Why I chose Business Administration

What is Business Administration?

The degree is a common choice among young people. The main principle of it is how to learn core skills to manage a Business. During the academic year, the student will learn in-depth knowledge about all business operations. The main modules that you will be studying are financial accounting, Human Resources, Marketing, operations management, and many more modules. The degree usually takes 3–4 years to acquire. Many students have the opportunity to progress to an MBA program after completion which expands their options.

Why is this degree a good choice?

• Opens the door to many career choices. This is exceptionally good if you are not fully assured of an exact career choice. As I mentioned above, there is a broad spectrum of modules so you could enter into marketing, Customer Service, Human Resources, etc.
• Increases your hard skills and soft skills. For hard skills, it will improve your computer skills, marketing skills, and administrative skills. As for your soft skills, it will better your communication, teamwork, problem-solving skills, and your ability to think critically.
• This course involves a large amount of collaboration between students so you will be accustomed to teamwork and sharing ideas with your group.
• The course provides a solid foundation for business operations, it will equip a student with hands-on knowledge on how to establish their own business or preparation for managerial roles for another company.
• Strengthens a student's people skills, the course involves role-play, class discussions and negotiation.

My personal reason for choosing this degree

At the start of browsing through courses and articles online, I was unassertive of what I wanted to do with my life. However, I sat down with a career counselor to have an in-depth discussion about my strengths. It came down to my natural administrative skills, it comes down to three basic administrative skills technical, human, and conceptual.

Although I still was unsure about what exact company or exact industry I would be interested in but I continued to do my research on the course and the countless doors you could enter down the line. I read many success stories on others online that proceeded to do Business Admin and got what they wanted out of it, I also read success stories from the college I attended of students that went on to start their own businesses or joined national to international companies on completion of their degree.

The course was sold to me as far as I was concerned and I enjoyed my time there. Some of the modules I completed where

• Financial & Management Accounting
• Payroll
• Business & People Management
• Business Law
• Economics
• Marketing & Digital Marketing
• Computer applications

What can you do with a Business Administration degree?

Some examples of jobs you can pursue are what many of you want to know when researching a degree the may be interested in. Here are some common choices.

• Office Administrator/ clerical assistant
• Administrative Officer
• School Office Administration
• Senior Administrative Assistant
• Hr Administrator
• Business Owner
• Management positions in countless companies

Please consider, If you desire a higher position enough, you can further your degree and work your way up the corporate ladder.

Best wishes with your college choices and your career paths.