The minor in Business Analytics is an interdisciplinary minor designed to fill the
gap between business functions and analytical insights. With its ubiquitous application
in business processes, business analytical skills are highly sought after. Answering
this strong market demand, this minor will equip business students with analytical
literacy and an ethical mindset. Specifically, students will learn database management,
data programming, and data visualization skills that can be applied in daily business
practice.
The complexities of the twenty-first century workplace require that managers at all
levels of an organization have a strong working knowledge of laws that impact them.
Managers who fail to grasp this reality run the risk of incurring liability for their
organization. The Minor in Business Law is designed to help students develop a practical
understanding of law as it applies to organizational decision-making and strategy.
The 18-credit Minor in Entrepreneurship introduces students to the theory and practice
of entrepreneurship. This minor is designed for students from all WCU majors who want
to start a business now or in the future, work in a startup or small business, or
learn about entrepreneurship. The minor blends the theory and practice of entrepreneurship.
Courses address creativity and idea generation, ethics, social entrepreneurship, lean
startup principles, feasibility, business models, business plans, market research,
financing, intellectual property, and many other entrepreneurship concepts and practices.
Students develop an idea for a business, test its feasibility, write a business plan,
and present it. Students experience entrepreneurship first-hand through a 3- or 6-credit
internship with a small or startup organization.
Human resource management plays a vital role in the life of all organizations and
the field has evolved such that human resource professionals are now viewed as strategic
business partners who assist senior managers in key areas of organizational leadership.
The 18-credit blended Minor in Human Resource Management will introduce students to
the core competencies of the field including employment law, staffing and development,
and compensation. In addition, students will gain key insights about organizational
behavior and a marketable skillset that transcends disciplines.
Reflecting the growing globalization of commerce and the expansion in opportunities
for international careers, the Department of Management offers a Minor in International
Business.
Students are allowed to choose electives from a variety of related courses in areas
such as anthropology, literature, economics and finance, geography, history, and political
science. Students can also select approved courses "culture cluster" courses offered
by the Department of Foreign Languages.
Depending on the interests of the student, it might be appropriate to select a body
of courses for the minor that pertain to a particular country or region of the world.
This approach would allow a degree of specialization regarding that country or that
geographic region. As one example, students who select courses related to the Spanish
language might also take elective courses related to Spain or to Latin America.
The Minor in Supply Chain Management provides students with basic knowledge of supply
chain management, such as procurement, operations management, quality management,
information technology, project management, and logistics, while helping them to experience
the global aspects of supply chain through a 10-day study abroad elective. This minor
will enable students to possess the tools and skillset applicable to the marketplace
through interacting with local and national supply chain-related companies/organizations
such as Teva, Siemens, APICS, PMI, and SAP. Given the cross-functional nature of the
supply chain, the supply chain management minor courses will be a strong complement
to all business majors.
