Overview

The famous management thinker Peter Drucker once wrote, "Management is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant." Here at The College of St. Scholastica, we have a very similar philosophy.

Our programs seek to develop students who can analyze and resolve the practical human challenges that often block an organization's growth and development. Our view is that management is a practice, much like medicine or the law, that can be studied and mastered. Our students learn both the theoretical disciplines that all business colleges offer and also how to apply that expertise in the real world.

Our undergraduate majors provides students with strong fundamental understandings of general management, marketing, accounting, applied economics, and organizational behavior. Our graduate program focuses on developing leaders who are able to understand and manage change initiatives within their organizations, professions, and communities. The foundation for all of our programs is the CSS academic tradition, ethical decision making and an appreciation for the global environment in which we live and work.

Majors/Minors

Program Curriculum

The Department of Management offers five majors.

• Accounting includes courses in Intermediate Accounting, Cost Accounting, Tax Accounting, Auditing, Business Law and Advanced Accounting. Students graduate with a B.A. in Accounting.
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• Applied Economics includes courses in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Money, and Banking. Students graduate with a B.A. in Applied Economics.
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• Marketing includes courses in product design, advertising, customer relations, marketing of services and creating strategic plans. Students graduate with a B.A. in Marketing.
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• Management includes courses in marketing, finance, accounting, human resource management, economics, ethics, and strategic planning. Students graduate with a B.A in Management.
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• Organizational Behavior includes courses in sociology, psychology, organizational behavior and organization development. Students graduate with a B.A. in Organizational Behavior.
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The Department of Management offers a Master of Arts in Managementwith elective concentrations.

Related Programs

• 2 + 2 Program
  The Management 2 + 2 (satellite) degree program is a consortium agreement with Itasca Community College (Grand Rapid, MN) which allows students to earn a baccalaureate degree from The College of St. Scholastica through courses offered on the Itasca Community College campus in Grand Rapids.
• Accelerated Degree Evening Program
  Accelerated evening format for undergraduate management programs offered in St. Paul, St. Cloud, Duluth and Brainerd and graduate management programs offered in St. Paul, St. Cloud and Brainerd.

Student and Professional Organizations

• Business Suits, Inc. (formerly the Management Club)
  The Business Suits, Inc. is a group that meets to network with professionals in the area and other CSS students. The club emphasizes the importance of networking and how vital it is to the success of a career. You will discover new ideas and resources and you may even land your dream job. Our activities include trips to large and small businesses, meetings with alumni, speakers from the community, and an end of the year awards banquet.
• Saints Investment Club
• DEX
  Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX) is an international organization open to all students, but focuses on business-related areas. The goal of DEX is to enhance the student's curriculum with competitions, conferences, awards, community involvement, and networking.
• Pane di Scholastica
  Pane di Scholastica is a student run organization, providing entrepreneur and internship experience to students looking to pursue a career in a business related field. Pane di Scholastica students are involved in every process of the pretzels; from the baking, to the selling, the students do it all!

Career Options

St. Scholastica Management graduates are prepared to seek careers in a wide variety of settings including advertising, marketing, hospital administration, banking, human resources, manufacturing, health and fitness, education, retail sales, government, social services and the arts. For additional career information, click here.