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LSBE is organized into four instructional departments: Accounting, Economics, Finance and
Management Information Sciences, and Management Studies. Other units within the school
include the Center for Economic Education, supported by the economics department, and the
Center for Economic Development, which provides a range of research and economic development
services for the region and the state. The Center for Economic Development, a joint program
of the school, the College of Science and Engineering, and the UMD Natural Resources
Research Institute, includes the NRRI Business Group, Bureau of Business and Economic
Research, Small Business Development Center, and the Minnesota Technology Regional
Office.
The school offers two undergraduate professional degrees: the bachelor of accounting
(B.Ac.) and bachelor of business administration (B.B.A.). The school also offers, through
the Graduate School, a master of business administration (M.B.A.) degree.
The two baccalaureate degree programs prepare students for careers in accounting,
business, management, or administration. In these programs, students acquire business
perspectives and foundation knowledge, develop and enhance critical skills, and prepare to
assume and maintain responsible positions in organizations. LSBE students are encouraged to
take at least one year of college-level foreign language.
The Department of Economics offers a major in economics for the bachelor of arts (B.A.)
degree conferred by the College of Liberal Arts. The B.A. program in economics combines
applied economic analysis with a liberal education. This program prepares students for
careers in business and government, the study of law, and graduate work in economics and
related fields.
The M.B.A. program offered through the Graduate School prepares students for management
careers in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. See Graduate School section
in this catalog or the Graduate School Catalog for information about this program.
In addition to major programs, the school provides minor programs approved for various
degree programs offered by other collegiate units at UMD.
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