 233 | APPLIED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 4 |
BADM 267 | WORKPLACE LAW: HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS | 4 |
BADM 315 | ECONOMICS FOR DECISION-MAKING | 4 |
BADM 334 | HUMAN RESOURCE AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT FUNDAMENTALS FOR MANAGERS | 4 |
BADM 335 | RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE WORKPLACE | 4 |
Business Administration Electives (10 credits)
Course List
Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
BADM 120 | ESSENTIALS OF COACHING | |
BADM 153 | THE ART OF SPEECHMAKING | |
BADM 178 | GENDER AT WORK | |
BADM 209 | THE HEART OF THE ENTREPRENEUR | |
BADM 220 | DEVELOPING CONSULTING SKILLS | |
BADM 231 | FINANCIAL PLANNING | |
BADM 247 | APPLYING ECONOMICS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH | |
BADM 270 | STARTING UP AND RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS | |
BADM 288 | MARKETING FOR THE SOCIAL GOOD | |
BADM 310 | GENDER IN BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP | |
BADM 318 | UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | |
BADM 340 | IMPLEMENTING CORPORATE TRAINING PROGRAMS | |
BADM 359 | ETHICAL BUSINESS BEHAVIOR | |
BADM 386 | EXPLORING THE NONPROFIT WORKPLACE | |
CCH 110 | ESSENTIALS OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT | |
CCH 202 | STRATEGIC CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS | |
CCH 209 | CONSUMER BEHAVIOR INSIGHTS | |
CCH 221 | PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING SKILLS | |
CCH 222 | FACILITATIVE DIALOGUE | |
DA 220 | DATA MINING | |
DCM 307 | ANALYZING HUMAN BEHAVIOR | |
DCM 308 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | |
DCM 324 | EFFECTIVE GROUP AND PERSONAL DYNAMICS | |
Open Electives (44 credits)
Open Electives can be fulfilled through courses taken in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies and other DePaul colleges, transfer courses, assessment of prior learning (PLA), and independent studies.
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