MINOR IN BUSINESS

The minor in business provides an introduction to the business skills needed for success in the rapidly evolving world of business. Because it is designed for non-business students who wish to learn the broad business essentials to enhance their own area of expertise, the minor draws on the School of Management’s core courses to provide exposure to contemporary business concepts and practice.

The minor presents and integrates the major functional areas in business to solve management problems emphasizing the use of information technology. Strong written and oral communication skills are expected of students. Students must complete five of the seven minor in business courses* for a total of 15 credit hours. Students must achieve a grade of C or better in each course that is applied toward the minor. See individual course descriptions for details on SOM core course exclusions.

Required courses for the minor in business are:

• MSOM 300 Managing Financial Resources
• MSOM 301 Managing People and Organizations
• MSOM 302 Managing Information in a Global Environment
• MSOM 303 Marketing in a Global Economy

Choose one of the following:

• MSOM 304 Entrepreneurship: Starting and Managing a new Enterprise
• MSOM 305 Managing in a Global Economy
• MSOM 306 Managing Projects and Operations

*These courses may not be taken for credit by School of Management majors—except MSOM 305, which may be taken by SOM students to meet the global understanding requirement for the 2001 catalog year or later.

Important policies regarding course substitutions and credits