Business and Management
Sian Christie, Holland Hall 308
507-786-3904
christis@stolaf.edu
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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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.