Minors
The Business Management department offers six minors that enable students to focus on a particular business field of interest.
(Note: Business Management majors cannot participate in the business minor.)
Human Resource Management Minor
Printable PDF documents with minor requirements are available on the department home page
Business Minor
Coordinator:
Betty T. Kane
Department of Business Management
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 business minor provides a structure within which students gain an exposure to business
concepts and tools through introductory coursework and apply them in an experiential and/or interdisciplinary component. Students may complete an internship that is focused on the student’s particular area of interest; alternatively, students with prior applicable work experience may do an independent study that requires them to integrate their coursework with the work experience. Students may substitute an approved business-related IDS 400 course for the internship or independent study.
The minor in business is not available to business management majors.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 17 credit hours (five courses).
1. ACCT 201 Introduction to Accounting |
4 credits |
2. BUS 120 Introduction to Business or Bus 249 Principles of Management |
4 credits |
3. BUS 215 Business Law |
4 credits |
4. One focus course from: |
4 credits |
BUS 321 Human Resource Law and Management |
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BUS 331 Sales Management |
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BUS 349 International Management |
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BUS 371 Nonprofit Management |
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SPST 130 Introduction to Sport Management |
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5. One course from: |
4 credits |
IDS 402 Business Ethics or any approved 290/390 Internship |
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Total credit hours required for a business minor |
17-20 credits |
Business Law Minor
Coordinators:
Raymond E. Johnson
Department of Accounting
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.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
1. BUS 215 Business Law |
4 credits |
2. ACCT 321 Taxation of Individual or |
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ACCT 322 Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships |
4 credits |
3. One course from: |
4 credits |
ACCT 422 C.P.A. Law |
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BUS 321 Human Resource Law and Management |
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JPS 201 Criminal Law |
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JPS 204 Courts: Prosecutions & Trails |
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JPS 313 Law and Society |
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PHIL 247 Philosophy |
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SPST 432 Legal Aspects of Sport and Exercise |
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4. IDS 402 Business Ethics or IDS 426 Legal Decisions |
4 credits |
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Total credits required for business law minor |
16 credits |
Human Resource Management Minor
Coordinator:
Alvin Gibson
Department of Business Management
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 pre-requisites and therefore are open to all majors on campus, it is highly recommended that BUS 215 (Business Law) 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.
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.
1. BUS 215 Business Law |
4 credits |
2. BUS 249 Principles of Management |
4 credits |
3. One course from: |
4 credits |
BUS 310 Professional Communications |
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BUS 320 Organizational Behavior |
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JPS 244 Conflict Resolution Strategies |
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JPS 310 Public Management and Organizational Theory |
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JPS 323 Diversity at Work |
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PSY 332 Industrial and Organizational Psychology |
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SOAN 229 Social Organizational of Work |
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4. 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 management majors who are minoring in human resource management and law take Business Ethics or Legal Decisions as their IDS course.
International Business Management Minor
Coordinator:
Deena Burris
Department of Business Management
The international business management minor provides students with exposure to and
implementation of international business management theories necessary to conduct business globally. This minor will assist students in understanding the practice of global business and how culture influences the practice of management. Students will also learn the difference between studying international business from a theoretical perspective and studying it in an applied way. Knowledge and concepts from the areas of business management, international studies, economics and political science are included to maximize learning the practice of global management.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four couses).
1. ECON 221 Macro: US in World Econ |
4 credits |
2. BUS 346 International Business |
4 credits |
3. BUS 349 International Management |
4 credits |
4. One course from: |
4 credits |
BUS 321 Human Resource Law and Management |
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ECON 432 International Economics |
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PSCI 330 International Political Economy |
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PSCI 391 Globalization and Its Discontents |
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Total credit hours required for international business management minor |
16 credits |
Money and Finance Minor
Coordinators:
Raymond E. Johnson
Department of Accounting
Department of Business Management
The money and finance minor is a package of courses designed to prepare students to be successful
in a wide variety of careers, including banking, investments and international business. The central skills that students learn in these courses are to read and analyze critically an organization’s financial reports and to think strategically about positioning an organization in the financial environment. The money and finance minor provides students with an introduction to the economic environment and basic economic, accounting, and finance concepts, a complete introduction to the banking system and tools that can be applied to for-profit and not-for-profit businesses.
The minor enhances and complements major fields of study such as accounting, management and
economics. It also prepares liberal arts students with the essential business skills that will enable them to move into a managerial career track later on. Former graduates of this minor have said it provided them with excellent basic preparation for graduate school in business administration.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
1. ACCT 201 Introduction to Accounting |
4 credits |
2. ECON 221 Macro: US in World Econ |
4 credits |
3. BUS 332 Financial Management |
4 credits |
4. BUS/ECON 333 Money and Banking |
4 credits |
Total credit hours required for money and finance minor |
16 credits |
Additional prerequisites for BUS 332 include Math 112: Elementary Statistics or Math 121: Calculus I, Acct 301: Intermediate Accounting I and BUS 241: Computers and Management.
Non-Profit Management Minor
Coordinator:
Vicki Foust
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.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 20 credit hours (five courses).
1. ACCT 201 Introduction to Accounting |
4 credits |
2. BUS 120 Introduction to Business or BUS 249 Principles of Management |
4 credits |
3. BUS 371 Nonprofit Management |
4 credits |
4. One course from: |
4 credits |
ECON 222 Micro: Public Policy |
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JPS 244 Conflict Resolution Strategies |
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JPS 313 Law and Society |
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JPS 323 Diversity at Work |
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PECS/SOAN 246 Mediation and Conflict Intervention |
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PECS/SOAN 345 Social Change: Promoting Peace |
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PSCI 204 Public Policy & Administration |
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PSCI 240 American Political Thought |
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PSY 332 Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
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SOAN 102 Social Problems |
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SOAN 229 Social Organization of Work |
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5. Approved 290/390 Internship |
4 credits |
Total credit hours required for non-profit management minor |
20 credits |