AIB College of Business - Des Moines, Iowa
AIB | Academics | Business Administration & Leadership Degree

Business Administration & Leadership Degree

The Business Administration and Leadership major offers courses in a wide range of business functions, including marketing and entrepreneurship. The degree includes classes on leadership theories and practical leadership applications.

  • An Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in this major can be completed through day, evening or online classes or a combination of these formats.
  • This major can be completed in seven terms by earning 18 quarter credit hours per term.
  • Upon successful completion of an Associate degree, students may continue work at AIB toward a Bachelor of Science degree program in either Accounting or Business Administration.

Associate in Applied Science Degree: 126 Quarter Hours

Core General Education Courses: 45 Credits

CM100 Composition
CM205 Technical Writing
CM220 Speech
HU200 Literature
HU220 Ethics
IT105 Technology with Applied Communications
MA110 Mathematics of Personal Finance
SS105 Introduction to Psychology
SS100 College Foundations
SS200 Career Foundations
SS240 Microeconomics

Core Major Courses: 58.5 Credits

BA100 Principles of Management
BA110 Principles of Marketing
BA130 Contemporary Leadership Theory
BA201 Business Law I
BA205 Human Resources Management
BA215 International Business
BA225 Business Ethics
BA285 Project Management Theory and Application
BA300 Organizational Behavior
BA303 Leadership in Cultural and Global Contexts
BA314 Leading Teams in Change
BA328 Leadership Applications
BA330 Entrepreneurship

Supporting Major Courses: 18 Credits

AC200 Principles of Accounting I
AC202 Principles of Accounting II
SS120 Sociology
SS242 Macroeconomics

1 Elective: 4.5 Credits

 

Mission Statement:

AIB College of Business, as an institution of higher education, is dedicated to the development of our students as ethical, productive, and engaged citizens who are actively recruited as business professionals for a diverse world.