Business Minor
No matter what major you
choose at Butler, you'll likely need some basic business skills in
order to be successful. Adding a business minor to your current
major is a great way to be competitive in today's job market. To
add a business minor, consult with your advisor.
Business
Minor
The business minor introduces students to the language and tools of
business through accounting, economics, information management and
business statistics. Students then choose courses to gain a
deeper knowledge of business disciplines such as finance,
operations management or marketing. Students learn the
practice of management, which every organization needs, from
non-profits such as the Red Cross, hospitals, universities,
schools, museums, to for-profit organizations in every industry.
This includes traditional businesses, as well as industries
such as entertainment, sports, agriculture, science, health care
and more. (7 courses/21 credit hours)
Entrepreneurship and
Innovation Minor
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor provides students with a
fundamental understanding of the dynamic process of creating
something unique and adding value by applying an innovative mindset
and an action-oriented perspective, while taking calculated risks.
It also equips students to apply this way of thinking and set of
behaviors in new and existing organizations, whether for profit or
not-for-profit. The minor has students acquire basic business
concepts in the introductory courses in accounting, economics, and
marketing. It also includes courses in how to develop and present a
business plan for funding and how to engender creativity and
innovation in new or existing organizations. Students
complete the minor with two electives from a lengthy list that
allows them to tailor the minor to their specific interests. (7
courses/21 credit hours)
Risk Management &
Insurance Minor
Be it an individual, business or non-profit organization, every
entity is exposed to "Risks" from potential causes of loss that can
negatively impact the entity's operations, reputation, financial
results or even its survival. The Risk Management and
Insurance minor provides students with a fundamental understanding
of the effect of risks, especially pure risks, on individuals and
organizations and how to plan, lead and control the resources and
activities of an organization in order to manage and finance its
risk of loss cost effectively. The program includes a
foundation course in risk management as well as electives in
insurance company operations, various types of insurance, the use
of derivatives and other skills related courses.
(5 courses/18 credit hours)
Health Care Management Minor (for business majors)
Health Care Management Minor (for non-business majors)
This minor allows students to build expertise in the management
issues specific to one of the largest and fastest growing
industries in the nation. Students will gain a foundation in
the health care delivery system, health care economics and
insurance principles. Beyond that, students can gain
additional expertise in the health care aspects of a particular
business discipline or take courses in other colleges that tend to
emphasize societal issues, public health, or other specific
applications. (6 courses/18 credit hours)
International Business
Minor
The international business minor is relevant for any student
interested in global affairs, business or otherwise.
The minor does not emphasize bottom lines but rather the
rich similarities and differences in how people go about their
business around the world. Hence, the minor focuses on
principles that have universal applicability, along with
region-specific discussions of political, legal, economic and
cultural dimensions of the various countries that make up the
region. The minor provides comprehension of
internationalization, which will make the student a better global
citizen. Students take courses in economics and international
business, including electives in Understanding Business in Europe,
Understanding Business in East Asia, and Understanding Business in
North America, among other choices. (6 courses/18
credit hours)
Business Law
Minor
The business law minor gives students the basic vocabulary and
foundational thinking of the business disciplines through
introductory accounting and economics. It then gives students an
introduction to basic ethical and legal issues that surround
business activities and transactions. The minor is useful for
students who think that they may seek a law degree in the future,
or students who just are concerned about the basic legal issues
that will affect them in their personal and professional
lives. (6 courses/18 credit hours)
Marketing
Minor
The marketing minor is an excellent complement to non-business
majors. Having a general understanding of who your customers
are, what they are looking for, and then determining how position a
product or service in the competitive marketplace can make the
student much more valuable in any organization in their chosen
field. Students will take prerequisite courses in accounting,
economics, statistics, and then transition into marketing
courses. The marketing courses include Introduction to
Marketing Management and then two marketing electives from course
offerings such as international marketing, consumer behavior,
sales, retailing, and marketing research. (7 courses/21
credit hours)
Management
Information Systems Minor (for non-business majors)
Management
Information Systems Minor (for business majors)
MIS is the study of how technology can be used to solve business
problems and create new business opportunities. MIS is
different than computer science in that MIS focuses on how people,
business processes and technology interact to meet an
organization's goals. In MIS, the attention is more on
how companies use the technology to meet their needs.
Computer science answers the question: How can we make
technology work better? while MIS answers the
question: How can we help people work smarter using
technology? Organizations need people who understand
both the business and technology, as well as people who can help
make the most of existing and future technology.
The MIS minor complements every major, including business
majors, since nearly every industry and profession uses technology
in some way. Most business majors can add an MIS minor
without taking any extra classes above the already required
set. For non-business majors, an MIS minor can also be easily
added and in most cases, the courses can be used as electives
within your curriculum. An MIS minor is an excellent fit for
pharmacy, science, education, communications studies, arts
administration majors and more. (6 courses/18 credit
hours)
For more information, contact your academic
advisor.