Business / Entrepreneurship / Management / Consulting

Your major does not necessarily have to be in direct line with your career! Sociology majors can work in the business sector. Economics majors can work in government. Poli Sci majors can work on Wall Street. Many SBS departments offer courses relevant to various career paths. Here is a very small sampling of courses relevant to this industry from across the majors. Please speak with your academic advisor to explore all available courses, and remember that you need not constrain yourself to courses within your major. Study what is interesting to you!

RESECON 324 – Small Business Finance

RESECON 324 – Small Business Finance: Theory and application of Entrepreneurial Finance and basic financial management for a small firm. Emphasis…

SOCIOL 386 – Complex Organizations

SOCIOL 386 – Complex Organizations: The significance of large, complex organizations like schools, hospitals, businesses, religions and government. How such organizations…

RESECON 162 – The Consumer in Our Society

RESECON 162 – The Consumer in Our Society: Learn about the role consumers play including their decision-making and market and non-market…

ECON 394FI – Finance and Society

ECON 394FI – Finance and Society: Students will sharpen and bring together knowledge they’ve gained about basic economic theory and apply…

COMM 352 – Group Dynamics

COMM 352 – Group Dynamics: The dynamics of decision-making groups. Topics include: leadership, networks, conformity, problem solving, mediation, and conflict resolution.

RESECON 314 – Financial Analysis for Consumers and Firm

RESECON 314 – Financial Analysis for Consumers and Firms: Foundations of interest rate theory and fundamentals of finance. A problem-solving approach…

COMM 250 – Interpersonal Communication

COMM 250 – Interpersonal Communication: This course introduces non-majors to a variety of competing theories of interpersonal behavior and everyday social…

ECON309: Game Theory

ECON309: Game Theory: Game theory is the study of mathematical models of strategic interaction among rational decision-makers. It has applications…

LABOR 204 – Labor and the Global Economy

LABOR 204 – Labor and the Global Economy: Learn about globalization and its impact on workers in the U.S. and internationally,…

LEGAL 465 – Globalization

LEGAL 465 – Globalization: The globalization of law, culture, and politics. Competing arguments about the meaning and effects of globalization.…

SOCIOL 347 – Corporate Crime

SOCIOL 347 – Corporate Crime: The rise of the “corporate actor” in terms of social organization and social policy, and concerning…

SBS College to Careers – SOCBEHAV 250

SOCBEHAV 250: College to Careers This class is all about YOU. • One credit, highly-participatory course • Learn about yourself…

The Core Competencies All Employers Seek

Some skills are universally sought by employers and are essential to a well functioning team. Stand out from the crowd…

Build a Successful Career in Project Management

Oliver Yarbrough

Do you want to get into project management? Maybe you’re already in project management, but you want to grow. Either…

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Essential Training (2021)

Corey Koberg

Google Analytics 4 provides the means to track, analyze, and report on the visitors to your site and app—who they…

Media Relations Foundations

Jessica Chen

View Jessica’s LinkedIn Newsletter If you want your business to succeed, you need as much brand recognition as you can…

Social Media Marketing Strategy: TikTok and Instagram Reels

Ashley Kennedy

If you’re in marketing, the only thing worse than not having a social media marketing strategy is having a bad…

Learning Data Analytics: 1 Foundations

Robin Hunt

Are you interested in pursuing a career in data analytics? In this course, instructor Robin Hunt brings you into the…

Emerging Leader Foundations

Dan Schawbel

View Dan’s LinkedIn Newsletter Taking on a leadership role in the diverse, ever-changing modern workplace can feel both exhilarating and…

Excel Essential Training (Microsoft 365) (2018)

Dennis Taylor

Get up to speed with Microsoft Excel, the world’s most popular spreadsheet program. Follow along with Excel expert Dennis Taylor…

Nonprofit Management Foundations

Leslie Crutchfield

Thinking about leading a nonprofit organization? Internationally renowned author Leslie Crutchfield provides a primer on nonprofit management and leadership. She…

Creating a Business Plan

Mike Figliuolo

View Mike’s LinkedIn Newsletter Looking to build a business or expand one you’re already running? You’ll need to build a…

Social Media Marketing for Small Business

Martin Waxman

View Martin’s LinkedIn Newsletter Small businesses can’t afford not to be active on social media. Having a Facebook, Instagram, or…

Public Speaking Foundations

Laura Bergells

Develop the skills you need to prepare and deliver an outstanding speech or presentation. In this course, Laura Bergells offers…

Data Visualization: Best Practices

Amy Balliett

Media and marketing efforts often rely on data visualizations to prove a point quickly. But poorly designed visualizations can be…

Salesforce Essential Training

Jamie Grettum

If you work in sales or are looking for a job in sales, chances are you need to know Salesforce,…

Six Sigma Foundations

Richard Chua

Learn how to apply Six Sigma to drive improvements in the performance of your processes, products, and services. Dr. Richard…

Cryptocurrency Foundations (2018)

Jonathan Reichental

View Jonathan’s LinkedIn Newsletter The digital revolution has impacted almost every aspect of our lives, including the way money is…

Nano Tips for Using Excel with Miss Excel (2021)

Kat Norton

Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. Here, join Miss Excel…

Social Media Marketing Foundations (2020)

Brian Honigman

Social media dramatically altered marketing by allowing businesses to directly engage with customers and vice versa. Brands that stand the…

Learning Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies (2018)

Tom Geller

Bitcoin is a form of money that only exists online. While it’s making headlines around the world, many people don’t…

Content Marketing: Online Reviews in Social Media

Melodie Tao

For business owners, online reviews are a powerful asset in your marketing toolkit that can make or break a sale,…

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RESECON 324 – Small Business Finance

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ECON 394FI – Finance and Society

COMM 352 – Group Dynamics

RESECON 314 – Financial Analysis for Consumers and Firm

COMM 250 – Interpersonal Communication

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LEGAL 465 – Globalization

SOCIOL 347 – Corporate Crime

SBS College to Careers – SOCBEHAV 250

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The Core Competencies All Employers Seek

Build a Successful Career in Project Management

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Essential Training (2021)

Media Relations Foundations

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Learning Data Analytics: 1 Foundations

Emerging Leader Foundations

Excel Essential Training (Microsoft 365) (2018)

Nonprofit Management Foundations

Creating a Business Plan

Social Media Marketing for Small Business

Public Speaking Foundations

Data Visualization: Best Practices

Salesforce Essential Training

Six Sigma Foundations

Cryptocurrency Foundations (2018)

Nano Tips for Using Excel with Miss Excel (2021)

Social Media Marketing Foundations (2020)

Learning Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies (2018)

Content Marketing: Online Reviews in Social Media

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