{"id":8554,"date":"2025-05-02T10:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/?page_id=8554"},"modified":"2025-06-03T11:52:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:52:01","slug":"business-administration-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/colleges\/business\/business-administration-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Administration Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winona State\u2019s Business Administration (BUSA) Department provides students with the technical, analytical, and conceptual skills they need to be successful business professionals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our department focuses on how organizations function within changing economic, legal, socio-cultural, and technological environments. With this understanding, students can learn how to create value and change in organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever your career path is, you will be able to apply the concepts and skills needed to direct and manage the activities of an organization, while aligning with their mission and objectives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-block tabs\">\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-nav\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-1\">Program Goals<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-2\">Professional Areas<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-content\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Program Goals<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>The objectives of Business Administration Department programs are to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Provide a foundation of skills and knowledge in content areas necessary to prepare students for professional business careers<\/li>\n<li>Give students opportunities to learn and practice analytical thinking skills and tools<\/li>\n<li>Provide students with learning experiences that build understanding of international business issues and practices, as well as expose\u00a0them to diverse cultural perspectives in business<\/li>\n<li>Build awareness and understanding of key concepts in ethics, and apply these to realistic ethical dilemmas<\/li>\n<li>Teach students to apply modern technologies to business data analysis, information in research, decision-making, presentations, and communication\u00a0strategies<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Professional Areas<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>Students will develop an understanding of critical skills required for general management in the areas of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strategic Management<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Theory<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Behavior<\/li>\n<li>Human Resource Management<\/li>\n<li>Management Information System<\/li>\n<li>International Business<\/li>\n<li>Business Law<\/li>\n<li>Project Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our programs prepare students for careers in management of all types of organizations in the private, non-private, or public sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-block tabs\">\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-nav\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-1\">Jobs<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-2\">Employers<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-content\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Jobs<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>Recent graduates have taken jobs such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General Managers<\/li>\n<li>Human Resource Managers<\/li>\n<li>Insurance Sales<\/li>\n<li>Office Managers<\/li>\n<li>Operations Specialists<\/li>\n<li>Recruiters<\/li>\n<li>Financial Analysts<\/li>\n<li>Computer Programmers<\/li>\n<li>Database Administrators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Employers<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>Recent graduates work at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mayo Health Care System<\/li>\n<li>Fastenal<\/li>\n<li>Allina Health\/Abbott Northwestern\/ United Hospital<\/li>\n<li>IBM<\/li>\n<li>Target Corporation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business Administration in the News<\/h2>\n\n\n    <div class=\"feature mb-1 wsu-block\">\n        <div class=\"feature__media\">\n   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Team-Synergy-students-helping-refugees-competition-feature-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"WSU Business students on Team Synergy, aimed at helping refugees\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"feature__content\">\n   <a class=\"wsu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.winona.edu\/20737\/wsu-students-surpass-ivy-league-schools-with-nonprofit-idea-for-helping-refugees\/\"><div class=\"feature__title\">Business Students Aiding Refugees<\/div><\/a>\n   <div class=\"feature__description\">By designing a non-profit to assist refugees with employment skills, Winona State Business students\u2014including Jose Ortega \u201923 and Aanuoluwapo \u201cFavour\u201d Ogunwole \u201926, Management Information Systems majors\u2014beat out Ivy League competitors in a worldwide competition.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                            <div class=\"h3\">Contact the Business Administration Department<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<div class=\"wsu-block grid grid--50\">\n    <div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Business Administration Department\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           \n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>Somsen Hall 324<\/p>\n<p><strong>Office Hours<\/strong><br \/>\nMonday-Friday: 8am-4:30pm<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\"><\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Liz Schwanke\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Advising Specialist\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           \n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:collegeofbusiness@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Email College of Business Advisor\">Email Liz Schwanke<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Tanya Betthauser\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Office &amp; Administrative Assistant\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>507.457.5170<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:tanya.betthauser@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email Tanya Betthauser<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Dr. Kubilay Gok\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Department Chair\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>507.457.2560<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:kgok@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email Dr. Kubilay Gok<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to learn how to create value and change in organizations, WSU&#8217;s Business Administration Department is the right place for 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