Business Administration

What You'll Learn

The Elmhurst Management Program is an accelerated major in business administration. It is designed specifically for adult learners who bring to the classroom previous experience in both college and professional settings.

In an accelerated format, EMP provides you with a first-rate, well-rounded business education. The program is ideal for executives, supervisors, and managers—both current and aspiring—in a wide range of corporate and organizational settings. Simply put, your EMP experience will put you on the fast track to professional success.

You will become proficient in an array of important subject areas, including accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, global business, and the use of quantitative tools in decision making. You will sharpen your communication and critical thinking skills, and learn to contribute more effectively within professional teams. You will work hands-on with actual businesses, and complete a capstone project that applies everything you have learned in class to an actual challenge in your professional life.

In a world of instant communication and constant change, this powerful program will prepare you to flourish throughout a long, varied, and productive career.

In this program, you will:

• Become proficient in accounting, finance, economics, management, marketing, policy, and statistics.
• Master the use of quantitative tools in decision making.
• Participate in effective teams in professional settings.
• Complete a capstone project that applies everything you’ve learned in class to an actual challenge in your professional life.
• Develop your capacity to make complex decisions, resolve conflicts, analyze data, and solve business problems.
• Enhance your ability to communicate and lead.
• Prepare for leadership positions at top corporations by mastering the best in business theory and practice within the context of a rigorous liberal arts curriculum.