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Note: The information below provides convenient links to some of the courses required for this degree; however, it should not be used as a course registration guide. Please refer to the official Lander University Academic Catalog for the most accurate and up-to-date program requirements.

 

Business Administration Minor

The School of Business offers a minor in business administration. Students in other departments who have declared a minor in business administration must complete the 18-credit program of study as shown below with a "C" or better in each course. Before enrolling in upper-level courses, students must have completed each of the following prerequisites with a "C" or above: BA 101 and MATH 211.

The 18 hours of minor requirements are:

  • ACCT 201: Financial Accounting Principles
  • ECON 101: Economics in Society
       (ECON 201 or ECON 202 will be accepted for ECON 101)
  • MGMT 201: Principles of Management
  • MKT 201: Principles of Marketing
  • FINA 301: Corporate Finance
  • Elective: any business course at the 300-level or above

Entrepreneurship Minor

The School of Business offers a minor in entrepreneurship. Students in other departments who have declared a minor in entrepreneurship must complete the 18-credit program of study as shown below with a "C" or better in each course. Prerequisites for MGMT 320, MGMT 325, and MKT 340 will be waived for students who are not majoring in Business Administration.

The Entrepreneurship Minor consists of 18 semester hours of courses distributed as follows:

  • BA 251: Legal Environment of Business
  • BA 360: Organizational Fundraising
  • FINA 151: Personal Finance
  • MGMT 320: Management of Small and Family Business
  • MGMT 325: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • MKT 340: Social Media Marketing

Esports Management & Administration Minor

The School of Business offers a minor in Esports Management and Administration. Students in other departments who have declared a minor in Esports Management and Administration must complete the 18-credit program of study with a "C" or better in each course.

The Esports Management Minor consists of 18 semester hours of courses distributed as follows:

Healthcare Management Minor

The School of Business offers a minor in health care management. Students in other departments who have declared a minor in health care management must complete the 18-credit program of study with a "C" or better in each course. Before enrolling in upper-level courses, students must have completed each of the following prerequisites with a "C" or better: BA 101 and MATH 211.

The 18 hours of minor requirements are:

  • ACCT 201: Financial Accounting Principles
  • ECON 101: Economics in Society
       (ECON 201 or ECON 202 will be accepted for ECON 101)
  • HCMT 201: Healthcare in America
  • HCMT 315: Public Health Principles and Practices
       or HCMT 402: Long term Care Management
       or HCMT 411: Quality Improvement and Quantitative Technique
  • MGMT 201: Principles of Management
  • MGMT 315: Human Resource Management

International Business Minor

The School of Business, in collaboration with the faculty of Business, Law and Sport at the University of Winchester in the United Kingdom, offers a minor in International Business to Lander students in all disciplines. The minor requires a semester of study abroad at Winchester, per the agreement between Lander University and the University of Winchester. Students must have a 3.0 GPA and have completed at least two full semesters of college-level studies to be eligible to study abroad. The minor consists of 18 credit hours, either 6 or 9 credit hours taken at Lander and either 9 or 12 credit hours taken at Winchester, distributed as follows:

Required Courses at Lander University

  • BA 390: International Business

Electives at Lander University:
Any one or two among the following courses, to be selected in consultation with the student's advisor and the Director of Study Abroad

  • BA 351: Business Ethics (recommended for all majors)
  • ACCT 201, BA 251, FINA 301, MGMT 201 or MKT 201 (recommended for non-business majors only.)
  • Any other 300-level BA, MGMT, MKT, FINA or ACCT course offered by the College of Business

*Some of these courses may have prerequisites
**A minimum of six credit hours toward the minor must be completed at Lander.

Required Modules (courses) at University of Winchester
Any three or four level 5 or level 6 business modules from the University of Winchester, to be selected in consultation with the student's advisor and the Director of Study Abroad.

Sport Management Minor

The sport management minor provides students with an integrated academic learning environment for understanding the challenges in the business of sport. Successful candidates for the sports management minor will demonstrate understanding of the nature of the sport industry including knowledge of the qualifications, job requirements, and working conditions for a sport industry position. Students must complete the sports management internship in collaboration with the advisor in their major area of study.

The Sport Management Minor consists of 18 semester hours of courses distributed as follows:

Required Courses: 6 hours

  • SPTM 101: Introduction to Sport Management
  • SPTM 201: Principles of Sport Management

Group A Electives: 6 hours

Group B Electives: 6 hours

  • BA 351: Business Ethics
  • BA 360: Organizational Fundraising
  • EXSC 308: Organization and Administration of Exercise-Related Professions
  • EXSC 424: Sports Psychology
  • HIST 344: Sport in American History
  • MEDA 215: Sports Communication
  • MEDA 341: Introduction to Public Relations
  • MGMT 315: Human Resource Management
  • SOCI 356: Sociology of Sports and Leisure
  • SPTM 369: Special Topics in Sport Management
  • SPTM 490: Internship in Sport Management