Professional Minors
Professional minors are intended to give students additional career options, a competitive edge in the job market, and an opportunity to shape their Stevenson experience to meet their specific career goals. Each of Stevenson’s five professional minors described below consists of four courses tied to a specific industry/profession. Professional minors can be paired with many different majors but were designed particularly for students in majors that do not have a pre-determined career path.
General Guidelines for Earning a Professional Minor
- A professional minor consists of four specified courses (12 credits).
- Up to two courses that are among a student's major requirements can be used toward a professional minor.
- Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in a course for it to be counted toward a professional minor.
- Students may declare more than one minor; however, no individual course can be counted toward multiple minors regardless of the type of minor.
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
Prepares students to understand the skills and commitment required to start a new venture or build a small business; to organize and write a complete successful business plan that can be used to start a new business and apply for venture capital; and to set appropriate marketing objectives for small business growth.
- MGT 204: Principles of Management
- MKT 206: Principles of Marketing
- MGT 224: Principles of Entrepreneurship
- MGT 324: Entrepreneurial Business Planning
Human Resources
Provides a foundation for careers in the human resources industry through the study of workforce development, compensation and planning, and employee relations.
- MGT 318: Human Resource Management
- MGT 320: Compensation and Benefits
- MGT 321: Employee Training and Development
- INBUS/MGT 347: International Human Resources
Management and Organizational Leadership
Provides a foundation in business management through the study of management fundamentals, employee relations, and organization leadership.
Real Estate
Provides instruction in the basics of the real estate industry and offers core skills for entry-level work in the fields of commercial real estate and development.
- REA 300: Principles of Real Estate
- REA 310: Property and Asset Management
- REA 320: Commercial Real Estate Transactions
- REA 400: Real Estate Market Analysis, Valuation and Finance
Software Design and Coding
Provides a foundation in information systems to prepare students to perform industry-specific IT tasks in the workplace through the study of programming and technology infrastructures.
- IS 135: MS Office Applications
- IS 201: Management Information Systems
- IS 240: Programming Concepts
- IS 345: Java Programming