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School of Management

Faculty

Astrid Sheil, Dean, School of Management
Erin DeCurtis, Associate Teaching Professor and Diane K. Trust Professor in Leadership Development, and Associate Dean for Undergraduates and Faculty, School of Management
Christina Ramey, Professor of Practice and Director, Graduate Programs and Certificates, Management
Niloufer Sohrabji, Professor and Program Director, Economics
Masato Aoki, Associate Professor, Economics
Mansfield Holmes, Associate Professor of Practice, Finance
Yulong Li, Associate Professor, Management
Zinnia Mukherjee, Professor, Economics
Ray Pfeiffer, Professor, Accounting
Edward Vieira, Professor, Marketing

Mission and Vision

As a women-centered school of business and economics, our faculty, students, and staff partner to champion socially responsible management and leadership in organizations. We are dedicated to a highly participatory learning environment that values academic, teaching and scholarship excellence, gender and racial equity, inclusion for all, and life success for all our students and colleagues. We value student success in their careers and the unique synergies between the liberal arts and professions. 

We aim to be the recognized leader in gender-equity business and economics education; our students will be change-makers and socially-minded decision makers, and our research, consulting, and community engagement will support a world that welcomes everyone to work, treats them fairly, rewards them equitably, and supports their career development.

Overview

The Simmons University School of Management (SOM) offers rigorous undergraduate business and economics programs that prepares students for successful careers and leadership roles across a wide range of industries in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Through relevant and diverse majors and minors, the program offers students the opportunity to focus on functional areas, such as accounting, economics, finance, or marketing, or target a specific industry, such as healthcare, retail, or human services. Students tailor their learning to explore interests and pursue their goals.

Through their coursework, students develop the critical thinking, decision-making, and project management skills needed in today's workplace. Through class projects and presentations, they learn to be effective communicators and become strong team members and leaders. Through a required internship, students apply what they have learned to real- world challenges and gain applied experience to support their career success.

Beyond critical business skills, organizations are seeking college graduates with the education and experience to succeed as creative, ethical and versatile problem solvers. They want team members who are globally aware and sensitive to the value of a diverse workforce. Simmons students integrate their learning from the humanities, sciences, and social sciences across campus with their learning from the SOM curriculum using experiential and service learning, reflection, case studies, and practical, hands-on class projects. Students graduate with a portfolio of project deliverables, reflections, and learning experiences that demonstrate their business skills and competencies.

School of Management • Undergraduate Programs

  • Bachelor of Arts degree, Economics (On-campus)
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (On-campus)

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) programs:

  • Accounting
  • Business and Management
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Retail Management

Additionally, there are minors available to business majors or students from other parts of campus in:

  • Accounting
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Health Care Management
  • Leadership for Social Impact
  • Marketing
  • Retail Management

Students may elect to complete a major, a minor or both. The BSBA Program allows both double majors and double minors.

Also, the following complementary majors across the University draw on School of Management courses:

  • Data Science and Analytics (Department of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences)
  • Public Relations and Marketing Communications (with the Department of Communications)

See the sponsoring department or programs for the following interdisciplinary minors:

  • Arts Administration (Department of Humanities)
  • Public Relations and Marketing Communications (Department of Communications)
  • Sustainability (Department of Biology)

Students can combine business and economics coursework with a wide variety of majors and minors in departments across Simmons to fit students' individual career and educational goals. For example, Nursing and Public Health majors may want to gain a greater appreciation of healthcare organizations and funding through a Healthcare Management minor. Economics and Marketing majors may look to International Relations or Communications as a minor to develop a complementary knowledge in the global economic and political landscape set in media and creative promotional design. Healthcare Policy and Management Business and Management majors may want to deepen their understanding of human dynamics in the workplace analytic and financial quantitative skills with a minor in Psychology, Finance or Accounting.

The options are many and we encourage you to see your undergraduate advisor to find out more.

The School of Management also offers the following options in our Online Degree Completion program:

  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA, Online Degree Completion)
  • Healthcare Policy and Management (BS, Online Degree Completion)
    • In collaboration with the Public Health program faculty, the Healthcare Policy and Management major offers individuals the opportunity to complete their undergraduate degree with a focus on managing the complexities of healthcare organizations. This program is anchored in the social justice principles that distinguish Simmons University’s Public Health undergraduate and graduate programs and leverages healthcare.