Business Minors

Business Minors for all majors, including Business and Accounting:

Digital Marketing: 24 credits
Sustainable Business: 26 credits

Business Minors for Non-Business majors:

The School of Business offers minors in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Digital Marketing, Sustainable Business, General Business, Human Resource Management, Engineering Technologies, Analytical Finance, Management Information Systems, and Promotion to non-business students. Students desiring to pursue a minor should meet with a School of Business advisor early in their program to ensure development of a course sequencing plan. Students will not be allowed in classes with designated prerequisites unless that prerequisite has been satisfied. Also, students will not be allowed to take equivalent CLEP or other exams to replace or waive courses in the minor. 

Analytical Finance: 27-28 credits
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: 18 credits
General Business: 26 credits 
Management Information Systems: 17 credits
Promotion: 18 credits 

Engineering Technologies: 21 credits

Human Resource Management: 18 credits

Minor in Digital Marketing: 24 credits

Digital marketing is the present and future of marketing. Students with digital marketing knowledge and skills are well-positioned to succeed in modern marketing and e-commerce careers. The minor is designed to develop skills in content marketing, social media marketing, search engine optimization, web analytics, mobile marketing, app development, and more.

This minor pairs particularly well with business concentrations in marketing, MIS, and entrepreneurship. Students majoring in fields such as integrated media, public relations, communications, computer science, journalism, English, art, and psychology might also find the minor helpful in their professional pursuits.

NOTE: All upper division MKTG courses require a prerequisite of MKTG 310.

Sustainable Business Minor: 26 credits

This minor is designed primarily for business majors who want to learn more about environmental issues, but the minor would be available to anyone at Gonzaga University.

Students earning a Sustainable Business minor would be required to take courses from both the School of Business Administration and the Environmental Studies Department within the College of Arts & Sciences. The intention is to have these courses work together across disciplines to give students the necessary background in both business and environmental studies.

Minor in Business for Engineering Technologies: 21 credits

This minor is designed for engineering students (at present, students in the civil engineering and engineering management disciplines) at the undergraduate level.  It recognizes the career skills employers are looking for in engineers pursuing engineering and construction management roles. 

Minor in Human Resource Management: 18 credits 

This minor is designed for non-Business and non-Accounting majors. The minor helps students learn how to manage their own careers and help others succeed in the workplace.  

Minor in Analytical Finance: 27-28 credits

The minor in analytical finance is intended for students with a secondary interest in either general corporate finance or investments. This field of study may be particularly useful to two groups of students: 1) mathematics majors interested in actuarial science careers and 2) those interested in a more finance-oriented minor than the general business minor program offers. Completion of ACCT 260-ACCT 261, ECON 201-ECON 202,  and one three-credit course in statistics with a minimum GPA of 2.70 and no lower than a C- in any one class is required to enroll in upper division courses required in the minor. Applications for admission to upper division business courses are available in the School of Business and must be approved before registration for upper division business courses. Students will not be allowed in classes with designated prerequisites unless that prerequisite has been satisfied.

Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation: 18 credits

Any non-business student can earn a Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation through a curriculum incorporating fundamentals of business and entrepreneurial subjects. From idea generation, and opportunity seeking behavior, the program takes students through the entrepreneurial process and provides a body of thought which may compliment their major studies.

General Business Minor: 26 credits

Completion of ACCT 260-ACCT 261 (or ACCT 263), ECON 201-ECON 202 (or ECON 200) and one three-credit course in statistics with a minimum GPA of 2.70 and a grade no lower than C- in any one class, must be earned to enroll in 300-level business courses required in the minor program. Applications for admission to upper division business courses are available in the School of Business and must be approved before registration for upper division business courses.

Minor in Management Information Systems: 17 credits

The world has moved into the information age. Information technology and its applications affect every walk of life by improving the productivity of individuals. As a result, social, economic, and organizational structures change rapidly. The minor in management information systems is intended for all non-business students, especially those in computer science and engineering degree programs, to have a basic understanding of how business operates and how information systems affect today’s organizations.

*BUSN 111 may be waived in some cases. See the Associate Dean for more information.
**BUSN 111 is a prerequisite for BMIS 325

Minor in Promotion: 18 credits

The minor in promotion is offered to non-business majors. The focus is how to communicate effectively and efficiently through a variety of methods with any target audience. Students must complete three required courses as well as three courses from the approved elective courses listed below.