Minors in Business
You need business skills and training for every career. Why not make your undergraduate degree more competitive by completing a business minor? Let us show you how. Adding one of the nine business minors to your undergraduate program increases your professional marketability.
Requirements for a minor
Students must meet all university requirements for a minor. In addition, students must:
- complete a study plan with the Academic Advising Office
- meet all course prerequisites and complete all courses required for the minor with a grade of 鈥淐鈥 or better
- complete at least nine hours of the course work required for the minor at 蜜桃视频
- submit transfer course documentation to the Academic Advising Office for approval before the first week of the semester of intended graduation
Note:
Students in undergraduate business programs are only eligible to earn a business minor that is different from their current major or concentration. Prerequisite courses may also be required to complete a business minor. Please consult the course descriptions or a College of Business advisor for more information.
The program is designed for students seeking to acquire skills in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating financial information to accompany a business or non-business major. The coursework also helps students prepare for a graduate program in accounting.
Required Courses (21 Hours)
- Financial Accounting (3)
- Managerial Accounting (3)
- Cost Accounting I (3)
- Intermediate Accounting I (3)
- Intermediate Accounting II (3)
Plus six hours from:
- Cost Accounting II (3)
- Tax I (3)
- Tax II (3)
- Auditing I (3)
- 3252 Accounting Information Systems (3)
- Business Law II (3)
Total - 21 Hours
The , is designed for and offered only to non-business students. It exposes students to the core areas in business, and provides a general understanding of the business discipline, including accounting, information systems, management, and marketing.
Required Courses (24 Hours)
- Financial Accounting (3)
- Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- Principles of Business Management (3)
- Organizational Behavior (3)
- Introduction to Marketing Management (3)
- Management Information Systems(3)
ELECTIVES (6 Hours)
Select two (2) 3-credit hour Upper Division Business Courses (courses at the 3000 or higher level).
Total - 24hrs
The is designed for students seeking to understand world and local economies and to acquire analytical and critical thinking skills.
Prerequisites:
- Statistics (3) OR Elementary Statistics(3)
- Applied Calculus (4)
- Business Statistics (3)
Required Courses
- Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
- Statistics (3) OR Managerial Economics: The Economics of the Firm(3)
- Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
Select two of the following courses:
- International Economics (3)
- Money and Banking (3)
- Economic Development (3)
- Labor Economics (3)
- International Trade (3)
- Mathematical Economics (3)
- Econometrics I (3)
- Econometrics II (3)
- Special Topics in Economics (1-3)
- Independent Study (3)
- Special Topics in Advanced Economics (1-3)
Total - 18 Hours
The will help students apply entrepreneurial concepts, practices, and theories. Students will be able to recognize sources of entrepreneurial opportunities, differentiate forms of entrepreneurship, and estimate the potential of a given entrepreneurial opportunity.
Required Courses
- Financial Accounting (3)
- Principles of Entrepreneurship (3)
- Entrepreneurial Opportunity (3)
- Entrepreneurial Marketing (3)
- Basics of Information Technology (3)
- Introduction to Marketing Management (3)
- Business Leadership Theory and Practice (3)
Total - 21 hours
The is designed for students seeking knowledge and skills in financial management, financial markets, analysis, and investments. Additional prerequisite courses may also be necessary for non-business majors.
Required Courses
- Principles of Financial Management (3)
- Investments (3)
- Advanced Corporate Finance (3)
- Financial Institutions and Markets (3)
Select two of the following courses:
- Insurance and Risk Management (3)
- International Financial Management (3)
- Financial Options and Futures (3)
- Advanced investments (3)
Total - 18 Hours
The is designed for students seeking knowledge and skills in financial planning including personal finance, tax planning, employee benefits, retirement and estate planning, and insurance and risk management.
Required Courses
- Financial Accounting (3)
- Tax I (3)
- Estate Planning (3)
- Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning (3)
- Principles of Financial Management (3)
- Investments (3)
- Financial Planning Capstone (3)
- Insurance and Risk Management (3)
- Elementary Statistics (3)
Total - 27 Hours
The is designed for students seeking knowledge and skills in managing people and resources. In addition to giving a broad exposure to the basic elements of business and management, the minor is an excellent preparation for an MBA program, or a career in management.
Required Courses
- Principles of Business Management (3)
- Human Resource Management (3)
- Production and Operations Management (3)
- Organizational Behavior (3)
- Globalization of Business (3)
- Business Communications (3)
Total - 18 Hours
The Management Information Systems minor is designed for students who want to expand their knowledge and skills in information systems including application software, database management, systems analysis, networking, and information security techniques used in organizations. The MIS minor is appropriate for both business and non-business majors across all disciplines because of the pervasiveness of information systems in organizations around the world.
Required Courses
- Basics of Information Technology (3)
- Management Information Systems (3)
- Business Information Retrieval and Database Management (3)
- Telecommunications and Distributed Data Systems(3)
Choose one programming course:
- Introduction to Scripting Languages (3)
- Computer Programming: Java (3) OR an approved programming course
Total - 18 Hours
The is designed for students seeking knowledge and skills in marketing function, including consumer behavior, promotional strategies, market research, and more. In addition to giving you broad exposure to the basic elements of marketing, the minor is an excellent preparation for an MBA program, or a career in marketing.
Required Courses
- Introduction to Marketing Management (3)
- Consumer Behavior (3)
- Elementary Statistics (3)
- Managing Market Strategies (3)
Selectives
Choose two (2) from the following courses:
- Digital Marketing (3)
- Professional Selling (3)
- Promotional Strategies (3)
- Marketing Research (3)
- Marketing Channel Management (3)
- International Marketing Strategies (3)
- Customer Relationship Management(3)
Total - 18 Hours
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