Business analytics is a major that focuses on using data to guide decision-making and to prepare students for analytics work in any field of business. Business analytics majors learn how to collect, organize, report, and mine data as well as how to frame and solve business problems using data analysis, predictive modeling, and optimization techniques.

Career Opportunities

  • Operations Research Analyst
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Financial Analyst
  • Computer Systems Analyst
  • Business Analyst
  • Data Scientist
  • Data Architect
  • Quantitative Analyst
  • Statistician
  • Programming Analyst

What to Expect

Travel/Global Trips

The cross-cultural trip is a core requirement for all students. Lee University places a high emphasis on the value of global perspectives, and students can fulfill this requirement via an individually arranged trip, a faculty-led trip, or a semester study abroad program. For more information, please visit our Global Perspectives page.

Club/Social

  • Phi Beta Lambda
  • Delta Mu Delta Honor Society
  • Phi Eta Sigma

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Awards/Honors

  • Hicks Scholars
  • Cletus Benton Award
  • Don Rowe Excellence in Management Award
  • School of Business Award

Service

  • Service learning is a large component of life at Lee. Students have the opportunity to complete 80 hours of service throughout their time here. This includes individually arranged service projects, as well as course-led service projects (such as Gateway and Benevolence). Please visit our Service Learning page to learn more and check out current service opportunities.

Home/Location

Business Administration classes are housed in the School of Business.

Internships/Practicum

  • Business Advisory Council: assists business students with internships and job placements.
  • Internships available with CPA offices, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Olin, Unum, Tennova, and various banks.
  • Meet the Firms: students are invited to Meet the Firms where we invite local CPA firms and other organizations to come and meet our students.

Research

Recent research projects have involved aiding women in poverty, developing business plans for global nonprofits, and teaching with holistic methods.

SOB Honors

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Executive and Professional Development Program at Lee University School of Business

Learn The Fundamentals Of Lean Six Sigma

Through our program, participants will delve into the fundamental building blocks of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the essential processes that will support their Lean and Six Sigma initiatives in the workplace.

Our meticulously designed 15-hour program aims to provide participants with a robust grounding in Lean Six Sigma terminology and principles. Participants will acquire proficiency in the core tenets of Lean Six Sigma.

Furthermore, participants will explore the pivotal tools employed within both Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to enhance product quality and streamline operations by eliminating inefficient practices. Additionally, participants will gain valuable insights into the synergistic relationship between these two methodologies, collectively enhancing a company's competitive advantage.

We strongly encourage individuals to consider pursuing Yellow Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma. This certification equips individuals with invaluable problem-solving and process improvement skills that can significantly enhance their employability across diverse industries and elevate their ability to contribute effectively in a professional setting.

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Lean Sigma

Audience

The Yellow Belt program is designed to accommodate individuals at various stages of their careers, including those in the early-career and mid-level positions. It is equally accessible to individuals with or without prior management experience, offering them the opportunity to either acquire or refine their skills in process improvement. Additionally, the program serves as a valuable resource for senior leadership seeking a high-level comprehension of Lean Six Sigma methodologies, empowering them to champion process enhancements within their organizations.

Yellow Belt training provides students and professionals with a solid foundation in fundamental Lean and Six Sigma concepts. This knowledge equips them to actively engage in process improvement initiatives and apply essential strategies in their day-to-day work responsibilities.

Program Objectives

Upon graduation of the Lean Six Sigma program, one will be able to:

  • Gain familiarity with prevalent terminology, tools, and principles within Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
  • Describe the DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) framework for enhancing processes.
  • Identify and endorse potential Lean Six Sigma project prospects that align with the organization's requirements.
  • Understand the language and vocabulary of Lean Six Sigma, enabling active participation in conversations regarding quality improvement endeavors.

Certification Requirements

  • Attend all 15-hours of this on-campus program
  • Complete the final exam with a passing grade
  • Attend Capstone Event (Q&A with 3 top industry leaders from around the world)
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Meet The Instructors

Meet our esteemed instructors who will be leading this course. These distinguished academics bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion. With over 25 years experience in each of their respective fields, both individuals are committed to fostering intellectual excellence, growth, and expertise.

Andrew VanBreugel

With over 25 years in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, Andrew has a keen eye for detail and an astute mind for excellence. He has worked abroad for much of his career, calling Australia, Singapore, Fill and Cyprus home at various points in his life. With decades of experience as an executive, Andrew has played a key role in the development and implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices, new product development, broad lean deployment, and much more. Andrew is currently a certified Assessor of Business Excellence for the Singapore Quality Awards, Evaluator for the Australian Business Excellence Awards, and a LEAN Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Joe Noble

Joe has over 30 years' experience in delivering results through continuous improvement, from the C-Suite to the shop floor. He is also a LEAN Six Sigma Master Black Belt and most recently served as the Operational Excellence Director of Bayer for North America. Joe brings decades of experience in continuous improvement at the highest level in the automotive and pharmaceutical industries.

Guy Deloach

Is a Senior Partner of a local Chattanooga based business consulting group (Rock Creek Informatics), Guy spends a lot of his time consulting for organizations, thus empowering dynamic and sustainable growth in this region. As a business professor at Lee University as well, the rest of his professional time is spent pouring into students and teaching them how to be a success in an ever-changing business world. With over 25 years of manufacturing experience, Guy has acquired a unique set of skills for problem-solving at various levels of industry. As a LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt, he specializes in high-level solutions and drill-down implementation.

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The information systems curriculum is designed to equip and prepare students with technical and practical knowledge to assess business needs and apply technology solutions to meet those requirements as a system analyst, data support specialist, computer and networking specialist, and programmer.

Career Opportunities

  • Application analyst  
  • Data analyst  
  • Database administrator  
  • Information systems manager 

What to Expect

Hub/Support/Tutoring

Designated computer information systems tutoring lab

Travel/Global Trips

  • Israel  
  • Italy  
  • Uruguay Argentina  

Club/Social

  • Phi Beta Lambda
  • Delta Mu Delta Honor Society
  • Phi Eta Sigma

Awards/Honors

  • Two Hicks Scholars each year  
  • School of Business Award  
  • Don Rowe Excellence in Management  
  • Accounting Award  
  • Healthcare Administration Award  
  • Computer Information Systems Award  
  • Cletus Benton Award (Most outstanding rising senior)  

Service

  • Operation Christmas Child with Dr. David Smartt (fall)  
  • Indian Ministries of North America project (spring).  
  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) – prepare forms for community members.  
  • Summer Computer Camp Staff  

Capstone

  • The Capstone course is designed to help graduating students integrate their faith with the academic knowledge they have gained throughout their studies. It is regarded as the final reflection of the essential Core Values of Lee University.  
  • Business Ethics is the capstone course for the religion component where the QEP essay is administered. The QEP essay is designed for students to demonstrate their understanding of Lee’s core values.  
  • The business capstone course is Strategic Management where students are expected to make application of the business curriculum by solving comprehensive cases presented to the class in a team context.  

Home/Location

Information Systems classes are housed in the School of Business.

Internships/Practicum

  • Business Advisory Council: assists business students with internships and job placements.
  • Internships available with CPA offices, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Olin, Unum, Tennova, and various banks.  
  • Meet the Firms: students are invited to Meet the Firms where we invite local CPA firms and other organizations to come and meet our students.  

Research

Current or recent research projects have involved women in poverty, success on the major field test in the management discipline, developing business plans for global nonprofits, and holistic teaching practices.  

SOB Honors

Reaccredited by ACBSP with no conditions or suggestions for improvements. This is exceptionally rare for a school to be reaccredited with no findings.  

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The healthcare administration program emphasizes the skills necessary to succeed in leadership positions within the healthcare profession. Our curriculum will prepare you to lead daily operations, ethical decision-making, policy development, marketing, and the administrative and business functions of a health care organization.

Career Opportunities

Healthcare administrators direct, plan, and coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and senior living facilities, pharmaceutical or medical device organizations, public health agencies, health insurance companies, and many more.

Healthcare continues to be one of the largest areas of growth in the United States. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections Program, “Employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 28 percent from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations.” (Medical and Health Services Managers: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2023).

  • Medical and Health Services Manager
  • Hospital Administrator
  • Skilled Nursing or Senior Living Administrator
  • Healthcare Finance Manager
  • Human Resource Manager
  • Medical Records Specialist
  • Social and Community Services Manager
  • Health Information Technologists
  • Directors of Business Development
  • Hospice Director
  • Home Health Director

What to Expect

Internships/Practicum

  • Business Advisory Council: assists business students with internships and job placements.
  • Internships available with CPA offices, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Olin, Unum, Tennova, and various banks.
  • Meet the Firms: students are invited to Meet the Firms where we invite local CPA firms and other organizations to come and meet our students.

Travel/Global Trips

The cross-cultural trip is a core requirement for all students. Lee University places a high emphasis on the value of global perspectives, and students can fulfill this requirement via an individually arranged trip, a faculty-led trip, or a semester study abroad program. For more information, please visit our Global Perspectives page.

Club/Social

  • Phi Beta Lambda
  • Delta Mu Delta Honor Society  
  • Phi Eta Sigma 

Awards/Honors

  • Hicks Scholars
  • Cletus Benton Award
  • School of Business Award

Service

Service learning is a large component of life at Lee. Students have the opportunity to complete 80 hours of service throughout their time here. This includes individually arranged service projects, as well as course-led service projects (such as Gateway and Benevolence). Please visit our Service Learning page to learn more and check out current service opportunities.

Research

Recent research projects have involved women in poverty and developing business plans for global nonprofits, and holistic teaching practices.  

School of Business Accreditation Honors

Reaccredited by ACBSP with no conditions or suggestions for improvements. This is exceptionally rare for a school to be reaccredited with no findings.  

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The business education program prepares graduates for initial employment as business teachers in secondary schools, careers in business, corporate training, and for graduate school. The program emphasizes decision making, problem-solving, technological skills, and pedagogical skills.

Career Opportunities

  • High School Teacher
  • Corporate trainer

What to Expect

Travel/Global Trips

The cross-cultural trip is a core requirement for students. Lee University places a high emphasis on the value of global perspectives, and students can fulfill this requirement via an individually arranged trip, a faculty-led trip, or a semester study abroad program. For more information, please visit our Global Perspectives page.

Club/Social

  • Phi Beta Lambda
  • Delta Mu Delta Honor Society
  • Phi Eta Sigma

Awards/Honors

  • Two Hicks Scholars each year
  • School of Business Award
  • Cletus Benton Award (Most outstanding rising senior)

Service

Service learning is a large component of life at Lee. Students have the opportunity to complete 80 hours of service throughout their time here. This includes individually arranged service projects, as well as course-led service projects (such as Gateway and Benevolence). Please visit our Service Learning page to learn more and check out current service opportunities

Home/Location

Business Education/Corporate Training classes are housed in the School of Business and the Helen DeVos College of Education

Internships/Practicum

  • Business Advisory Council: assists business students with internships and job placements
  • Internships are available with CPA offices, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Olin, Unum, Tennova, and various banks.
  • Meet the Firms: students are invited to Meet the Firms where we invite local CPA firms and other organizations to come and meet our students.

Research

Current or recent research projects have involved women in poverty, success on the major field test in the management discipline, developing business plans for global nonprofits, and holistic teaching practices.  

SOB Honors

Reaccredited by ACBSP with no conditions or suggestions for improvements. This is exceptionally rare for a school to be reaccredited with no findings.

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The central premise of marketing is understanding the needs and wants of a target market and delivering those needs while creating lasting customer value. Marketing communicates this value through promotion, selling, advertising, distribution, and product design. The courses in this program are designed so that students explore buyer behavior, marketing research, market segmentation, development of products and services, pricing strategies, distribution systems, advertising and promotion, and creation and implementation of effective strategies to meet consumer needs and organizational goals.

Career Opportunities

  • Business adviser
  • Business analyst
  • Insurance underwriter
  • Business development manager
  • Management consultant
  • Project manager
  • Risk manager
  • Supply chain manager
  • Retail management
  • Industrial management
  • Logistics

What to Expect

Travel/Global Trips

The cross-cultural trip is a core requirement for students. Lee University places a high emphasis on the value of global perspectives, and students can fulfill this requirement via an individually arranged trip, a faculty-led trip, or a semester study abroad program. For more information, please visit our Global Perspectives page.

Club/Social

  • Phi Beta Lambda
  • Delta Mu Delta Honor Society
  • Phi Eta Sigma

Awards/Honors

  • Marketing Major Award
  • Hicks Scholars
  • Cletus Benton Award
  • School of Business Award

Service

“Service learning is a large component of life at Lee. Students have the opportunity to complete 80 hours of service throughout their time here. This includes individually arranged service projects, as well as course-led service projects (such as Gateway and Benevolence). Please visit our Service Learning page to learn more and check out current service opportunities.”

Home/Location

Marketing classes are housed in the School of Business.

Internships/Practicum

  • Business Advisory Council: assists business students with internships and job placements
  • Internships are available with CPA offices, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Olin, Unum, Tennova, and various banks.
  • Meet the Firms: students are invited to Meet the Firms where we invite local CPA firms and other organizations to come and meet our students.

Research

Students in the marketing major complete primary research as part of their coursework. These research areas include consumer behavior, branding, marketing psychology, and other relevant topics.

School of Business Accreditation Honors:

Reaccredited by ACBSP with no conditions or suggestions for improvements. This is exceptionally rare for a school to be reaccredited with no findings.

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The management emphasis focuses on the managerial process, which emphasizes the management functions of planning and decision making, organizing, leading, and controlling with an integration of the trends and applications for global and contemporary management practices.

Career Opportunities

  • Business adviser
  • Business analyst
  • Insurance underwriter
  • Business development manager
  • Management consultant
  • Project manager
  • Risk manager
  • Supply chain manager
  • Retail management
  • Industrial management
  • Logistics
  • Procurement
  • Small business management
  • Corporate attorney
  • Nonprofit manager
  • Human resource manager

What to Expect

Travel/Global Trips

The cross-cultural trip is a core requirement for students. Lee University places a high emphasis on the value of global perspectives, and students can fulfill this requirement via an individually arranged trip, a faculty-led trip, or a semester study abroad program. For more information, please visit our Global Perspectives page.

Club/Social

  • Phi Beta Lambda  
  • Delta Mu Delta Honor Society  
  • Phi Eta Sigma  

Awards/Honors

  • Two Hicks Scholars each year  
  • School of Business Award  
  • Don Rowe Excellence in Management 
  • Cletus Benton Award (Most outstanding rising senior)  

Service

Service learning is a large component of life at Lee. Students have the opportunity to complete 80 hours of service throughout their time here. This includes individually arranged service projects, as well as course-led service projects (such as Gateway and Benevolence). Please visit our Service Learning page to learn more and check out current service opportunities

Home/Location

Management classes are housed in the School of Business. 

Internships/Practicum

  • Business Advisory Council assists business students with internships and job placements
  • Internships available with CPA offices, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Olin, Unum, Tennova, and various banks.
  • Meet the Firms: students are invited to Meet the Firms where we invite local CPA firms and other organizations to come and meet our students.  

Research

Current or recent research projects have involved women in poverty, success on the major field test in the management discipline, developing business plans for global nonprofits, and holistic teaching practices.  

SOB Honors

Reaccredited by ACBSP with no conditions or suggestions for improvements. This is exceptionally rare for a school to be reaccredited with no findings.  

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The Business Administration program takes seriously the commitment to produce graduates who are well prepared to enter a professional career in business or to pursue graduate studies. The business administration curriculum is integrated with critical thinking skills, students’ calling, research, teamwork, and experiential learning. Students who graduate with the business administration major are expected to perform competently and ethically in entry-level positions in such fields as manufacturing management, professional sales, consulting, customer service, financial services, retail management and bank management. The business administration major is designed for students to take eighteen hours in another area of study. For example, a student interested in human resource management might select eighteen hours of psychology to compliment the business administration major.

Career Opportunities

  • Business adviser
  • Business analyst
  • Business development manager
  • Insurance underwriter
  • Professional sales
  • Small business management
  • Real estate sales
  • Corporate attorney
  • Nonprofit manager

What to Expect

Travel/Global Trips

The cross-cultural trip is a core requirement for students. Lee University places a high emphasis on the value of global perspectives, and students can fulfill this requirement via an individually arranged trip, a faculty-led trip, or a semester study abroad program. For more information, please visit our Global Perspectives page.

Club/Social

  • Phi Beta Lambda
  • Delta Mu Delta Honor Society
  • Phi Eta Sigma

Awards/Honors

  • Two Hicks Scholars each year
  • School of Business Award
  • Accounting Award
  • Cletus Benton Award (Most outstanding rising senior)

Service

Service learning is a large component of life at Lee. Students have the opportunity to complete 80 hours of service throughout their time here. This includes individually arranged service projects, as well as course-led service projects (such as Gateway and Benevolence). Please visit our Service Learning page to learn more and check out current service opportunities”

Home/Location

Business Administration classes are housed in the School of Business.

Internships/Practicum

  • Business Advisory Council: assists business students with internships and job placements.
  • Internships available with CPA offices, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Olin, Unum, Tennova, and various banks.
  • Meet the Firms: students are invited to Meet the Firms where we invite local CPA firms and other organizations to come and meet our students.

Research

Current or recent research projects have involved women in poverty, success on the major field test in the management discipline, developing business plans for global nonprofits, and holistic teaching practices.  

SOB Honors

Reaccredited by ACBSP with no conditions or suggestions for improvements. This is exceptionally rare for a school to be reaccredited with no findings.

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The finance program focuses on investments, international finance, banking, and financial valuation. The program prepares students to enter graduate studies or pursue professional careers in banking, portfolio management, or corporate finance.

Career Opportunities

  • Actuarial analyst
  • Business adviser
  • Business analyst
  • Insurance underwriter
  • Business development manager
  • Investment banker
  • Management consultant
  • Risk manager
  • Stockbroker
  • Financial analyst
  • Credit analyst
  • Financial planner
  • Bank management

What to Expect

Travel/Global Trips

The cross-cultural trip is a core requirement for students. Lee University places a high emphasis on the value of global perspectives, and students can fulfill this requirement via an individually arranged trip, a faculty-led trip, or a semester study abroad program. For more information, please visit our Global Perspectives page.

Club/Social

  • Phi Beta Lambda
  • Delta Mu Delta Honor Society  
  • Phi Eta Sigma  

Awards/Honors

  • Two Hicks Scholars each year  
  • School of Business Award  
  • Accounting Award  
  • Cletus Benton Award (Most outstanding rising senior)  

Service

Service learning is a large component of life at Lee. Students have the opportunity to complete 80 hours of service throughout their time here. This includes individually arranged service projects, as well as course-led service projects (such as Gateway and Benevolence). Please visit our Service Learning page to learn more and check out current service opportunities.

Home/Location

Finance classes are housed in the School of Business.  

Internships/Practicum

  • Business Advisory Council: assists business students with internships and job placements.
  • Internships available with CPA offices, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Olin, Unum, Tennova, and various banks.  
  • Meet the Firms: students are invited to Meet the Firms where we invite local CPA firms and other organizations to come and meet our students. 

Research

Current or recent research projects have involved women in poverty, success on the major field test in the management discipline, developing business plans for global nonprofits, and holistic teaching practices. 

SOB Honors

Reaccredited by ACBSP with no conditions or suggestions for improvements. This is exceptionally rare for a school to be reaccredited with no findings.  

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