2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Business Interdisciplinary Studies

Minors:

Minor in Business Administration (BUS)

The interdisciplinary minor in Business Administration is offered for students who are not in the School of Business Administration.

The minor in Business Administration is a valuable program for non-business majors who intend to pursue careers in business or want to prepare for an MBA program.

The minor in Business Administration is available to non-business majors only.  The course requirements are listed below.  Note that additional prerequisites may apply to some of the course selections which would increase the total number of  hours needed to complete the minor.

ACC 200Introduction to Accounting3
or ACC 207
ACC 208
Introduction to Financial Accounting
and Introduction to Managerial Accounting
ECO 203Principles of Microeconomics3
Select four courses from:12
Survey of Financial Management
Introduction to Financial Management
Corporate Finance
Finance for the Common Good
Legal Environment of Business
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Survey of Organizational Behavior
Organizational Behavior
Survey of Management Information Systems
Information Systems in Organizations
Systems Thinking in Organizations
Survey of Marketing
Principles of Marketing
Introduction to Operations & Supply Management
Survey of Operations & Supply Management
Total Hours18

Business Courses

BIZ 101. Business Education Planning. 1 Hour

Introduction to the School of Business Administration, the University and educational planning.

BIZ 103. Develop Your Vocation and Career Flight Plan. 1 Hour

This course is designed for first- and second-year business majors who are developing their professional plans and discerning their vocational callings. Utilizing concepts from the Designing Your Life literature, as well as career assessment results, students will begin to establish a path toward a potential career field. The class is organized in three sections: self-assessment, where students explore their personality, interests, strengths, values, and vocational calling from a career-focused lens; application, where students apply what they’ve learned about themselves to research possible careers; and implementation, where students implement their research findings to create professional branding and engage in industry networking that will ultimately help them fulfill their personal and professional goals.

BIZ 200. Survey of Business. 3 Hours

Introduction to Business for non-business majors. This course satisfies the BIZ 201 requirement for students transferring into the School of Business Administration. This course is designed to expose interested students to the fundamentals of business in an ever-changing global marketplace. This course includes learning key terms and concepts used throughout business, including business communication, management, accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, management information systems, operations management and excel. It is also designed to expose students to various career fields working in or with a business. Upon completion, students will be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of business.

BIZ 201. Introduction to Business. 3 Hours

Introduction to Business is designed to expose interested business students to the fundamentals of business in an ever-changing global marketplace. This course includes learning key terms and concepts used throughout business, including business communication, management, accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, management information systems, operations management and excel. It is also designed to expose students to the various career fields in the areas of business. Upon completion, students will be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of business concepts that will serve as a foundation for studying other business subjects. This course is a prerequisite for all School of Business Principles (designated as 301 level) courses.

BIZ 202. Career Flight Takeoff. 1 Hour

In this course, School of Business Administration students will learn resume, interviewing, and networking skills that enable their career goals to take flight.

BIZ 301. Successfully Navigating Your Career Flight Plan. 1 Hour

School of Business Administration students will gain skills and knowledge to navigate topics that impact post-graduation success including evaluating job offers, financial literacy for young professionals, and workplace expectations.

Courses