Business Management and Marketing Minor
The minor will provide an overview of marketing, management, and financial principles and concepts in applied business and economics. Analytical and applied decision-making skills are emphasized.
Requirements
Students wishing to minor in Business Management and Marketing must take a total of at least 15 credits from the courses listed below. At least nine credits must be taken from the Core Courses and at most six credits must be taken from the Elective Courses.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Select at least nine credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Essentials of Accounting and Business | ||
| Business Management | ||
| Managerial Economics and Business Strategies | ||
| Marketing and Consumer Behavior | ||
| Business Organization and Labor Markets | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select at most six credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Food Policy | ||
| Measuring Impact of Programs that Raise Human Well-being | ||
| Price Analysis and Futures Trading | ||
| Computational Analysis in Applied Economics | ||
| Market Planning and Survey Research in the Food Industry | ||
| Business Finance and Investment Management | ||
| International Commodity Trade | ||
| International Trade and Policy | ||
| Additional Elective Courses | ||
| Select up to three credits from the following with Minor Advisor approval: | 0-3 | |
| Horse Breeding Farm Management | ||
| Dairy Herd Management | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Garden Center Management | ||
| Total Credits | 15-18 | |
Note: ARE 1150 Principles of Applied and Resource Economics or ECON 1201 Principles of Microeconomics may be a prerequisite for some 2000-level or above Agricultural and Resource Economic courses. Other courses listed may have additional prerequisites as well.
Students must earn a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher in each individual course listed above. Students must earn a combined grade point average of 2.5 or higher for all courses listed above. This minor is not open to Applied and Resource Economics majors who are concentrating in Business Management and Marketing.
The minor is offered by the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.