Business Administration Minor

Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from this program will:

• Critique a business decision using a suitable decision tool or framework found in a major business discipline.
• Explain how a given business problem affects an organization using critical thinking.
• Appraise quantitative information and synthesize that information with relevant non-quantitative information to arrive at a business decision.

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.

Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.25 in all Bloch School courses. Students are limited to 30 hours of coursework in the Bloch School.

Students interested in the Business Administration or Entrepreneurship minors should contact Roo Advising.

Program Requirements

The minor consists of the following coursework and is subject to the student satisfying all applicable prerequisites. A minimum of 12 hours must be completed at UMKC.

Entrepreneurship Minor

Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from this program will:

• Define, analyze and devise solutions for structured and unstructured business problems and issues by using cohesive and logical reasoning patterns for evaluating information, materials and data.
• Conceptualize a complex issue into a coherent written statement and oral presentation.
• Demonstrate the fundamentals of creating and managing innovation, new business development and high-growth potential entities.

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 degree-seeking students are not eligible for the Entrepreneurship minor.

Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.25 in all Bloch School courses. Students are limited to 30 hours of coursework in the Bloch School. A minimum of 12 hours of minor course work must be completed at UMKC.

Students interested in the Business Administration or Entrepreneurship minors should contact Roo Advising.

Program Requirements

The Entrepreneurship minor is designed to help students acquire and refine their entrepreneurial skills. The minor is intended both for Bloch School accounting students and for students outside of the Bloch School who would like to bring an entrepreneurial perspective to their major field of study.  Bachelor of Business Administration students are not eligible because of the availability of an Entrepreneurship emphasis within their degree program.