Business Minor for Non-Business Majors
A minor in business empowers students with the skills to move into management or launch their own business. Whether majoring in engineering, the arts, science, health or another field, a business minor provides a valuable way to expand your career options. With a minor in business, students gain an understanding of managerial, administrative and basic accounting skills, business models and managerial insight.
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The business minor provides non-business majors with exposure to various disciplines in the business arena through completion of six courses. The minor is tailored with courses to maximize students’ abilities to gain knowledge and skills in a concentrated time frame.
Students often select this minor because of a connection with their major, simple interest in the area, or with the expectation that they may start their own business someday. Students looking to minor in business can pair this concentration with a variety of other business and non-business majors, enhancing their career opportunities. Career and Life Design Coaches can help students narrow their career focus.
Interested in adding the minor? Feel free to schedule an appointment that works with your schedule with any SBA adviser through Trac Cloud.
Contact Us
Jaclyn Keith
Academic Adviser
[email protected]
(248) 370-3513
Jennifer Cordon Thor
Faculty Adviser
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(248) 370-4091
The OU Pledge is Oakland University’s commitment to provide undergraduate students with opportunities for meaningful, hands-on learning. This commitment seeks to enhance students’ academic knowledge with experiential learning, internships and/or research experiences that empower them to make substantive professional contributions.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Any student involved with business will be prepared for many situations and processes common in the business arena. For more information on careers please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics or O*Net.
- Advertising
- Community or Public Relations
- Sales and Marketing
- HR/Employment Services
- Wellness Coordinator
ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMMONLY EMPLOY GRADUATES WITH BUSINESS MINORS:
- Ally
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Carhartt
- Dow Chemical Company
- Ford Motor Company
- Kelly Services
- Rocket Mortgage
- Penske Corporation
- Whirlpool Corporation
JOB OPENINGS
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RELATED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Students are welcome to join any of the student organizations in the School of Business Administration to help them network with other students, faculty and employers.
- American Marketing Association
- Association for Information Systems
- Society of Automotive Analysts
- Society for Human Resources Management
- Society of Operations Management
CAREER OUTLOOK*
Wage Range | $35,350 - $142,170
Median Annual Wage | $62,810 - $141,490
National Growth | 10% from 2020 to 2030
*Data from the National Bureau of Labor and Statistics
School of Business Administration
School of Business Administration