Bachelor of Business Administration In Pennsylvania
Banking
Learn the essentials of Business and Banking
Strayer University’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program with Banking concentration* will help you build a foundation of knowledge in management theory and practice across a broad set of business functions and core competencies. Your online classes and on-campus coursework enables you to develop competencies applicable to commercial and retail banks, credit card companies, insurance firms, or consumer finance organizations.
With a Banking concentration you will:
- Gain a thorough understanding of the role and operations of financial institutions
- Understand the dynamics of the financial services industry
- Learn about the impact of regulations and macro-economic policy on the financial sector
*Graduates of the BBA program may apply all the credits earned toward a Master of Business Administration at Strayer University.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Explore the operating philosophy, functions, and organization of community-based banking in contemporary America; explain the Uniform Commercial Code and specific regulatory and legal statutes that govern a bank’s relationship with individual customers.
- Explain the principles and practices underlying consumer and commercial lending, investing, and creating of trusts.
- Describe mechanisms the banking industry has devised to move deposits from both individual clients and the Federal Reserve branches through the document-clearing cycle.
- Apply relevant management, marketing, and accounting principles to the analysis and solution of problems in banking, finance, and financial services.
- Analyze macro-economic theory and business cycles to explain the factors that drive interest rates, investment decisions, and related bank operations.
Courses
- ECO 320-Money and Banking
- FIN 350-Financial Markets and Institutions
- FIN 405-Advanced Financial Management
- FIN 410-Commercial Bank Management
- ITB 400-International Banking and Finance
Program Information
Program Length
Strayer University students are mostly working adults who earn their degrees at their own pace and on their own schedule. Most students attend part-time, and the normal time to complete this program is 6 years.On-Time Graduation Rate
90% of our students who graduated from this program between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012, did so within 6 years.Program Costs
Cost information for Strayer University programs is available at www.strayer.edu/tuition-and-fees. The tuition and fees for the entire program, at current part-time tuition rates, are $72,400, and at current full-time tuition rates, are $69,000. The tuition and fees for the entire program for all Tennessee students are $72,400. The total estimated cost for books and supplies for the entire program is $6,000. Strayer University does not offer on-campus housing.Median Loan Debt
For all students completing this program between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012, the median cumulative loan debt for each of the following are:- Federal student loans: $33,500
- Private loans: $0
- Institutional finance loans: $0
Occupations for this program
The following U.S. Department of Labor Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes and occupational titles are disclosed pursuant to U.S. Department of Education regulations, and correspond to the U.S. Department of Education Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code for this program.
Strayer University's School of Business is proud to be a candidate for ACBSP accreditation.
Accreditation
Strayer University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. 267-284-5000), which is one of the six regional accrediting bodies in the United States. The Commission is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Highly Respected by Employers Across the Country
Strayer University is a preferred education provider to more than 150 well-known, highly ranked organizations and government agencies across the United States.
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