Saint Mary’s adds three new business majors

WINONA, Minn. — Three new business majors — sport management, entrepreneurship, and human resource management — are being offered this fall on the Saint Mary’s University campus.

According to Tom Marpe, dean of SMU’s School of Business, the new majors grew from an increasing demand for specialized study by students and employers, as well as a growing job market in these areas.

Business majors at Saint Mary’s 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 students now have the option to choose from six majors: accounting, entrepreneurship, human resource management, international business, marketing and sport management.

The sport management major is in response to the growth of sports in our culture and the growing job opportunities in this area. The entrepreneurship major has been added in response to the current economic climate and the expectation that entrepreneurs will be the drivers of future economic growth. And the human resource management major was instituted in response to employer demands for professionals with this skill set.

For more information about SMU’s School of Business, go to www.smumn.edu/businessdepartment.aspx.