Business Administration Minor

Knowledge you gain from a Business Administration minor isn't limited to business. From theatre to technology, apply your skills to any interest or passion.

Program Type: Minor

School/Division: Robert P. Stiller School of Business

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Why Minor in Business Administration?

Any major can benefit from the skills you will learn in the Business Administration minor, as it is open to students from any program except for those enrolled into the Robert P. Stiller School of Business*. You will learn how business disciplines function together, economic theory, the principles of marketing, and how to read financial statements. You will be equipped with knowledge that is valuable to any employer or for starting a business of your own.

If you graduate with a minor in Business Administration, regardless of your major, you’ll also have completed most of the undergraduate prerequisite courses you’d need to begin pursuing an MBA—a wise move if you want to fast-track yourself for upper-level management and executive positions in your chosen field.

*Champlain’s core business curriculum includes all the topic areas covered in the Business Administration minor.

Courses in the Business Administration Minor

ACC 135 Accounting for Decision Making

BUS 110 Business and the Entrepreneurial Mindset

ECN 255 Managerial Economics

Choose 3 courses from:? ACC, BUS (except 110), ECN, FIN, INT, INV, MGT, and MKT.
No more than 2 courses from the same subject.

Students will learn the fundamental principles of financial transaction recording and how they impact financial statements; the relationship among the financial statements; and how to use accounting information in the managerial decision-making process. By applying these principles in real-world contexts, students will gain insight into how accounting information influences organization management in the decision making process.

Prerequisites
Credits	3

Students will discover and develop the entrepreneurial mindset that is critical to succeed in today’s dynamic business environment so that they will be able to imagine, create, identify, assess, and act on business opportunities in a variety of contexts and organizations. Through real-world examples and hand-ons activities, students will embrace an entrepreneurial and strength-based mindsets that will facilitate their understanding of the major functions of business and the relationships between them, as well as the importance of self-inquiry and teamwork.

Prerequisites
Credits	3

This course covers the basic microeconomic theories within a business context as they apply to markets, analysis of cost, producer and consumer behaviors, industrial organization, strategic thinking, and pricing strategies. These economic concepts will be continually applied to current events, policy issues, and business situations.

Prerequisites	Take 30 credits
Credits	3

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