Business
Administration Minors
There are now three new "tracked" minors in the
Business Administration Program. Information
about them is as follows:
The Minor "Tracks"
Business Administration/Economics
Minor: Twenty
Credits. Economics
211-212 and three additional economics courses. The three additional courses must include either Economics 311 (Money
and Banking) or 350 (Price Theory), or may include both. The remainder of the three additional courses
must be chosen from Economics 231 (Accounting Fundamentals with Spreadsheet
Applications), 313 (Corporation Finance), 322 (Financial and Managerial Accounting
with Spreadsheet Applications), and 354 (Managerial Economics).
With the consent of the chair of the economics department, one other
economics course may be substituted for Economics 231, 313, 322, or 354. This minor would be very appropriate for students desiring careers
in general business management, larger industrial organizations, or government.
Business Administration/Entrepreneurship
Minor: Twenty Credits. Economics
211-212, Business Administration 413 (Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management), and eight credits from any of the following: Psychology 110-120
(General Psychology Lecture and Lab); Speech 115 (Public Speaking); Speech
223 (Organizational and Business Communication) or
Speech 352 (Political Communication); Business Administration 308 (Consumer
and Corporate Behavior); Business Administration 310 (Social Entrepreneurship);
and Business Administration 315 (Strategic Management).
This minor would be very
appropriate for students interested in self-employment, and would be especially
helpful for students who would like to practice their choice of discipline
utilizing a business model (i.e. a biology major hoping to become a
veterinarian with her own practice; a religion major wishing to run the "business"
office of a church conference; a fine arts major wishing to market design
services over the Internet.)
Business Administration/Social
Entrepreneurship Minor: Twenty
Credits. Economics
211-212, Business Administration 310 (Social Entrepreneurship), and eight
credits from the following: Psychology 110-120 (General Psychology Lecture
and Lab); Sociology 110 (Introduction to Sociology) or
Sociology 115 (Social Problems); Speech 115 (Public Speaking), Speech 223
(Organizational and Business Communication) or Speech 352 (Political Communication); Business Administration 315 (Strategic Management); Business Administration
308 (Consumer and Corporate Behavior); and Business Administration 413 (Entrepreneurship
and Small Business Management). Up
to four credits of internship earned during the ACM Urban Studies Program
could also be used for this minor.
This minor would be very
appropriate for anyone interested in applying business models to community
problems. Potential careers would include management of community-based
organizations involved in economic development, management of non-profit
organizations wishing to diversify and secure funding bases, or business
managers simply wishing to "make a difference" when they achieve
business success.
There are also two new courses
which will be offered in conjunction with the minors. The first of the two will be offered this fall in the
Tuesday/Thursday 2:10-4:00 slot:
Business Management 315: Strategic Management
Introduction to management
principles and strategic planning.
Visioning and strategic planning are essential to all
organizations. In a world so greatly
impacted by e-commerce, global markets, and exploding technology, effective
organizations must plan or perish.
Examining the external environment, discovering the organization's
unique attributes/challenges, and responding accordingly are key tasks of
managers today. This course will cover
strategic management theory, and make extensive use of case studies to help
students to better understand the manager's job. Students from other disciplines will benefit from the overview
of current management practices that should be present in any organization.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of the
instructor. This course is open to
non-business majors/minors.
The following course will be
offered in the Spring:
Business Management 310: Social Entrepreneurship
Introduction to philanthropy,
corporate social responsibility and ethics, and organizational development in
the not-for-profit business sector. The
relationship between sound management practices and social "mission"
will be explored. Examples and case
studies involving socially responsible businesses and non-profit organizations
will be used to develop an understanding about how society benefits from such
enterprises. Class activities include:
study of the world of philanthropy including history and current
practices; an introduction to the world of non-profit organizations (their
purposes, opportunities and challenges); and the application of business and
entrepreneurial models to community problems.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of the instructor. This course is open to non-business majors/minors.