Business and Management
Sian Christie, Holland Hall 308 (on sabbatical Fall 2025)
507-786-3904
christis@stolaf.edu
Campus contact person: Naafey Sardar, Economics Department and Interim Director of Business and Management Studies Program (Fall 2025); Sian Christie, Economics Department and Director of Business and Management Studies Program (returning from sabbatical January 2026)
Students planning to enter the business world immediately upon graduation and seek a career in accounting, finance, management, or marketing should major in economics and consider an area of emphasis, or they should consider a business and management studies concentration combined with a major other than economics.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Strongly recommended | ||
| BUS 110 | Fundamentals of Business | 1.00 |
| BUS 201 | Organizational Storytelling | 1.00 |
| BUS 225 | Principles of Accounting | 1.00 |
| BUS 237 | Managerial Accounting | 1.00 |
| BUS 250 | Marketing | 1.00 |
| BUS 251 | Management | 1.00 |
| BUS 252 | Legal Aspects of Business | 1.00 |
| BUS 255 | Leadership | 1.00 |
| BUS 266 | Business Modeling in Excel | 1.00 |
| BUS 268 | Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship | 1.00 |
| BUS 383 | Management Policy and Strategy | 1.00 |
| Recommended | ||
| BUS 281 | Corporate Finance | 1.00 |
| PSYCH 125 | Principles of Psychology | 1.00 |
| PSYCH 250 | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 1.00 |
| THEAT 120 | Public Speaking | 1.00 |
The best Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programs do not require a specific undergraduate curriculum. They seek people with strong skills in analysis, communication, and leadership. Typically, students entering an MBA program will have two or more years of work experience.