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Business
Business
Thomas Marpe, Ed.D., Chair
Business majors at Saint Mary’s University combine course work in the theory and practice of business
with studies in the liberal arts. The study of business, when coupled with liberal arts, provides students
with a broad educational foundation from which to enter a rapidly-changing business environment.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has received specialized accreditation for its business and businessrelated
programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE); (P.O.
Box 3960, Olathe, Kansas 66063. Telephone (913) 631-3009; www.iacbe.org). The degree programs
accredited by the IACBE are the B.A. degree with a majors in accounting, entrepreneurship, human
resource management, international business, marketing, and sport management.
General Department Goals
Students develop an ethical approach to life and business practices, and the following skills necessary
for effective business practices:
• Analytical and quantitative decision-making skills;
• Qualitative decision-making skills;
• Written and oral communication skills;
• Human interaction skills.
Majors Offered:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing
Sport Management
Minors Offered:
Accounting
Economics
Entrepreneurship
General Business
Sport Business
Business Core Curriculum:
All business majors must complete a common set of “business core courses” as part of their major.
The business core curriculum introduces students to a variety of important functional areas including
accounting, marketing, management, economics, finance, finite mathematics, business law, and the
international business environment. Basic knowledge in each of the core areas is considered essential
to a broad-based business education. It is strongly recommended that M145 Finite Mathematics be
completed by the end of the sophomore year.
Business Core:
A. All of the following:
AC222 Accounting Concepts
BU285 International Business Environment
BU312 Business Law I
BU341 Corporate Finance
BU452 Strategic Management
CS102 Introduction to Computer Applications
EC261 Principles of Microeconomics
EC262 Principles of Macroeconomics
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