Business Interdisciplinary Studies
Minor:
Certificate:
Business Interdisciplinary Studies, housed within the Office of the Dean, serves as the integrative hub of the School of Business Administration. Our mission is to bridge functional business disciplines, providing students with the versatile career-ready toolkit necessary to navigate today’s complex, interconnected global economy.
For our BSBA students, we deliver essential Business Core courses, including the Career Flight Plan, our signature four-year developmental roadmap designed to align academic rigor with intentional career preparation and personal growth.
We believe business literacy is a critical asset for every field of study. For students pursuing degrees outside of the School of Business Administration, we offer specialized Minor and Certificate programs. These pathways are designed to complement your primary major with high-impact business competencies, enhancing your versatility and marketability in any career path.
Faculty
Marsha Keune, Sr. Associate Dean
Lecturers: Abdallah, Adams, Bruns
Minor in Business Administration (BUS)
The interdisciplinary minor in Business Administration is offered for students 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 course selections, increasing the total number of hours needed to complete the minor.
The Business Administration minor is an 18-21 hour minor that provides non-business students with a foundation in key business principles.
| Business Administration Minor 1 | ||
| Accounting | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Accounting | ||
or | ||
| Accounting Information for Business Decisions I and Accounting Information for Business Decisions II | ||
| Economics | 3 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
or ECO 204 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| Finance | 3 | |
| Survey of Financial Management 2 | ||
| Management or Marketing | 3 | |
| Survey of Organizational Behavior 2 | ||
or MKT 300 | Survey of Marketing | |
| Operations or MIS | 3 | |
| Introduction to Operations & Supply Management 2 | ||
or MIS 300 | Survey of Management Information Systems | |
| Select at least one additional elective from any required course alternative listed above or the below courses: 3 | 3 | |
| Finance for the Common Good | ||
or MGT 201 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | |
or INB 302 | Survey of International Business | |
or MIS 365 | Protecting Personal Information Resources in an Interconnected World | |
| Total Hours | 18-21 | |
- 1
More than 50 percent of credits in the minor must be taken at UD. All courses in the minor must be completed for letter grades (Option 1). Courses taken using Option 2 grading (satisfactory/no credit) will not count towards the minor.
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The equivalent 301 course can replace the 300 course.
- 3
Students may take any 300 course explictly listed in the above list of required course alternatives as an elective, but may not count equivalent 300 and 301 courses in the same discipline as two different courses towards the minor.
Undergraduate Business Fundamentals Certificate (BFC)
The Undergraduate Certificate in Business Fundamentals is a streamlined program designed to give students a robust foundation in key business principles in just 12 credit hours. This Certificate offers an accessible pathway for non-business majors to gain essential skills to enhance their academic experience and career prospects. Whether you're looking to complement your primary field of study or explore new professional opportunities, this program equips you with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the complexities of today’s business landscape:
| Undergraduate Business Fundamentals Certificate 1 | ||
| ACC 200 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| ECO 203 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| or FIN 300 | Survey of Financial Management | |
| MGT 300 | Survey of Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| or MKT 300 | Survey of Marketing | |
| MIS 300 | Survey of Management Information Systems | 3 |
| or OPS 300 | Introduction to Operations & Supply Management | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| 1 | Some courses in the Certificate have prerequisites. Students must earn a C- or above in each course in the program and obtain a minimum 2.0 GPA average in the certificate courses overall. All courses in the certificate must be completed for letter grades (Option 1). Courses taken using Option 2 grading (satisfactory/no credit) will not count towards the certificate. |
Certificate admission is open to students who have earned a 2.5 GPA or above at the University of Dayton or other higher education institutions.
No more than 3-hours of the program can be double-counted with other minors, majors, or certificate programs, except for the business administration minor.
University of Dayton degree-seeking students may transfer 3 credit hours into the Certificate, if the course is judged as equivalent following the School of Business Administration transfer credit policy. Non-degree seeking students may not transfer credit hours into the Certificate.