Minors

This minor is complimentary to other majors and offers basic career preparation including public, private and governmental accounting. Students must earn at least a C in each course with an upper Accounting GPA of 2.50 or higher. 

Note: Offered through the School of Accountancy. Visit McCool Hall 300 or call 662-325-1631 for more info. 

Required: 

Choose any 3 of the following:

Prepare for entrance into the world of business and/or the MBA program. Students will become familiar with basic concepts and techniques necessary for analyzing business environments, making sound business decisions, and planning one's career. 

Choose any 7 of the following:

*Pre-requisites for the MBA program. (B or better). 

The Minor in Business Analytics is comprised of 15 hours on analytic skills and applications. Students can select from the following:

Analytics Skills (choose 3 out of 4):

Analytics Applications (choose 2):

Students interested in business and technology may wish to pursue a minor in Business Information Systems. Typical career paths range from programmer to systems analyst, database administrator, network administration, IT manager, and Chief Information Officer. 

Note: A minimum GPA of 3.00 is required in the 15 hours. 

Required:

Choose any 3 of the following:

Select at least 15 hours of economics coursework. Three hours from finance (FIN), agricultural economics (AEC), IE 3913 or FO 4113 may be applied with approval from the advisor. 

Note: ECON minors must have grades of C in all upper level (3000 - 4000 level) ECON courses. 

Required:

Choose any 3 of the following:

*Offered fall and spring and once during the summer. 

In partnership with the MSU Entrepreneurship Center, the College of Business offers a minor in Entrepreneurship to help MSU students prepare for launching and growing new business ventures. The Entrepreneurship minor is available to any MSU student, regardless of major. The Minor in Entrepreneurship is designed to complement the Engineering Entrepreneurship Certificate program by allowing engineering majors to benefit from more advance coursework in entrepreneurship. 

Required:

Engineering, pre-med, communications, and agribusiness majors benefit from this minor. Students improve understanding of the management of financial institutions and the management of financial assets (such as personal, organizational, and governmental funds as well as business assets). 

Required:

This minor provides students with the expertise to pursue insurance related careers such as insurance underwriter, sales/agency management, claims adjustor, financial planner, and actuary. The insurance minor enhances many existing business majors including business administration, management, and marketing. The minor also complements many non-business majors such as mathematics, statistics, communication, and psychology. 

Required:

Choose one of the following:

Students in areas ranging from engineering to landscape architecture may wish to pursue careers requiring the management of people. 

Required:

Choose any 3 of the following: 

Students in areas ranging from communications to human sciences may wish to pursue careers requiring the use of marketing activities. 

Required:

Choose any 4 of the following:

Since every organization is dependent on logistics and supply chain systems, students in areas as diverse as engineering, agribusiness, human services, or business may benefit from this minor. Students gain an understanding of core supply chain management functions such as operations, transportation, and distribution. The minor in Supply Chain Logistics is comprised of 15 hours. Students can select from the following: 

Required Courses:

Choose any 2 of the following:

The minor in Supply Chain Logistics is available beginning with the fall 2022 semester.