Turn Your Major into a Competitive Advantage
Designed specifically for students outside the Barney School of Business, this 15-credit minor helps you build a foundation in finance, marketing, analytics, entrepreneurship, and organizational leadership. You'll learn how businesses operate, how decisions are made, and how to translate your expertise into real-world impact.
Career Outlook
Whether you're pursuing a career in engineering, healthcare, communications, education, technology, the sciences, or the arts, business knowledge can help you stand out in a competitive job market. Understanding topics such as marketing, finance, management, and analytics prepares you to take on leadership responsibilities, collaborate across departments, and make informed business decisions.
As organizations continue to seek professionals who can bridge technical expertise with business insight, graduates with interdisciplinary skill sets are well-positioned for career growth and advancement. A Business Administration minor provides intentional preparation for a wide range of career paths and can serve as a strong foundation for future graduate study, entrepreneurship, or management opportunities.
Curriculum and Requirements
For complete course descriptions and specific requirements, please visit our course catalog.
Prerequisites
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M110
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EC101
Featured Courses
- Financial Accounting
- Business Data Analytics II
- Management and Organizational Behavior OR
- Principles of Entrepreneurship
- Introduction to Marketing
- Business Finance
Other Requirements
- All of the required and elective courses for the minors must be taken for a letter grade.
- Student must have a 2.0 overall GPA and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA for courses in the minor.
- Courses cannot be double counted between 2 or more minors, students must take unique courses.
Admissions
An application should be submitted to the Office of Academic Services of the Barney School, which will monitor the progress of student in the minor and, upon successful completion, will notify the Registrar's Office to record the minor on students' transcripts.