Business and Entrepreneurship, BA

The Bachelor of Arts in Business and Entrepreneurship focuses on applying multiple disciplines of business knowledge to the creative design of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial ventures. Courses in the business and entrepreneurship curriculum help prepare graduates to function effectively in the world’s varied cultural and business environments. Students are trained to be broad thinkers, harmonious contributors to teams, and experts in creative change. The program culminates in a feasibility plan for a new business concept developed by the student which integrates the knowledge learned in the program. Students may interview for business positions and earn up to 16 elective credits of internship toward their bachelor’s degree with the approval of the BA Business and Entrepreneurship program director. The MIU block calendar of month-to-month study makes it easy for a student to take off one or more months and work full-time on a business project at any time of the year. Such internships are an opportunity for students to apply the knowledge gained in the Business and Entrepreneurship major in a workplace setting.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successfully completing the BA in Business and Entrepreneurship, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate effective analytic problem solving using the knowledge of business functions (marketing, accounting, finance, operations, management).
2. Develop synthetic thinking, clarity, and precision in problem formulation and creativity in identifying options for decision making.
3. Demonstrate effective written presentation skills.
4. Demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning, including the use of logic and evidence
5. Demonstrate effective research skills (Information Literacy).
6. Develop the qualities associated with Holistic Development: inner peace, alertness, creative intelligence, spiritual experience, balance of heart and mind, ethical awareness and behavior.
7. Develop clarity about their personal strengths and career goals.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with a BA in Business and Entrepreneurship, students must successfully complete 128 total credits of study, including the Exploring Consciousness course required for all undergraduate students, 8 credits of Writing for Career and Community courses, one Forest Academy course in each semester in which the student is enrolled for 12 weeks or more, 28 credits of required Business and Entrepreneurship courses, the 4-credit Senior Capstone Entrepreneurship Project course, and 16 credits for electives.