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For non-business majors, this minor gives you the skills to understand the functional aspects of business and organizations to apply in a variety of careers.

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Undergraduate program

Business Administration

Undergrad minor

Business administration is a broad field that incorporates a blend of business courses designed to increase knowledge of business management, principles, and practices. Students gain a foundational understanding of how business can operate as efficiently and effectively as possible.  

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Graduate program

Business Administration

Graduate degree The University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium offers a nationally ranked, fully online MBA program, combining expertise from three accredited UW business schools.
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Featured courses

  • Accounting Principles I
    ACC 221 | 3 credits
    An introduction to accounting as an information system. Emphasis is on reporting to external constituencies: investors and creditors. Topics include recording economic activities of the firm and the resultant financial reports, time value of money concept and its applications to financial reporting. Prerequisite: students must have successfully completed a minimum of 12 credit hours; only open to CBA majors or when required by another major/minor. Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.
  • Microeconomics and Public Policy
    ECO 110 | 3 credits
    Introduction to microeconomic principles and their application to decision-making by individuals, businesses, and government. General topics include supply and demand, market structures, product markets, government regulation, income distribution, international trade, and economic analysis of current social issues. Prerequisite: grade of "C" or better in MTH 051, or completion of MTH 115 or MTH 116 or MTH 123 or STAT 145, or placement in MTH 150 or higher. Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
  • Organizational Behavior
    MGT 308 | 3 credits
    This course provides an introduction to organizational behavior. Emphasis is on key individual and group level behavioral processes deemed essential for effective management. They include perception, motivation, communication, and group dynamics. In addition, the course covers some basic concepts of organizational theory such as organizational structure and design, organizational culture, and strategy and goals. Prerequisite: admission to business. Also open to majors with a business concentration, or business minors, with junior standing. Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.
  • Principles of Marketing
    MKT 309 | 3 credits
    An introduction to the study of marketing in business and other organizations. Topics include: the marketing environment, marketing strategies and decision-making, marketing ethics and the international dimension of marketing strategy. Prerequisite: ECO 110; business minor or a major with a business concentration and junior standing, or admission to business. Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.