A college education is very important as it prepares someone for a career life at the university level. Although one takes several subjects about the career that one might take in the future, all subjects learned are very important since they provide a person with basic skills.
Apart from the provision of general skills, some subjects are a prerequisite for certain careers hence the reason why someone cannot be allowed to pursue such careers without passing in those particular subjects.
In view of the fact that there are many careers that one can undertake after clearing college, this paper shall focus on business administration.
Since Mathematics, English and Public Speaking are important in Business administration, this paper discusses knowledge and skills gained from the same.
The career in business administration involves management of all the aspects of the business to make it stable and to enhance growth as well as to meet its goals and objectives (Black) Par.1. Public speaking is a subject that is very important in business administration as it is in other careers.
There are many important kills that are derived from leaning public speaking. To begin with, one is equipped with good communication skills that are important for both verbal and nonverbal communication.
Also, due to the knowledge gained, one can develop enough confidence that is required for someone to be in a position to communicate effectively not only to one person but also a multitude.
In most cases, a business administrator happens to be the chief executive officer. Therefore, a business administrator is usually a leader, and the responsibilities are dependent on the size of the organization.
Therefore, public speaking is very important in business administration as it not only equips someone with the necessary communication skills but also helps someone to gain confidence which is very important in every effective leadership (Loh Par. 2).
Learning public speaking as a subject equipped me with good communication skills and helped me to develop personal confidence.
Mathematics, though a wide subject is also equally important in business administration. Statistics which is an integral part of mathematics is very important in administration. Every business administrator requires proper planning to become successful.
A lot of business decisions are so much dependent on the statistics. For instance, every business must have the right statistics on different factors of production and how they correlate with each other.
Therefore, studying mathematics equipped me with statistical skills as well as other mathematical skills that are very important in the career of business administration. Most importantly, some courses in business administration require mathematics skills like probability.
In conclusion, it is important to discuss how studying English at the college level can help in the career of business administration. English is the language that is commonly used in the United States and therefore, it is of paramount importance in every career, save business administration.
Apart from the knowledge on how to communicate formally, learning English equips a person with knowledge and skills of preparing formal documents like memos and reports as well as other business letters which is inevitable for every business administrator.
Although English is my first language, learning it was very helpful as it helped me gain and develop writing skills on top of communication skills.
Therefore, mathematics, public speaking, and English are very helpful in business administration as they equip someone with necessary formal and informal skills.
Works Cited
Black, Ken. What is Business Administration? 2011.
Loh, Alvin. The Importance of Public Speaking Skills. 2011.