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The Online Minor in Business Management provides learners with a practical foundation in management, marketing, analytics, technology, and finance. Through a broad business-focused curriculum, students develop the knowledge and skills needed to understand organizations, support data-driven decision-making, and navigate today’s dynamic business environment.
What You Will Study
For learners who want a practical foundation in management, marketing, analytics, technology, and finance.
This minor gives learners a broad business toolkit that can complement an undergraduate degree, professional pathway, or personal learning goal. Participants develop an understanding of how organizations are managed, how markets work, how data supports decision-making, how technology drives business activity, and how financial thinking supports sustainable decisions.
Best suited for learners with interests or backgrounds in: engineering, sciences, humanities, social sciences, economics, tourism, shipping, communication, health sciences, and those who want business knowledge without changing their main degree or committing to a full program of study.
Minor Courses
| Course | Overview |
|---|---|
| Principles of Business Management | This course examines the fundamental principles, theories, and functions of management, including planning, decision-making, organizing, leadership, and human resource management. It also explores how managers coordinate organizational resources, respond to internal and external change, and contribute to effective organizational performance. |
| Introduction to Marketing | This course examines the fundamental principles and practices of marketing from strategic and operational perspectives, with an emphasis on customer-focused decision-making. Topics include segmentation, targeting, positioning, branding, the marketing mix, customer relationships, digital marketing, research, sustainability, ethics, and the broader business environment. |
| Cultural Encounters: History, Identity and Human Experience | This course examines cultural difference and identity through historical and anthropological perspectives. Drawing on selected literary and historical sources, students explore how cultural encounters, traditions, and representations shape understandings of self and others across societies and time. |
| Applied Statistics | This course introduces fundamental statistical methods used in business and economics, including descriptive and inferential techniques, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and analysis of variance. Emphasis is placed on the application and interpretation of statistical methods and software to support evidence-based analysis and decision-making. |
| Business-Driven Technology | This course examines the strategic role of information systems and emerging technologies in supporting organizational performance, innovation, and digital transformation. Topics include business intelligence, databases, analytics, artificial intelligence, enterprise systems, e-commerce, sustainability, and the application of technology-enabled solutions to business challenges. |
| Principles of Finance | This course examines fundamental financial concepts and their application to business decision-making, including the time value of money, investment appraisal, asset valuation, risk, capital structure, and the cost of capital. Emphasis is placed on applying financial techniques to evaluate investment opportunities and understand how financing decisions affect organizational performance and long-term value creation. |
How You Will Learn
The Business Management Minor is designed around flexibility, structure, and learner-centered online education. Courses are delivered fully online and asynchronously, allowing learners to study at a time and place that fits their academic, professional, and personal commitments.
Learning takes place through Blackboard Ultra, a modern digital learning platform that provides clear course organization, accessible content, discussions, activities, assessments, feedback, and opportunities for independent study. Our online learning model is designed to help learners take ownership of their learning while remaining supported, motivated, and connected to meaningful academic and professional outcomes.
Each course follows a structured weekly rhythm. Learners first explore new ideas through guided digital materials and resources, then apply their learning through activities, discussions, problem-solving exercises, and reflection. Understanding is reinforced through quizzes, feedback, and other assessment activities designed to support continuous learning and development.
Throughout the program, learners engage with topics related to business management, marketing, analytics, technology, finance, and organizational decision-making. They develop practical business knowledge and analytical skills while gaining an understanding of how organizations operate, how markets function, how data informs decision-making, and how technology and financial thinking support business success.
Although courses are asynchronous and offer considerable flexibility, meaningful progress requires consistent engagement. Learners should expect to dedicate approximately 10 hours of study per week, combining active learning activities with independent study.
Program Factsheet
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Delivery | Fully online and asynchronous |
| Duration | Six terms (3 terms per year) |
| Study load | Typically one course per term |
| Courses | Six courses per minor |
| Prerequisites | No course prerequisites |
| Total Credits | 18 US Credits |
| Credit Fee | €305 |
| Course Fee | €915 |
| Total Tuition | €5,490 |
| Academic Merit Scholarships | 10% to 35% tuition reduction based on academic performance, English proficiency, and the overall applicant profile |
| Term Learning Resources Fee | €50 |
| Graduation Fee | €30 |
| Award | Certificate awarded upon successful completion |
| Application Deadline | January 8, 2027 |
| Start | Fall, Spring, and Summer |
