Business Administration

Are you eager to learn how companies function and what you can do to keep things running smoothly? Does business appeal to you?

With our Business Administration degree you get to explore the many aspects of running an organisation, company and department. You develop your insights into people and processes and how the two aspects intertwine to make a business work. The degree develops your skills in identifying those areas that function well in an organisation and the areas in which difficulties and bottlenecks lie. You’ll be encouraged to nurture your analytical insights and conceptual thinking so as to be able to create innovative and sustainable solutions to adapt, change or improve processes.

The Business Administration degree at NHL Stenden focuses on how organisations, companies and departments are run. You learn how to deal with people and processes so that there is a shared vision for the company and everything runs smoothly. And if things aren't going smoothly, you will be the one that will adapt, change or improve the processes or ways people are working. 

You can take these minors on the Leeuwarden campus or at one of the NHL Stenden Grand Tour locations in South Africa, Bali or Thailand. You can also choose from minors offered by other courses and universities of applied sciences – this is all part of broadening your academic skills.

• Business Model Innovation & Leadership(Leeuwarden, the Netherlands). Design the business models of the future and explore insightful leadership. Using Business Model Generation, this minor gives you the chance to innovate for a company and work on your creativity and consultancy skills.
• Change and Innovation(South Africa). With this minor, you explore the mechanisms, psychology and tools needed to empower employee-initiated innovation and facilitate organisational learning. Discover how adaptive organisations and committed staff share vision and a drive for innovation.
• E-business(the Netherlands). Offering a combination of creative and technical skills development, this minor gives you an understanding of digital marketing strategy and how you can build the online presence of a brand and manage digital platforms to sell products.
• Mindful Leadership(Bali or Thailand). Develop your emotional intelligence with this minor focusing on stress management, mindfulness, communication, resilience and empathy. You’ll develop the skills to become a better leader.  
• The Art of Ethical Leadership(South Africa or the Netherlands). Learn how to apply key concepts of ethical and critical thinking and why tomorrow’s leaders cannot do without a developed moral compass. Develop your soft power, your ability to attract and cooperate rather than to coerce.