Tepper School of Business
Minors In The Undergraduate Business Program
The Undergraduate Business Program offers two minors to Carnegie Mellon students. Please select a minor below to view the course requirements.
APPLY FOR A MINOR
Students may apply for a minor in business provided they meet the following criteria:
- 75 units/sophomore standing
- Have completed at least two classes counting toward the BA Minor with a QPA of 3.0 or higher.
Please download and complete the minor application form (for your appropriate minor) below. Please turn it in, along with a copy of your academic audit, to the undergraduate business office, room 139, located in the Tepper School of Business.
Questions? Please email uba@andrew.cmu.edu.
Minor in Business Administration
Application Form: Minor in Business Administration
The minor in business administration requires a total of six courses. Please note: some courses have prerequisites that might include specific mathematics or other business courses. Prerequisites must be completed in order to enroll in these courses. Students may not take any courses for the minor as pass/fail. Students may receive credit for one course from another institution, which must be approved by the Undergraduate Business program prior to taking the course.
Required Courses*
- 70-381 Marketing
- 73-100 Principles of Economics
Choose ANY four 70-xxx courses
Due to high demand, specific business courses cannot be guaranteed to students pursuing a minor. The following courses may have more availability for business minors
- 70-101 Introduction to Business Management
- 70-122 Introduction to Accounting
- 70-321 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- 70-332 Business, Society & Ethics
- 70-342 Managing Across Cultures
- 70-364 Business Law
- 70-365 International Trade and International Law
- 70-366 Intellectual Property and E-Commerce
- 70-371 Production/Operations Management
- 70-415 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- 70-430 International Management
- 70-436 Corporate Social Responsibility
- 70-451 Management Information Systems (IS and Computer Science majors cannot use this course)
- 70-455 Information Resource Management (prereq 70-451)
- 70-456 Telecommunication and Network Management
- 70-459 Web Business Engineering
- 70-460 Mathematical Models for Consulting
- 70-471 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- 70-474 Quality Principles and Techniques
*Students entering with catalog year 2004 or 2006 can follow the minor requirements listed in that catalog if they wish.
Minor in Supply Chain Management
Application Form: Minor in Supply Chain Management
This minor is offered to CIT students by the Tepper School of Business. The minor consists of business courses that are quantitative in nature and oriented to manufacturing and operations, making them well suited for engineering students. Given the increased interest by many companies in optimization, logistics and supply chain management, engineering students may find this minor to be an attractive opportunity to study business. Students may not take any courses for the minor as pass/fail.
Choose ONE course from the following options
- 21-257 Models and Methods for Optimization
- 21-292 Operations Research I
Required courses
- 70-371 Production and Operations Management
- 70-471 Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Prereq: 70-371)
Choose ONE course from the following list
- 70-460 Mathematical Models for Consulting (Prereq: 21-257 or 21-292, above)
- 70-474 Quality Principles and Techniques
