A wide selection of minors in business give students the chance to develop valuable skills to complement their major studies. Options vary for business students and non-business students.
Minors for Business Majors
Business minors for business students are intended for students graduating by Spring 2021. Other business students (who entered the University beginning Fall 2018 or after) are advised to complete a double-specialization, see Degree Requirements.
Business minors (intended for Accounting major or business seniors)
The Busch School of Business offers seven within-the-school minor programs and one specialization for students who are majoring in business. Note that in each of the within-the-school minor the first two courses are core courses which overlap with your current Business major. You need a maximum of four more courses to minor within the School of Business.
Students in the Busch School of Business may also minor in other schools at the University. Please see the list of all Catholic University minors.
Please note: Students in the School of Business are required to receive a C- or better in all courses.
MGT 118 – Vocation of Business MGT 123B - Foundations of Business (previously, MGT 223)
Human Resources Track
MGT 310 – Leadership & Organization MGT311 – Organizational Behavior MGT 390 – International Business MGT 410 – Dispute Resolution
Strategy Management Track
MGT 310 – Leadership & Organization MGT 390 – International Business MGT 491 – Special Topics in Strategy MGT - One Management Elective
Marketing
MGT 123B - Foundations of Business (previously, MGT 223) MKT 345 – Marketing Management MKT 346 – Marketing Research MKT 348 – Consumer Behavior MKT 457 - Marketing Strategy One Marketing Elective(e.g. MKT 349, 350, 362, or 491, formerly with MGT prefixes)
Finance
ECON 223 – Statistics for Business and Economics FIN 226 – Financial Management FIN 332 – Investment Analysis FIN 334 – Corporate Finance I FIN 436 – Corporate Finance II One Finance Elective(e.g. FIN 342, 389, 337)
International Business
MGT 123B - Foundations of Business (previously, MGT 223) FIN 226 – Financial Management MKT 362 – International Marketing FIN 389 – International Corporate Finance MGT 390 – International Business One International Business Elective (e.g., MGT381, MGT382, MGT490)
Entrepreneurship
Core Courses ENT/MGT 372 - Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital ENT 455 - Small Business Growth Lab(can be taken alone or with ENT 456) ENT/MGT 472 - Principled Entrepreneurship ENT/SRES 476 - The Spirit of Entrepreneurial Capitalism
Elective Courses (to be taken as free electives) ENT 360 - Approaches to the Human Person - Business and Entrepreneurial Perspectives ENT 494 - Independent Study: Developing One's Own Entrepreneurial Project
Sports Specialization
Earning a specialization in sports management enhances the knowledge and skills of business majors and helps them succeed in a specific career path.
The sports management specialization is open to business majors in good standing within the School of Business. It requires a total of five courses of three credit hours each. These courses include three core courses and two electives.
MKT 349 – Personal Selling MKT 435 – Sales Force Leadership MKT 422 – Consultative Professional Sales
Elective Courses (choose three) DR 403 –Public Speaking MKT 348 –Consumer Behavior MGT 301 –Ethics in Business and Economics MGT 311 –Organizational Behavior MKT 495A –Marketing/ Sales Internship MGT 250 –Business Communications
Catholic University Sales - Certificate
Core Courses
MKT 495A: Marketing/ Sales Internship
Elective Courses (choose 2)
MKT 349: Personal Selling
Combines personal selling theory with actual practice. Students learn the skills needed for successful careers in sales and marketing.
MKT 435: Sales Force Leadership
This course focuses on the activities and problems of first-line sales managers. The role and functions of the sales manager will be examined including sales force size and organization, hiring, training, compensating, and evaluating salespeople.
MKT 422: Consultative Professional Sales
Students will learn how to successfully match the selling process with a decision maker’s buying process.
Notes
Please make sure to check the listed courses for pre-requisites when planning your schedule.
* ECON 241 / 242 / 243 / 244 require MATH 111/121 (Calculus I) and MATH 112/122 (Calculus II).
The Busch School of Business offers eight minor programs for students who are not majoring in business. Earning a minor in one of these concentrations is a good way for students majoring in other disciplines to graduate with business knowledge and skills that can help them succeed in a wide variety of career paths. Specific requirements for these programs are outlined below.
Please note: Students minoring in the Busch School of Business are required to receive a C- or better in all minor required courses.
Accounting
ECON 100 – Fundamentals of Economics
ACCT 205 – Intro Accounting
ACCT 206 – Managerial Accounting
ACCT 310 – Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 311 – Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 412 – Auditing
Management
ECON 100 – Fundamentals of Economics
MGT 118*** – Vocation of Business
ACCT 205 – Intro Accounting
MGT 123B - Foundations of Business (or MGT 123A). (Previously listed as MGT 223)
MGT 310 – Leadership & Organization
One Management Elective (e.g. MGT 240, 301, 311, 312, 324, 365, 372, 375, 390, 432, 475 or 491)
Marketing
ECON 100 – Fundamentals of Economics
ACCT 205– Intro Accounting
MGT 123B - Foundations of Business (or MGT 123A). (Previously listed as MGT 223)
MKT345 – Marketing Management
MKT348 – Consumer Behavior
MKT457 - Marketing Strategy or another Marketing Elective (e.g. MKT346, 349, 350, 362, or 491, formerly with MGT prefixes)
Finance
ECON 100 – Fundamentals of Economics
ECON 223 – Statistics for Business and Economics
ACCT 205 – Intro Accounting
FIN 226 – Financial Management
FIN332 – Investment Analysis
FIN 334 – Corporate Finance I
*Note: Students majoring in Economics should not complete the Finance minor for Non Business students, and instead should complete the Finance minor for Business students, due to overlapping courses.
Performing Arts Management
ECON 100 – Fundamentals of Economics
ACCT 205– Intro Accounting
MGT 123B - Foundations of Business (or MGT 123A). (Previously listed as MGT 223)
MKT 345 – Marketing Management
MGT 375/MUS 575 – Business of Music
One approved Arts Elective* – DR 206, MUS 501A, MUS 506, MUS 533
One additional Arts Elective* – DR 495 or MUS 495B
International Business
International Marketing emphasis ECON 100 – Fundamentals of Economics
ACCT 205 – Intro Accounting
MGT 123B - Foundations of Business (or MGT 123A). (Previously listed as MGT 223)
MGT 390 – International Business
MKT345 – Marketing Management
MKT362 – International Marketing
International Finance emphasis ECON 100 – Fundamentals of Economics
ECON 223 – Statistics for Business and Economics
ACCT 205 – Intro Accounting
MGT 123B - Foundations of Business (or MGT 123A). (Previously listed as MGT 223)
MGT 390 – International Business
FIN226 – Financial Management
FIN389 – International Corporate Finance
Sports Management
The sports management minor is open to CUA undergraduates in good standing outside of the School of Business. The minor requires a total of six courses, four core courses, and two electives.
Core Courses ECON 100 – Fundamentals of Economics
MGT 123B - Foundations of Business (or MGT 123A). (Previously listed as MGT 223)
