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        Minors in Business

        Whether youre a business major looking to deepen your knowledge, or an Auburn University student majoring in a non-business program, our business minors can improve your job prospects, enhance your graduate school application, and expand your understanding of business. The 91心頭 offers ten different minors to suit your interests.  Explore our minor offerings below to find the best fit for you!
        • Accounting

          Are you interested in accounting and want to enhance your technical competency? The accounting minor is a great option for you! With two required courses and three electives, this minor can be tailored to complement your major. 

          Requirements
          Prerequisites
          You must meet all prerequisites for the required and elective courses listed below. Prerequisites will not be waived. Visit the to see course descriptions and their respective prerequisites (abbreviated as Pr). 

          Required Courses

          • : Intermediate Accounting I (must earn a grade of C or better) (3 hours)
          • : Intermediate Accounting II (3 hours)

           

          Elective Courses (Choose Three)

          • : Advanced Accounting Topics
          • : Cost Accounting
          • : Accounting Information Systems
          • : Accounting Analytics
          • : Auditing & Assurance Services
          • : Income Tax I
          • : Income Tax II
          • : Governmental & Non-Profit

           

          Total Hours: 15 (must earn a minimum overall minor GPA of 2.0)

        • Business Analytics

          Business analytics drives decision making in todays business world. With a minor in Business Analytics, youll gain an understanding of big data, how to manage it, and how it should inform business decisionsskills that will make you stand out to potential employers. 

          Requirements
          Prerequisites
          You must meet all prerequisites for the required courses listed below. Prerequisites will not be waived. Visit the to see course descriptions and their respective prerequisites (abbreviated as Pr).

          Choose 5 courses (15 hours) from the following:

          • : Enterprise Management of the Big Data Environment
          • : Technical Aspects of Big Data Management 
          • : Principles Predictive Modeling 
          • : Business Decisions with Predictive Modeling 
          • : Programming and Computer Applications 
          • : Application Development with Emerging Technologies
          • : Advanced BUsiness Application Development 

           

          Total Hours: 15 (must earn a minimum overall minor GPA of 2.0)

        • Business

          Are you interested in supplementing your degree with a business minor? This 15-hour minor is designed to provide a solid foundation of core business principles to non-business majors. 

          Required Courses (12 hours)

          • : Fundamentals of Accounting OR : Principles of Financial Accounting
          • : Foundations of Business Finance OR : Principles of Business Finance
          • : Foundations of Business Management OR : Principles of Management
          • MKTG 3810: Foundations of Marketing OR : Principles of Marketing


          Elective Courses (3 hours)

          • : International Business
          • : Principles of Macroeconomics


          Total Hours: 15 (must earn a minimum overall minor GPA of 2.0)

        • Business  - Study Abroad

          Are you interested in supplementing your degree with a business minor while experiencing new cultures? Then consider completing your minor in Business over the course of one semester while overseas!

          Learn more about upcoming study abroad opportunities

        • Business-Engineering Technology

          An interdisciplinary program with the College of Business and the College of Engineering, this minor prepares you for work in technology-intensive firms where new product development requires a combination of business and technical skills. This minor is offered to top students competitively selected from the College of Business and the College of Engineering.  Applicants should have a GPA of 3.0 or greater. 

          Note that this minor is overseen by the College of Engineering, not the College of Business. For more information please see the .

          Requirements
          Prerequisites
          You must meet all prerequisites for the required courses listed below. Prerequisites will not be waived. Check out the links below to see course descriptions and their respective prerequisites (abbreviated as Pr).

          Required Courses

          • : Introduction to Business and Engineering (3 hours)
          • : Integrating Business and Engineering Theory with Practice (3 hours)
          • : Cross-Functional Teamwork (1 hour)
          • : Leadership (1 hour)
          • : Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (4 hours)
          • : Product/Process Design and Development I (1 hour)
          • : Product/Process Design and Development (3 hours)

           

          Total Hours: 16 (must earn a minimum overall minor GPA of 2.0)

        • Entrepreneurship and Family Business

          The Entrepreneurship and Family Business Minor is a 15 hour program designed around the creation and management of an individual's own business as well as the fostering of an entrepreneurial mindset within a larger organization. It is perfect for students that plan to start their own business or work for a start-up, a franchise, or are interested in the purchase of an existing business. It can also be highly valuable for students that are interested in working for large, highly-innovative companies where an entrepreneurial attitude is expected and valued. 

          This minor is available to business and non-business majors.  All students, business and non-business, are required to meet all prerequisites.  Pre-requisites will not be waived. Please visit the  for Minor program policies, including which courses a student may take toward a minor. Courses taken to fulfill a University core curriculum requirement or a major requirement may not also be counted toward the minor. Students in the Auburn University Honors College may contract for honors credit in the minor courses.

          Requirements

          Required Courses (6 hours):

          • : Essentials of Entrepreneurship
          • : Business Plan for the New Venture

          Approved Elective Courses (minimum 9 hours*):

          • : Managing Entrepreneurial Start-Ups
          • : Growth Strategies for Emerging Companies
          • : New Venture Creation
          • : Internship in Entrepreneurship
          • ENFB 4950: Seminar in Entrepreneurship and Family Business
          • CADS 3300: Innovation in Retail and Consumer Experiences for Apparel
          • CADS 3810: Social Media Management for Apparel
          • CADS 5510: Digital Retailing for Apparel
          • CADS 5700: Entrepreneurship in Apparel and Interiors
          • *MATH 3100 and higher (See )
          • *BIOL 3000 and higher (See )
          • *GEOG 3000 and higher (See )

          *MATH and BIOL courses must be at least 3 hrs each. Partial credit cannot be split between major and minor courses.

          Entrepreneurship Electives by Career Interests
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          Career Interest Suggested Electives Other Possible Electives
          Managing a Small Family Business ENFB 4170: Managing Entrepreneurial Startups ENFB 4160: Family Business Management
          ENFB 4180: Growth Strategies for Emerging Companies ENFB 4950: Seminar or 4970: Special Topics
          ENFB 4190: New Venture Creation FINC 3620: Small Business Finance*
          Launching a Startup ENFB 4170: Managing Entrepreneurial Startups ENFB 4180: Growth Strategies for Emerging Companies
          ENFB 4190: New Venture Creation ENFB 4950: Seminar or 4970: Special Topics
          ENFB 4920: Internship FINC 3620: Small Business Finance*
          Leading Innovation in Large Companies
          (Corporate Entrepreneurship)
          ENFB 4170: Managing Entrepreneurial Startups ENFB 4180: Growth Strategies for Emerging Companies
          ENFB 4190: New Venture Creation ENFB 4920: Internship
          ENFB 4210: Corporate Venturing ENFB 4950: Seminar or 4970: Special Topics

          *This course has a prerequisite of FINC 3610, FINC 3623 or FINC 3617 and often has limited space each semester.

          Total Hours: Minimum 15 (Must earn a minimum minor GPA of 2.00)

           

        • Finance

          With a finance minor, youll gain a deeper understanding of finance and its applications in the business world. Because this minor is made up entirely of electives, you have the opportunity to focus your interest in finance to a specific concentration or opt for a varied range of courses. Choose from corporate finance, investments, financial institution management, real estate, insurance finance, and multinational finance.

          Requirements
          Prerequisites
          You must meet all prerequisites for the electives you choose. Prerequisites will not be waived. Visit the to see course descriptions and their respective prerequisites (abbreviated as Pr).

          FINC 3610 (or FINC 3617 for students in the AU Honors College) is REQUIRED.  It may count toward the 15 required minor hours for non-business majors only.  It cannot count toward the 15 required minor hours for Business majors since it is counting toward college core for Business majors. 

          Elective Courses (Choose Five)

          • /: Principles of Business Finance (counts toward the 15-hour minor for non-business students only)
          • : Risk and Insurance
          • : Principles of Real Estate
          • : Small Business Finance
          • : Advanced Business Finance
          • : Investments
          • : Financial Markets Institutions
          • : Financial Modeling
          • : Property and Liability Insurance
          • : Fixed Income
          • : International Finance Markets (only offered abroad)
          • : Financial Strategy
          • : Financial Statement Analysis
          • : Security Analysis
          • : Management of Financial Institutions
          • : Advanced Financial Modeling 
          • : Advanced Security Analysis 
          • : Advanced Portfolio Management 
          • : Special Topics
          • : Financial Sector Regulation and Supervision 
          • : Honors Thesis
          • : Real Estate Finance
          • : Real Estate Investment 
          • : Multinational Financial Management
          • : Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring
          • : Financial Engineering
          • : Advanced Financial Analysis

          Total Hours: 15 (must earn a minimum overall minor GPA of 2.0)

        • Honors Business

          Reserved for non-business students in the University Honors College. The honors business minor consists of 15 hours of coursework designed to teach core business principles to non-business majors.

          Requirements

          Honors-Level Courses
          Four of the five courses you take as part of this minor must be honors-level courses.  With the exception of ACCT 2810 for students completing this minor in the *Business Abroad program, 'Foundations' courses are not allowed for this minor. 

          Required Courses (12 hours)

          • */: Principles of Financial Accounting (sophomore standing required)
          • /: Principles of Business Finance (/ prerequisite; junior standing required)
          • /: Principles of Management (junior standing required)
          • /: Principles of Marketing (junior standing required)

          Elective Courses (3 hours)

          • /3257: International Business
          • /: Principles of Macroeconomics


          *Students completing this minor in the 91心頭 summer abroad program will satisfy the Accounting requirement with ACCT 2817: Honors Fundamentals of Accounting.

        • Information Systems Management

          With an information systems management minor, youll learn the foundations of telecommunication, business computer applications, database management, and analysis design of a business systemkey knowledge to have in todays information-rich society.

          Requirements
          Prerequisites
          You must meet all prerequisites for the electives you choose. Prerequisites will not be waived. Visit the to see course descriptions and their respective prerequisites (abbreviated as Pr).

          Elective Courses (Choose Five)

          • : Business Telecom Management
          • : Business System Logic and Modeling
          • : Programming and Computer Applications 
          • : Database Management Systems
          • : Analysis of Business Systems 
          • : Digital Business Design
          • : Competitive Strategies Through Information
          • : Advanced Business Data Communications
          • : Advanced Business Application Development
          • : Application of Geospatial Information Systems for Business 
          • : Project Management
          • : Business Applications with Open Source Software
          • : Clientside Internet PGM
          • : Serverside INternet PGM
          • : Application Development with Emerging Technologies
          • : Security and Information Assurance
          • : Information Risk Analysis
          • : Information Technology Auditing
          • : Business Intelligence Applications
          • : Management Information Systems Projects 
          • : Special Problems

           

          Total Hours: 15 (must earn a minimum overall minor GPA of 2.0)

        • International Business

          The international business minor is the perfect complement for students wishing to live and work abroad. It provides students with a better understanding of international economics, international marketing and multinational finance. Additionally, students may choose to explore additional coursework in management, marketing, supply chain management or finance.

          Requirements
          Prerequisites
          Courses required for this minor have several pre-requisites.  As such, non-business students will be required to take a larger number of classes to meet the requirements for this minor.  You must meet all prerequisites for the electives you choose. Prerequisites will not be waived. Check out the links below to see course descriptions and their respective prerequisites (abbreviated as Pr).

          Required Courses

          • : Multinational Finance Management
          • : International Economics
          • : International Marketing -or- :International Business  

           

          Elective Courses (Choose Two)

          • : Investments
          • : Financial Markets & Institutions
          • : Management in a Global Business Environment
          • : Services Marketing
          • : Consumer Behavior
          • : Marketing on the Internet
          • : Foundations of Business Logistics (for NON-SCMN majors ONLY!) 

          Total Hours: 15 (must earn a minimum overall minor GPA of 2.0)

        • Marketing

          With a marketing minor, youll learn the foundations of marketing theory and practice. Because this minor is made up entirely of electives, you have the opportunity to explore your particular interests in the field, deepening your knowledge in areas that excite you the most. See the options available to you through the course list below.

          Requirements
          Prerequisites
          You must meet all prerequisites for the electives you choose. Prerequisites will not be waived. Visit the to see course descriptions and their respective prerequisites (abbreviated as Pr).

          Before starting your 15-hour Marketing minor, you must first earn a C or better in , (Honors students only), or (Non-business majors only).  Junior standing is required to take MKTG 3310, MKTG 3317, or MKTG 3810.   MKTG 3810 is recommended for non-business students who are pursuing the Marketing minor. 

          Elective Courses (Choose Five)

          • : Sports and Entertainment Marketing
          • : Retail Management
          • : New Product Development
          • : Services Marketing 
          • : Marketing Research and Analytics 
          • or 5370: Sales Management
          • : Personal Selling
          • : International Marketing
          • : Consumer Behavior
          • : Advanced Personal Selling
          • : Business to Business Marketing
          • : Marketing Ethics and CSR
          • : Customer Relationship Management 
          • : Advertising Strategy
          • : Pharmaceutical Marketing
          • : Pricing Strategy
          • or 5500: Digital Marketing
          • : Special Topics in Marketing
          • : International Business 

           

          Total Hours: 15 (must earn a minimum overall minor GPA of 2.0)

        • Professional Sales

          The undergraduate minor in Professional Sales is designed to provide advanced education for students planning to obtain professional sales positions. The curriculum focuses on the core selling concepts associated with both business-to-business and business-to-consumer market exchanges. The program places a special emphasis on the utilization of contemporary technologies in both successful selling and sales management.

          Requirements:
          Prerequisites are denoted for courses below. THIS MINOR IS AVAILABLE TO BUSINESS MAJORS ONLY

          Required Courses (12 hours):*

          • Personal Selling
          • MKTG 4450 Customer Relationship Management
          • Sales Management **
          • Advanced Personal Selling**

          3 hours from the following:

          • Business-to-Business Marketing
          • Digital Marketing


          * MKTG 3310 or MKTG 3810 (with a grade of C or better) is the prerequisite for all courses
          ** MKTG 4390 (with a grade of C or better) is the prerequisite

           

        • Real Estate Development

          The minor in real estate development is composed of a series of established courses taught in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture (APLA), the McWhorter School of Building Science (BSCI), the Department of Finance (FINC). The minor requires 15 credit hours through a combination of required and elective courses.  Each minor pathway, determined by the students major, is designed to complement the respective major courses.

          Requirements:

          Note that the minor is available to FINC, APLA, or BSCI MAJORS ONLY.

          To declare the minor, FINC majors should consult with their 91心頭 academic advisor. BSCI and APLA majors should consult with their CADC advisor.


          Minor Pathway for FINC Majors

          Required courses (9 hours):

          • FINC 3250 Principles of Real Estate
          • ARCH 3500 Seminar in Methods and Processes: Real Estate Development
          • BSCI 4300 Basic Principles of Construction and Design

          Elective courses (6 hours from the following):

          • FINC 5250 Real Estate Finance
          • FINC 5260 Real Estate Investment
          • ARCH 2600 The Art of Architecture, Place, and Culture
          • BSCI 2300 Construction Methods and Materials

          Total Hours: 15 hours (must earn a minimum overall minor GPA of 2.0)

          **Note that FINC courses/hours may not be double-counted toward the FINC major and the Real Estate Development minor.  Additionally, ARCH 2600 cannot count toward the Real Estate Development minor if it is counting toward core fine arts or core humanities.

        • Supply Chain Management

          With a supply chain management minor, youll learn the foundations of supply chain operations and develop strategies for continuous improvement, honing a valuable skill set that can be applied to any industry. A supply chain management minor complements any major!

          Requirements
          Prerequisites
          You must meet all prerequisites for the required courses and your chosen electives listed below. Prerequisites will not be waived. Visit the to see course descriptions and their respective prerequisites (abbreviated as Pr).

          Courses completed to satisfy the school/college core curriculum or a major requirement (e.g. counting toward the GPA "in the major"). may not be used to fulfill a minor. Supporting coursework may be used in satisfying the requirements for a minor if a minor is not required by the student's academic major.

          Required Courses

          • *: Operations: Management of Business Processes (previously listed as SCMN 3150)
          • : Logistics: Management of Fulfillment Process  (WILL BE SCMN 3740 effective SPRING 25')
          • : Transportation: Management of Product Flows
          • : Purchasing: Supply Management and Searching


          Elective Courses (Choose Two)

          • : Sustainable Supply Chain Management
          • : Supply Chain Tools and Technologies
          • : Enterprise Systems in Supply Chain Management
          • : Supply Chain Operations Management
          • : Transportation Strategy
          • SCMN 5500: Inventory and Warehouse Management
          • SCMN 5600: Supply Chain Planning 
          • : Advanced Process Analysis 
          • : International Business
          • : Principles of Predictive Modeling 
          • : Business Decisions with Predictive Modeling 
          • : Enterprise Mngt of the Big Data Environment
          • :  Stochastic Operations Research
          • :  Deterministic Operations Research
          • :  Simulation
          • :  Operations Planning and Control
          • :  Manufacturing Systems I
          • :  Project Management
          • : Sales Management
          • : Business to Business Marketing 


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          otal Hours: 17 (must earn a minimum overall minor GPA of 2.0)

          *Business majors who pursue this minor will exclude the SCMN 2150/3150 requirement resulting in a 15-hour minor.

        Auburn University Minor Policies

        Keep in mind the following policies when declaring a minor or choosing courses to count toward your minor.

        • Courses completed to satisfy a university core requirement (e.g. ECON 2020/2027), the school/college core curriculum, or a major requirement (e.g. counting toward the GPA in the major), may not be used to fulfill a minor. Supporting coursework may be used in satisfying the requirements for a minor if a minor is not required by the students academic major.
        • Students must earn a minimum overall grade average of 2.0 on all coursework in the minor.
        • No more than 6 minor hours can be completed at another institution.  Upper-level minor courses (3000-level or higher) cannot be completed at a 2-year institution. 

        Declare Your Minor

        Whether youre a business major or non-business major, declaring your business minor is easy!

        • Declared business majors should email their advisor to declare a minor in business.
        • Pre-Business students can declare a minor in business as soon as they are eligible to declare their intended major. 
        • Non-business majors should use the .

        Declare Minor Form