Our mission at the College of Business at Saint Dominic University is to provide high quality education that will allow our graduates to lead and succeed in today's diverse, global and technologically sophisticated business environment which features rapid changes and developments, extensive competition, a diversified work force and continuous and pressing demand for improvements in quality and services.

The College of Business has two departments which offer a wide range of options both at undergraduate and graduate levels with opportunities of specialization and research in several disciplines:

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Business Administration undergraduate programs offer knowledge in the foundations of various aspects of business administration such as accounting, economics, ethics, laws, management, marketing, finance and statistics. The Department of Business Administration recognizes the necessity for continuous and dynamic individual and organizational learning and provides solid grounding in the fundamentals of business administration, training students to deal with the prevailing dynamic local and global markets.

The department offers the widest range of graduate programs at the university. The Master and PhD degree programs prepare learners to advance to higher levels of specialization and leadership and are offered in several fields of study through both course and research programs.

The M.B.A programs provide the student with an opportunity to either concentrate on a specific area, or broaden their current scope of experience by using the general M.B.A. option. The M.B.A. program is also effective in bringing a managerial perspective to professionals from non-business backgrounds. So candidates from non-business disciplines such as engineers, and computer specialists, who need to broaden their horizons and increase their potential, can acquire the relevant business knowledge and skills by following one of the various concentrations offered under the M.B.A. programs.

The M.B.A. and PhD programs in Business Administration prepare students for future leading positions in government, industry, and consulting or for successful academic careers as faculty members. The PhD programs curriculum is designed to provide graduates with in-depth exposure to a specific business content area, sophisticated analytical methods, and adult education techniques. They offer specialization as well as research in any of the fields shown below.

The programs at the Department of Business Administration provide core business studies which are designed to offer a multi-disciplinary and global approach to meet the current unprecedented challenges driven by the increasingly global economy and rapid technological innovation.

The following options are offered at both undergraduate and graduate levels:

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Administration
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in E-Business
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Entrepreneurship
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Finance
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Human Resources
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Management Information Systems
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in International Business
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Management
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Marketing

GRADUATE PROGRAMS:
M.B.A. in Business Administration
M.B.A. in E-Business
M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship
M.B.A. in Business Finance
M.B.A. in Human Resources
M.B.A. in Management Information Systems1
M.B.A. in International Business
M.B.A. in Management
M.B.A. in Marketing

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business Administration in the above areas of concentrations


Business Administration (General Option)
The Business Administration (General option) provides the student with a broad and fundamental understanding of various areas of Business Administration without emphasis on any particular aspect. It is useful for graduates who would like to maintain a wider scope of business knowledge and skills with no particular specialization.

E-Business
With the tremendous growth of the Internet, e-Business now presents organizations with opportunities to capture new markets to expand and to diversify. In addition to the Business Administration core, the courses in the E-Business concentration option cover various areas of e-marketing, internet and web technologies, multimedia and website project management issues to prepare students to effectively implement the strategies and the technologies that can harness the huge business potential of the internet.

Entrepreneurship
The entrepreneurship option is designed for prospective entrepreneurs or managers of entrepreneurial businesses. This business program is a study of applying creativity and innovation with organizational management. It offers specialized knowledge and skills for graduates to be able to make smart decisions and correctly analyze business opportunities. This program not only covers accounting, management, marketing, and finance but also provides students with the skills needed to identify and properly analyze opportunities in the marketplace, to secure the necessary business resources and to successfully mobilize personnel. With this program, students will be given an understanding of how to stimulate economic development in their chosen business area and should be able to put together a well-constructed business plan and have the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully implement it. Although this program is generally focused on issues relating to new small to medium size business ventures, it explores entrepreneurial concepts which are applicable to corporations of any size or age.

Business Finance
Finance plays a very important role in the life of business firms, governments, and individuals. It is primarily concerned with the acquisition and management of funds especially when considering expansion or the need to raise additional funding. This concentration is designed to provide the student with both the theoretical background and the analytical tools required to make effective judgments in finance. The program also covers international finance and the determination of the value of financial and real assets and derivatives. In addition to providing students with an understanding of basic financial processes, the program also gives a strong foundation to pursue careers in financial management of business firms, government finance, real estate investment, commercial and investment banking, investment management, insurance, securities brokerage and real estate in both the private and public sectors of the global economy.

Human Resources
The program covers various areas of management of human resources, including selection, training, development, evaluation, compensation of employees, international labor laws and strategic human resource management. It aims to provide leading-edge conceptual and practical understanding of human resource management in unfamiliar situations and is designed to prepare students to recognize, analyze, and solve complex human resource management issues and facilitate management decision making. The undergraduate program prepares students for a career as an HR Manager or personnel director and the graduate program provides managers with the in-depth knowledge and skills necessary to significantly contribute at a senior level to their organization’s human resources and industrial relations functions.

Management Information Systems
Global communication and information technology now plays a major role in modern business. Today every type of successful organization worldwide relies upon information technology to build its business infrastructure, increase productivity, and explore new sources for strategic advances. The Management Information Systems concentration provides students with the knowledge and ability to design implement and manage information technology, business processes and systems. The course also covers business fundamentals, general management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting, organization, marketing, and business decision-making as well as addressing the information needs of modern business and provides students with the knowledge and skills required to effectively analyze business problems and design computerized systems to solve them. With this concentration, students learn to recognize and analyze management needs for information and identify efficient and effective methods to provide this information. The course will allow students to build and manage information systems and to use technology to solve real world business problems. This is an interdisciplinary program offered in conjunction with the Department of Computer Science but the emphasis is on the application of information technology rather than the computer itself.
Students who wish to have a greater emphasis on business knowledge should choose the Management Information Systems program through this department whereas those wishing to have a greater emphasis on Computer technology should choose the Information Technology programs offered though the university’s College of Computer Science and Information Technology.

International Business
The global economy has become a reality and international business has become very important as more enterprises are operating in an increasingly global business environment. The International Business option covers major business disciplines but from an international perspective, taking into consideration the business and technology issues facing today's multinational firms. The program has the objective of providing students with a solid basic business education, knowledge of the international dimensions of business, international laws, international relations and international trade. It provides the necessary specialized skills needed by enterprises and organizations in coordinating global activities and planning and running their global business operations. The program is interdisciplinary with students taking courses in the departments of sociology and Mass Communication and Modern Languages.

Business Management
The management option prepares graduates for positions in management and is designed to provide them with the tools to successfully manage organizations and exercise personal leadership in acquiring, developing, allocating, and effectively managing corporate and enterprise resources. The program develops the ability to exploit the organization's capacity for innovation, to effectively lead people; and identify, diagnose, and solve organizational problems and challenges.


Marketing
Students completing the Marketing option acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to identify potentially profitable markets and groups of customers and successfully communicate with them. The program is designed to provide students with the ability to effectively plan and develop new services and products, produce effective marketing strategies, organize and manage distribution and sales channels, develop and launch advertising programs, together with the coordination of promotional, sales, and production efforts to ensure profitable and cost-effective operations and long-term customer satisfaction while maintaining efficient performance of marketing activities and effective coordination with other operations of the organization.

Refer to the College of Business Course Description for further details about the courses offered in at the Department of Business Administration

DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM

The hospitality and Tourism industry is undergoing significant changes, calling for greater creativity and innovation. The department prepares graduates with cutting edge up-to-date knowledge to enable them to excel in this competitive environment. The Hospitality and Tourism programs are designed to provide the students with the knowledge and skills needed for successful management in the hospitality and tourism industry. The programs cover the management, marketing, and operations aspects and various areas of hospitality and tourism.
The Master degree program in Hospitality is open to graduates from other relevant disciplines with the proviso that they take certain courses at undergraduate level as a prerequisite to some of the Master courses.
The Hospitality and Tourism Management graduate programs allow students to develop very specialized interests and expertise within an overall knowledge of the advanced principles and practices of the industry.

The Hospitality and Tourism Management department prepare graduates for careers in the hospitality, tourism, travel, hotel, catering, services, recreation and entertainment industries.


UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Hospitality and Tourism Management

GRADUATE PROGRAMS:
Master of Science (M.S.) in Hospitality and Tourism Management

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Hospitality and Tourism Management

Refer to the College of Business Course Description for further details about the courses offered in at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism.


Contact the college of Business for further information
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS : business@stdu.org

Department of Business Administration : businessadmin@stdu.org
Department of Hospitality and Tourism : hosptour@stdu.org

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