Students interested in business may complete a minor in either business administration or entrepreneurship. The minors are open to degree-seeking undergraduate students, with the exception of students pursuing a degree in programs that do not recognize minors.  Additionally, students pursuing a degree in business or accounting are not eligible for the minor in Business Administration.

Business Administration Minor

The minor consists of the following coursework and is subject to the student satisfying all applicable prerequisites.

Required for admission to the Business minor:

MIS 202: Computer Applications in Management

ACCTNG 210: Introduction to Financial Accounting

Required courses:

MKT 324: Marketing Concepts

FIN 325: Financial Management

MGT 330: Understanding the Individual in the Organization

Business elective:

One 300/400 level course OR ENT 215/315: Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Total hours for Business Administration minor: 18

Entrepreneurship Minor

The Entrepreneurship minor is designed to help students acquire and refine their entrepreneurial skills.  The minor is intended both for Bloch School students and for students outside of the Bloch School who would like to bring an entrepreneurial perspective to their major field of study.

Required courses:

ENT 215/315: Introduction to Entrepreneurship

ENT 327: Creating the New Venture OR ENT 328: Creating the E-Business

Entrepreneurship electives:

Students must also complete four additional entrepreneurship electives from an approved list that includes the following courses:

ENT 332: Managing the New Venture

ENT 341: Technology Entrepreneurship

ENT 361: New Product Development

ENT 364: Entrepreneurial Management

ENT 412: Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital Investment

ENT 432: Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling

Students have the option of replacing up to two entrepreneurship electives with two discipline-related electives that are consistent with their entrepreneurial focus.  These electives must be selected from an approved list of courses offered by the School that houses their major discipline.

Total hours for Entrepreneurship minor: 18

Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.25 in all Bloch School courses. Transfer students with equivalent course credit will be required to take a more advanced course in that same area. Students are limited to 30 hours of coursework in the Bloch School. All coursework toward the minors must be completed at UMKC.

Students interested in the Business Administration or Entrepreneurship minors should contact staff in the Bloch School Student Services Office, room 115.