Minors for Non-Business Majors

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Why Pursue a Business Minor?

A business minor empowers Notre Dame students to pair their primary discipline with essential business, leadership, and ethical decision-making skills. Whether you’re preparing to commercialize research, lead a mission-driven organization, or stand out to employers, these minors provide the analytical tools, real-world resources, and values-driven framework to help you grow the good in any career.

How to Apply

The application form for all minors offered by the Mendoza College of Business opens once in the fall semester and once in the spring semester.

  • Application Opens: Monday, September 14, at 12:00 p.m.
  • Application Closes: Friday, October 16, at 5:00 p.m.

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Minors Open to Non-Business Students

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Accountancy

Gain a comprehensive foundation in accounting, from basic principles to specialized areas like data analytics, auditing, and taxation.

Open To: All Majors (Requirements Differ between Mendoza and Non-Mendoza Majors)

Credit Hours: 15

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AI Essentials for Business

Learn to use AI effectively and responsibly in business. Develop the practical skills and judgment to apply AI tools, evaluate their outputs, and navigate their professional and ethical implications.

Open To: All Majors

Credit Hours: 15

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Finance

This minor provides a broad range of students with the opportunity to build their finance-related skills. In particular, the minor will provide skill development related to financial markets, financial analysis, investment analysis, and valuation, among other areas, and will help to better prepare students for a wide range of business careers.

Open To: All Majors (Requirements Differ between Mendoza and Non-Mendoza Majors)

Credit Hours: 15

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Foundations of Business

This minor is designed to complement the primary fields of non-business students by building their skills and knowledge in fundamentals across business disciplines, such as accounting, marketing, finance, leadership, and more.

Open To: College of Arts & Letters, the College of Science, and the Keough School of Global Affairs Majors

Credit Hours: 15

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Impact Consulting

The Impact Consulting Minor is a unique, multi-semester program that combines traditional academic learning with practical, hands-on consulting experiences, focusing on creating solutions for global challenges.

Open To: All Majors

Credit Hours: 15

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

As a student in the Innovation & Entrepreneurship minor, you will join other ethical innovators in creating businesses that make the world a better place. In the process, you’ll develop your business skills, gain real-world experience and learn first-hand what it takes to bring your ideas to life.

Open To: All Majors

Credit Hours: 15

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Marketing

The Marketing Minor equips you with the tools needed to drive impactful marketing strategies. Whether you’re passionate about consumer behavior, digital engagement, or data analytics, the Marketing Minor offers a tailored curriculum to prepare you for a successful career.

Open To: All Majors

Credit Hours: 15

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Real Estate

The Minor in Real Estate is a versatile program that not only educates students about the key elements of real estate but also integrates various disciplines, reflecting the multifaceted nature of real estate which encompasses accounting, architecture, engineering, economics, finance, and law.

Open To: All Majors

Credit Hours: 15

Learn More About Studying Business at Notre Dame

The Mendoza College of Business offers a wide range of courses, experiences, and enrichment opportunities for undergraduate students. Continue exploring to find your path.

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