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Business Leadership Minor

Description

The Business Leadership Minor develops professional and leadership skills needed to effectively lead and contribute to organizational success—advanced skills typically developed in post-graduate (e.g. MBA) students but that the Farmer School of Business develops in high achieving Miami undergraduate students. Courses in the Business Leadership minor include Business Ethics, Strategy & Decision Making, Leadership, and Change Management. Learning Objectives: Understand sustainability challenges through an interdisciplinary lens, integrating environmental, economic, and social perspectives to propose effective resolution strategies. Describe the role of businesses in advancing sustainability by applying business principles to real-world scenarios. Communicate sustainability concepts and solutions effectively, utilizing case studies and data-driven approaches to engage diverse audiences and stakeholders

Minor Information

  • 15 credit hours
  • Open to all students
  • You must have a 2.00 GPA for all courses in the minor
  • Admission to the minor requires application to the FSB Department of Management
  • FSB will admit non-FSB students to the Business Leadership minor who meet the following criteria:
    • Earned credit for MGT 291
    • A minimum of 6 credits of Business Minor courses completed at Miami University from the following options:
      • One of ECO 201 or 202
      • One of ACC 221 or ACC 222
      • MGT 295
      • FIN 301
    • A minimum GPA of 3.3 in the Business minor courses completed at Miami University
    • A minimum overall GPA of 3.4 in courses completed at Miami University
    • No academic integrity violations while at Miami University
  • FSB will admit FSB students to the Business Leadership minor who meet the following criteria:
    • Earned credit for MGT 291
    • A minimum of 6 credit hours of Business Core courses completed at Miami University selected from the following options:
      • One of ECO 201 or ECO 202
      • One of ACC 221 or ACC 222
      • MGT 295
      • FIN 301
    • A minimum GPA of 3.3 in the Business Core courses completed at Miami University
    • A minimum overall GPA of 3.4 in courses completed at Miami University
    • No academic integrity violations while at Miami University
  • Note: Human Capital Management and Leadership Majors must have 9 hours of coursework in the minor that do count in the major or business core
    • Consult with academic advising for appropriate planning
  • Refer to the 2025-2026 General Bulletin for course pre-and/or co-requisite requirements
  • For more information, visit the FSB website: fsb.MiamiOH.edu

Program Requirements

  • MGT 415 (3) Leadership and Learning
  • MGT 416 (3) Leading Organizational Change

Business Ethics (select one of the following)

  • BLS 465 (3)  Ethics, Law, & Business
  • BUS 217 (3)  Sustainable Business Solutions
  • ESP 331 (3)  Social Entrepreneurship
  • MGT 490 (3) Contemporary Issues (Business Ethics)

Strategy (select one of the following)

  • ECO 409 (3) Applied Economic Analysis
  • MGT 495 (3) Executive Decision Making and Strategy
  • MKT 395 (3) Strategic Thinking and Decision-Making in Marketing

Electives (select one of the following)

  • ACC 333 (3)  Managerial Accounting
  • ACC 468 (3)  Accounting for Not-for-Profit and Governmental Institutions
  • ESP 252 (3)  Entrepreneurial Mindset: Creativity and Organization
  • ESP 341 (3)  Corporate Entrepreneurship
  • ESP 351 (3)  Creativity in Entrepreneurship
  • MGT 304 (3) Diversity and Cross-Cultural Management
  • MGT 405 (3) Negotiations and Conflict Management
  • MGT 414 (3) Employee Engagement and Motivation

Minor Advisors