Minors

Managerial Studies Minors for UIC Business & Non-UIC Business Students

The Managerial Studies Department offers the following minors for students within and outside the College of Business Administration. Completion of one of these programs will be noted on the official UIC transcript upon graduation. Students seeking one of these minors are required to have a 2.50/4.00 GPA.

Below are the Entrepreneurship Core Courses and Electives required of the minor. Business majors must take 6 semester hours; nonbusiness majors must take 9 semester hours.

View a full list of minor requirements at the UIC Academic Catalog

Entrepreneurship Core Courses

Students pursuing the Minor in Entrepreneurship will be required to take three core courses:

  • ENTR 200 Survey of Entrepreneurship (required of nonbusiness majors only) Introduces the discipline of entrepreneurship, which examines when, how and by what means individuals choose entrepreneurship over paid employment; examines the relationship between individual entrepreneurs and society over time.
  • ENTR 310 Introduction to Entrepreneurship Introduction to the concepts of entrepreneurship, opportunity recognition, characteristics of entrepreneurs, creativity, the role of the entrepreneur in the economy and society, and entrepreneurship in non-entrepreneurial settings.
  • ENTR 445 New Venture Planning Focuses on strategic analysis and strategic planning for new ventures and provides students with the skills necessary to develop entry strategies for new ventures in uncertain environments.

Requirements for the Minor requires 12 hours. Students majoring in management or in human resource management are not eligible for the minor. Students must complete at least 50 percent of the course work for the minor in residence of the University of Illinois Chicago. A 2.50/4.00 grade point average is required for all work completed for the minor at UIC.

View a full list of minor requirements at the UIC Academic Catalog

Prerequisite Course

Non-CBA students will be required to take the following Business Core course, or its equivalent, as a prerequisite to complete the minor:

  • MGMT 340 Introduction to Organizations Organization and management concepts and applications. Individual and organizational goal attainment.

The Leadership Minor is open to all undergraduates except UIC Business students majoring in management or human resource management. Students must also consult their home colleges about the acceptability and applicability of  course credits toward their degrees. Students pursuing this minor should register through their designated advisor in undergraduate programs.

Students outside the College of Business Administration who wish to complete the minor must complete MGMT 340 as a prerequisite.

A 2.50/4.00 grade point average is required for all work completed for the minor at UIC.

View a full list of minor requirements at the UIC Academic Catalog

Required Courses

  • BA 420 Professional Presence Workshop style, experiential course using simulations and adapted theater exercises of graduating difficulty that teach students to refine their professional presence.
  • MGMT 452 Organizational Behavior Emphasis on understanding and managing people at work. Analysis of individual, group and organization topics including leadership, motivation, attitudes, group dynamics, and organizational culture.
  • MGMT 475 Leadership Theories and Personal Leadership Skills Development Overview of leadership theories, assessment of leadership strengths and weaknesses, and leadership skills training.

UIC Business majors contact their assigned advisor. Non-Business majors contact Ally Schad (cherven1@uic.edu) to add a Business minors.

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