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Minors in Business

You need business skills and training for every career. Why not make your undergraduate degree more competitive by completing a business minor? Let us show you how. Adding one of the nine business minors to your undergraduate program increases your professional marketability. 

Requirements for a minor

Students must meet all university requirements for a minor. In addition, students must:

  1. complete a study plan with the Academic Advising Office
  2. meet all course prerequisites and complete all courses required for the minor with a grade of “C” or better
  3. complete at least nine hours of the course work required for the minor at Governors State University
  4. submit transfer course documentation to the Academic Advising Office for approval before the first week of the semester of intended graduation

Note:

Students in undergraduate business programs are only eligible to earn a business minor that is different from their current major or concentration. Prerequisite courses may also be required to complete a business minor. Please consult the course descriptions or a College of Business advisor for more information.

    Accounting

    The Accounting Minor program is designed for students seeking to acquire skills in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating financial information to accompany a business or non-business major. The coursework also helps students prepare for a graduate program in accounting.

    Required Courses (21 Hours)

    Plus six hours from:

    Total - 21 Hours

    Business Administration

    The Business Administration Minor, is designed for and offered only to non-business students. It exposes students to the core areas in business, and provides a general understanding of the business discipline, including accounting, information systems, management, and marketing.

    Required Courses (24 Hours)

    ELECTIVES (6 Hours)

    Select two (2) 3-credit hour Upper Division Business Courses (courses at the 3000 or higher level).

    Total - 24hrs

    Economics

    The Minor in Economics is designed for students seeking to understand world and local economies and to acquire analytical and critical thinking skills.

    Prerequisites:

    Required Courses

    Select two of the following courses:

    Total - 18 Hours

     

     

     


     

    Entrepreneurship

    The Minor in Entrepreneurship will help students apply entrepreneurial concepts, practices, and theories. Students will be able to recognize sources of entrepreneurial opportunities, differentiate forms of entrepreneurship, and estimate the potential of a given entrepreneurial opportunity.

    Required Courses

    Total - 21 hours
     

    Finance

    The Minor in Finance is designed for students seeking knowledge and skills in financial management, financial markets, analysis, and investments. Additional prerequisite courses may also be necessary for non-business majors.

    Required Courses

    Select two of the following courses:

    • FIN 4201 Insurance and Risk Management (3)
    • FIN 4350 International Financial Management (3)
    • FIN 4501 Financial Options and Futures (3)
    • FIN 4502 Advanced investments (3)

    Total - 18 Hours

     

    Financial Planning

    The Minor in Financial Planning is designed for students seeking knowledge and skills in financial planning including personal finance, tax planning, employee benefits, retirement and estate planning, and insurance and risk management.

    Required Courses

    Total - 27 Hours

    Management

    The Minor in Management is designed for students seeking knowledge and skills in managing people and resources. In addition to giving a broad exposure to the basic elements of business and management, the minor is an excellent preparation for an MBA program, or a career in management.

    Required Courses

    Total - 18 Hours

    Management Information Systems

    The Management Information Systems minor is designed for students who want to expand their knowledge and skills in information systems including application software, database management, systems analysis, networking, and information security techniques used in organizations. The MIS minor is appropriate for both business and non-business majors across all disciplines because of the pervasiveness of information systems in organizations around the world.

    Required Courses

    • MIS 2101 Basics of Information Technology (3)
    • MIS 3201 Management Information Systems (3)
    • MIS 3401 Business Information Retrieval and Database Management (3)
    • MIS 3601 Telecommunications and Distributed Data Systems(3)

    Choose one programming course:

    • IT 3210 Introduction to Scripting Languages (3)
    • CPSC 3148 Computer Programming: Java (3) OR an approved programming course

    Total - 18 Hours

    Marketing

    The Minor in Marketing is designed for students seeking knowledge and skills in marketing function, including consumer behavior, promotional strategies, market research, and more. In addition to giving you broad exposure to the basic elements of marketing, the minor is an excellent preparation for an MBA program, or a career in marketing.

    Required Courses

    Selectives

    Choose two (2) from the following courses:

    Total - 18 Hours
     

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