Management Major

Why Study Management?

As a management student, you’ll study philosophy, art, sociology, languages, and literature –all while honing your business acumen. Whether you want to attend a top-tier MBA program, enter the corporate world, or help a local business expand its market, studying management will give you the skills to work your way into the executive office.

Why Study Management at MMC?

Through our well-rounded approach, you’ll develop the diverse skills needed to thrive in a variety of business contexts. In foundational courses, you’ll gain an understanding of management, economics, and accounting. In more advanced courses such as Organizational Behavior and International Business, you’ll learn to navigate the modern and increasingly global business environment. Living inNew YorkCitygives you the opportunity to use the city as your classroom. Through our unique,place-based learning approach, you’ll see business concepts in action when you visit neighborhoods and businesses throughout NYC. In addition, you’ll be able to pursue NYC-based internships that will deepen your understanding of management concepts–and prepare you for an exciting career.

What You Will Learn

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the management discipline –and the ability to communicate and think across disciplinary boundaries
  • Develop cultural awareness, an ability to understand the perspectives of others, and an informed commitment to social, political, and ethical responsibility.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking, quantitative, communication, and analytical skills that support lifelong learning
  • Demonstrate creativity as a maker, collaborator, and problem-solver capable of enacting meaningful change•Acquire the experience, skills, knowledge, confidence, and growth mindset necessary to achieve professional goals

In addition to a strong business management core that teaches you foundational principles and skills across business disciplines, you will take the following required courses for the major:

  • Leadership
  • Business Law II
  • International Business

Contact

Department of Business
Carson Hall 517

Division Chair
Dr. Vandana Rao
(212) 517-0635

 

Program Highlights

Learn from go-getters and creative thinkers while gaining real-life experience. Business majors have interned at companies including Victoria Beckham, New York Life, Jack Daniels, Harper’s Bazaar, Sony Music Entertainment, IBM, New York Magazine, Elizabeth and James, Christie’s, and Ericsson.

The panel

Connect with alumni for guidance, advice, and mentorship. Meet MMC grads who have made a name for themselves in the world of start-ups, finance, marketing, media, fashion, and more.

NYC Seminar

Find friends and maybe even your future co-founders in our many business-related student organizations, including:

  • Fashion Marketing Student Association (FMSA)
  • Marymount Business Association (MBA)
  • Spoon University
  • MMC Investment Club
 

In summer (2013), I interned with the Ericsson Group, as a team member in the Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility department of the Verizon Customer Unit at Ericsson. Ericsson is a business-to-business multi-international corporation in the telecommunication sector, poised to be the prime driver in an all-communicating world.

Elizabeth Tuvblad ’14

Class of 2014, Major in Business Management

Meet Elizabeth
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Careers and Outcomes

job titles

  • Human Resources Manager
  • Recruitment Manager
  • Marketing Manager
  • Funding Manager
  • Wealth Planner
  • Senior Client Services Specialist
  • Junior Wealth Reporter
  • Billing Analyst

employers

  • Facebook
  • MJB Asset Management LLC
  • North American Management Corporation
  • Business Insider
  • Private Brands–C&S Wholesale Grocers
  • Pipeline Medical
  • Kustomer

Venture Out

As a student, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in long-term study abroad programs or in faculty-led travel courses that complement your interests, expand your understanding of other cultures, and open your eyes to your possibilities.

Learn more about our study abroad programs

MMC Management majors have been admitted to prestigious graduate programs, including:

  • MSc in Environment, Science and Society, University College, London
  • MS in Marketing, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, Indiana
  • Masters Program in Computer Science, New York University, NYC
  • Masters Program in Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College, NYC
  • JD, Syracuse University School of Law, NY

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