•Management
and Business Major
•Management and Business Minor
•Management and Business - Economics Interdepartmental
Major
•Management and Business - Mathematics Interdepartmental
Major
•Management and Business - Spanish Interdepartmental
Major
•Management and Business - French Interdepartmental
Major
•Management and Business - German Interdepartmental
Major
•Management and Business - Government Interdepartmental
Major
•International Affairs Minor
•Cooperative M.B.A. Programs
The role of the Department of Management and Business at Skidmore College is
to provide a distinctive undergraduate program in management and international
business that builds on and enhances the liberal arts curriculum. Our aim is
to prepare students to be committed to a process of life-long learning and to
pursue rewarding careers in a technologically changing and culturally diverse
world. To this end, the Department of Management and Business has created a learning
environment that encourages the integration of management theory, research, and
practice within a well-balanced program of study in the arts, sciences and humanities.
The department provides a foundation in core
functional areas, advanced courses, and a wide
variety of co-curricular learning opportunities.
While all courses take into account the linkages
across management disciplines, the cornerstone
and capstone courses utilize an explicitly
integrative approach. Permeating our educational
offerings is an emphasis on international dimensions,
discernment of ethical values, and development
of communication skills. Flexibility in the
program enables students to concentrate in
a management discipline or pursue joint programs
with other departments to prepare for careers
and graduate education.
The program serves the larger Skidmore community
by offering all students a conceptual basis
for managing fiscal and human resources in
scientific, artistic, human service, and business
undertakings. Both in its presentation of foundation
courses and in its upper-level courses, departmental
offerings provide avenues for exploring the
relationship between business and society.
In addition, departmental faculty develop and
contribute to a variety of interdisciplinary
courses and programs. Thus, the Department
of Management and Business serves not only
its own majors, but adds depth, breadth, and
value to the liberal arts education of students
concentrating in other disciplines.
As a component of the curriculum, students
have regular interaction with the business
world in part through the department's Business
Advisory Council. The introductory Cornerstone
course and others involve integral participation
by visiting business executives in course exercises.
The department encourages study abroad, internships,
and involvement in community projects to provide
integrative learning experiences. Students
who wish to prepare in the area of public accounting
may take courses toward the satisfaction of
the academic requirements for the examination.
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