Business Administration Minor
The Business Administration minor offers undergraduate students not majoring in business an opportunity to expand their knowledge and skill base in business and financial concepts along with operational workplace functions. Students will be introduced to a broad base of foundational knowledge in business practices which can be applied across all professional settings. The minor is designed to add marketable skills to increased students’ employability upon graduation.
This minor is offered fully online or in blended format.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
At the completion of the Business Administration minor, students will be able to:
- Identify, collect, and analyze financial, economic, market, and operational data, and present recommendations for managerial action.
- Identify and analyze global environments and diverse teams within a business and the opportunities associated with them.
- Devise strategic, innovative solutions for organizational challenges to include leveraging company operations in a market-driven economy.
Minor Details:
- Requires 30 QH for completion
- 15 QH must be completed at NLU
- Requires a minimum grade of "C" for each course in the minor
Note: The same courses may not be used to satisfy the minor and program major requirements.
Required Courses
Business Administration Minor
| BUS 101 | Principles of Business | 5 |
| ACC 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 5 |
| BUS 400 | Operations and Strategic Management | 5 |
| MKT 300 | Principles of Marketing | 5 |
| and | |
| BUS 430 | Management and Leadership | 5 |
| or | |
| HRM 400 | Human Resource Management | 5 |
| and | |
| FIN 444 | Finance and Accounting Concepts for Managers | 5 |
| or | |
| MIS 103 | Introduction to Software Applications | 5 |
| or | |
| MIS 436 | Technology Applications in Management | 5 |
| or | |
| PJM 454 | Project Management | 5 |
Note:
BUS 101 is the Business Administration Minor pre-requisite.