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Business Minor

Description

The Business minor offers students a broad introduction to the decision making process across the functional areas of business and also extends the stakeholder framework with an emphasis on the integrated nature of business processes. The minor provides students with the foundational knowledge necessary for understanding how businesses function; it also helps to develop a set of professional skills that will benefit students across a wide range of career paths (both within and outside of business).

Minor Information

  • 18 credit hours
  • Open to non-business majors only
  • Not open to students in the BS in Commerce degree
  • You must have a 2.00 GPA for all courses in the minor
  • This minor was formerly called the General Business minor
  • Due to the potential significant overlap in coursework, students who pursue the Business Minor will be restricted from also pursuing the Management minor
  • Discuss any possible course substitutions with the minor advisor
  • FSB Study Abroad programs may satisfy 6 credit hours of requirements for the Business Minor
    • See minor advisor for information
  • ESP 201 requires ESP 101 as a prerequisite or corequisite
  • Students in the minor who wish to take MGT 295 must do so during the summer or winter terms
  • Refer to the 2024-2025 General Bulletin for course pre- and/or co-requisite information

Program Requirements

  • Option 1
    • MGT 111 (3) - Introduction to Business
    • Select five of the following:
      • ACC 211 (3) - Accounting for Non-Business Majors
      • ACC 468 (3) - Accounting for Not-for-Profit and Governmental Organizations
      • BLS 342 (3) - Legal Environment of Business
      • BUS 420 (3) - FSB International Studies Programs
      • ECO 201 (3) - Principles of Microeconomics
      • ECO 202 (3) - Principles of Macroeconomics
      • ESP 201 (3) - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Business Models
      • FIN 211 (3) - Financial Capital
      • ISA 211 (3) - Information Technology and Data-Driven Decision Making in Business
      • MGT 291 (3) - Introduction to Management & Leadership
        • or MGT 211 (3) - Introduction to Management for Non-Business Majors
      • MGT 295 (3) - Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
      • MGT 303 (3) - Human Resource Management
      • MKT 211 (3) - Business Concepts in Customer Engagement
  • Option 2
    • Miami PRIME
      • BUS 301 (3) - Basics of Business I
      • BUS 302 (3) - Basics of Business II
      • BUS 303 (3) - Business Process Integration
    • Select three of the following:
      • ACC 211 (3) - Accounting for Non-Business Majors
      • BLS 342 (3) - Legal Environment of Business
      • BUS 420 (3) - FSB International Studies Programs
      • ECO 201 (3) - Principles of Microeconomics
      • ECO 202 (3) - Principles of Macroeconomics
      • ESP 201 (3) - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Business Models
      • FIN 211 (3) - Financial Capital
      • ISA 211 (3) - Information Technology and Data Driven Decision Making in Business
      • MGT 291 (3) - Introduction to Management & Leadership
        • or MGT 211 (3) - Introduction to Management for Non-Business Majors
      • MGT 295 (3) - Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
      • MGT 303 (3) - Human Resource Management
      • MKT 211 (3) - Business Concepts in Customer Engagement

Minor Advisor