Department of Business

Department Chair:	Andrew Babyak
Administrative Assistant:	Mindy Lange
Professors:	J. Dose, D. Hagenbuch, M. Zigarelli
Associate Professors:	A. Babyak, K. Johnston, K. Quesenberry
Assistant Professor:	M. Dolislager, L. McNear, D. Safer, R. Sauder

Majors and Minors

The Department of Business offers the following majors:

Accounting (B.S.)

Business Administration (B.A.)

Business Administration (B.S.) with concentrations in:

Entrepreneurship

Human Resource Management

Leadership

Technology and Operations Management

Economics (B.S. or B.A.)

Economic Development (B.A.)

Finance (B.S.)

International Business (B.S.)

Marketing (B.S.)

The Department of Business offers a certificate in Digital Marketing (pending approval by Middle States Commission on Higher Education)

The Department of Business offers the following minors:

Accounting

Business Administration

Economics

Economic Development

Finance

Human Resource Management

Leadership (Details in the Interdisciplinary section)

Marketing

Mission

The mission of the Department of Business is to develop faithful professionals.

Academic excellence ("faithful professionals are exceptional in their field")
Christian discipleship ("faithful professionals are increasingly becoming like Jesus")
Job placement ("faithful professionals are gainfully employed")

Objectives

Upon graduating from Messiah College with a major in the Department of Business students should:

Possess leadership, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills;
Demonstrate effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication;
Work effectively in teams;
Have an appreciation of information technology and be competent in computer use and in computer-related problem-solving;
Be able to understand and analyze financial statements;
Understand the legal environment of business and be familiar with the primary laws regulating the typical business operation;
Have an understanding of the opportunities and implications of globalization for U.S. business and the world community;
Have a Christian faith-based approach to moral decision-making and an awareness of ethical issues common in the workplace;
Be prepared academically for graduate study;
Have developed a biblical work ethic, matured in Christian character and faith, and committed themselves to the stewardship of God’s creation.