Bachelor of Business Administration in Community Development Trevecca Nazarene University

Trevecca’s Bachelor of Business Administration in community development combines a solid business foundation with courses in social justice that increase students’ understanding of the causes and challenges of poverty. This degree prepares students to use knowledge of business to improve the lives of those in disadvantaged communities.

Program Benefits

• Gain the skills and experience you need to make a difference in the world.
• Learn from faculty who possess high degrees in their fields, who have relevant and valuable real-world experience, and who make an effort to know you personally.
• Enjoy our small class sizes and supportive campus community.
• Take advantage of incredible learning opportunities, internships, and jobs available in the Nashville market.

What to Expect

As a student in Trevecca’s Bachelor of Business Administration in community development, you’ll gain the business skills to serve and influence change in under-resourced communities. This degree equips you to find and create applicable solutions to real problems.

With courses available in sociology, social justice, and business, you’ll be able to tailor your coursework to match your goals and interests. You’ll gain a solid foundation in economics, accounting, finance, management, marketing, law, and quantitative analyses. You’ll also take courses that increase your understanding of the causes and challenges of poverty, so you can help address them.

Why Choose Trevecca?

Founded in 1901 and a leader in online education for more than two decades, Trevecca helps students discover and pursue an individual calling by providing innovative instruction; cultivating a supportive, Christ-centered community; and establishing relationships that open doors.

Recognized nationally and locally for academic quality, Trevecca has earned a reputation for providing the world with servant leaders, problem solvers, and difference makers. Trevecca’s holistic approach to education encompasses intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth.

As a Christian university, we offer programs that explore the ways faith intersects with your field of study. This means you can gain your degree in a supportive, Christian community with small classroom sizes and engaged faculty members who care about you and your goals.

General Education & BBA Core — 79-80 hours

Concentration — 30 hours

• BUS 2300 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 3
• BUS 4510 Career Internship in Business Administration 1-3
• ECO 3500 Economics of Poverty and Public Policy 3
• ITI 2020 Computer Applications Using Spreadsheets and Databases 3
• SJS 3010 Introduction to Community Development 3
• SJS 4010 Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship 3

or

• SJS 4020 Principles of Nonprofit Administration and Management 3
• SOC 3300 Urban Sociology 3

Choose one of the following — 3 hours

• BUS 2500 Leadership in the 21st Century 3
• BUS 2600 Case Studies in Leadership 3
• MKT 3220/COM 3220 Advertising Management 3
• MKT 3500 Internet Marketing 3

Choose one of the following — 3 hours

• SOC 3200 Social Problems 3
• ECO 3300 International Economic Development 3

Choose from the following options — 3 hours

• COM 2025 Principles of Intercultural Communication 3

or

• SWK 3350 Human Diversity 3

General Electives to total 120 — 10-11 hours

The required course INT 1100 Life Calling and Purpose (3 hours) is included in these general elective hours for those students who enter as first-time Freshmen (those enrolling with less than 24 hours).

Total Credit Hours: 120

Note: A minor field of study is not required for any BBA degree.

With your B.B.A. in community development, you’ll be well-equipped to address the needs of disadvantaged communities. Your degree prepares you to serve in the U.S. international communities; work for nonprofit organizations; or to develop your own solutions as a social entrepreneur. Your B.B.A. in community development degree can position you for roles like these:

• Community development director
• Development services technician
• Neighborhood services specialist
• Project coordinator (homelessness)
• Project implementation coordinator
• Corporate relations specialist
• Housing developer
• Planner/program coordinator

Our graduates have gone on to serve in large nonprofits, participate in small community development corporations, establish credit unions in local communities, serve in food banks, and assist refugees with resettlement in the U.S.