Business Management, Minor
Program Overview
The Weatherhead School of Management offers a minor in business management that provides undergraduate students with a broad foundation in core business principles and management practices. The minor covers key areas such as organizational behavior, marketing, finance, and operations. Students develop essential skills in problem-solving, teamwork, and strategic thinking, preparing them to lead effectively and contribute to organizations across a wide range of industries. The minor is not open to WSOM majors (except Economics majors), and is available to all other undergraduate students at CWRU.
For more information, see the Weatherhead School of Management undergraduate business management program website or contact the Business Management Academic Representative.
Undergraduate Policies
For undergraduate policies and procedures, please review the Undergraduate Academics section of the General Bulletin.
Program Requirements
The minor in business management is not open to WSOM majors (except economics).
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| ACCT 100 | Foundations of Accounting I | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| or ECON 103 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| Choose three of the following: | 9 | |
| Corporate Finance | ||
or BAFI 335 | Applying Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in Business and Finance | |
or BAFI 341 | Money and Banking | |
| Legal Environment of Management | ||
| Entrepreneurial Strategy | ||
or ENTP 223 | Value Proposition Design and Communication | |
or ENTP 302 | Creativity in Design & Business: Sources of Perception, Imagination, & Creative Thinking | |
or ENTP 310 | Entrepreneurial Finance | |
or ENTP 311 | New Venture Creation | |
or ENTP 322 | Social Entrepreneurship: Igniting Social Change | |
or ENTP 323 | Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies | |
or ENTP 330 | Building and Measuring Sustainable Business Models | |
or ECON 369 | Economics of Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship | |
| Dialogues in Healthcare Management | ||
| Contemporary Business and Communication | ||
or DESN 302 | Creativity in Design & Business: Sources of Perception, Imagination, & Creative Thinking | |
or MGMT 221 | Doing Good: How Nonprofits Change Lives | |
or MGMT 224 | What is Making and Manufacturing Today, and Why is Innovation Part of the Story? | |
or MGMT 396 | Experience in Business Consulting for Sustainable Impact | |
| Industry Project Experience: Global Career Accelerator | ||
| International Management Institute | ||
| Introduction to Information: A Systems and Design Approach | ||
| Marketing Management | ||
| Operations Research and Supply Chain Management | ||
| Leading People: The Practice, Theory, and Reality of Leadership (LEAD I) | ||
or ORBH 230 | Working in Teams: Effective Team Collaboration and Communication | |
or ORBH 240 | Ethics for the Real World: Developing a Code of Ethics to Guide Decisions in Work and Life | |
or ORBH 303 | Developing Interpersonal Skills for Leading | |
or ORBH 310 | The Art and Science of High-Functioning Teams | |
or ORBH 320 | History of Labor & Unions in Business & Society; What Executives Need to Know to Manage Effectively | |
or ORBH 325 | Human Resource Management: Managing Talent for More Effective Outcomes | |
or ORBH 330 | Quantum Leadership: Creating Value for You, Business, and the World | |
or ORBH 375 | Building Leadership Character: Ethics in Action | |
or ORBH 380 | Managing Negotiations | |
or ORBH 391 | Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion: Towards a Globally Inclusive Workplace | |
| Business Policy | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |