Business Administration

A study of the concept of servant leadership and its applicability to today’s business environment. Students will examine leadership characteristics and strategies of the Great Teacher, Jesus Christ, and compare them to historical and current models for leadership including Nehemiah, Gandhi, Greenleaf, Deming, Covey, and others.

A practical course designed to familiarize students with the unique management challenges of not-for-profits to include accounting and financial controls, bylaws, boards of directors, program planning, fund-raising, staffing, and community relations. Case studies of mission organizations, church administration, para-church organizations, and other nonprofits are examined.

This course provides insights into the applications of rapidly evolving electronic commerce to determine and satisfy the needs of customers via the internet. Issues and practices that deal with concepts, theories, tactics, and strategies of information technologies and changes in marketing functions to meet the organization’s objectives while delivering customer satisfaction and value are analyzed.

Money magazine rated a career in information security as one of the top 50 jobs in America. And the demand is high. According to a report by the Center of Strategic and International Studies, there are about 1,000 security people in the U.S. who have the specialized security skills to operate effectively in cyberspace, but 10,000 to 30,000 are needed. This concentration prepares you for the job. You’ll be able to design, implement, and execute information security mechanisms. Our combination of expert faculty and faith-integrated learning will prepare you for a career in this important, emerging field.

This concentration is expected to start in fall 2024.

This concentration is expected to start in fall 2024.

If you’re interested in leading global business initiatives, then you’ll find your place in our international business concentration. This focus explores the areas of finance, human resources, and marketing. To take on an international business concentration, you must minor in a foreign language.

Our management concentration gets you started in manufacturing and service companies. Faculty members bring extensive business experience to the classroom, combining the theoretical with the practical. Real-world business experiences include at least one internship in your field, on-campus learning with local business leaders, plant or facility visits.

Our marketing concentration helps you develop your oral and written communication skills—and can lead to a career in:

• advertising
• sales
• market research
• retail
• public relations
• product management
• nonprofit marketing

Courses move beyond the textbook by emphasizing interactive projects, and at least one internship is required in your field of interest.

Our Music Business concentration incorporates courses like Survey of Music Production, Marketing, and Distribution, Copyright Law, Music Publishing, and Senior Studies in Music Business.

Our sports management concentration consists of three fundamental components: Business management, sports sciences, and practical experiences. Business management is heavily emphasized—it’s the equivalent of a business major at many institutions. Exemplary intradepartmental cooperation and innovative curriculum help you develop expertise in business management with an orientation toward the world of sports.

The Special Emphasis concentration allows students to design a program of study focused on an area of interest outside the core curriculum of their particular major. Working with a faculty member in their major, the student selects courses from other institutions or departments at Montreat College that can be integrated into their specific discipline.