Colangelo College of Business Minors

The minor in business analytics can provide you with hands-on foundational skills in analytics and a detailed overview of database structures, data visualization, predictive and perspective analytics, and data mining topics. This minor program focuses on technology, statistics and how to use and interpret data to analyze business.

For individuals interested in the organizational, people-oriented skills of management, GCU offers a business management minor program. You are taught the skills required to be a global citizen, critical thinker and responsible leader in today's global economy. Focus on key functional areas such as organizational behavior and management, servant leadership and human resources management. In this minor program, you will be taught the approaches to organizational development with an emphasis on the practical aspects of changing organizations to improve effectiveness.

This church planting and revitalization minor is designed to equip you with the entrepreneurial skills needed to start a church or revitalize an existing church using God’s miracle of business principles. No matter what career avenue you plan on pursuing within the church, this minor can provide a template and skills that can be used to help the church effectively execute the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.

For creative and innovative individuals who are looking to function as entrepreneurs in their own business or in creative roles within organizations, GCU offers a minor in entrepreneurial studies. Entrepreneurship is not just about starting a new business, but also about recognizing opportunity and leading an organization to pursue it. The minor in entrepreneurial studies degree is built on the principles of personal integrity, values and innovation, and addresses key business areas, including innovation and entrepreneurial spirit.

A minor in food and nutrition management combines food science and hospitality management knowledge, which can enable you to better understand the food and nutrition management industry. With this minor, you can gain critical knowledge of how food safety and science are effectively integrated into the hospitality industry.

A minor in general business can provide you with a foundation in business knowledge and skills focusing on the areas of economics, management, organizational behavior, technology, statistics and accounting. This minor complements any non-Colangelo College of Business major with an emphasis on supporting career-readiness, surveying technological trends, as well as engaging in microeconomic, macroeconomic and economics topics. This minor also introduces fundamental principles and practices of financial accounting and how understanding organizational behavior leads to effective management practice.

A minor in marketing addresses topics such as marketing principles, strategic management, and the key elements of advertising and public relations. You will examine buyer and consumer behavior using a scientific approach that examines distinct buyer strategies and decision-making processes of purchase by organizational buyers and consumers. This minor teaches you about business research processes and the research documents used as tools to aid in managerial decision-making. Topics include designing research projects, collecting primary and secondary data, conducting ethical research, applying statistical tools and measurement techniques, developing a marketing plan, and reporting the research in both written and oral presentation formats.

The minor in professional sales can prepare you to compete for sales, customer relationship management and customer service positions in global corporations as well as small to medium sized product and service businesses across diverse industries. This minor is offered on campus, where you will attend classes in person designed to instill you with critical knowledge of the sales industry.

A minor in sports and entertainment management can prepare you to specialize in professional sports marketing, sports media, amateur and professional athletics, and sports and entertainment event planning. Coursework for this degree focuses on developing key business skills with specific application to the sports industry. You will be given an introduction to event planning for athletic, recreational, entertainment and special events with an emphasis on customer engagement, sales and venue management. In this minor program, marketing concepts as they apply to sports organizations, such as promotions, public relations, sponsorships and sales will be introduced and explained.

The minor in supply chain and logistics management focuses on procurement, logistics and systems aspects of global supply chains. This minor can prepare you for positions that focus on optimizing organizational effectiveness and managing and analyzing global supply chains.

The minor in hospitality management can prepare you for industry positions that focus on a culture of care. You will be taught what it means to work in a diverse and inclusive environment that emphasizes serving others to become more effective and empathetic leaders. The courses you’ll take with this minor demonstrate how various sectors of the hospitality industry, such as hotel and lodging, food and beverage service, and events and tourism, are interconnected and interdependent.

Focus on accounting principles and theories necessary for preparing financial statements in the United States by pursuing GCU’s accounting minor degree. Prepare to study the theories and practices of preparing income taxes of corporations, partnerships, estates, trusts and individuals. The principles of cost accounting, including job order systems, process costing, activity-based costing and budgeting are also taught throughout this accounting minor.

The minor in faith and free markets is founded on the Christian worldview and free market capitalism. This minor may be ideal for students who want to combine their love of business with their Christian faith. The courses included in this minor delve into how conscious capitalism, democracy, theology and entrepreneurship work together to promote ethical free market capitalism and human flourishing.

For those interested in a career in corporate finance, banking, insurance or investment companies, GCU offers a finance and economics minor. Coursework encompasses areas such as finance, economics, statistics, financial and managerial accounting, marketing, investments and portfolio management. This minor dives into international trade and finance while exploring the interrelationships between the international monetary environment and financial planning for corporations with overseas operations.

View our list of courses below offered in the Army ROTC minor program. In this minor, you’ll be taught how to become a strong leader, valuable team member and what it takes to become a part of the Army. Army ROTC labs are practical training sessions conducted by the Army ROTC program to develop cadets' military skills, leadership abilities and physical fitness. These labs involve hands-on activities such as tactics, weapon familiarization, land navigation and leadership drills. During the labs, cadets can gain practical experience in military operations while also honing their teamwork, critical thinking and decision-making skills essential for future leadership roles in the U.S. Army.

If your interests and goals lie in becoming a part of the Air Force, consider GCU’s Air Force ROTC minor. This in-depth minor program consists of courses that are designed to educate you and instill the values of leadership, communication, physical fitness and teamwork needed to be a part of the Air Force.