Dedman College Majors
markets & culture
Multidisciplinary in scope, the major brings insights from accounting, anthropology, computer science, economics, English, foreign languages, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. Majors in markets and culture can pursue a double major or minor in a wide variety of disciplines, such as economics, international studies, business, history, foreign language, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
Degree Highlights
B.A.
in Markets and Culture
Requires 36 term hours, consisting of 24 hours of core courses and 12 hours
of electives (12 classes)
Related Majors and Minors
Majors in markets and culture can pursue a double major or minor in a wide variety of disciplines, such as economics, international studies, business, history, foreign languages, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
Careers
Employers value graduates who have an understanding of the impact of cultural diversity in the work- and marketplace and who comprehend the global nature of business and industry. The markets and culture major provides the creative, analytical, and functional skills to succeed in a wide range of business and government careers, such as banking, marketing, policy analyst, public relations, and sales.
Markets and culture is an excellent major for those who want to pursue an MBA. The major provides the curriculum to achieve the strong writing skills, critical and analytical thinking, computer competence, comfort with numbers, cultural knowledge, organizational and leadership capabilities, and professional experience required by top MBA programs.
Faculty
With faculty spanning many disciplines – including sociology, accounting, anthropology, computer science, economics, English, foreign languages, history, political science, and psychology – markets and culture majors benefit from a variety of viewpoints and experiences. Classes are small enough to provide personal attention as well as opportunities to be involved in hands-on research.
Internships & Study Abroad
Dedman College students get paid internships through the Hegi Family Career Development Center. Students majoring in markets and culture may be eligible to earn up to three (3) graded credits toward their degrees by enrolling for unpaid, faculty-directed internships through the Dedman College Internship Program.
SMU’s Study Abroad Program offers a chance to learn about markets and cultures in different countries with yearlong, semester, or summer programs at locations around the globe. Programs best suited for markets and culture majors include SMU-in-Australia, SMU-in-Copenhagen, SMU-in-Germany, SMU-in-Italy, SMU-in-Japan, SMU-in-London, SMU-in-Oxford, SMU-in-Paris, SMU-in-Spain, SMU-in-Suzhou (China), SMU-in-Taipei, and SMU-in-Xalapa (Mexico).
