Department of Business Administration

A professional education in business administration prepares you for positions of leadership and responsibility at any level of management. Our academic programs range from certificates to graduate degrees. All of them help you develop the capabilities you need to take the next step in your education or career.

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Academics

The degrees offered by the Department of Business Administration fall into five disciplines. The cross-disciplinary MBA and minor in business administration are also offered.

• MANAGEMENT
  B.S. in Management
  
  
  MBA Specialization in Strategic Leadership
  
  Graduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership
  
• MARKETING
  B.S. in Marketing
  Minor in Advertising
  Minor in Professional Selling and Sales Management
• ENTREPRENEURSHIP
  B.S. in Entrepreneurship
  Minor in Entrepreneurship
  Minor in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  MBA Specialization in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  Undergraduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
  B.S. in Global Business
  Minor in International Business
  M.S. in International Business
  MBA + M.S. in International Business Dual Degree Program
  MBA Specialization in International Business
• OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
  B.S. in Operations Management

News

• Lerner’s Cheng Named DENIN Fellow for Waste Research - Andong Cheng, assistant professor of marketing, has been named a Faculty Fellow at the Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) for the 2025–27 term. Cheng is the first faculty member from the Lerner College to receive this honor.
• $71.5 Million Gift to UD Will Transform Lerner College - UD announces largest gift in University's history which will help create Lerner College's Siegfried Hall.
• UD Lerner Professor Wendy Smith Honored - UD Lerner Professor Wendy Smith received the 2024 Academy of Management Review Decade Award and Organization & Environment’s 2024 Best Paper Award at the Academy of Management Annual meeting on August 11.
• Lerner’s Dustin Sleesman’s latest research explores when leaders use intuition - New research co-authored by Dustin Sleesman, associate professor of management in UD's Lerner College, explored the concept of intuition and when it's helpful for leaders who are in charge of large teams.
• 2024 Lerner College Honors and Achievements - The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics celebrated several outstanding students on their academic successes during the 2024 Honors and Achievements Day ceremony on May 10, held at the Audion at STAR Campus.