Minors in Business Administration for Business Majors

The Business Administration Department offers six (6) specially designed minors for students who are business majors. A student can select only one (1) of the minors below. No more than two (2) of the courses from the student’s business major concentration requirements may be included in the credits required for each of these minors. All other conditions listed in the catalog under “Minors” must be met to receive any one (1) of these minors.

Requirements for a Business Minor

Students must receive a minimum grade of C in all courses applied to any of the Business Minor programs.

Minor in Marketing

Minor in Marketing will allow students to gain exposure to and involvement in this specialized area with focused courses.

The student must complete:

BU 110 Business Communications
BU 221 Marketing

Plus four the following six courses:

BU 327 International Marketing
BU 343 Creativity, Innovation and the Competitive Edge
BU 347 Public Relations
BU 360 Advertising
BU 416 Selling and Sales Management
BU 425 Consumer Research and Product Innovation

Minor in Management

Minor in Management will allow students to gain exposure to and involvement in this specialized area to enhance their management skill-set.

The student must complete:

BU 330 Management
CS 219 Business Spreadsheet Applications

Plus any four of the following five courses:

BU 343 Creativity, Innovation and the Competitive Edge
BU 370 Organizational Behavior
BU 375 International Business Management
BU 460 Small Business Management
BU 470 Human Resource Management

Minor in Accounting

Minor in Accounting will allow students to focus on this unique field without having to take all of the courses required to achieve a professional certification (CPA).

The student must complete:

BU 211 Accounting I
BU 212 Accounting II
BU 321 Intermediate Accounting I
BU 322 Intermediate Accounting II
BU 323 Cost Accounting
BU 332 Federal Income Taxes

Minor in International Business

Minor in International Business will allow students interested in expanding their exposure to the increasingly global marketplace an opportunity to explore a range of selected courses.

The student must complete:

BU 110 Business Communications
BU 208 Introduction to International Business
BU 375 International Business Management

Plus any three of the following five courses:

BU 320 Legal Aspects of International Business
BU 327 International Marketing
BU 346 International Trade and Development
BU 417 International Finance
BU 491 Travel Experience International Business

Minor in Economics

Minor in Economics will allow students to gain exposure to and involvement with this specialized area to enhance further their analytical skill-set.

The student must complete:

BU 205 Principles of Economics I
BU 210 Principles of Economics II
BU 245 Decision Analysis
BU 440 Money and Banking
BU 452 Intermediate Microeconomics
BU 455 Financial Economics

Minor in Finance

Minor in Finance will allow students to gain exposure to and involvement with this specialized area to enhance further their financial analysis skillset.

The student must complete:

BU 211 Accounting I
BU 337 Finance
BU 338 Investment Management
BU 417 International Finance
BU 431 Financial Markets
BU 440 Money and Banking