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3 Reasons Business Majors Need a Liberal Arts Education
The Atlantic just recently ran an article called Why America's Business Majors Are in Desperate Need of a Liberal-Arts Education—and here at Siena, we could not agree more. Here's why.
Aspiring CEO? Entrepreneur? Sports Marketer? Digital Strategist? Financial analyst? Whatever your career goals, you can count on our business major to get you there—and here’s why. It was just recently designed, which means it’s 100% current and valuable in today’s marketplace, and it features opportunities not easily found at any. other. school.
Our faculty and students agree that these benefits are what make Siena’s business major different and stimulating. If you’d like to hear more about any of them, contact us anytime.
True Customization: Know what distinguishes one business major from the next in an employer’s eyes? Concentrations. That’s why we offer 20 choices and the opportunity to choose two, even three. That’s huge for propelling you into the career of your dreams.
Extreme Mentorship: From our passionate faculty and academic advisors to our career counselors and dedicated internship office, you essentially have a small army supporting your growth and academic path from the day you begin here.
The Ideal Location: Get this—We have more businesses that want Saints than we have Saints seeking internships. That’s because the Capital District is teeming with companies and Siena alumni. Also, we’re near NYC, Boston and other major cities = easy to get to job interviews.
Unique Courses: Since our concentrations are so market-driven and easily updated, it keeps our course catalog interesting. A few examples: Economics of Crime, Fraud and Forensic Accounting, International Marketing, Sports Marketing and Financial Crisis.
Guest Lecturers: We bring visionaries, like E*TRADE’s CEO and Primerica’s SVP (both alumni), to campus to dispense valuable career advice.
Study Abroad Opportunities: Spend a semester studying business anywhere from South Africa to London. (This ties in nicely to our International Business concentration!)
Facilities: Our state-of-the-art facilities, including the Marketing Research Lab, Raub Trading Room and Stack Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The Atlantic just recently ran an article called Why America's Business Majors Are in Desperate Need of a Liberal-Arts Education—and here at Siena, we could not agree more. Here's why.
To tell you more about our business major—and why it'll really give you a leg up in job interviews—we caught up with Dr. Chuck Seifert, Dean of the School of Business.
If you’re interested in business but don’t want to declare it as a major just yet, you can enter as exploring in our AACSB-accredited School of Business.