The following six courses comprise the Minor in Business coursework. Students must have completed ENGL 101 and MATH 101 before entering the program. Credit/no credit is not permitted for Minor courses – they must be taken for a grade. In order to receive a Minor in Business, students must successfully complete the six courses with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in the following courses:
ACCT 205 - Survey of Accounting
This course is an introduction to financial and managerial accounting. It will introduce the concepts of business and the measurement systems used to control and evaluate business activities. It will also explore product costing systems and the use of accounting data as a basis for management planning and decision making. (Not open to students with credit in ACCT 200)
IST 205 - Survey of Information Systems
This course focuses on the use of information systems in business. Topics will include components of information systems, types of information systems, development of information systems, and uses and benefits of information systems. Relevant technology issues such as security, privacy and ethics will also be introduced. In addition to content on information systems, the course will cover the basic principles of Microsoft Office. (Not open to students with credit in IST 301)
MGMT 305 - Survey of Management
This course is designed to acquaint students with traditional business management ideas, recent management thinking, and the contemporary application of both to the management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling. A lecture based survey of a wide variety of topics is offered, generally including goal setting, strategy formulation and implementation, managerial decision making, structural design of organizations, corporate culture, organizational change and development, human resources management, managing diversity, leading, motivation, communication, teamwork, quality control, management control systems, operations and service management, entrepreneurship and small business management, managerial ethics and corporate social responsibility and management in the global environment.
DSCI 305 - Survey of Decision Making in Business
An introduction to decision making under the uncertainty encountered in business and in everyday life. Covers selected topics in probability, statistics, economics, and operations research, and their application to complex problems in financial management, marketing, operations management, supply chain management, and quality management; as well as risks affecting everyday life, such as personal decisions in regard to career, marriage, and wealth management.
MKTG 305 - Survey of Marketing
This course introduces the student to marketing from the prospective of the business firm. Topics included are the marketing system, consumer and industrial behavior, market segmentation and positioning, product policy, channels of distribution, pricing strategy, sales management, and marketing communications. (Not open to students with credit in MKTG 310)
FIN 305 - Survey of Finance
The purpose of this course is to help the student develop a basic understanding of Finance. Topics covered include (1) financial instruments and the markets in which they are traded, (2) financial planning and analysis, (3) the cost and time-value of money, and (4) the fundamentals of investor decision-making. (Not open to students with credit in FIN 310). Students must have already completed ACCT 205 (or its equivalent).
