Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Concentration in Wine Business Strategies Sonoma State University, USA

The bachelor’s degree in Business Administration includes a set of lower-division courses, a core of upper-division course requirements, and a broad range of fields of concentration. All students in the major take: (1) preparatory courses, (2) lower-division core courses, (3) upper-division core courses, and (4) courses in a concentration that maps to the students’ individual interests and career plans. The fields of concentration include: accounting, finance, financial management, management, marketing, wine business strategies, and a special concentration designed by the student with the approval of the department chair. A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration prepares students for careers in an increasingly globalized world and trains them to be responsible citizens and effective leaders.

Concentrations for Business Administration Majors

Every business student must complete an area of concentration within the major. Each concentration consists of five courses. Students should plan carefully and consult their faculty advisor regularly and before enrolling in concentration courses. Those wishing to complete a double concentration must take at least eight concentration courses beyond the Core, with a minimum of three unique courses taken from each concentration. Many concentration courses can be taken while completing core requirements. Most courses in the concentrations have prerequisites. At times, appropriate courses from other majors, such as psychology, sociology, public administration, economics and environmental studies, may be substituted in a concentration with the approval of the concentration advisor and the department chair. Except for the special concentration, at least 3 of the concentration courses must be taken at SSU.

• Accounting Concentration 
• Finance Concentration
• Financial Management Concentration
• Management Concentration
• Marketing Concentration
• Wine Business Strategies Concentration
• Special Concentration