Business Administration, Minor

Program Description

This interdisciplinary minor provides students in all majors with a business-oriented supplement to their major fields of study. It is intended to provide a set of basic skills that complement the unique competencies gained in their non-business disciplines. It is strongly recommended that students taking this minor elect at least one course in mathematics through college calculus, and a second course in descriptive and inferential statistics, as part of their General Education requirements or electives for the major. Students taking this minor may not have more than 25 percent of their total credits for graduation in business courses, and must receive a grade of C or better in all courses required for the minor. Students pursuing the Business Administration minor should apply to the School of Business Administration and select business courses in consultation with a business adviser.

Program Requirements

Requirements for the Minor

A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Prescribed Courses
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
ACCTG 211	Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making	4
MGMT 301	Basic Management Concepts	3
Additional Courses
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better
ECON 102	Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy	3
or ECON 104	Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
Select 6 credits of the following: 1		6
BA 100	Introduction to Business
BA 243	Social, Legal, and Ethical Environment of Business
or BLAW 243	Legal Environment of Business
BA 364Y	International Business and Society
ECON 342	Industrial Organization
ECON 351	Money and Banking
FIN 100	Introduction to Finance
or FIN 301	Corporation Finance
MGMT 321	Leadership and Motivation
MIS 390	Information Systems Management and Applications
MKTG 221	Contemporary American Marketing
SCM 320	Transport Systems
Supporting Courses and Related Areas
Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better
Select 6 credits at the 400 level of the following: 1		6
ACCTG, BA, ECON, FIN, HCM, MIS, IST, MGMT, MKTG
BESC 408
COMM 414	Media Management
PSYCH 473	Behavior Modification
Other School-approved courses

Academic Advising

The objectives of the university’s academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.

Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee’s unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.

READ SENATE POLICY 32-00: ADVISING POLICY

Harrisburg

Jane Kochanov, M.B.A.
Program Coordinator
Olmsted Building, E355
Middletown, PA 17057
717-948-6139
jxs121@psu.edu

Abington

Feng Zhang
Program Chair
1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA 19001
Abington ( AB)
215-881-7829
fzz34@psu.edu

Contact

Harrisburg

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Olmsted Building, E355
Middletown, PA 17057
717-948-6139
cxs879@psu.edu

http://harrisburg.psu.edu/business-administration/mba-and-business-administration/minor-business-administration

Abington

DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA 19001
215-881-7829
fzz34@psu.edu

http://abington.psu.edu/person/feng-zhang