Business Administration Minors

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.

Program Prerequisite (not included in 18 hours for minor)
MATH 110Precalculus Algebra (or MATH 120 or higher; or 61 ALEKS score or higher or 28 ACT Math or higher.)3
Business Minor Foundational Courses
ACCTNG 210Introduction To Financial Accounting (Includes Lab)3
MIS 202Computer Applications In Management3
BIT students may substitue COMP-SCI 101, COMP-SCI 371 or COMP-SCI 470 for MIS 202
Required Courses
MKT 324Principles of Marketing3
FIN 325Financial Management3
MGT 332Principles of Organizational Behavior3
Business Elective
300/400-level Bloch course3
Total Credits18

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.

Required Courses
ENT 301Entrepreneurship Toolkit3
ENT 315Entrepreneurial Mindset and Opportunity Recognition3
or ENT 215 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
ENT 327Designing the Business Model3
ENT 412Entrepreneurial Finance3
Entrepreneurship Electives
Select two of the following:6
Principles of Arts Business
Arts Entrepreneurship
Creativity, Innovation, and Problem Solving
Entrepreneurship Scholars
Technology Entrepreneurship
New Product Development
Entrepreneurial Management and Innovation
Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Experience
Other entrepreneurship and innovation course work approved by the Chair of the Entrepreneurship and Management Department
Total Credits18