SMSU's Department of Business and Public Affairs offers several majors:

• Accounting
• Agribusiness Management
• Finance
• Management
• Culinology
• Economics
• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• Political Science

The Department of Business and Public Affairs also offers a Masters of Business Administration M.B.A.    

       Masters of Business Administration, M.B.A.

The programs in the Department of Business and Public Affairs are designed to allow students strengthen their general business skills and knowledge. All the program curricula are founded on a strong foundation of business core courses that are necessary for success in today’s competitive economic environment.

Our faculty members are professionals who have industry experience and strong academic credentials. More importantly, our faculty are dedicated educators with a passion for teaching and learning. We care about our students, and we are constantly improving our programs to make sure that we are fully preparing our students for a globally-competitive business world where change is the only constant. About 78 percent of the faculty have PhDs or terminal degrees.

We offer a dynamic multi-program department, including bachelor’s degrees in the following programs: Accounting, Agribusiness Management, Culinology®, Finance, Hospitality Management, Management, Marketing, Political Science, and Public Administration.

The department also offers associate degrees in the following programs: Accounting, Agribusiness Management, and Marketing.

The Business and Public Affairs Department is very active in distance learning education. In cooperation with SMSU’s office of Distance Learning, the department offers 2+2 programs to off-campus locations.