- Certified Financial Planning program
- International Management Specialization
- Accounting Specialization
Business Program Courses
Business Faculty
Business Career Paths
Meet a Business Student
Business Program Profile
Concordia’s program in Business Administration offers the most important component of any business program—reality. Our students are involved in project management for the Business Club and internships in nearby New York City, the financial center of the world. Concordia students learn to translate theories and knowledge from their classes into informed decision-making. Before entering the business arena, they are involved in courses that address both the people and the practical sides of business. Core classes cover management, marketing, economics, law, finance, accounting, and statistics. Students also learn to prepare for the changing global environment with a solid liberal arts base and a cross-cultural appreciation for other nations and traditions. Above all, Concordia produces principled business professionals that build successful careers while being socially and ethically responsible. Business administration is a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree.
Special Areas of Study:
Certified Financial Planning program
Concordia students can pursue a concentration in Financial Planning with special CFP® courses – which are a preparation for taking the CFP® Certification Exam upon graduation. After passing the exam and being officially certified as a CFP® Certificant by the Standards Board, students will have many career options—including financial analyst, asset manager, pension fund consultant and investment advisor. Certified Financial Planners are financial professionals for which there is great demand. They have the skills to help individuals plan their entire financial affairs—including personal finances, investments, insurance, retirement, taxes and their estate. Concordia is one of only 16 schools in New York State to be registered to provide CFP® education by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
Program Specialization: International Management
This program was developed in consultation with business leaders with a global perspective and emphasizes the critical thinking and communications skills necessary to succeed in the global environment. The four-year program is structured around three disciplines: business, modern languages, and international studies. English as a Second Language is also offered and internships in nearby Manhattan are part of the degree. Concordia’s proximity to hundreds of international corporate headquarters, our strong academic tradition, and respected business and language programs all combine to prepare students to meet the future management needs of global employers.
Program Specialization: Accounting
Students that perform well in the required accounting courses have the opportunity to pursue a specialized course of study in Accounting, the “grammar” of business. This can provide a depth of knowledge in the discipline that will serve students well as they progress in their managerial careers. Classes include Intermediate Accounting I, Intermediate Accounting II, Cost Accounting, Auditing, plus Financial Analysis and Planning.
Business Program Courses
Business administration is a four-year baccalaureate program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. Required courses include:
- Financial & Managerial Accounting
- Principles of Management
- Principles of Marketing
- Business Law
- Organization Theory & Process
- Principles of Finance
- Microeconomics & Macroeconomics
- Business Communications
- Management Information Systems
- Business Statistics
- Human Resources Management
- Corporation & Society
- Money & Banking
- International Business
- Business Policies
Business Faculty
A. William Bodine
Instructor of Business
Princeton University; Harvard Business School; B.A., University of California at Los Angeles
Dr. E. Yong Lee
Professor of Business
Ph.D., M.A., Rutgers University; B.A. Seoul National University
Christopher Nagel
Department Chair and Assistant Professor of Business
M.I.M., American Graduate School of International Management; B.A., Valparaiso University
Dr. Andrzej Wlodarczyk
Associate Professor of Business
Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln; MBA, Lindenwood University–Missouri; M.Ed., Concordia University–Nebraska; B.A., Jagiellonian University–Krakow, Poland
William W. Zambelli
Assistant Professor of Business
M.B.A., Columbia University; B.S., University of North Carolina
Business Career Paths
Business Management
- Bank manager
- Financial planner
- Customer service manager
- Entrepreneur
- Financial analyst
- Corporate sales manager
- Human resources manager
- Hotel manager
- Operations manager
- Retail store manager
International Management
- International trade specialist
- Advocate/policy maker
- Foreign relations consultant
- Business/financial manager
- Economic development analyst
- Labor relations specialist
- Market research analyst
- International banker
- Foreign/exchange trader
- Export manager
Business students have gained real-world experience in a constantly growing number of corporate settings. Companies that have supported Concordia students include:
- Citigroup
- Dean Witter
- International Olympic Committee
- Merrill Lynch
- New Jersey Cardinals
- New Jersey Nets
- New York Mets
- PepsiCo.
- Salomon Smith Barney
- Sports Underdome
- Snapple Beverage Group
- Thrivent Financial
- USB Paine Webber
- WFAN Sports Radio
* Call your admission counselor for more information on Sports Management.