Business
Prepare for your future workplace
Gain a broad-based understanding of finance, marketing, and management to complement your non-business major.
Our business minor, combined with your liberal arts or pre-professional track, is designed to prepare you for the workplace. Learn fundamental business functions in nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations. Topics you’ll explore include:
- Financial accounting
- Organizational communications and behavior
- Marketing principles
- Financial management
- AI marketing strategies
An understanding of business will set you apart in your career. With business knowledge and tools, you’ll be better positioned to serve in leadership roles and meaningfully impact your field.
Our Faculty
Mary Shapiro
Adjunct Faculty & Institute Fellow
Erin DeCurtis
Associate Teaching Professor and Diane K. Trust Professor in Leadership Development and Associate Dean for Undergraduates and Faculty, SOM
Todd Herrmann
Adjunct Faculty
Spotlight on Business Students and Alums
Alumna Communicates Scientific Discovery at National Park
Julia Rush ’24 is the 2025 Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellow in Science Communication for the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. We spoke with her about her love of journalism and the outdoors, and the essential training she received at Simmons.
Flourishing in the Community at Simmons and Completing Meaningful Internships
Bella Yee ’24 is a Public Relations and Marketing Communications major, with minors in Business and Public Policy. She is the Communications Director for the Student Government Association and Co-President of the Communications Liaison. Yee also interned for the Massachusetts legislature, most recently for the Office of Representative Adrianne Ramos.
Transformative Education: Maegan Bernier ’20 Teaches Life Skills, Resumes, and Self Care
Maegan Bernier ’20 didn't expect to pursue a business degree, and now she's found her passion at the intersection of business and education. Learn how Bernier teaches her students to be career-ready, and what she hopes to achieve in the long term.
Bianca Valerio '13 Becomes First Hispanic Woman Elected to Pasadena City Council
As an artist and elected official, Bianca Valerio takes a creative approach to her community's problems. We spoke with Valerio about her journey into local politics and her hope to redefine what young women in her community are capable of.
Carla Silva '19 on Taking Chances in Your Career
Silva tells us about her unexpected journey into sales and the value of being open to different job opportunities, which may lead to something greater.