Employers value graduates who have an understanding of the impact of cultural diversity in the workplace and the market and who comprehend the global nature of business and industry. Markets and Culture equips students with the business skills and cultural insights needed to succeed in the ever-evolving transnational world. Recent graduates hold positions in sectors such as marketing and advertising, oil and energy, information technology and services, and nonprofits. Each year, one or two Markets and Culture majors also secure positions in the highly competitive Teach for America program. Below is a list of firms and positions that some of Markets and Culture graduates hold.
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American Heart Association
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Senior Corporate Market Director
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Barrow Hanley Mewhinney and Strauss
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Junior Analyst
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BB&T Capital Markets
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Investment Banking Analyst
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Butler Burgher Group
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Research Associate
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Citadel Investment Group
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Treasury Operations
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Citysquare
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Junior Public Policy Analyst
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Concierge Auctions
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Project Manager
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EnMark Services, Inc.
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Market Analyst
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Exco Resources, Inc.
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Financial Planning and Analysis
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Fidelity Investments
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Financial Representative
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Groupon
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Financial Analyst
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Headington Companies
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Public Relations and Branding
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J Hilburn
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Service Coordinator
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JP Morgan Chase
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Endowments and Foundations Group
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McAfee
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Business Analyst
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Merrill Lynch
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Financial Advisor
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Merrit Hawkins
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Online Marketing Specialist
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Omnium LLC
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Financial Analyst
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Rauxa Direct
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Interactive Project Manager
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Research Now
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Project Analyst
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Strauss Marketing - Bailey Pete Public Relations
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Public Relations
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PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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Assurance and Business Advisory Services Associate
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Sequel UK (a Timex subsidiary)
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Marketing Director
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Simon Property Group
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Assistant Director of Marketing
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Standard & Poor's
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Analytic Support Specialist
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Strategic Systems and Products Corporation
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Senior Consultant
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Wells Fargo
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Personal Banker/Loan Officer
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Wenzlau Engineering
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Project Manager
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Graduate School
Markets and Culture is an excellent major for students who wish to pursue an MBA. The major provides the curriculum to achieve the strong writing skills, critical and analytical thinking, computer competence, cultural knowledge, organizational and leadership capabilities, and professional experience required by the top MBA programs. The major is also well suited for students who want to pursue a PhD in business or sociology programs with concentrations on management, organization theory or economic sociology.
Recent graduates have pursued graduate education in business, marketing, accounting, law, medicine, and real estate at the SMU Cox School of Business, the London School of Economics, New York University, the University of Westminster, the University of San Diego, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Chicago Law School, among others.
Student Perspectives
"...I wholeheartedly believe that Markets and Culture is the most relevant and beneficial field of study for my generation. I could not be more pleased with the major and the professors who took it upon themselves to teach the future to us. …I own my own company and have used the internet to launch a profitable start up business, even using outsourcing!"
Ryan Hollington, Class of 2007