Business Administration Department
The Department of Business Administration offers five majors: Business Administration, CPA Accounting, General Accounting, Digital Marketing and Sport Management; and, two minors: Fashion Merchandising and Finance.
The two-track major in Business Administration allows students flexibility to study the areas of business most in line with their interests and career goals.
Department of Business Administration Overview
The Department of Business Administration prepares students for employment in a range of for profit and not-for-profit settings from Wall Street to Main Street or for graduate study. Our innovative team based classroom experiences, off-campus study options, and internship opportunities provide sophisticated learning experiences in the business sub-fields of organizational behavior, marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, accounting, and strategy among others.
Further, our curriculum explicitly incorporates entrepreneurship and innovation and draws upon the liberal arts tradition to build strong skills in writing, oral presentation, critical reasoning, and cultural awareness that collectively nurture an innovative entrepreneurial spirit and enhance success over a lifetime.
Please Note: Hartwick College focuses on offering fall, January, and spring term undergraduate courses in person, however circumstances may require us to offer a small number of courses in this department through distance education. In times of emergency, following regulatory guidelines, all classes may temporarily need to be delivered through distance education, including online. We also offer a slate of courses online in the summer to help our students make progress towards their degrees. With support from an academic advisor, students needing particular courses may have other online options as well. If you have questions about the way courses are delivered in your program, please contact your Department or Program Chair.
Exciting Student Outcomes
Hartwick students majoring and minoring in the Department of Business Administration programs successfully link the classroom to the world both before and after graduation. Internships in the U.S. and abroad pave the way for personally and professionally gratifying graduate study and employment.
Graduate Outcomes Madison Wayman ’24
Graduate Outcomes: Dennis Ross ’22
Business Administration Programs & Requirements
The Department of Business Administration offers five majors (Business Administration, CPA Accounting, General Accounting, Digital Marketing and Sport Management) and two minors (Fashion Merchandising and Finance). The two-track major in Business Administration allows students flexibility to study the areas of business most in line with their interests and career goals. Considering one of these? See what it takes.
Review all the requirements in the College Catalog.
The Department of Business Administration provides students with a Course Planning Worksheets to track their progress through a major course of study.
Business Administration Program Courses
Our faculty offer courses with a focus on experiential learning, teamwork, and real world application.
Review the current course offerings in the College Catalog.
Special Opportunities
Students have opportunities to engage in real world experiences throughout their course of study, whether it be a short term marketing project with cutting edge global companies as part of the Social Media and Marketing course, an on campus collaborative project with faculty, a year-long cooperative course experience in brand launch and management with an alumni mentor, a summer placement with a cutting edge start-up as part of the Simon-Baker Fellowship Program, or an internship in the sports sector. These experiences pave the way for graduate study or employment in the U.S. or abroad.
Questions?
Contact WeiWei Zhang, Associate Professor of Marketing and Department Chair, [email protected].