Basic HTML is very easy. If you can do BBCode, you can do handle basic HTML. If you’d like to try the self study option, check out W3Schools. They have free online tutorials, lessons and guides for web design.

Back to your original question, I think someone studying business administration shouldn’t bother learning web development (unless it’s a web development business) because you should be spending your time doing productive activities that advance and develop the business. Let the specialists handle their own areas.