Organizations need order to run well—and a good office manager provides it. Whether you want to serve in a fast-paced business office, faith-based nonprofit organization, or friendly church ministry, the Office Management major will equip you to organize, manage, and distribute information with confidence and care. You’ll receive practical knowledge in office technology and methods, as well as preparation for graduate school and more specialized fields of management.
In addition to studying management of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, you’ll develop skills in the Microsoft Office software suite and in other office management procedures and functions. You’ll also have the opportunity to become MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) certified in Word and Excel (Access is optional). The ministry-oriented academic environment prepares students for a balanced professional and spiritual life.
Suggested Schedule
This is the suggested class list for the Office Management major. You may also want to look over the details for our Humanities: Liberal Arts major.
Year 1
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Business & Management | 2 | Introduction to Information Systems | 2 |
| Computer Applications Seminar | 1 | MS Word | 2 |
| Basic Keyboarding (proficiency) | 0 | New Testament Survey | 2 |
| Christian Life 1 | 1 | English Composition 2 | 3 |
| Old Testament Survey | 2 | Science Elective | 3 |
| English Composition 1 | 3 | Concentration | 4 |
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 2 | ||
| The Modern World | 3 | ||
| Music Elective | 2 |
Year 2
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principles of Accounting 1 | 4 | Principles of Accounting 2 | 4 |
| Principles of Marketing | 3 | Microsoft Access | 1 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | Business Communication | 3 |
| Microsoft Excel | 1 | Baptist Heritage | 3 |
| Christian Life 2 | 1 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Principles of Bible Study | 2 | Concentration | 3 |
| Concentration | 3 |
Year 3
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Finance | 3 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Business Law 1 | 3 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| Document Processing | 3 | Bible Doctrine 2 | 3 |
| Bible Doctrine 1 | 3 | Bible Elective | 2 |
| Concentration | 3 | Concentration | 3 |
| Open Electives | 3 |
Year 4
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop Publishing | 3 | Business Strategy Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Office Management Elective | 3 | Administrative Procedures & Technology | 3 |
| Bible Elective | 2 | Office Management Elective | 1 |
| Christian Life 3 | 1 | Bible Elective | 2 |
| American Studies Elective | 3 | Concentration | 3 |
| Concentration | 3 | Literature Elective | 3 |
Career Options
- Office manager
- Administrative assistant
- Word processing
- Data entry
- Payroll clerk/assistant
- Computer trainer
- Bookkeeper
- Human resources assistant
- Medical transcription
- Desktop publisher
- Customer service representative
- Marketing coordinator
Alumni
Christina (Adam) Monge (’07) has used her Office Management degree in a variety of jobs and places. She has worked as an administrative assistant for an Illinois attorney, as an administrative associate for an alternative high school in Pennsylvania, and as a bookkeeper in the accounting department of Spread Truth Ministries. She is now in the process of launching her own business. “During this process, I have often referred to the things I learned in the marketing, website design, and business classes I took at Maranatha,” Monge said.