Business Minors
Business Minor
Betty T. Kane, Department of Business
The business minor provides students with basic business concepts and tools that can be applied to enhance the application and marketability of their liberal arts education, as well as prepare them to understand and participate more effectively in the world of work. This minor will provide grounding for non-management majors in practical applications that will serve them well throughout their lives and will assist them in relating and using their liberal arts majors in personally and professionally rewarding careers. Students will gain a basic understanding of the world of business, its global aspects and ethical issues. This minor should be a helpful addition on a transcript for job applications in any field.
The minor in business is not available to business management majors.
Business Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
- ACCT 201 Introduction to Accounting – 4 credits
- BUS 120 Introduction to Business – 4 credits
- BUS 215 Business Law and Environment – 4 credits
- One course from: 4 credits
- BUS 246 International Business Management
- BUS 249 Principles of Management
- BUS 310 Professional Communications
- BUS 321 Human Resource Law and Management
Total credit hours required for a Business Minor – 16 credits
Business Law Minor
Raymond E. Johnson, Department of Accounting
Betty T. Kane, Department of Business Management
The business law minor exposes students to substantive legal topics, theory and analysis and prepares them to deal with legal issues that arise in the workplace and to respond to ethical issues as they interact with the law. Students will apply basic legal theories to specific problems and situations in order to develop alternatives and provide solutions. Students will assess resources available for researching different aspects of law and develop appropriate research and analytical skills. They will also develop their competencies in professional writing and oral presentation. Students will develop the ability to recognize and apply their practical understanding of business law to both business and personal situations.
Business Law Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
- BUS 215 Business Law and Environment – 4 credits
- One course from: 4 credits
- JPS 201 Criminal Law
- JPS 204 Courts: Prosecutions & Trials
- PHIL 247 Philosophy
- Two courses from: – 8 credits
- ACCT 321 Taxation of Individual
- ACCT 322 Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships
- BUS 321 Human Resource Law and Management
- JPS 313 Law and Society
- PSCI 355 Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
- SPST 432 Legal Aspects of Sport and Exercise
Total credits required for Business Law Minor – 16 credits
Human Resource Management Minor
Betty T. Kane, Department of Business
This minor provides a structure within which students gain an exposure to the study of human relations in organizations. Students will learn various ways of how people can work effectively to achieve overall organizational goals as well as fulfill personal goals while understanding the legal parameters that surround these issues. Although none of the courses have prerequisites and therefore are open to all majors on campus, it is highly recommended that BUS 215 (Business Law and Environment) and BUS 249 (Principles of Management) be taken first, as BUS 321 (Human Resource Management and Law) is the culminating course that combines all the material from the other classes.
Human Resource Management Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses). Students should consult with the coordinator to select an appropriate elective that will serve as a focus course for the minor.
- BUS 215 Business Law – 4 credits
- BUS 249 Principles of Management – 4 credits
- One course from: 4 credits
- BUS 310 Professional Communications
- JPS 244 Conflict Resolution Strategies
- JPS 310 Public Management and Organizational Theory
- JPS 323 Diversity at Work
- PSY 332 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- BUS 321 Human Resource Law and Management – 4 credits
Total credit hours required for Human Resource Management Minor – 16 credits
It is recommended that business majors who are minoring in human resource management and law take IDS 402 or IDS 426 as their IDS course.
Non-Profit Management Minor
Betty T. Kane, Department of Business Management
This minor provides students with basic management concepts and tools to enhance the marketability of their liberal arts education, as well as prepare them to understand and participate more effectively in work in the non-profit sector. It will provide grounding for non-management majors in practical applications that will serve them well throughout their lives.
Non-Profit Management Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 20 credit hours (five courses).
- ACCT 201 Introduction to Accounting – 4 credits
- BUS 120 Introduction to Business or BUS 249 Principles of Management – 4 credits
- BUS 371 Nonprofit Management – 4 credits
- One course from: 4 credits
- ECON 222 Micro: Public Policy
- JPS 244 Conflict Resolution Strategies
- JPS 313 Law and Society
- JPS 323 Diversity at Work
- PECS 246 Mediation and Conflict Intervention
- PECS 345 Social Change: Promoting Peace
- PSCI 204 Public Policy & Administration
- PSCI 240 American Political Thought
- PSY 332 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- SOAN 100 Introduction to Sociology
- Approved 290/390 Internship – 4 credits
Total credit hours required for Non-Profit Management Minor – 20 credits
