Program Information

(15 credits)

Business acumen is valued in many career fields and industries. The Business Management minor provides the opportunity to attain knowledge and skills in fundamental business areas including marketing, finance, management, and accounting. The business minor is an excellent supplement to virtually all Springfield College majors. (For non-business related majors only)

To view a minor program sequence to assist with course planning, click here.

Contact Information

For more information about the Business Management minor, contact Professor Brenda Canning, at (413) 748-3348, chairperson of the Business Management Department).

Required courses: (6 credits)

Required:

• BUSM 150 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
• BUSM 230 - Concepts of Accounting Credits: 3

Selective courses (6 credits):

Select two courses (6 credits) from the following:

• BUSM 215 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
• BUSM 221 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
• BUSM 310 - Business Information Systems Credits: 3
• BUSM 315 - Financial Management Credits: 3
• BUSM 430 - Business Data Analysis Credits: 3
• BUSM 478 - Business Law Credits: 3
• BUSM 492 - Strategic Management Credits: 3
• ECON 200 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3

• or

• ECON 205 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

Additional selective course: (3 credits)

Students must choose one additional BUSM course at the 200 level or above, excluding BUSM 220, Introduction to Health Care Management, BUSM 250, Business Communications and BUSM 335, Business Ethics.