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General Business Minor for Non-Business Majors

Students from colleges outside the Mitchell College of Business may elect, with the approval of their department chair, a minor in the Mitchell College of Business. A  minimum 2.0 GPA is required for the courses applied toward the minor. Students must complete at least 50 percent of the courses counted toward the minor at the ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù. Courses used for a first business minor may not be used for a second business minor.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Accounting Minor (18 hours) -
 
 
 

ACC 212 Managerial Accounting
ACC 371 Intermediate Accounting

Plus twelve semester hours of the upper-level Accounting Electives numbered 300 or above.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Data Analytics Minor (18 hours) -
 
 
 

BUS 305 Data Analytics III
BUS 430 Advanced Data Analytics

Plus twelve semester hours from: ECO 451, ECO 453, MGT 390, MGT 430, MGT 340, MKT 384, HI 410, ISC 305, ISC 353, ST 335. Six of the hours must be in MCOB.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Economics Minor (18 hours) -
 
 
 

ECO 215 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 216 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 315 Intermediate Microeconomics or ECO 316 Intermediate Macroeconomics

Plus nine semester hours of other upper-level Economics Electives numbered 300 or above.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Entrepreneurship Minor (18 hours) -
 
 
 

MGT 345 Innovation and Creativity (prerequisite: Sophomore Standing)
MGT 355 Legal & Financial Aspects of Entrepreneurship (prerequisite: Sophomore Standing)
MGT 365 New Venture Creation (prerequisites: MGT 345 & MGT 355)
MGT 483 Social Entrepreneurship (prerequisite: Junior Standing)

Plus two electives from: MGT 300, MKT 320, MGT 347, MGT 356, MKT 350, MKT 381, MGT 462

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Finance Minor (18 hours) -
 
 
 

ACC 211 Financial Accounting
ECO 215 Principles of Microeconomics
FIN 315  Business Finance (prerequisites: ACC 211, ECO 215, MA 120, & BUS 245)
FIN 420 Investments (prerequisite:  FIN 315)

Plus six semester hours of other upper-level Finance Electives numbered 300 or above.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- General Business Minor (18 hours) -
 
 
 

ACC 211 Financial Accounting
ECO 215 Principles of Microeconomics
MGT 300 Management Theory & Practice
MKT 320 Principles of Marketing

Plus three semester hours of Management Elective and three semester hours of Business Electives numbered 300 or above. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- General Management Minor (18 hours) -
 
 
 

MGT 300 Management Theory & Practice
MGT 306 Organizational Communication (May be taken with MGT 300)
MGT 341 Organizational Behavior (prerequisites: MGT 300 & MGT 306)
MGT 351 Human Resource Management (prerequisite: MGT 300)

Plus six semester hours of Management Electives, numbered 300 or above.

 
 
 
 
 
 
- Industrial-Organizational Psychology Minor (18 hours) -
 
 
 

PSY 120 Introduction to Psychology / PSY 121 PSY 121 - Honors Gen Psychology
PSY 220 Res Design and Analysis I
MGT 305 Organizational Comm / MGT 306 Organizational Comm Non Bus (for non-business major)

Plus nine hours semester hours from the following List.  Students must complete at least one course from psychology and one course from management: PSY 320, PSY 425, PSY 435, PSY 440, PSY 460, MGT 340 (W)/MGT 341 (for non-business majors), MGT 345, MGT 351, MGT 357, MGT 451.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Marketing Minor (18 hours) -
 
 
 

MKT 320 Principles of Marketing
MKT 374 Consumer Behavior (prerequisite: MKT 320)
MKT 380 Integrated Marketing Communications (prerequisite: MKT 320)

Plus nine semester hours of other 300-400 level Marketing Electives.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-Real Estate Minor  (18 hours) -
 
 
 

FIN 344  Real Estate
FIN 444  Real Estate Valuation
FIN 446  Real Estate Finance and Investment
FIN 442  Real Estate Development and Property Management

Plus six semester hours of Elective Courses from FIN 300, FIN 343 OR ECO 340, FIN 345, ECO 215, ECO 216, ECO 371, ECO 372, ECO 390

 
 
 
 
 
 
- Suggested Elective Options for Minors: -
 
 
 

Economics Minor Elective Options:
ECO 315 or 316 – Intermediate Micro or Macro Economics not taken as a required course.
ECO 318 – Principles of Managerial Economics
ECO 322 – Economics of Industrial Organization
ECO 323 – Public Finance
ECO 330 – Current Global Economic Issues
ECO 343 – Labor Economics
ECO 363 – International Economics
ECO 372 – Economics of Urban Development
ECO 383 – Economic History of the United States
ECO 390 – Environmental Economics
Other 300-400 ECO courses are acceptable but may have additional prerequisites.

Finance Minor Elective Options:
FIN 332 – Multinational Finance
FIN 350 – Financial Statement Analysis
FIN 410 – Intermediate Business Finance
Other FIN courses are acceptable but may have additional prerequisites.

Marketing Minor Elective Options:
MKT 310 – Introduction to International Marketing
MKT 336 – International Marketing
MKT 350 – Internet Marketing
MKT 375 – Supply Chain Management
MKT 376 – Business to Business Marketing
MKT 381 – Sales Management & Personal Selling
MKT 385 – Services Marketing
Other 300-400 MKT courses are acceptable but may have additional prerequisites.

Management Minor Elective Options:
MGT 334 – International Management
MGT 345 – Creativity and Innovation
MGT 355 – Legal & Financial Aspects of Entrepreneurship
MGT 357 – Leadership
MGT 460 – Organization Development and Change
MGT 462 – Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in Business
Other 300-400 MGT courses are acceptable but have additional prerequisites.

Suggested Business Electives for General Business Minor:
FIN 300 – Personal Finance
FIN 344 – Real Estate
FIN 345 – Principles of Insurance
Other FIN or ECO courses listed above.
MGT 306 – Organizational Communication
MGT 341 – Human Resource Management
MGT 462 – Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in Business
Management Courses listed above not already used for MGT Elective.
MKT 374 – Consumer Behavior
MKT 380 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Marketing Courses listed above.