Business and Management

Sian Christie, Holland Hall 308
507-786-3904

Campus contact person: Sian Christie, Entrepreneur in Residence; Husby-Johnson Endowed Chair of Business and Economics; Director of Business Concentration

Overview of Business and Management Pre-Professional Area of Study

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 concentration combined with a major other than economics.

Strongly recommended
Fundamentals of Business
Organizational Storytelling
Principles of Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Marketing
Management
Legal Aspects of Business
Leadership
Business Modeling in Excel
Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship
Business Ethics
Management Policy and Strategy
Recommended
Business of Healthcare
Corporate Finance
Principles of Psychology
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Public Speaking

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.