Management

Why study management?

Management students will graduate ready for the challenging task of directing people and activities in today’s private, public and not-for-profit organizations. 

  • Students excel in habits of professionalism, interact with private and public organizations and participate in professional activities to gain skills for success and advancement.
  • Management students learn how organizations are established, how people behave when they become part of an organization and how employees are compensated, motivated and protected.
  • Management courses are taught with a forward-looking perspective, integrating technology and cutting-edge topics.
Management Class

Management at AU

Beyond AU

Bergen Lindner ‘23, who triple majored in marketing, business administration and management, and later earned an MBA from AU, is an account executive at Epicosity in Sioux Falls. The former student-athlete  also serves as a marketing specialist and softball instructor for the Playground Softball Facility. Lindner completed four marketing internships while at AU, including one at Epicosity.

Bergen Lindner '23

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Latest News

Augustana is proud to announce that Dr. Roxanne Stevens has been named the university’s new dean of the School of Business. Stevens began serving in her role in mid-August. Stevens is working on both a short- and long-term plan for the School of Business that includes growth initiatives, community partnerships and student engagement opportunities — such as additional internships, student organizations and honor societies.

Highlights

Business meeting

Careers

Management majors work in human resource departments, operations, customer service, purchasing, sales and consulting. They lead in diverse industries from financial services to manufacturing to retail.

Hands-On Learning

Internship opportunities include:

  • The Event Company
  • Feeding South Dakota
  • First PREMIER Bank
  • Lawrence & Schiller
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation
  • Northwestern Mutual
  • Raven Industries

Management students study away in:

  • London, England; Paris, France; and Oslo, Norway — focusing on sustainable business with AU faculty
  • Thailand — focusing on global economics with AU faculty
  • London, England — focusing on Brexit with AU faculty

Courses & Organizations

The curriculum combines interdisciplinary knowledge of human behavior with a rigorous academic foundation in business-related principles. Classes teach how organizations improve performance, make strategic advances in a competitive marketplace and approach the issues and ethics of global business.

Management students often participate in:

  • Business Club
  • Elmen Center Recreational Services
  • Viking Days Committee
  • Union Board of Governors (UBG)
  • Augustana Student Association (ASA)