Learn to Lead With UNE’s Business Administration Major

Gain foundational skills in accounting, finance, economics, marketing, and management — all while enjoying the flexible framework of UNE’s Business Administration major. The UNE Business degree (our Bachelor of Science with a Major in Business Administration) positions you to apply innovative business concepts to your other passions — from marine science to neuroscience and beyond.

UNE’s College of Business Centers can help boost your career with practical learning and networking opportunities in areas like sales or sports marketing. Want to bring out your inner entrepreneur? Take courses in our Makerspace or participate in the Student Innovation Challenge competition.

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Why UNE for Your Bachelor’s in Business Administration

UNE’s Business Administration major gives you the flexibility to complete a concentration, minor, or double major that reflects your passion or that empowers you to respond to a unique market opportunity. Learn how to run a business with coursework that covers the full span of business operations.

  • Interdisciplinary — learn to apply business principles to your interests in health, the environment, and elsewhere
  • Industry-applicable education
  • Access to multiple internships
  • Learn to lead within modern workplace dynamics
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship courses
  • Makerspace for innovative ideation and prototyping
  • Receptive to students’ interest in emerging markets
  • Choice of several concentration areas including management, economics, marketing, entrepreneurship, and more
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Abbie Anderson ’23

Sustainability and Business

Why UNE

UNE had the best program for what I was interested in. Most other schools that I toured didn't have a sustainability in business program — it was either just business or just environmental. The fact that UNE had the two combined was a huge factor for me.

What’s nice about my environmental classes is that they are so applied. I get a broad understanding of environmental problems but also how to apply them in a business sense. UNE is really setting me up to be able to do whatever I want.

My professors have been awesome so far. My advisor has been amazing as far as helping me with classes and setting me up with other professors that have similar interests as I do. It’s really helpful that he will suggest classes that he thinks I enjoy. I have nothing but positive things to say about the faculty at UNE. I feel like at bigger colleges, you kind of get lost in the numbers,  [UNE] feels like a family when I'm there and not just like I'm lost in the crowd.

Beyond the Classroom

During my first year, I was in the Green Learning Community (GLC), which was super cool because I got to meet all of the environmental majors. That experience exposed me to different points of view and the different aspects of the environmental field, which I loved. We went on a lot of retreats and trips, so I got to meet people in the field and go out and see new things.

It’s really nice because you meet people with similar values as you. We all get to go out in the environment together. As I’ve gone through my classes since, I’ve had a lot of the same classmates. It’s nice to be able to grow and learn with the same people. We talk about environmental problems that we’ve discussed in classes. We are able to bounce ideas off each other. We can dream solutions for the future. Making connections like that with like-minded people is so valuable.

What’s nice about my environmental classes is that they are so applied. I get a broad understanding of environmental problems but also how to apply them in a business sense.

Sustainability and Business

What will you study? Bachelor’s in Business Administration Curriculum Overview

Whichever concentration you choose — accounting, business management, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, international business, health sector management, or marketing — you’ll complete five courses in your concentration area to tailor your degree for your career goals. 

The following are just some examples of the exciting courses that the Business Administration major offers:

  • Environmental Economics
  • Innovation through Technology
  • Human Resource Management
  • Business and Society Relations
  • Legal Environment of Business
  • Predictive Analytics

Bachelor’s in Business Administration Honors Program

We offer qualified students the option of graduating with Honors. This includes significant research, scholarship or creative activity under the direction of a faculty member. Interested students should consult with their advisor. 

Meet Pat, Business ’21

A business major (and lifelong hockey goalie) who designed a helmet camera and proprietary computer interface in UNE’s P.D. Merrill Makerspace, Pat’s invention allows hockey players to study fine points of body motion and position.

Career Paths for Business Administration Majors

Grounded by your technical knowledge of how to run a business and equipped with people skills acquired from teamwork, hands-on experiences, and internships, you will stride along the path to an exciting career in business. Your coursework and experience in your concentration area will make you even more marketable in the career path you choose. 

Our graduates have pursued many fascinating professions, including:

  • Entrepreneur
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Public Relations expert
  • Financial Advisor
  • Human Resources Manager
  • Sales Manager
  • Loan Officer
  • Accountant

Career Advising in the Business Administration Program

Whether you have a specific career goal in mind or a vague idea of the field that interests you, Career Advising is here to help you plan your next step.

Start Your Career in College With the Women in Business Club

A Flexible Foundation for Your Business Studies

As a first-year Business Administration student at UNE, you’ll take a variety of courses that help set the foundation for some of our other business degree programs. You can feel confident launching your college career with this major, knowing you’ll have mentorship to help you consider other business majors in a way that keeps you on track. 

Bachelor’s in Business Administration Facilities

UNE’s Makerspace is an innovative campus resource that serves as a laboratory for creation and building. You’ll discover how to run a business using cutting-edge technology in our Fabrication Lab and Design Lab.

Solving Real-World Problems in UNE’s Makerspace

Using Drones in Research Through the UNE Makerspace

Experiential Learning in the Bachelor’s of Business Administration

The Business Administration major puts you in real-world settings and challenges you to find solutions to actual industry problems. So you don’t just learn how to run a business — you do business.

Internships for Business Administration Majors

Receive course credit while developing your skills and interacting with professionals. As you build confidence, you will network in your field—whether that’s in health sector management, social innovation and entrepreneurship, economics or marketing—explore career options, and gain the perspective to successfully transition into the workforce. Past internship sites have included the following:

  • American Red Cross
  • NASA
  • IBM
  • Geico
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Southwest Airlines

For more information, contact the Internship Office.

Hands-on Learning

  • Use innovative technology and design in the Makerspace
  • Compete in the annual Student Innovation Challenge
  • Be part of the Green Learning Community first-year experience

UNE Business Student Gains Valuable Sales experience with Internship

Meet Dean Norm O’Reilly

UNE is proud to announce Norm O’Reilly, Ph.D., a leading scholar in the business of sports, inaugural dean for the University’s recently established College of Business. O’Reilly joins UNE with two decades of leadership experience in higher education, including his most recent role as dean of the Portland-based Graduate School of Business at the University of Maine (UMaine). 

In his time at UMaine, O’Reilly oversaw the establishment and growth of business programs for Maine’s public universities, notably the MaineMBA which now numbers more than 400 students. He enhanced interdisciplinary education opportunities by growing its MBA concentrations and increasing dual degrees with partnerships within many sectors, including law, engineering, and public policy. He also spearheaded multi-university fundraising initiatives and significant projects, including the highly successful MaineMBA Academy and the Maine Brand Study.

Accreditation

The University of New England’s Business Administration Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

Report to Communities of Interest and Student Achievement (PDF)

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration FAQ

For more information contact Program Director Amir Mousavian at smousavian@hwfj-art.com.